Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-02-20
THE LEGISLATURE.
THE SENATE,

THE SENATE.
Senator Eggleston offered the follow.
ing bill which was, after short debate,
placed on the calendar:
Be 1t enacted by the General Assem-.
bly, OF Virginia, That it shall not be
lawful for any railroad company doing
business in this State, or any railroad
company chartered or incorporated un-
der the laws OF this State, to construct
q line of railroad, or any part or section
of line OF railroad between the city of
Richmond. Va, and the Potomac river
at or near Washington, d. c., until the
interest OF the State of Virginia in the
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Poto.
mac Railroad Company has been sold
by the State. The bill repeats all acts
or parts OF acts 10 conflict and Is to be
in force from its passages.
The Barksdale pure election bill,
which hsd been fixed for consideration
on Wednesday, was taken up and made
the special order for today, at one
o'clock.
There WAS considerable debate over
the House bill in relation to turnpikes.
Senator Lupt0n called attention to it's
Objectionable features, and Senators
Munford, Wickham and Fairfax char.
acterized the act as q vicious measure.
The bill was indefinitely passed by.
Bills were introduced TO incorporate
the Brooks Gap Railroad Company.
The road is to run from Broadway, in
Rockingham county, through the Shen-
sndoah county, to the State line at or
near Hardy county, w. Va.
By Senator Donohoe-To incor-
porate the Northern Virgins Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company.
The company is authorized TO
establish telephone or telegraph line
in Fairfax county and town OF Fairfax.
or any other county OF the State, with
tho consent of the Board of Supervisors
and Councils of the various City COun.
ellis of the State.
Amending the law creating the Blu
reau Of Labor, and appropriating $4,000
to defrsy the expenses of the bureau.
Amending the law allowing security
companies to qualify as security for
public officers.
Reenacting the sections of the code
repealed March 4, 1898. providing ior
recordation of births and deaths.
The bill regulating the employment
of children in manufacturing establish.
ments was passed by.
At l o'clock the special order was the
act to amend acts regulating procedure
by which subscriptions TO joint stock
companies may be recovered. There
was lively discussion and much fill
clustering on this measure. A number
of amendments were offered and re-
jected. The object of the bill was to
render it almost impossible for the
manipulators of the boom companies to
force subscribers to pay up their delin-
quencies. There was much fighting to
kill the bill, land by recorded vote of IA
to IL the Senate refused TO engross the
bill, and on a motion to reconsider the
Senate adjourned without passing o
8 ingle bill.
HOUSE.
The House passed the bill incorpora'-
ing the Norfolk and Berkeley Bridge
Company.
The House dismissed the bill increas-
ing the salaries of the surgeon and Ger.
tain peniten,isry officials by vote OF
Al to a.
The House ordered 200 copies of the
''Jim Crow car law printed.
Mr.. Matthews presented 10 the House
a petition signed Dy twenty-four citi-
zens of AccOmac requesting that the
county be cut in half and that the up
per part he constituted new county.
Mr. Shelton introduced bill to re-
luce the salary of the clerks of the Sen
,te 90 per cent. and those of all other
State officers, save the governor, the
judges now in Office and the guards at
he penitentisry,. Is per cent.
There was considerable discussion
over Mr.. Pollock's bill amending Sec
ion 2079 of the code in relation to I'M
awful hunting. The bill protects GER
ain birds not now protected by law.
MIR. Pollock took the floor to speak in |
avor of his bill. He said that the pro-
ection afforded birds by his bill would |
'e OF great benefit to the farmers of the |
State, and closed with an appeal for its |
,assage, at the conclusion OF which the |
hair wss vacated, to be resumed at
our o'clock p. m. for an afternoon ses-
ion.
The House passed large number of
ocal bills. The Pollock bill was up
gain, and it being shown that half the
ounties of the State wished to be ex-
mpted, the bill was dismissed. There
vas a warm fight over the bill provid-
ng for the appointment of officers to
reserve order at the voting precincts.
there was much filbusteriDg and the
i'll went over.
The following bills were introduced and
laced on the calendar: To amend the char
er of tho town of Manassas, and 10 permit
telephone companies to carry their wires over
abroad tracks.
The finance committee Of the House had
nder consic Grafton yesterday the bill of Mr..
Iravsly to amend the law in relstion to the
ssesment OF taxes on persons, property, &c.
he bill hiss for its object the better assess
lent OF railroad property In virginia. mr..
Iravely pointed out the difference in the
rode of assessing railroad property and that
other corporations. and claimed that there
hOuld be no difference. The matter was
lid over for further consideration.
The bill to amend section 8 Of the act i'm
osng tax on stocks, bonds and other evil
ences OF debt, wss reported favorably. The
ill relieves corporations from the burden of
ouble taxation and places them on footing
nth private concerns.
The Senate committee on general laws
pant three hours last night hearing argu-
tent on the Virginia Telephone and Tele
raph Company charter. Mr.. Frank W
Tristan and Hon. Epps Hunton spoke for
10 bill, and City Attorneys Gordon, of Stsun.
IN, and Pollard Of Richmond, and Senator
Iunford against it. The hearing was ac
'urned till today.
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