Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-02-13
TIE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

Snrance Commissioners cHnlo uP %
finished business in the Senate yester-
dav. Mr.. Lovenstein's substitute was
rejected. and the measure reported by
the committee was ordered 10 be en-
crossed by vote of 20 too.
The Senate passed by until to-day
the bill amending the insurance laws so
as to make them conform to the act
creating the commission.
The Senate did not go into the con-
sideration of the election bills. When
the Hay measure came up Mr.. Flood
offered an amendment to the Wickham
substitute and moved that the bill be
passed by until to-day, which was
agreed to. The Hale bill then came up
and Mr.. Lovenstein moved to pass by
After debate the Senate, by vote OF II
to Is, passed the bill by. -.
The Senate passed the House bills to
incorporate the Virginia State Fire
mems Association; to regulate the sale
of goods marked sterling silver; to con-
siitute capitation tax lien upon real
estate: 10 impose tax on collateral in
heritances; to prevent the extermina-
ton of game in Clarke county; to pro-
tect sub-contractors; to amend section
SO3l with reference to judges trying
writs of habeas corpus; to amend sec
ton 5000 with reference to bail in Grim
inal cases, and to amend an act in re-
ation to Board of Supervisors of Alex
andria county. -,
The Bland mechanics lien law bill
passed the Senate by vote of II to IL.
HOUSE.
When the bill to prohibit winter.
racing came up on its passage Mr..
Pitcher moved to pass by. MIR. Msupin
strenuously objected to postponement,,
as the bills were about to be considered
in the Senate, and Mr.. Pitcher finally
Welded. The bill was then passed
without opposition.
Bills were introduced to take the
sense Of the people upon the call OF q
convention to revise and amend the
constitution to repeal section Is of an
act to provide for the method of voting
by ballot. The bill provides for
abolishipg the constable feature OF the
Walton law, and for empowering the
Judges to give the ignorant elector
sufficient information, whereby he may
mark his ballot intelligently to amend
section 1920 of the code in relation to
keeper of ordinary permitting unlawful
gambling at his house; to amend Sec
ton 3426 of the code with reference to
DEGREES in chancery causes in vacation /;
for the reassessment of lands in Manas-
sas magisterial district, Prince William
county.
The House passed Senate bills to
prohibit any fire insurance company
Incorporated or licensed in this State
from issuing a policy or policies of in
france on any single risk Tor more than
, 10 per centum of its capital stock and
assets; or, if mutual company, for
more than per centum of its cash as
ssnts, and providing the penalty for so
doing, and to amend the code in rela-
ton to compensation of supervisors.
Also House bills to prohibit the sew
eral cities and towns of the common
wealth from imposing and collecting
any tax, fine or other penalty upon
persons selling their own farm and do
nestle products within the limits OF
any such town or city outside of and
from under the regular market houses
aud sheds of such towns and cities; to
allow w. Hutchinson, treasurer OF Prince
William county, to collect by levy Ger
tain tax-bills not returned Delinquent;
to prevent pool-selling, ETC, upon the
results of any trials of speed of any ani
mails or beasts taking place without the
limits of the commonwealth; to amend
the code in relation to the liability OF
the corpus ofthe equitable separate es-
tate of married women for their con-
tracts; to prevent cruelty to children,
and 70 regulate and provide for their
control and custody in certain cases;
to amend an act to incorporate the
town of Hillsboro', in the county OF
Loudoun; to protect all payments made
to the holder of any policy in any acct
dent company. sick-benefil company,
or any com pany of like kind from levy
and distress for any debt due by the
insured; to determine how cost shall be
taxed in cases of joint indictment; TO
amend the code with reference TO
when justice 10 discharge an accused
person who is before him for examina
ton, and what to do when there is suf-
ficient cause to charge him: to amend
the code in relation TO offences commit.
ted without and made punishable
within the State, where prosecuted,
and making liable to punishment per-
sons committing robbery or larceny be
yond the State, and bringing the stolen
property within the same; providing
that when a mortal wound or injury is
inflicted by person within the State
upon one outside the same, or upon
one in this State who afterwards dies
from the effects of the same outside OF
the State, that the offender shall be
amenable to punishment, and where he
may be prosecuted; to prohibit winter
racing in the State of Virginia; relating
to removing the county courthouse of
Alexandria county to some site in the
county; to provide for the fencing of
railway tracks in the counties of Or
ange and Culpeper.
The democratic members of the Sen
ate held three hours caucus last
night to consider the election bills.
They are trying to agree upon some
measure that will be compromise be-
tween the existing law and the Hay
lii. No result was reached and there
will be another caucus tonight.
The finance committee of the two
houses are making progress in their
work upon the appropriations bill.
There was another session last night.
1t is the talk about the Capitol that