Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-02-08
LEGISLATIVE.

In the Senate yesterday bills were
introduced to amend the code in rela-
ton to limitations of actions; to extend
the duties of oyster police captains; to
legalize primary elections and conven-
tons in the city of Richmond; to
amend the code in relation to docket
ing of charcery cases, motions, NC; to
enable the State to acquire, improve
and maintain public roads and to Gre
ate an engineering organization to lay
out and improve the same and TO levy
tax for this purpose; to amend the
code in relation to what officers are for
hidden to have interest in contracts
with or claims against their county; to
amend the code relating to fines inn
posed by the Commonwealth i'll certain
cases; proceedings and petition of a
mass meeting of the citizens of King
George county praying a passage of a
dog law for that county.
At | o'clock the Senate went into
the execution of the special order for
the consideration of the bill for the pro-
lection of money collected as fees on
charters granted by Circuit Courts. The
committee reported unfavorably on its
passage. The bill was passed notwith-
standing it was reported unfavorably
by the committee, as was its compan-
ion bill, House bill to validate, ratity,
and confirm certain charter fees.
In compliance with request from
the Senate, the Auditor submitted
communication in regard to the fees
paid on Circuit Court charters, and how
much of said money was paid under
protest. He stated that he kept no
record of the fees collected on these
charters and that he only issued war
rants for the payments of the same.
The Auditor thought that the amount
paid under protest would possibly be
in the hundreds. The paper was re-
ceived and laid on the table.
The House substitute for Senate bill
changing the name of the town of Good
son to Bristol, and to provide charter
therefore was adopted by the Senate.
The bill making the landlord party
to the suit in an action of ejectment,
which was reported adversely from the
committee for courts ofjustice, was de-
feated.
The Senate passed House bills to in
corporate st. Johns Academy in Alex
andria, and to amend the code in rela
ton to compulsory vaccination. The
bill makes vaccination compulsory
when deemed proper by town council
or the supervisors Of county, and
gives the power to fix fines for its VIC
lation. 1t is to be free to the poor and
the children who attend the public
schools who are unable to pay. The
cost to be borne by the city or county.
Mr.. Downing in the House offered
Joint resolution, which was referred, to
provitle for adjusting with the State
of West Virginia the proportion Of the
public debt of the original State of Vir-
ginia proper to be borne by West Vir-
ginia, and for the application of what
ever may be received from West Vir
ginia to the payment of those found to
be entitled to the same. This resolu
ton is almost similar to that introduced
in the Senate by Mr.. Wickham, but it
differs somewhat from the latter in the
final plan.
A bill was introduced to incorporate
the Richmond and Northern Railroad
company. The bill authorizes the con-
struction of q railroad from Richmond
to some point on the Potomac river, in
King George, Westmoreland, or North
cumberland counties, through Henrico,
Hanover, Caroline, King William,
King and Queen; Essex. King George,
Richmond, Westmoreland and Nor
cumberland counties, any or all Of
them. 1t also authorizes branch road
not exceeding ten miles in length, to
Deep Water, on the Rhppahannock
river. The capital stock is to be not
less than 100000 nor more than s, 000,-
900 and the road is to be commenced in
one year and completed in five years.
The House passed the bill to remove
the political disabilities of Jefferson
Wallace and Charles N. Wallace r.,
| incurred under the anti-dueling act.
A bill was introduced to change the
code in relation to the rental of oyster
grounds. 1t provides that OF the ocean
side of the counties of Accomac and
Northampton the rental shall be %
cents per acre and on tho western or
Chesapeake side of Northampton county
it shall be SO cents per acre. This re-
duces the rental in both cases to half
the present rate.
A bill was introduced in relation to
| 4 10, fa~
authorizes the boards of supervisors of
the several counties to leevy tax of
ons dollar on male dogs and two dollars
on female dogs, the money derived
from which is to be paid TO satisfy the
claims of persons whose sheep are kill
ed by dogs.
Bills were introduced declaring the
use of money of the corporate compa-
MES of the State, by the officers thereof
for poiitleal Purposes, a felony, and
shall be punished and pgosecutef ss
though for larceny to authorize suits
to be brought in ali cases, by and
against receivers appointed by any
court, without an order of such court
authorizing tue spit to repeal section
1888 Of the code requiring clerks of
Circuit and Corporation Courts to file
in papers of cause copies of DEGREES and
orders made therein.
The bill authorizing the rearganiFa-
ton Of the Richmond and Danville
RailroadCompany came up as the special
order Mr.. Cabell proposed an amend
ment providing that the Offices of gen.
eral purchasing agent, general pas
senger agent, auditor, treasurer and
general manager be established and
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