Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-15
THE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

l1OFlZlDB CleThS VI SiiCuie 40 ueh 40
County Courts TO issue marriage IL
censes, and Senator Letcher one to
amend the code Including Billiards,
pocket billiards and bagatelle in the
statute enumerating certain things
upon which money may not be ad-
vanced students at incorporated col
leges under 81 years of age, without
the consent Of parents, or officers of the
institution to which they are attached.
The Senate passed bill limiting
time in which warrants drawn by SUI
pervisors, etc.
Senator McIlwaine, as chairman of
the com mittee for courts of justice, ask
ed that his Committee be discharged
from the further consideration of the
bill reducing the salaries of county
Judges and that toe act be referred to
the special committee on retrenchment
and reform. The motion was agreed to.
A bill was offered by Mr.. Turnbull to
require the several mayors, police JUG
| tices, justices of the peace and council
men of the towns of this State to try
! and punish all violations of the penal
laws of this State 10 accordance with
such laws and not under the ordinance
of said cities and towns and to re-
quire all fines imposed in such cases to
be for the benefit of the State. Mr..
| Turnbull also introduced bill to amend
the code in relation to lists of deeds to
be made out annually by the clerks
of courts, and what lists to contain.
| HOUSE.
An interesting discussion occurred on
the bill of Colonel Stubs, for the re-
lief of INDECENT exConfederates. There
| are very many of these unfortunates
| who cannot find accommodations in
the Soldiers Home. This institution
can only provide for about $50 persons
with the $4,000 year now appro-
priated by the Legislature. The Stubs
bill authorizes the city councilsand the
boards of supervisors to levy tax OF 3
| cents on the hundred dollars for the
support of the needy Confederates.
Grand Commander Stubs made an
appeal for the passage of this law and
save these men from the poorhouses.
In advocating an amendment, MIR.
Jennings, alluded to the Grand Army
of the Republic "as the grand army Of
robbers"
Mr.. Darlington suggested to make
the measure apply only to the counties
represented by Colonel Stubs. This
brought forth the retort, that if the
gentleman chose be could exempt his
county from the operations of the bill.
The bill went over until to day.
Another interesting discussion was
on the Murphy bill, restoring the whip
e. ping post for petty larceny. Mr.. Walk
err opened the debate in favor of the
bill and made vigorous speech for the
restoration Of this mode of punishment
! for petty crimes. He rejected the
idea suggested that the whole civilized
world has repudiated hogging as
a mode oflegal punishment. This very
same argument, Mr.. Walker pointed
out, was used by the gold men in the
last presidential election as reason
why free silver should not be adopted
by this country. He claimed that the
reasons were equally applicable to one
case as the other.
Mr.. Montague offered a substitute for
the bill, which provides that in the case
of second conviction of petit larceny,
the guilty person shall be sent to Jail
for q period Of from thirty days to one
year, or be given from five to thirty
nine stripes. In the case of q third Of
Tense he shall be sent to the peniten-
tiary for from one to two years.
DIM M
making the law especially applicable to
wife heaters and providing that the lash
be applied in public. The bill went
over until TO day.
Just before adjournment Mr.. Church
man offered an amendment providing
that any woman convicted of too great
manual dexterity in welding rolling
pin, nat.iron, broom or hat pin toward
and upon the person of her liege lord
and husband shall be amenable to the
said penalty as inflicted upon wife
beaten.
Mr.. Saunders introduced three COM
panion bills creating railway commits.
sion. These propose to constitute
commission with full powers to deter
niue freight and passenger tariffs and
otherwise supervise the conduct of rail.
ways telegraph lines. The bills are
similar to those introduced in the SEN
ate by Mr.. Withers. The object of Of
fering in the lower house is that their
passage may be facilitated.
Senator Lecato's bill, providing for
fish and oyster commission OF five
members, to take in charge the oyster
interests Of the State, was reported IA
vorably by the Senate committee on
fish and game last night. The commits
sion will have control of the oyster
police boats, and all the machinery for
enforcing the laws and collecting the
revenues.
The committee yesterday decided to
report fAvorably Mr.. BANDS boiler in
spector's bill with some amendments.
The bill as it stands now provides for
board of inspectors, consisting of
three members, two Of whom are to
receive 500 a month, and the third
one, who is to be the clerk, shall re-
receive S75 month.
The trading stamp people have prac-
tically won their fight before the Legis-
lature. The House committee, before
which such hot fight has been made,
decided last night TO report the bill
prohibiting such enterprises adversely,
and in lieu will present bill which is
entirely acceptable, requiring the COM
pany to sell stamps 10 ali merchants
alike.
The following was referred:
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