Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-12-09
THE LEGISLATURE.
THE SENATE.

THE SENATE.
Mr.. Jeffries introduced bill propos-
ing important amendments to the "lapd
grabbers" law.
The standing committees of the Sen.
ate were chosen. Mr.. Flood is chair
man of the elections committee; Mr..
MoIlwsine, of courts of justice; Mr..
Sands, of general laws; Mr.. Maynard,
of roads and internal navigation; Mr..
Fairfax, of banks; Mr.. Morris. of pub
lie institutions and education; Mr..
Opie, of counties, cities and towns; Mr..
ST. Clair, of agriculture, mining, and
manufacturing; DR.. LIE Cato, of fish and
game. Senator Donohoe is on the
committees on roads and internal nav
igatiop; finance; printing, and on exam
nation of Second Auditors accounts.
Senator Fairfax is on the committees
on privileges and elections; finance,
and on agriculture, mining and manu-
featuring.
sThe report of the Board of Fisheries
was offered by Senator Keezell, and
1000 copies were ordered printed for
circulation.
A bill was Introduced providing q
punishment for criminal assault upon
women. The bill provides that the
punishment shall be inflicted by a sui
geon of the State prison.
Senator Clayton introduced bill to
amend the code in relation to penalty
on treasurers for false lists, also for re-
turns as "delinquents" where there is
sufficient property liable to distress.
The change proposed is that the treas
urer "shall forfeit FIVE times the amount
of said taxes and levies, one-half OF
which shall be to the Commonwealth
and the other half to the person
charged with such taxes and levies."
The committee of the Senate to which
the question of admitting Senator
Stands in the caucus was referred held
brief conference yesterday afternoon,
and it was agreed that the matter shall
be fully heard on Wednesday, the Goth
inst.
HOUSE.
The House adopted a resolution d.
rectlng the committee for courts to re
port bill repeating the land grabbers
act. The sentiment of both houses is
decidedly in favor of a radical change,
if not an elimination of this much -:alk
ed-of statute.
Mr.. Ayers introduced two bills affect
ing the Walton election law. They
propose total repeal of that measure.
Mr.. Parks presented bill providing
for liability to employers. A similar
measure was defeated in the Senate
last session.
Mr.. Newberne presented bill, the
object OF which is 10 increase the SAL
aries OF Commonwealth attorneys. In
counties of 10000 and less population
| the allowance shall not exceed $500; in
| counties of more than 10000 and less
than 15,0 900 the allowance shall be $400;
in counties OILS 900 and less than 20, 900
the allowance shall be $500, aud III
counties of more than 10000 the allow
ance shall be 5000, except that in the
county of Henrico the allowance shall
be not exceeding $1,000, and that in the
| county of Norfolk the allowance shall
not exceed 81 800.
The following bills were introduced :
To prescribe the liabilities of railway
companies in certain cases.
An act defining the duty and prescrib-
ing the liability of those operating rail-
roads as to overhead bridges and struc-
| turee.
Making the injury to or destruction
| of fences or cattle stops along the line
of railroads a misdemeanor, and pre-
scribing the penalty therefor.
To protect the owners of bottles,
boxes, siphoDs and kegs, used in the
sale OF soda water, &c., aud providing
penalty for the unlawful traHicking in
same.
By Mr.. Hume-For the relief of John
| G, Hallbrech from erroneous assess
ment of land in Alexandria county. Tc
legalize primary elections and conven-
tions in the city and county of Alexan-
dria. To authorize the Board of Su-
parvisors of Alexandria county to Gu.
force the lien for all county road and
school taxes, that may now be due, or
may hereafter become due, by suit in
equity. To prescribe the amount of
switch in use by the Southern Railway
in Alexandria, To prescribe the amount
of recovery from any insurance COM
pany or association in Case of damage
or less by fire, water, lightning, lorna
do, cyclone or otherwise. (The purport
of this bill is to abolish the three
quarter clause, and requiring fire insur
ancs companies, in the event of destruc-
ton of the property insured, to pay the
face of the policy.)
To make the hiding, conoealing, or
removal of personal property by any
person having possession of the same,
the title or ownership of the same be.
ing in another, larceny.
The House passed bills to amend sec.
ton 525 of the Code, in relation to the
collection of the fees of the commits
sioner OF revenue, &c.
To authorize the city OF Winchester
to increase it's debt and to issue bonds.
The two Houses elected all of the
heads of the State departments nomi-
mated at the democratic primary eau
Gus Wednesday night, and it was de-
cided to vote for United States Senator
next Tuesday week. The judges were
not elected yesterday, but will be to-
day, perhaps.
Colonel William Henry Mann, clerk
of the house, has appointed Mr. Thos
II. Bigger his chief assistant.