Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-15
THE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

Inc senate yesterday PasSou Wv
House bill to prohibit the use of trad
| ing stamps and checks. An amend
ment providing that the act should 60
into effect July l and the one correct
ing defect in the act and making pro.
vision for hearings before justices and
for jury trials, were adopted. The
bill was then passed without any de-
bate and without objection from any
one.
Mr.. Boykin introduced bill to in.
| corporate the Virginia Central Railroad
Company. The incorporators are p.
V. White, Henry Fairfax, John r.
Ryan, John II. Alexander, William X.
Alexander, 7. G. Pitcher and George
w. Settle. The company is authorized
to construct and operate a railroad
from some point in Loudoun county,
on the Potomac river, to any points III
Rappahannock, Culpeper and Page
! counties.
The Senate made new record by
passing bill without objection en-
towering the Governor to appoint
women as notaries. During the last
two sessions measures to license women
lawyers were bitterly fought.
Mr.. Barksdale who drew the bill pro.
vidng for abolishipg the department Of
agriculture which is buried in commit
tee asked leave yesterday to report ii
direct to the Senate. He will present
the bill to-day.
The discussion of the employers liza,
l = l.: in ho &c
for nearly three hours. This measure
has caused the biggest fight of the ses-
sion. Mr.. Jefiries made twohoul
speech against the bill, and Mr.. Opie
urged its passage. A vote will probG,
bly, be reached tomorrow.
The Senate refused to abolish the
per cent. penalty on taxes not paid be,
lore December 1st and refused to cul
down the appropriation for enlargine
the peuiteutiary An amendment plac-
ing the work in charge of board com.
posed OF the Governor, Superintendent
of the Penitentiary, First and Second
Auditors, and Treasurer, was adopted
MIR. Kizer has gotten favorable re
port from the Senate committee to tax
employment agents $50 each. 1t has
passed the House.
HOUSE.
The feature Of the day in the House
was the defeat by one vote of the bill
engrossed on Friday, allowing q house
holder in order to secure credit for him
self and family to waive his right to ex
emption to half of the $50 per month
now free from distress or levy.
The House refused to place on the
calendar a bill cutting the salaries o.
the legislative clerks. Mr. Winborne
/ introduced a new measure fixing the
salary of the clerk of the Senate al
81 900 and that of clerk ofthe House al
ST. 400.
! Mr.. Bland, in order TO meet recent
decision of the Supreme Court, intro
duced bill in the House to exempt
publishers of newspapers from the pay
ment of city or county license.
Mr.. Maupin introduced a bill to
break up gaming. 1t provides that if q
keeper OF an ordinary house of enter
tainment or barroom permit unlawful
gaming at his house or at any clubhouse
or other place, ne shall be fined $1O0
forfeit his license and give security for
his good behavior fer twelve months OF
in default oil such surety be confined in
jail not exceeding four months.
The bill to create bureau of labor
statistics was ordered to its engrossment
Bills were introduced to require pur-
cbasers OF real estate to record their
deeds within the year in which purchas e
is made, and for the preservation oil
game in the counties OF Fauquier and
Prince William.
The bill to amend an act to provide
for better assessment Of personal
property under the control of fduciaries
and the several courts, caused some
little discus sion. A substitute, which
was adopted by vote of 81 to 30, pro-
vides that the listing OF the property
shall be done by local commissioners in
chancely.
The bill providing for the garnish-
ment of wages and salaries of all city,
town and county officials, clerks and
employees was passed as amended by
the Senate.
The building and loan associations
won their fight last night before the
House finance committee, and, after a
long hearing, it was decided to report
adversely the bill imposing specific
tax upon such institutions. There were
delegations from Richmond, Norfolk,
Alexandria, Portsmouth, Fredericks.
burg and other cities. The chief
speaker was Hon. j. Taylor Ellyson.
| The other building and loan bill, pro-
viding against charging more than 6
per cent, was partially considered by
the committee on propositions and
grievances and went over.
The House committee on courts Of
justice last night decided to report favor
ably the bills drafted by special COM
mittee of the American Bar Association
with reference TO the law of negotiable
instruments.
This committee also decided to re-
port favorably bill to empower any
Judge or justice OF the commonwealth
before whom q minor under 16 years of
age is convicted OF misdemeanor, to
substitute stripes in lieu of fine and
imprisonment, or of either, with the
consent of the parent or guardian Of
such minor. The punishment in that
instance is to consist of from five to
twenty stripes.
DIED FROM THE EFFECTS Or A BEAT
ING.-A dispatch from Warsaw, Va,
says: AS the result of a drunken row at
Davis's store, Haynesville, Tuesday,