Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-12-10
THE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

SENATE.
The Senate concurred in the House
resolution providing for committee
to investigate the criminal expenses of
certain counties.
The House bill was passed imposing
! tie original tax on all charter extern
sions or amendments.
Senator Letcher offered joint reso-
luton providing that the legislature re-
fuse to consider any private bills at this
session, where the courts can gave the
remedy sought.
The old attempt to force those seek
ing charters for private corporations to
go to the circuit courts is to be attempt.
ed this session. Mr.. Letcher offered a
/ resolution to this effect in the Senate
yesterday.
| Senator Barksdale's anti-football bill
was made the special order for next
Monday, at ten o'clock. The bill will
probably succeed in the Senate, and
meet defeat in the House, where there
are a considerable number of young
men recently from college, and advo-
Gates ofa;hletics. Mr.. N. B. Early, from
| Greene county, a former centre rush on
the University of Virginia football
team, is looked on as the leader against
tho bill in the House.
A bill was introduced 10 amend the
code in relston to taxation and allow
ance of cost in criminal cases.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Bland introduced bill provid-
ing for regular inspection of the food in
the penitentiary. The opinion of the
House was that the regular committee
on prisons could conduct such an in
quiry, if deemed necessary. During
the contest for the SUPPLEMENTARY Of
the penitentiary, the charge was made
against the defeated incumbent that
the good misunderstanding made was
accumulated from furnishing insult
cient food to the prisoners.
Mr.. Hale introduced a bill to amend
section 1923 of the code, in relation to
| excess over legal interest aud how the
same may be recovered. The bill pro.
| vides that if an excess beyond the law
full interest be paid in any case, the
person paying the same may, in suit
brought within one year thereafter, re-
cover it from the person with whom
| the contract was made or the assur-
ance given. Where q bank or indi.
vidual lends money at exceeding 6 per
cent. and permits the renewal of the
loan at 6 per cent, the maker or in
dorser of the note shall be barred from
The plea Of usury after twelve months
from date of renewal.
Another measure of reform is pre-
sented in bill offered by Mr.. Parks.
This proposes to prevent the adultera
J ton of candy. 1t provides fine of
not less than $40 nor more than 5000
for any poisoning, collaborating or color
Ing candy with terra alba, barytes or
other mineral substances.
( Mr.. Turpin offered bill which pro-
poses radical amendments to the pres
ert usury law. This bill provides for
the recovery by a suit of law of all
amounts paid in excess of the lawful
interest of per centum per annum,
provided the proceedings are instituted
within o year after the transaction.
Where bank or private individual has
loaned money at greater rate OF in
tere:t than 6 per cent per annum and
permits the maker of the note or obi
gor of the same to renew the same at
the rate of 6 per centum per annum,
the maker and indorser she'll be re-
lieved from the plea OF usury after
twelve months from the date of re.
newel. Under the present usury law
| the whole interest may be repudiated
if it is in excess of @ per cent. Some
very conspicuous cases of this kind
have occurred in Virginia in recent
years. The money lenders are willing
to run the risk Of losing the amount
above the legal rate.
House bill to amend the charter of
the trustees of Baptist Orphanage Of
Virginia, and TO create new charter
fot said corporation, was passed.
Delegate Parker will soon offer bill
in the House designed to cut down
criminal expenses. 1t will provide for
judges, commonwealth attorneys and
sheriff IS being paid out OF the State
treasury. and will shift the burden of
other criminal expenses to the counties
and cities.
The Senate committee on general
laws met yesterday and fixed upon
next Monday morning at 10 o'clock as
| the time for giving consideration to the
Barksdale anti-footbsll bill. All present
interested will be given an opportunity
| To ha ho ri