Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-01-08
TIE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

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troduced were three companion meas
ures by Mr.. Withers. creating a board
of railroad commissioners, and defining
their duties and powers, and three
election bills, two by Mr.. Stubs and
one by Mr.. Mason. Mr.. Mason's bill
repeats the Walton law. 1t is what
is known as strictly the Australian
ballot system. Mr.. Mushbach, chairman
OF the committee on counties, cities and
towns, reported favorably the resolu-
ton, which was referred to his COM
mittee Monday, providing that so much
of the Governors message as related to
the improvement of the public rocds OF
the State be referred to special COM
mittee, composed of FIVE members Of
the Senate and ten of the House. Both
Messrs. Stubbbs and Koiner vigorously
opposed the resolution being referred
to any other committee then the one to
which it properly belonged-that on
counties, cities and towns. The report of
Mr.. Mushbach's committee was reject
ed, the resolution, therefore, being de-
feated. Mr.. Withers then proposed
another resolution, referring so much
of the Governors message as related
to good roads to the committee on
counties, cities and towns, and this was
adopted.
Mr.. Mason introduced bill to create
fish commission for the State, to have
charge of the oyster interest, the pro-
visions of which are very nearly similar
to those of the bill introduced some
ago.
Mr.. Lovenstein introduced bill to
promote the efficiency of the First Reg
iment Infantry, Virginia Volunteers.
The bill provides for the enlargement
of the staff. The commandant is also
given power to organize band, a drum
and fife corps signal corps and "bi-
cycle corps"
Senator McIlwaine presented reso-
luton directing the committee for
courts of justice to report an amend
ment to the constitution providing for
return of the viva-voce system of
! voting.
A bill was introduced to allow cor
rection of assessments in cases where
land is assessed to the proper owner,
and at the same time the land is assess
ed to another person, at any time after
the discovery of such erroneous assess
ment.
HOUSE.
A bill was introduced to provide for
separate street and railway cars or di-
vision of cars for colored and white
passengers. 1t requires that such &C
commodations shall be equal for the
| two races. The proposition is to make
this requirement compulsory upon all
railroad and street railway companies.
Mr.. Reddy presented bill that pro
poses to change the present govern.
ment of the State Library by taking
the government of the library out Of
the hands of the Secretary of the Com
monwealth and placing it in the hands
of the hoard of education.
Mr.May offered the following: Where
as, there is stored in the library of the
Theological Seminary of Virginia, near
Alexandria, certain parish vestry books
and registers, running from the year
1868 to 1880, list of the same here.
with annexed, containing valuable his
tory of the State of Virginia, including
boundary lines, births, marriages,
deaths, said records being in very
bad condition-the ink much faded
and not indexed: be it resolved by the
General Assembly of Virginia, That
the sum of s., 500, or as much thereof
as may be necessary, be appropriated
to have these vestry books and regis
tiers copied, properly indexed, and
placed in the public library at Rich
mond, or such other place as is desig-
mated by the proper authority.
Mr.. McRae introduced bill to amend
an act to facilitate the giving of bonds.
This bill provides that any person or
corporation required by the laws of this
State, or by any court, judge or other
public officer or board or organization,
to execute bond with surety, may give
surety company as such security.
Mr.. McRae also introduced bill to
restore the law allowing warrants to be
served in the county or corporation in
which the cause of action arose, and
provides for the rendition OF judgments
in cases where an action of assumpsit
would lie, after service of a copy, Ger.
titled by affidavit, of the account on
which the warrant was issued, unless
the defendant shall on oath deny his
liability.
Among the bills introduced we're:
To provide for the Incorporation of
local mutual fire insurance companies;
to punish for misdemeauor
person using abusive language
toward another; to punish fraud;
To amend an act to prescribe forms to
be furnished by the Auditor of Public
Accounts to clerks of courts, and in
which is to be entered the money re-
ceived by them, and receipts given by
them to those paying said money; and
also to provide more efficient method
of collecting the revenues arising from
the tax and deeds, wills, seals of court,
and money arising from fines and de-
linquent lands, approved March 5, 1894;
to amend section 164 of the code so SIS
to allow fourth.class postmasters to act
as notaries; for the protection of labor
ing men who are householders against
being deprived of the exemption to
which they are entitled under section
3562 of the code of Virginia and (by
Mr.. May) to repeal an act approved
March 2, 1894, entitled an '.act to create
q board of excise commissioners for AL
exsndria county.
The House acted favorably upon Mr..
Parker's bill providing that when a
criminal is executed his body shall be