Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-31
THE LEGISLATURE.
THE SENATE.

tho COncuCItuco Vi Inc do06r0l Assem-
bly, Of Virginia in petition to the fed
eral government to hold constitution
al convention, which is provided 70
when two.thirds of the States of th
Union shall unite 10 such a call. Th
letter was referred to the committee OIL
privileges and elections.
The Senate bill to amend section
40l7 OF the code as to presence of &C
cused on q trial for felony was 9,
amended as to require the records t
show that the accused was present O
absent. The bill was reported ad
versely by the committee, aud the vot,
on ordering the bill to its engrossmen
resulted IL to 10.
The following bills were introduced
and referred:
To prOhibi. the sale of liquors within
one mile of q school house or church
within the Commonwealth. The pro
visions OF the act are not TO apply t
any incorporated city or town, or t.
any village 10 which there is polio,
protection.
To regulate the sale OF cider in Lou.
doun county.
The following bills were passed:
To amend section 726 of the code 81
as to authorize county courts to com
NIT party.
20 amend section 32l4 of the code
in relation TO the county and corpora
ton 10 which actions at law or suits il
equity may be brought.
To incorporate the Piedmont Lumber
and Warehouse Company.
To authorize New York, Philadel
phia and Norfolk railroad to consoli
date.
In relation to railroads enclosing theil
rosdbeds.
In relation to fourth class postmas
tiers acting as justices.
The Senate bill TO increase the sala
ries oil certain officers at the peniten'
tiary was ordered to its engrOssment
but the amendment to increase the sala.
ry of the superintendent of the State
farm from $50 to SIS per month was re.
jected.
There was lively discussion on Ser
ator Barksdsle's bill making 1t misd'
meanOr to entice servants to leave en-
ployers, Senators Barksdale and Morris
participating. There were number OIL
humorous threats. The bill WAS de.
feated on roll call by vote of II to H.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Melton, of Louisa, made speech
in advocacy of the passage OF the EN-
ployer's Liability bill. The House pass,
ed a bill Incorporating the Cilizen's r.
lief Association of Richmond. The fret
open step 10 the big fight being made
by the Richmond, Fredericksburg, and
Potomac and Pennsylvania Railroads
against the SeabOard's bill for charter
TO build line from Richmond to the
Potomac paralleing the Richmond,
Fredericksburg and Potomac, was TAX
en- when Mr.. Bosz, presented bill to
repeal the act of March 3. 1894, EN-
towering the board of sinking fund
commissioners to sell the States IT,
terest to the Richmond, Fredericksburg
and Potomac and invest the proceeds
10 century bonds. The introduction OF
this bill was quickly followed by a rt-
solution, offered by Mr.. Patterson, pa
tron of the Seaboard's bill for the Rich
mond and Washington charter, calling
for full information as to now the
States Investment 10 the Richmond,
Fredericksburg and Potomac was paid.
rne resolution was adopted.
The House concurred in the joint
resolution of the Senate, appointing
joint commission to meet q similar body
from Maryland, with view to perma-
nently settling the disputed question
as to the boundary line between the two
States, in Chesapeake Bay.
Mr.. Pitcher made a speech ag ainst
the resolution, which, he declared, only
meant the waste OF State money. He
had served on similar commission, land
all they did was 10 meet in Washing
ton, have good time at the expense of
the two States, aud then draw up re-
port which meant nothing.
The passage OF MIR. Pitchers bill to
incorporate the Virginia Transportation
Company was arrested bySpeaker Ssun-
ders, who thought its powers entirely
100 broad. Mr.. Pitcher consented to
abridge these, but objected to reducing
the authorized capital stock. Pending
discussion the bill went over.
Mr.. Pollock introduced bill to re-
Quirs Commonweath's attorneys to
prosecute misdemea lOr cases, and max 4
lag their fees payable by the defend
ants. 1t is expressly provided thai
on the State treasury.
The House passed the Senate bill to
amend section 3044 OF the code in rela-
ton to the counties and districts of the
County Court judge.
Evidence given last night before the
com mittee investigating the extension
Of the contract with the Davis Shoe
Company, for the hire of the convicls
in the penitentisry, indicated that Vir-
ginia gets the best price for her convict
labor of any Stale in the Union. Mary.
land, with fewer negroes, gets higher
per diem, but makes less clear money.
There ls growing sentiment 10 the
legislature in favor of the election OF
Mr.. J. Rand. Tucker for the judgeship
Of the eighteenth ju 1icial circuit. His
is Judge Dupuy, of Roam
)ke.
The House committee on roads yes
erday were entertained by q delega-
ion from Alexandria on the bill which
.squires the electric railway company
between Alexandria and
Washington to stop their cars at q
Itatious. in both directions. Messrs.
eaton, Colvin, Carlin and others spoke
IN the subject. The committee, as
tated yesterday. decided to report that
he bill pass, /
The bill to compel said electric road
- o.oc< ood maintain aafotv Uafpa