Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-12-22
THE LEGISLATURE.
THE SENATE.


cents on fertilizer, to be devoted to the
support of the Department of Agricul-
ture, by vote of % to5 Amendments
were added which required the bill to
go back to the House. The House ac-
copied the amendments. The amend
ments. among other things, provide
that the inspectors, who are not to ex-
ceed 10, are not to receive over SIS per
month when employed. The compen-
sation OF the Agricultural Commissioner
including his commissions of the col
iections of the tax, is not to exceed
1000 per annum. The bill also pro-
vides that these inspectors are to be al
lotted to each of the Congressional dis
tricts. The commissioners bond is in-
creased from $4,000 to $4,000 One
am pdmeDt provides that the money
raised under the operation of this act
shall be devoted TO the inspection OF
fertile .rs and other work relating
thereto. 1t is stated that The bill, which
now gees to the Governor for his ap-
prevail, of which there is no doubt, will
bring 10 an annual revenue of $25 600.
With this amount the Commissioners of
Agriculture proposes to put his depart
ment on better footing than ever be-
fore.
TIE Commissioner of Agriculture is
an appointive Office by the Governor.
There is talk of making it elective by
the legislature if the tonnage tax be-
comes law.
The Senate passed the bill abolishing
the Office of register CT the land office
and devolvipg the duties on the Sec
rotary OF the Commonwealth. The
House will likely decline to concur,
and defer the measure.
Senator Maynard introduced a bill.
providing that it shall be unlawful for
any agent or solicitor to call at or en-
ter any residence, offics or premises
which has notice posted at or near
the front door or gate, "Agents not
wanted" The bill provides for line
Of s. for VIC alton OF the act.
Bills to authorize Fredericksburg to
issue bonds aud to authorize the Coun-
Gil of the same city to apportion the
cost of street improvements were pass
ed.
Senator Eggleston introduced a bill
to repeal au act TO define the powers
al d limitations of bulldog and loan as
oclations. The patron states that the
jbi CT OF the me ASSURE is 10 take from
he associations the power to charge
usurious interests.
Senate bill, introduced by Mr.. Glass,
to suspend for period of forty days
the operation of the land erabbers' law,
came back to the Senate with House
amendment providing that nothing
contained in the bill should be COZ
strued as interfering with applications
pending at the time the bill is passed.
The Senate concurred in the House
amendment.
House bill to authorize any person
or firm engaged in the miLing, manu-
featuring, or storage business, with the
approval of the county or corporation
courts, to appoint public agents, who
shall be authorized to act as conserva-
tors of the peace within certain limits"
was recommitted to the committee for
courts OF justice.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Pitcher introduced a resolution
in the House calling for investigation
of the contract between the Davis Shoe
Company, which makes shoes at the
uenitentiary, and the State of Virginia.
II was promptly passed. The resolu-
ton was Immediately sent to the
Senate, where it was passed at once.
The contract Yves recently renewed by
che board and ratified by Governor
Tyler on the part of the State for a
term ending in 1913, The contract has
oeen in existence about fifteen years,
AID the conyicts earn for the State 40
cents day.
The House passed the House bill to
amend section 1871 of the code 10 re-
lation to the securities to be deposited
With the treasurer by foreign and home
insurance companies, and the Senate
bills to enable commissioners in
chaucery to adjourn proceedings uefore
them from their own county or corpora
ton to any county or corporation
and there continue such proceedings
md take dispositions and other evidence
aud compel attendance of witnesses,
and for the relief OF w. ]. B. Duncan,
Of Alexandria.
Both houses adjourned yesterday
evening until January 3.
Hon. Elliot F. Danforth, former treas
urer of New York under Governor
Hill, and the present democratic chair
man of that State, visited the Senate
aud was extended the courtesy of the
floor.
The Senate in executive session confirmed
the following appointments to the Boa, d OF
Visitors of the Virginia. Military Institnte
Henry Fairfax, Loudoun; P. F. Brown, Bote-
tourt and w. h. Edmunds, Halifax.
THE WAR IN AFRICA.
A report has been received in Lon=