Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-02-05
THE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.


Aside from the report of the special
committee on investigation of the Deaf,
Dumb and Blind Institution, which was
published yesterday, the proceedings OF
the Senate that day were entirely OF
routine character.
a bill was introduced to provide for
a method for the better assessment OF
personal property under the control OF
! fiducisries aud the several courts OF the
Commonwealth.
THE Senate passed Senate bills to
amend an act protecting the grabbing in
dustry; to amend an act with reference
to unlawful taking of crabs; and TO
amend an act in relation to hauling OF
seines; and House bill to amend the
code in relation to allowing certain per-
sons to hold State and United States
! Offices.
HOUSE.
The bill to change the complexion OF
the military board came up on the call
of the calendar, but after heated de-
bate the bill was passed by. The bill
provides that the Acknowledgement,
Assistant Inspector General, and Secre-
tary of the Commonwealth, who, with
the Governor, constitute the board,
shall be removed therefrom, and the
commandsnts of the various regiments
and battalions shall be substituted for
them.
The Saturday half-holiday bill was
ordered TO its enerossment.
The bill to abolish the three days OF
grace in calculating time in banking
circles was also taken upand discussed,
but was passed by.
The bill in relation to insurance COM
panies and associations, regulating their
business, was called up and Mr.. Pill
cher took the floor, making q most
humorous speech in which be handled
the insurance men ungloved, and said
that they were ''shrewder than tur.
glars and gold-brick men," The bill
was ordered to its engrossment.
The bill to restore the whipping post
and punish grand and petty larceny
with stripes was taken up and passed
by, but not before Messrs. May and
Foster spoke strongly in favor of it.
Mr.. Forster said as acting Mayor OF
Norfolk at one time he had seen the
practical effect of the lash, and could
| testify that it was more effective in
stopping crime than any other mode OF
punishment.
Bills were introduced to amend the
code in relation to fees of common
wealth's attorneys. and to protect all
payments made to the holder of any
policy in any accident company, sick
benefit company, or any company OF
like kind, from levy or distress for
any debt due by the insured.
Bills were placed on the calendar to
incorporate the town of Wiehe], in Fair
fax county: authorizing the board of
! supervisors of Alexandria county to
make allowance to the county clerk OF
the said county for additional work
and labor; to amend the code in rela-
ton to the liability of the corpus of the
equitable separate estate of married
women for their contracts.
The House passed Senate bills to
enable the county of Stafford to re-
place its bonds bearing per cent. in
terest with bonds bearing D per cent.
interest, and to authorize the issue Of
said bonds bearing interest, at per
cent, and to authorize the council OF
Fredericksburg to execute bonds OF
said city for $4,000 to the Assembly
Home and School, etc., at Fredericks-
burg.
The bill regarding book agents,
which puts Virginia publishers on the
same footing as outside book publish
ers, by relieving them of special tax
on their canvassers, WIS passed.
The House committee on labor and
the poor met yesterday to hear argu-
ment on the bill offered by Hon. John
Harwood to create a bureau of labor
statistics. The committee will meet
for fiual action next Monday night.
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