Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-02-13
THE LEGISLATURE.
THE SENATE.

THE SENATE.
On motion of Senator Barksdale. the
elections bill was passed by until to-
day.
The following bills we're passed:
To Incorporate St. Leo's Catholic
Club.
To confirm charter OF Peace and
Light Society of King George county.
To incorporate Union Brothers.
Providing for codi6cation of oyster
laws.
III relation to dredging oysters.
In relation to oysters.
To amend the act creating Board of
Fisheries.
To compensate certain oyster plant
ers.
Mr.. Sands introduced bill to re-
quire the Virginia Telegraph and Tele-
phone Company to deposit 800, 900 in
Virginia State bonds, to be forfeited if
1t does not establish within three years
telephone extending into every
county in the State. The bill is now
pending in the House. Mr.. Sands
motion to place the bill on the calendar
was defeated.
Mr.. Bryan appeared at the door
while the vote was being taken. Mr..
Barksdale advanced up the aisle and
introduced Hon. William Jennings
Bryan, of Nebraska. move he be ex-
tended the privileges of the floor" said
the Senator.
Mr.. Morris at once moved that the
chair be vacated for ten minutes. M.
EchOls declared this agreed to, and the
Senators crowded about the distin-
guished visitor.
Mr.. Clayton offered bill to authorize
the county and corporation courts of
the Commonwealth, or the Judge there
of, to suspend any treasurer of any
county or city whenever it shall appear
from the report of the auditor of public
accounts, the board of supervisors, or
otherwise, that any treasurer, clerk, or
other officer has failed to pay over the
amount found by such auditor, board Of
supervisors, &C., to be due, and 20 au-
thorizs and empower said courts, or
judge thereof in vacation, to appoint
some person to discharge the duties of
such treasurer, clerk, or other officer
until the settlement and payment afore-
said is made as required by law.
HOUSE.
The House business yesterday gave
place to q reception to Hon. w. J.
Bryan, who arrived at the Capitol short.
ly after noon.
Mr.. Bryan made brief speech, In
which he stated that he had only come
to the building to pay his respects to
the Governor and to thank the legisla-
ture for their invitation to him.
All bills were passed by to which OBJ.
lection was made and nothing of general
interest TRANSFERRED.
Among the bills passed by the House
were these
To amend section 7 of section 1914 OF
the code, providing how judge of the
circuit court may be sued, or where
sued before he Is elected Judge, when
the suit may be removed to any county
OF corporation 10 an adjoining court.
To incorporate the Virginia Imuigra
ton Company.
TO incorporate the Albemarle Or
chard Company.
To amend section 1854. OF the code,
in relation to when partition cannot be
made there may be allotment or sale;
proceedings in case or sale; how pro-
ceedings distributed or endowed.
To amend section 1898, of the code,
10 relation to the remedies for or against
married women.
To repeal an act to enable married
women to sue in their own name in all
cases where they are required to sue by
their next friend.
The amend section 2513 of the code
in relation to who may not make wills,
with q saving as to infants of Is years of
age or upward.
To amend section 2615 of the code in
relation as to how leases on behalf of
persons under disability may be made.
In relation to the property rights OF
married women, declaring how they
may acquire and dispose OF property.
To bar the Commonwealth and the
counties and corporations of the Com.
monwealth from collecting taxes due
and payable prior to January l, 1876.
To incorporate the Ballston Railroad
Company.
To authorize and enable the town OF
Warrenton to call in the outstanding
bonds OF the town issued pursuant to
acts OF the General Assembly, and to
replace them by new issue of bonds
bearing less rate of interest, and to
borrow money, and to extend the time
of payment of the bonded Indebtedness
of the said town.
Authorizing the board Of supervisors
of Fauquier county to levy tax on
dogs, and to enforce collection of said
tax, with certain penalties in case OF
failure to pay the same.
To amend an act to incorporate the
Mount Vernon Avenue Association.
To reduce the travel rate of the Louis
Vile and Nashville Railroad Company
from 4 cents per mile to 3 cents per mile
10 the State of Virginia.
To reduce the rate of the South At.
lantic and Ohio Railroad travel from B
cents per mile to cents per mile, in the
State of Virginia.
To amend section l Of an act to regu-
late and license pawnbrokers, and to
regulate Junk dealers and dealers 10
secondhand personal property, in the
cities OF Virginia and county of Henri
CO.
The House committee on finance re.
ported the following bills:
To provide for the better enforcement
and collection of the tax now imposed
by law upon shares Of stock, incorpors-
lions, and joint stock companies, oy
requiring sworn lists of stockholders OF