Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-02-03
THE LEGISLATURE.
THE SENATE,

THE SENATE.
The first regular business was a bill
offered by Senator Munford, charternp
the Virginia Club, which was passed
under suspension of the rules. This
is the new club recently formed on
Church Hill, Richmond, which is pure.
ly social in It's nature. The club ID
composed OF the most prominent public
and business men of the East End, and
will shortly occupy the Kinds house
on east FIR ,nklin street.
An invitation WAS read to the Senate
by Colonel Button inviting the Senators
to reception at the Confederate Mu-
scum on Monday afternoon.
Two county judges were elected
Hon. Alexander Beavers, of Dckin-
son county. aud A. A. Skeene, Judge
Of the County Court OF Wise.
Senator Hartly introduced bill
which provides that a member OF the
General Assembly shall only receive
pay for the time actually served, and
where q member fills q vacancy he
shall receive pay for the time he actual
ly serves.
Senator Hartly also introduced bill
to fix the compensation of Judge Prem
Ii-s, of the Second Judicial District, al
81, 900 year.
Senator Jeffries introduced bill to
authorize aud require the Commission.
ers of the Sinking Fund OF Virgigia to
accept on behalf of the Commonwealth
the offer of the Richmond, Fredericks-
bnrg and Potomac Railroad Company
guaranteeing dividend on the States
holdings in said railroad company OF
not less than II per cent. a year, and
to enter into . contract binding the
same.
The second section of the bill pre-
vides that "said contract, when duly
executed by the parties thereto, shall
be recorded in the clerks Office of the
Circuit Court of the city of Richmond,
and shall stipulate in its terms, ami
when so recorded shall BIZ SO construed
to operate in law, as lien on the
works, depOts, rolling stock, road bed,
tracks. franchises, and all other rights
and property of said railroad company
for its faithful performance. 1t shall be
in duplicate, and after its recordntion
s.s provided for in this section, one copy
shall be delivered to the president OF
said railroad company and the other to
the treasurer OF the commonwealth for
safe keeping"
The bill further provides that this
shall not be construed as preve ,ting an
increase OF said amount over II per
cent, when the revenues of the road
shall warrant such increased dividends
on its common stock.
Tie special order for 12:45 o'clock
the question OF allowing the people to
vote on the proposition of calling COL
stitutional convention-came up. Mr..
Flood, the patron of the bill. explained
that the date of 1901 was inadvertently
set, and the bill was recommitted to the
committee for courts OF justice to be
perfected so as to provide for the hold
ing OF the election this year.
The question was then raised as to
whether or not the election was to be
neld under the Anderson Mccormick
or the Walton law, and Mr.. Flood re-
piled that 1t was perfectly plain that
the election was to be held under the
Walton law.
The LIE Cato bill, providing for the
payment of the capitation tax ss q pre-.
requisite to voting, came up on recon.
-lderatlon aud Was defeated by a vote
of IA TO 16, thus ending the fate of that
proposition
Senator Morris's substitute for the
Barksdsle bill in relation to taxing tele
graph and express companies came up
in the Senate on its third reading. Mr..
Morris did not think the telegraph and
express companies were paying as much
for the support OF the State government
as they should. The bill was thea or
dered to its engrossment.
The following House bulls passed the
Senate:
To provide for punishment OF and
levy OF execution on wages Of State Off
Gals.
To amend section 1919 of the code in
relation TO appointment of commission
ers 10 chancery.
To incorporate the Samaritan Endow-
ment Association.
To amend act incorporating trustees
of Protestant Episcopal Church.
10 incorporate Tidswater Transpor-
tation Company.
The amend act incorporating trustees
of Union Theological Seminary.
To amend section 1898 of the code,
&C., as to what conveyances for relig-
ious purposes are valid.
To amend the act 10 relation to judg.
ments against receivers, commissioners,
&c.
The House passed the employers liza
bility bill by one of the closest votes
ever recorded in the House. When
Capt. Parks closed his mastery argu-
m mt in support of the measure the
votes were taken on the several amend
ments, which were beaten decisively.
The vote then came up on the Parks
bill and resulted AZ to 40.
Mr.. Hunley offered joint resolution
calling upon the State Board OF Health
to report to the next General Assembly
some more humane manner of intilctiDg
the death penalty, and also to
look into the ACCESSIBILITY of recon
mendiug that the punishment be
inflicted at some particular point
in the State, instead of at the several
and city iails, as at present.
He also introduced a bill which pro-
vdes that 10 cases of criminal assault