Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-02-19
THE LEGISLATURE.
THE SENATE.

THE SENATE.
Senator st. Claire presented bill
changing the weights of bushel of GER
tain agricultural products. The bill
seeks to amend the code 80 as to make
u bushel of Irish potatoes contain GO
pounds, instead Of Sc pounds; oats 80
pounds, instead of 80 pounos; herds
grass Tor red-top seeds 10 pounds, in.
stead of IL pounds.
Senator Donoboe offered q bill
amending section 1911 of the code, in
reference to demurrers.
As stated on Saturday Senator Dono-
hoe presented petition from District
Lodge No Is. l o. G. T., of Alexsnd-
ria. praying the repeal ofthe law which
took from the county court OF Alexsn-
dria the power to pass on applications
for liquor licenses and invested it in an
excise board.
The following House bills were
passed.
To incorporate Help and Protection
Society.
To amend section of an act in rela.
ton to oysters.
To incorporate the Some and Daugh.
ters of Solomon.
Also Senate bills:
To prohibit raking. scrspipg. and
rou2hing OF oysters.
To amend the act in relation to turn
pixies.
To amend the act for the appoint
ment of assistant commissioner of &C.
counts.
HOUSE.
The House Saturday spent most OF
the time in listening to an argument by
MIR. Bland in opposition to the bill in
cooperating the Norfolk and Berkeley
Bridge Company.
The Governor sent q communication
to the House submitting q majority re.
port of the Board Of Public Roads on
the question OF taxing railroads.
The most important bill introduced
was offered by Mr.. Bland. 1t pre-
scribes the amounts to be charge for
eign corporations for permission to do
business In this State.
The following House bills were pass
ed
To amend the code in relation 10 the
satisfaction of judgment liens to be en-.
tered by creditor on judgment dock
ct; how noted, signed. and attested.
To amend the code in relation to
compensation of agents.
To authorize the reinstatement OF a
ciuse after final decree to appoint a
commissioner in the stead of one who
has died or become otherwise incapac-
itated to make the conveyance.
To provide for iDdexing certain deed
books in Accomac County Court clerks
office under the head of family and
christian nsmes.
The legislature is expected to ad-
journ March 6, which leaves but little
more than two weeks in which to con.
clude nearly all OF the important work
of the session. The finance committees
have nearly completed the appropria-
tons bills, which will be brought in early
next week. The appropriations to
nearly all of the State institutions will
be larger than two years ago. The
general pension bills will be consider
ed by the House committee tonight.
The House committee on finance
heard the matter of the proposed ap-
to the Charlotte Williams
Hospital. The bill was introduced by
Hon. s. l.. Kelley, of Richmond, and
asks for an appropriation of Sl2, 900 for
the maintenance of the new hO pital, to
be under the control of the Medical
College of Virginia. The bill was con-
sidered in executive session but not act
ed upon,
The House committee on general
avs considered substitute for Senate
bill 125. providing for the lease of GER
ain lands under the waters of York
river to the Colonial Water Company.
The committee reported q substitute for
he Senate substitute.
The House committee on general
avs reported favorably the bill prohb-
ling the sale OF cider, except apple |
;ider, in Virginia, without a license.
The committee also reported a sub. |
,itute for Mr.. Dupuy's bill providing
or the creation of department Of in
uranco,