Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-02
TIE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

debates OF the winter occurred Oh uotu
sides of the Capitol, and great number
of local bills were passed.
The Sepate, after a considerable tight
but by a vote of 80 to 4, passed the two
Maupin bills, making pool-selling II
Virginia unlawful, and along with them
the companion measure, prohibiting
winter racing. One of the Maupin bills
refers to the sale of pools on races oe
curing in Virginia, and the other tt
selling pools on trials that take place II
other States. These two measures were
by the Governor Saturday
night.
The Senate also passed Mr.. Withers''
constitutional convention bill by a vote
of % to Is and devoted its night session
TO the consideration of the report or
the investigation of the Deaf, Dumb
and Blind Institute at Staunton.
at the evening session the following
House bills were passed:
To amend section $3.50 of the code II
relation to pay aud mileage of jurors.
To amend section $3.50 of the code II
relation to carrying concealed weapons
To amend sections 2475 and 2476 o
the code with reference to liens fol
work done, sc.
To regulate the size of barrels.
To regulate and license pawnbrokers
To amend an act as to subdivision o
tracts of land, etc.
In relation to commercial fertilizers
to incorporate the Occoquan and Mount
Vernon Railway Company.
To amend sections 4071.4.5 of the
code, in relation TO prisoners.
To prohibit the several cities ane
towns from imposing q tax on farm pro-
ducts.
Te amend an act for the protection
of terrapin.
For the protection of certain fish in
the Potomac river.
In relation to officers and teachers o.
public schools.
To protect policy holders in insur
ance companies.
To regulate the granting of injunc'
lions in certain cases.
Also Senate bills authoring the gov
ernor and auditor to fix compensation
to special agent, ETC., for institutlne
suits against defaulting treasurers.
To amend sections 1863 of the code
in relation to practice of dentistry.
There was considerable discussion in
the Senate over the bill making certain
reforms in the conduct of the asylum:
for the insane. Mr.. Wickham fought
the provision to abolish the system O
pay patients. Without reaching vote
the measure was laid aside until night
The night session of the Sen
ate was devoted to the discussion of the
report on the Deaf, Dumb and Blino
Institution.
The Senate elected Judge J. Thompson
Brown, of Nelson, to fill the vacancy
on the West Virginia debt commission
occasioned by the death of Hon. Taylor
Berry.
HOUSE.
The House devoted the greater par
of the morning session to the discussion
of the election bills, which, however
went over until to-day, without vote
being reached. Scores of local bill!
were passed in the evening and night
Mr.. Fishburne moved to take up ant
consider out of its order the bill passed
by the Senate on Friday repeating thu
act requiring the superintendent of tn
penitentiary to send guards for persons
sentenced to terms in the State prison
The vote resulted: Ayes SO, noes so
and the motion was lost, as it required
a two-third vote to suspend the rules
The bill was referred to the committee
on asylnms and prisons. That body
has already reported similar measure
and it is on the calendar of the House
Motions to extend the session were
passed by until to day.
The House passed House bills tt
amend an act to require the payment
of fees on certain charters.
To authorize landowners to erect anC
maintain gates across private roads.
To amend the code in relation tt
trespass by cattle, etc.
To amend the special road law o.
Fauquier county.
To prevent cruelty to children and te
regulate and provide for their contro
and custody in certain cases.
Also Senate bills to amend sections
SO and 40 of the charter of the city Of
to amend section 5 of an
act to create board of excise commits
sioners for Alexandria county, APPROX
ed March 9, 1894; to amend an act iu
relation to working and keeping in re-
pair the roads and bridges of Alexan-
dria county; to amend the code in re-
lation to the election of district officers;
To amend sections 1714, IT'S, I'LL,
l724, and 1725 of the code in relation
to the powers, duties, and compensa.
ton of the State board of health, and
to make an appropriation for maintain
ing the same !; to amend section 1851 OF
the code relating to forms of actions
and declarations on policy of insurance /;
to amend an act requiring the Auditor
Of Public Accounts to make statement
showing an accounting of the
county and city treasurers with the
State who are in arrears, and prescrib-
ng the manner in which the same shall
be made public to provide for opening
and working of roads and keeping the
came in repair, and to provide for
erecting and maintaining bridges in the
of Culpeper to amend section
$3.50 of the code in reference TO rape
and it's punishment; to require the
clerks of the circuit court for the sew
eral counties in this State to keep their
offices open for the transaction of bust.
ness; suspending time for redeeming
lands sold for delinquent taxes aid