Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-12-08
THE LEGISLATURE.
THE SENATE.

Senator Barksdale offered bill abol-
ishipg the position of register OF the
land Office, and imposing the duties OF
this Office upon the secretary OF the
commonwealth.
Senator Maynard offered bill in
structing the auditor of public accounts
to pay the expenses of the First battal-
ion of artillery, Virginia volunteers,
which organization was ordered to
Ocean View to perform quarantine duty
during the yellow fever excitement.
The expenses aggregate 81 ,573.05.
Bills were introduced 10 botn houses
to require all telegraph, telephone and
electric light and electric street railway
wires TO be placed underground by 1902
to make the hours of labor of street car
men ten day; to provide separate
coaches for the races,
The first bill passed by either branch
was one offered in the Senate 10y Mr..
Wlckham, the design of which ID 10 Ia
an end TO traffic in fraudulent State
bonds. The bill authorizes the secoud
auditor to SEIZE all spurious bonds
found on the market, and after holding
then for ninety days 10 destroy them.
Senator Keezell offered bill max
ing some minor changes 10 the act
passed two years ago in relation to
railroad companies fencing their road
beds.
Mr.. Donohoe offered bill to incor-
porate the Great Falls and Old Domin-
ION Railway Company. The bill
authorizes the CONSTRUCTION of road
from point on the Potomac in Alex
andris county, opposite the District OF
Columbia, to point on the Alexandria
side.
Senator Munford introduced bill to
amend the charter of the Old Dominion
Building and Loan Association, and
presented check of 1854 in payment Of
the charter. This company has d
charter from the Circuit Court of Rich.
mond, and desires legislative charter.
The name is to be changed TO the Old
Dominion Trust CImpany, and the
powers of trust guarantee and safe
deposit company are asked.
Senator John N. Opie will be the
chairman of the committee on counties,
cities and towns, formerly held by
Senator Musbsch.
The other leading committees will be
| as follows:
Elections-H. II. Flood.
Flnance-Henry Fairfax.
Roads-H. L. Maynard.
Courts OF Justice.-W. B. McIllwaine.
General Laws--C. R. Sands,
Public Ioslitutions.-G. w. Morris.
Fish and Cameo. w. Lecato.
HOUSE.
The first bill passed by the House
was one introduced yesterday by Mr..
Hume 10 authorize the Board of Su-
pervisors of Alexandria county to bor-
row money by the issue of bonds to re-
pair and improve the public roads Of
the county, and to authorize the quali'
fed voters to vote on the question.
The following bills were offered:
To amend section 753 OF the Code re-
latiDg to State repositories.
10 amend section 1851 of the Code
to provide how party having ADVERSE
interest or an adverse witness may be
examined.
Speaker Saunders announced the
House committee yesterday. The
chairman of the most important of these
are: Elections, E. w. Hubbard, Of
Buckingham; finance, Boaz, OF Abe
marie; courts of justice. McRae; re-
trencnment and economy, Gallaher,
aud federal relations, Williams.
Mr. Hume is GU the committee ON roads,
counue-, lies and towus snu on INN grafton.
mr.. nIll ,rd on roads, and fin ncr.
MIR. kyau on schools and ell. ge., roads, f.
| nance snd on rules.
Mr.. pncher on roads, l.hor and poor, NAL
ufactures and mechanic arts.
Mr.. Lewis On ro.ns, public property and Oh
| executive expenuituras.
Mr.. G.lleher on elections, officers and ofli-
ces at the Capitol and ON retrencnment aud
economy.