Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-02-12

lZ4ti0n, CONSISTING VI luloc m0DooiS'
who shall be elected by the legislature
and whose duty it shall be 10 visit the
counties and cities of the State, inquire
into the assessment of property and
make such corrections as may, in their
Judgment, be necessary TO equalize as
sesSments.
The Senate passed Senate bills to
amend the code relating to venire facias
in cases of felony; to amend the code
in relation to certificates upon which
witnesses for the Commonwealth are
paid to amend the code in reference
to duties of the reporter Of the Court Of
Appeals; to amend the code III relation
to appeals from justices, and House bill
TO amend the charter Of the town Of
Manassas.
The president pro TEN. of the Senate
appointed Senators Berry and Watson
as members Of the joint committee to
investigate the question of public
roads. The committee on the public
institutions of the State will leave on
Thursday for visit to Stanton and
other points.
In the House, on motion of Mr..
Bendheim, the vote was reconsidered
that on Friday had defeated q bill to
authorize William Green, a licensed
distiller of ardent spirits in Lee county,
TO sell the productions of his still al
any place on his own premises or rent
ed premises in that county, subject to
existing laws in the State, provided
there be but u place of sale. Mr..
Bendheim spoke in favor of his motion.
He said the bill was one that would
have no such far-reaching effect as
some delegates had predicted. 1t sim
ply allowed a worthy old gentleman to
sell the production of his still at his
residence, subject to all the existing
liquor laws. Mr.. Nicol opposed the
motion to reconsider. He said the pas
sage of this bill would be a dangerous
precedent for the Legislature to estab
iish. The bill did not prohibit the sale
of the products of the still at a church
or school house. Mr.. Mason favored
reconsideration and appealed to the
House to allow this old gentleman aud
worthy democrat the privilege asked.
The bill was laid aside as the hour for
the reconsideration of a special order
had arrived.
Mr.. Cardwell, from the special COM
mittee appointed TO confer with a SINH
lar committee from the Maryland Leg
islature with regard to the boundary
line between the two States, presented
the report of the committee. The re-
port says no further legislation is neces-
sary in order to define the boundary line
as this is a matter tor the courts to de-
termine. Accompanying the report
was a bill to regulate the taking of oys-
tiers in the Potomac river and the Ches,
apeake bay.
Mr.. Fentress introduced a resolution
declaring it to be the q of the Leg.
islature that the flag of the United
States should be raised over every pub
lie school house in Virginia, and urging
the superintendent of public instruc-
ton and board of education to endeav-
or to secure the cooperation of the I.
S. government and the city, county and
district boards in carrying out the OBJ
iects of this resolution. The paper was
referred.
The House decided to vote on the
Richmond and Danville reorganization
bill pending amendments on next Tues
day. 1t, also, limited debate. There
is no doubt that the measure will pass,
but important amendments may be
made. Among the amendments al
ready proposed are those having for
their object the keeping of all the gen
eral offices in Virginia, placing a limit
on the capital stock and requiring that
the same be paid in money and not in
property to prohibit the acquisition OF
parallel lines of railway and prohibiting
discrimination against any city, town
or county or section.
Bills were introduced to amend the
pharmacy laws. By Mr.. Bendheim-
to require the Board Of Supervisors OF
Alexandria county to tax the sale Of ar
dent spirits and malt liquors in said
county. To amend the code in relation
to school funds, which provides that if
in the sense of the Board of Supervisors
in any county, it is deemed e%xpedient
TO Increase the school-tax they are au-
thorized to call an election for the pur-
pose of deciding the question.
Bills to regulate the taking of oysters
in the Potomac river and the Chesa-
peake bay, ETC., and to amend the code
in relation to the compensation of su-
pervisors were placed on the calendar.
The House passed House bills au-
thorizing boards of supervisors to con
tract loans for the erection of court
houses, clerks Offices and jails to
give justices Of peace concurrent juris-
diction with the county and corpora
ton courts for the trial Of offenders in
certain cases to amend the code in re-
lation to the fees of officers and pri-
Yates how paid; to amend section 5
of an act entitled 'An act to amend the
charter of the city Of Alexandria"
A petition was presented from Hen
rietta A. Dangerfeld, of Culpeper, and
others, asking for female suffrage.
Petitions against the passage of the
Miller local-optiou bill were received
from the Central Woman's Christian
Temperance Union and a number of
residents of Falls Church, Fairfax
county.
The bills to facilitate the giving of
bonds required by law, which pro-
yides that security companies may
be accepted as surety upon
the bond of any person or
corporation required by law to execute
a bond; and a bill to regulate and con-
troll guaranty, trust, indemnity, fidelity
companies having for their purpose, to
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