Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-10
THE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

Senate on that day passed the bill ap.
propriating 100000 to enlarge the
State penitentiary, after eliminating the
the provision against using convict la
Dor on the work.
Mr.. Flanagan offered as substitute
his bill, introduced several days ago,
providing Tor the enlargement OF the
State farm.
The committee on agriculture of the
Senate reported favorably the bill to
abolish the department of agriculture,
and transfer the duties to the expert.
ment station at Blacksburg.
The Senate adopted the resolution
which had been ordered to it's engross-
ment on Tuesday providing for an
amendment to the constitution requir
ing the payment of capitation tax as 8
prerequisite to voting.
A bill was introduced to deiue the
right of creditors successfully attacking
deed of trust, mortgage or other con.
veyance, for fraud.
Senate bill No. LAG, to require fire in
surence companies doing business in
this State to refund to policy holders q
certain proportion of the premiums paid
in certain cases, was reported with
amendments.
Senator Flood made the statement
yesterday that the State treasury is not
in such bad condition as most people
imagine. He said he had been doing q
little investigating on his own hook and
would soon be able to present the SEN
ate with some figures of much interest.
The Senate committee on general
laws yesterday made the Wharton bill
prohibiting combinations among insur-
ance companies for the purpose of coz
trolling rates the special order for Fri
day night at o'clock.
The Ssnate committee on privileges
| and elections has been called to meet in
the Senate chamber at o'clock Friday
| night to receive recommendations as to
who shall constitute the electoral boards
for the counties and cities. A number
of changes are going to be made. Sew
eral members of the boards are gold
democrats and refused to vote for Mr..
Bryan. 1t is understood that these will
certainly in most cases not be reap
pointed.
HOUSE.
A bill was introduced for the forma.
tioa Of Jackson county out of parts Of
Washington, Russell and Scott coun-
ties.
Bill No. 2lS, to amend and re-snact
an act to provide for a better assess
ment of personal property under the
control of iduciaries, and the several
courts of the Commonwealth, was made
special order for Saturday.
I The House passed House bills to
regulate the liability of insurance COM
panies and associations in this State in
certain cases.
| To exempt the wages O.! minors from
punishment process.
| To amend the code in relation to the
sale of intoxicating liquors to minors or
Ger ain students, and to regulate the
sale, barter, giving or furnishing OF
spirituous or Intoxicating or malt
liquors to such minors and students.
TO amend the code in reference to
what property may be distrained for
taxes and levies, and to authorize the
sale of growing timber and wood, and
the renting of real estate, for the pay
ment of taxes and levies.
To provide for destruction of certain
poll.books in the clerks Office of the
county and corporation courts.
To amend section 1T of the code
with reference to how judges of cleo
ton appointed failing to attend, who
to act.
To amend section 3430 of the code in
relation TO payment of money into
treasury when deposited in banks.
To provide for imposing specific
license tax on slot-machines into which
are dropped pennies or nickels and used
in the State to dispose of cigars, cigar
cites, chewing gum. or other articles of
merchandise and on musical devices
which operate on the nickel-in.thc- slot
principle, to increase the revenues Of
the State.
To license employment agencies, pre-
scribe regulations for doing business,
and prescribe penalties for violation of
the law.
To provide that when an action at
law is brought upon an evidence Of
debt, infected with usury, and judy
ment is obtained, such judgment, pro-
vided it is not the result of an agree
ment with the creditor 10 cloak the
usury, shall operate to debar the debtor
from setting up the defence Of usury in
any subsequent proceedings thereon.
Also Senate bills to amend sections
1856 and 1856 of the code in relation to
process for the arrest of persons charged
with crime.
To amend section 1917 of the code in
relation to limitations of proceedings to
enforce judgments.
To prescribe the powers and duties
of the police of the cities and towns of
the Commonwealth, and to regulate
the same.
To amend sections 1851 and 1858 of
the code in relation to search warrants.
To amend an act in relation to the
appointment of commissioners in
chancery.
The most important bill passed by
the House yesterday afternoon was that
of Mr.. Barley regulating the liability of
insurance companies. The bill practi.
cally abolishes the three quarter clause
in insurance policies, and requires the
company to state specifically the
amount it will pay if the property is
total loss. The company must bear the
onus OF showing the depreciation in
value if such claim is set up when the
property is burned.
House bill requiring pawnbrokers to
close their places of business from 7 p.
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