Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-02-04
TIE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

SENATE.
Tn the Senate the special order'
the consideration Of the bill to create "a
fish commission, was postponed uhell
next Monday, as there was very Spali
attendance of members, when VIII Pr
baby be the case the remainder OF this
week, as many of the committees APP
nointed to investigate the various State
institutions will leave Thursday, FIJI
day, and Saturday. ,.,
The mechanics lien bill, which Yves
reported favorably by the committee on
general laws, was recommitted to courts
of Justice. as the former did not have
jurisdiction to pass upon that measure.
The Insurance bills-one TO create an
insurance commission, and the other to
amend the Code in relation to insurance
companies-were made special orders
for Thursday.
Mr.. Jones introduced bill in reia-
ton to regulating and protecting the
grabbing industry, and to prohibit non
residents from catching crabs In the
waters of Virginia, also to prescribe a
penalty for depositipg mud on assigned
oyster grounds.
The Senate passed Senate bills to en-
able the county of Stafford to replace
its bonds; to constitute the town OF
Leesburg separate school district; to
authorize the Common Council OF Fred
ericksburg to execute bonds, and House
bills to amend an act regulating hshlng
in the Potomac river.
HOUSE.
General Hundley's bill providing
that no appellate court shall grant. d
new trial because of technical errors III
the records certified from the trial cour!
was further discussed and was ordered
to its engrossment.
The committee of conference of the
two houses to consider the disagreelng
vote of the two houses on the House
amendments to the Senate bill in rel
erence to foreign insurance companies:
has reported compromise amend
ment.
Mr.. Bryant moved to have the COM
mittee on asylums and prisons dis
charged from the consideration OF the
bill for stamping convict-made goods,
and the resolution providing that when
the existing contracts for convict LABOR
expire they be not renewed, but his
motion was lost.
Mr.. Murphy offered a bill providing
for furnishing petit larceny with stripes.
Other bills were introduced TO incor-
porate the Potomac Western Railroad
Company; to prevent cruelty to chill
dren, and to regulate and provide for
their control and custody in certain
cases. This bill seeks to prohibit a
child being overworked, or, if under
IA years old, being made to follow the
occupation of rope, or wire-walking.
begging, or peddling, or as gymnast,
contortionist, rider, acrobat, or for any
indecent or immoral purpose.
The bill to amend an act to incorpo-
rate the town of Falls Church was
placed on the calendar.
The House passed House bills to protect
and advance agriculture by regulating the
sale and purity OF commercial fertilizers 10
amend section 3119 Of the code in relation
to Jurors to regulate the practice oil veteri,
nary medicine and surgery in tho State OF
\
the quantity of land to be taken by works OF
internal improvements; to incorporate the
Falls Church aud Potomac Railway Company
to regulate the granting of injunctons
in certain cases; TO amend the code
in relation to the jurisdiction of jas
tices of the peace; to amend al! re en-
act section 1 of an act authorizing the
board of supervisors in each county in the
State TO levy a tax on dogs, and to enforce
collection Of said tax. with certain penalties
in case of failure 10 pas the same; 20 submit
the question of repeating tho fence law to the
qualified voters OF Lee district, Fairfax coun-
ty; to authorize the Council Of Frederlcks,
burg to execute and delivcr the bonds of SAID
city for $1,000 10 tho Assembiy's Home and
School at Fredericksburg, and to authorize
that corporation in consideration thereof, TO
provide instruction TO certain pupils of the
free schools of said city; to amend and re-en-
act certain sections fthe charter Of the town
of Calpeper.
| number of members of the Legislature
left Richmond last night for New Jersey to
inspect the system of keeping the public roads
of that State in repair.