Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-01
THE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE,

! CAV refused 10 T6COu Iuouu Guo dUUllSu'
ment of the Tenth judicial circuit. This
/ is the Fredericksburg circuit, and the
ono in which Senator Mason, of King
/ George, was nominated by the demo
cratic caucus.
The Senate passed, after some dis
| cussion, the House bill extending the
time in which county and city treasureIs
shall collect taxes from two to three
years.
There was an interesting fight over the
bill providing that fees shall not be al
lowed police officers for serving war
rants. The bill passed after being 80
amended as to allow fees, but with the
provision that they shall not be paid
out of the State or city treasury.
The House bill for the preservation
of qusil in King George and Stafford
C unties was passed, under suspension
| of the rules.
And Senate bills were passed
to prescribe the powers of pc
lice offic, re-; to amend section
1888 of the code in reference to
allowances in criminal cases; to amend
sec ion 1898 of the code prohibiting
| profane wearing and drunkenness, and
10 amend subdivision 2 of section OF
| the code with respect to the rules to be
observed in the construction OF statutes
as regares Justice" or justices"
HOUSE.
The House yesterday decided, in or
der to expedite business, to hold two
sessions day.
A DILL was introduced to incorporate
! the Petersburg, Richmond and North
ern r lilroad, to run line through
Manchester aud Richmond to a point
on the Potomac 10 King George county.
The ncorporators ara all New Workers
| with the exception OF Messrs. Merri-
| wether Jones and c. NJ. Mahoney, of
| Richmond. The CAPITAL stock is to be
not less than 5000 nor more than
So, 100000. A somewhat similar char
ter was sought four years ago. The
obstacle then. as it will be now, was the
fact that the State of Virginia owns an
interest in the Richmond, Fredercks-
burg aud Potomac road, which yields it
an annual income of $4,000. The
charter would not be granted until the
parties had agreed to buy this stock at
price fixed by the legislature.
After an interesting fight the House
passed to its engrossment, by decided
majority, the Wharton bill, forbiddiDg
fire insurance companies doing business
hero to combine to fix their rates. A
| fight was made to recommit this meas
ure, but without success. The insur-
ancs men, particularly the home COM
I panies, have fought the Wharton bill
with great vigor. This antagonism will
| be transferred to the Senate when the
bill gets there.
! The Hou.e passed the bill prohibit
ing the use of trading stamps and
checks.
The House took up the board of fish
cries measure, but this was not disposed
of. The salary of the chairman OF the
board was fixed ct 1000, and that of
the secretary at 81 900. 1t may be that
an amendment will be offered provid-
ing that the whole expense of the CON-
mission shall be made charge on the
moneys collected from this industry.
Mr.. Folkes presented bill to protect
employees of corporations in their right
to form, join, or belong to labor organ
| izations by prescribing penalties for any
interference Herewith. Violation of
the act is made punishable with fine
not exceeding S2.000 or imprisonment
for year or less.
Mr.. Craig offered bill reducing the
1 l. - har 81 he G
sembly. The measure proposes to cut
the pay of President of the Senate and
Speaker of the House from $500 to $3.50
and of members from $500 to S270 for q
regular session, and to pay the presid
ing officers $3.50 and members $50 for
extra SESSIONS.
A bill was introduced to amend sec
ton 1856 of chapter 81 of the code per-
hitting the furnishing of the Office for
the commissioner OF agriculture at
Backsburg, Va, and the fixing of that
Office at that place.
The House passed House bills to
amend and re-enact section SIS of an act
approved March G, 1890, entitled an act
to provide for the assessment OF taxes
on persons, property and income, aud
on licenses so transact business, etc., SO
as to defue show, circus, or menagerie;
to amend section 22l9 of the code, in
reference to the manner in which
minister is authorized to celebrate the
rites of marriage; to amend section
1928 of chapter 130 of the code, as
amended by an act approved jan
uary 90, 1895, in relation to interest;
to amend section 2 of an act entitled an
act to incorporate the Virginia State
Bar Association, approved February
%, 1890; to amend section 1902 of the
code of 1887, in relation to rates of toll
on railroads; to amend section 4107 Of
the code in relation to the right of ap-
peal to court from the judgments of
police justices and justices OF the peace
in criminal cases, to provide Tor the
disposition OF the accused unless let
to bail, and for the amendment of the
warrant in the county, corporation, or
hastings court, and to fix the rule of
procedure on these warrants in the ap-
pellate courts to said county, hastings,
or corporation court.
The retrenchment discussion was sus-
pended in The House yesterday in the
absence of Mr. Wincorne, the chair
man of the special committees series OF
bills, aud the day was devoted to other
important matters.
The committee on retrenchment will
make its report Friday night to the
demnnratin Conference. This will re-