Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-12-20
TaE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.


The session of the Senate yesterday
was short, and there was little of pub
| lie interest in the proceedings. There
was some little discussion when Mr..
Morris's bill, prohibiting the killing or
capturing of cartridges in the State for
two years, came up for engrossment
and the consideration of the bill was
made special order for Wednesday,
January 9th.
Mr.. Tredway introduced bill to
amend the code in relation to the
powers, duties, and compensation of
the State Board of Health, and to make
an appropriation for maintaining the
same. The bill provides that the
Board of Health shall have power and
authority to adopt such rules and regu-
lations, and Issue such orders as may
be necessary to prevent the spread OF
contagious or infectious diseases, and
to confine persons infected Herewith
within prescribed limits.
Mr.. Lovenstein introduced bill to
| amend the Code pertaining to the law
of insurance companies. The bill pro-
vides that every company doing bust.
ness in the State shall deliver to the
treasurer statement OF its capital
stock, and deposit with him bonds OF
the State or United States equal to
per cent. of said capital stock, and upon
the face value of such deposits the
treasurer of the Commonwealth shall
| be authorized to make an annual assess
ment of one.tWentieth of per centum,
to be by him collected of the general
agent of such company for the State OF
Virginia, or, if there be no such general
agent, then of any local agent doing
business for said company in the State.
| The treasurer shall collect for the year
1890 in July, 1890, and annually there
/ after in the month of July.
A bill was introduced to amend the
Code as amended and re-enacted by an
act entitled an act to smend section
848 of the Code of Virginia in relation
to compensation of supervisors.
| The Venezuela question was again
the subject of discussion in the Legisla-
ture. La the Senate Mr.. Hatheway's
resolution, adopted by the House or
Wednesday, approving President Cleye
lands message, was amended. The
amendment expresses wish that Con
gress will repeal the statute prohibit.
ing persons who held commissions in
the federal army and navy at the out
break of the war and entered the Con
fsderate service, from holding positions
| in these branches now. When the res
olution went back to the House with
this Senate amendment another was
tackled OF it there. At the instance O
Mr.. Parker, of southampton, Senator
| Hill was thanked for offering a bill ir
the q. s. Senate repeating the objec
tionable statute referred to. The reso-
luton now goes back to the Senate fol
concurrence in this last amendment.
The bill introduced in the Senate
Wednesday to create fish commission
for Virginia was withdrawn by Senator
Mason.
| HOUSE.
10 the House the bill for the extern
zion of the charter of the Empire Trans
portation Company (the Norfolk ferry
billy came up on its passage, and after
long debate the bill was passed.
! Mr.. Willard offered bill to create
the Office of dairy and food commission
or in the Department of Agriculture
The officer is to have supervisory power
over the sale Of articles of food anG
dairy products. Wholesale dealers il
oleomargarine, butterine, etc., shall bt
taxed S.. Persons selling any com
pound food or drug shall pay tax o
| $3.50. A tax of cent pound is levied
on every pound of imitation butter
The bill provides in detail for the con
duct of the food and dairy division. i
is provided that the Governor shall ap
point the commissioner, subject to the
approval of the Senate. His salary
shall be 81 500 per year. After paying
the expenses Of the commission the
balance shall be set aside as specia
fnnd for the benefit of Confederate
soldiers, their widows and orphans.
A bill was introduced to amend the
code in relation to the powers, duties
etc., of the State board of health.
| Among the bills introduced and re
ferred were: To amend the code will
reference to the periods of be excluded
| from computation of the time within
which, by operation of any statute o.
rule of law, any civil proceeding mus
be commenced; to amend the code by
interpolating the word "mapdnmus,'
SC that writs of prohibition and mands
mus from the Court of Appeals shall
issue and be tried at any place of ses
sion of said Court OF Appeals; to amend
the code relative to attachments. The
proposed amendment will not material
| " change the law; repeating the statute
which provides for 8 sealer of weights
and measures.
| Among the House bills passed were
to incorporate the Society of Colonial
Wars, and to amend and re. enact an
act entitled an act for the protection o.
hotels and clearinghouse.
The House concurred in the Senate
resolution requesting the Governor to
visit Washington and press the States
claim of q. million dollars against the
government growing out of the war OF
1872.
The two houses adjourned to-day till
Monday, January 6.
| GIVEN THE ZUccHETTo.-Marquis
Sacrapsnti, the noble guard of Pope
Leo XIII, equipped with the zucchetto
aud berretta to be conferred on Mgr.
SatolIi, arrived in Washington at 4:30
o'clock yesterday afternoon, accompa-
MED by DIR. Rocker, Mgr. Satolli's