Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-01-16
LEGISLATIVE.

IN the Senate yesterday resolution
was offered by Mr.. Miller directing the
State Treasurer to report il express
companies doin. business in Virginia
have complied with section 1916 OF the
code, requiring deposit Of bonds before
doing business in the Commonwealth
Mr.. Miller said his information was that
the law was not being complied with.
The resolution was adopted.
Bills we're offered TO amend the CODE
relating TO the fees OF sherifi>. Serge2ntS.
criers and constables: and 10 incor-
porate the Wartburg Seminary in Taze-
well county, and TO establish . State
Board Of Emba lining, TO provide for
the better protection Of life and health,
to prevent the spread Of contagious dis
eases and to regulate the practice OF
embalming and the care OF the dead.
The following bills were passed To
incorporate the Fredericksburg and
Lancaster Railroad Company to in
corporate the Virginia and Chesapeake
Company: to incorporate the Fred
ericksburg and Winchester Railroad
Company to grant the right OF way
for public street through the grounds
OF the penitentiary, and 10 authorize
the sale OF a part OF said grounds.
In the House Mr.. Mason offered the
following
Resolved. That the finance commit
tee take into immediate consideration
the subject of taxing real estate, title
aud guaranty companies chartered or
hereafter chartered by the General AS
sembly and report by bill. Agreed to.
Mr.. Utz, of Madison, offered the fol-
lowing Resolved, that the attorney
general be requested to communicate
IN writing to this House if there is any
thing in the act approved March 2,
1892, entitled an act to further regulate
and control common carriers doing bus
mess in this State, and further defining
the duties OF the railroad commissioner
in relation thereto, which prevents
railroad companies and other corpora
tons from issuing complimentary
passes to the members of the General
Assembly, if said railroad companies
aud other corporations desire to do so.
Adopted.
A bill was offered by Mr.. Saunders
to prohibit the formation and opera
ton of pools, trusts, combinations and
conspiracies in the State of Virginia
and to provide for the punishment of
persons connected with the same. This
is the same bill offered by Mr.. Saunders
at the last session Of the House.
The bill to incorporate the Powell's Mineral
Railway Company caused long discussion.
the objection to the bill being that the cor
poration was allowed to consolidate with any
other railroad inside or outside the State.
There was strong sentiment against allow
ing railroads any extraordinary privileges
snd the bill encountered considerable opposi-
ton and was finally passed by.
The bill providing that the fees OF Com
missioners Of the Revenue for the transfer OF
real estate be collected By tho clerks, tog ether
with the fees for recording the deeds, was
passed By until January 22d.
Mr.. Pitchers bill providing for the punish
ment as an embezzler of any bank officer
who shall receive deposits knowing that the
bank is insolvent came up on its third read
ing, and was lengthily discussed, but hnai &C
ton was not taken.
Mr.. Thomas introduced another dog bill
which provides for the assessment Of dogs as
personal property, at the optic Of the owner,
the value of the dogs to range from SD 10
$500 and the tax to be not less than 81 nor
more So. according to valuation. The bill
further provides for the punishment Of per-
son who kills or steals 3 dog thus assessed. IN
the same manner as killing or stealing live
stock, cattle. etc.
A bill was introduced to prohit the forma-
ton OF pools, trusts combinations aud con
spiracies in this State.