Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-02-29
THE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.


The Senate, yesterday, by a vote OF
% to -, ordered to engrossment Sena'
tor Withers's joint resolution providing
that the superintendent of the peniten-
tiary send guards for prisoners, instead
of their being brought to that institu-
ton by sherifs, as heretofore, be taken
up and passed. Mr.. Boykin asked that
the bill repeating the law recently pass.
ed providing that the superintendent
of the penitentiary send guards for pris-
oners, instead of being brought to that
institution by sheriffs, as before, be taken
ND and passed. The Senate agreed to
take up the bills out of their order by
vote of "a to Z, and they were made
special and continuing order for 4;SO in
the afternoon. The measure was finally
passed by vote of &c to 9. The bills
in regard to the same subject, intro
duced by Mr.. Boykin, were then pass
ed. One is exactly similar to the Vale
bill, while the other measure reduces
the sheriff's fee for bringing prisoners
to the penitentiary from So to 81 per
day.
The Senate under a suspension OF
the rules passed resolution request
ing the board of education to codify the
laws relating to the public free schools,
and to submit at the next session of the
General Assembly such recommends
tions as they may think proper for the
repeal, modification or re.enactment OF
laws relating to this subject.
The Senate passed House bill to re-
quire sheriffs and sergeants of the coun-
| ties and cities of this State to report
to the courts of their respective
counties and cities the number OF prls'
| oners confined in their respective jails.
The Senate agreed to the House
amendments to the appropriations bill
which finally disposed of that measure.
The Senate passed the bill requiring
that all oysters less than two and a. half
inches in length shall be culled where
taken, and replaced on the rock or bed.
HOUSE.
In the House bill was introduced
to amend section 2O14 of the code rela-
tive to violations of harbor laws.
The House passed House bills to
amend and re-enact an act entitled an
act requiring the use of bells and steam
whistles on locomotive engines before
reaching highway crossings, to protect
human life. approved March 5, 1894; to
place James S. Oden. of Fairfax county,
| on tho pension list of the State of Vir-
ginia. -.
At 1 o'clock the election bills again
came up, and Mr.. Coles offered his bill
as substitute for the Craig bill. He
characterized his measure as one which
struck at the root of the election evils,
and briefly outlined its provisions. He
said the system of voting in Virginia
was in most deplorable condition, but
| there was revolution in progress in
favor of honest elections. The House
rejected Mr.. Coles's bill as substitute
by vote of 68 to %.
Mr.. Winston offered his bill as sub
stitute, and Mr.. Lee spoke for the Craig
bill, eloquently urging the necessity for
| fair elections. The motion went over.
ThelHouse devoted the afternoon ses-
sion to work on the calendar, and the
election bills went over until this morn
ing. A message from the Governor
vetoing the bill granting charter to
the Virginia Transit Company was re.
ceived and the veto was sustained.
The following House bills were pass
ed To place II. G. Narrower, of Prince
William county, on the pension list OF
the State Of Virginia; to incor-
porate the Virginia Transit Com
pany, and to authorize it to engage
in mining, manufacturing and storage;
| to amend and re-enact an act entitled
an act to amend and re-enact section
COS of the code, entitled treasurers to
return list of unsolicited taxes and de-
linquents, approved January %, 1896;
to amend and re- enact section SO of an
act entitled an act to amend the chart
er of the city of Alexandria, approved
February 90, 1871. as amendSI ny an
act apprn.oI march %, 1871, and by an
act approved the 18th day of March,
1876, and by an act approved March
20, 1877, and by an act approved Janu-
airy 25, 1879, and by an act approved
March 1, 1888, and by an act approved
February 25, 1892, and by an act ap-
proved March 8, 1894; to amend and
re-enact section 2465 of the code in re-
lation to contracts, deeds, ETC., that are
void as to creditors and purchasers, un-
less recorded; Joint resolution provid-
ing for the reception of patients at the
several State hospitals; for the working
of convicts at the State farm upon the
public roads in the vicinity of said farm;
providing for the appointment and re-
moyal of coroners, and for the enacting
and re.enacting of section S9l of the
code of 1887.