Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-03-01
THE LEGISLATURE.

The legislature is working overtime
and grinding out bills at bewilderiDg
speed, and with only few more days
(until Tuesday, imperfect legislation is
Obliged to be the result. In the Sen
ate yesterday it was decided to intro
duce no more bills except by uusni
nous consent. Nearly seven hundred
bills have been printed in the Senate
and dozen adversely reported. TWEEN
ty.one hundred bills have been intro
duced in the House, about half being
reported by the committees. Private
pension bills greatly swell the list.
THE SENATE.
The Virginia Telephone and Tele-
graph bill was ordered to it's engross-
ment in the Senate by q vote of 20 10
10. after being amended so as to allow
the fixing of maximum and minimum
| rates. This is regarded as practically
the defeat OF the bill, as the corpora
ton is not likely to accept it as amend
ed. The amendment of vital import.
ance is that offered by Senator Glass
prohibiting the company from ckarg-
| ing more than $35 in the cities or less
than $40 in the counties. The whole
fight turned upon this proposition.
! which was adopted oy vote OF 10
to II.
The bill to appropriate $500 for the
care OF soldiers graves in Hollywood
was loaded with amendments to give
| like amounts to other institutions in
the State and, as amended, was de-
teated.
The Senate and House agreed to the
conference report on the bill to amend
the so-called land grabbers' act, aud
this measure goes to the governor.
The bills to incorporate the Northern
Virginia Telephone and Telegraph
Company ard to prescribe qualifications
of arbitrators and umpires under poll
cies of insurance were passed.
HOUSE.
The House passed the bill establish
| ing a department of insurance and
creating the Office of commissioner with
a salary of 81, 500. This measure does
not affect the present Wharton law pro-
hibting combination of insurance COM
panies to fix rates.
The House passed the Parks pension
! bill. This increases the appropriation
I for pc ,sions to ex-Confederates from
curing all those now drawing pensions
to renew their applications and prove
$lO6, 900 to 100000. The provision re-
their claims to the benefits Of the law
was, after opposition, eliminated.
The bill incorporating the Richmond
and Washington Air Line road went
over and comes up again today.
The House finance committee report
ed the Senate appropriation bill, with
several slight amendments, and it was
made the special order for today. One
amendment increases the salary of the
fireman at the State library building
from 5000 to $720; another adds LOO
| for the erection of laundry at the
Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institution. and
another increases the appropriation for
the expenses OF the labor commission.
er's office from $500 to 81 900.
An Intellectual effort was made by Mr..
Price to Rave Mr.. Embrey's bill, rear
ranging the judicial circuits ofthe State,
dismissed, but the House refused to
take the bill up. The measure is Ger
tain of defeat at this late stage OF the
session.
The House passed the bill prohibit
ing the sale or use of cannon crackers
! 10 Virginia, and to authorize the Gov
ernor to appoint board of commission
ers for the promotion of the uniformity
OF legislation in the United States.
The House passed the following Sem
ate bills: To amend section 22l4 OF the
Code with reference to inspection OF
cattle brought into the State from
south of State or federal quarantine
line.
To prevent trespassipg upon raj
road trains.
To prevent persons trespasslng on
train or Car from jumping on or OF.
To validate acknowledgements to
deeds, leases and contracts taken by
certain commissioners in chancery OF
the county courts Of this State or by
the judge thereof.
To amend sections 1744 OF chapter n Of
the code, regulating the practice of medicine
and surgery in Virginia
To provide for the revision and codifca-
ton of the insurance laws of Virgins, and
sppropriating sum not exceeding 500, to
be expended for that purpose.
To submit the question Of stock law to
the voters Of Occoqusn district, in the county
of Prince William.
To amend section 1902 Of the code in re-
ation to roads abandoned by turnpike COM
psnles, how kept in order, &c.
To authorize the Governor to appoint
board of commissioners for the promotion of
the uniformity Of legislation in the United
States
The bills to provide for the appointment Of
special prosecuting attorneys in tho couaty OF
Alexandria, and to provide for the investig.-
ton OF fires occurring upon insured property
or upon property adjoining or near the same,