Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-29
THE LEGISLATURE.
THE SENATE.

was made the special order In the Sen
ate for next Friday.
Senator Walker offered a Joint reso
luton, which was referred. to appoint
committee to confer with a similar
body from the Maryland legislature to
investigate and report upon the Mary
land. Virginia boundary line question.
When the House bill amending section
1929 of the Code came up Mr.. Nell.
waine stated that the law simply re.
Quired that marriage licenses should
state whether parties obtaining license
have been divorced. Mr.. McIlwaine
stated that the churches of many min.
listers did not allow divorced persons to
marry, and that for this reason it was
desirable that the license show whether
the parties. or either of them, had been
divorced. The bill was passed.
The following House bills were
] passed:
To incorporate the town of Round
Hill, in Loudoun county.
In relation to contingent right OF
dover of married woman.
To prescribe weight of bushel OF
apples, and the size OF barrels to be used
in packing and shipping the same.
A large number of Senate bills came
up on their second reading, and were
ordered to their engrossment, but none
was passed.
Mr.. Barksdale's bill to preveot the
corrupt use of money in elections was
MADE the special order for Tuesday
February 6.
HOUSE
The Parks employers libility bill was
made the special order for Friday.
The measure was favorably reported
| by the committee on courts by nearly
an unanimous vote. Mr.. Pllcher, who
has for several sessions fought all legis
lation attempted along this line, oppos-
ed the consideration of the act in the
absence of 80 many members. He lead
| fillibuster movement and won, the bill
being passed 10y and made the special
order for Friday at o'clock.
Colonel Anderson's bill amending the
land. graboers' act, was made special
and continuing order for Wednesday.
Captain Parks introduced bill pro-
, viding that the Auditor of Public Ac.
| counts, the second auditor and treasur-
or OF the State shall constitute a board,
and shall appoint for each city or COZ
poration OF over 5000 population com
. missioner OF valuation, who shall hold
| office for five years, and shall make d
valuation and report to the commits
sioners of revenue all personal proper.
ty and incomes. The commissioners
shal receive one-twelfth of per cent.
| on values assessed, and shall have the
power to appoint deputies. They shall
give bond of $4,000.
Bills were introduced TO amend Sec
ton 229S ofthe code in relation TO the
remedies for or against married wOm en-
Providing for the examination Of tn.
| accounts of State officers, etc.
The followidg bills, under suspension
of the rules, we're placed on the caleD
dar.
To repeal section s of an act in rela-
lion to making and keeping in repair the
roads and bridges in Alexandra coun
ty.
To amend and re.enact section 1904
of the code in relation to sale OF intoxl
eating liquors, &C., how punished.
House bills were passed:
To amend and re.eDact an act APP
proved March A, 1894, entitled an act
TO provide for State banks OF circula-
lion.
To incorporate the Union Brothers, a
colored organization, with power to
care for its sick and to bury its dead.
To amend an act regulating the trans
portstion of bodies dead of contagious
or infectious diseases.
The House committee on roads re
ported favorably the bill to provide for
the separate accommodation of white
and coIored passengers in the sitting,
sleeping and eating departments OF
| steamboats, plying in the waters within
the Jurisdiction OF the Commonwealth,
| and to provide certain police powers ior
the captains, pursers and other officer
in command, TO enforce such regula-
tons and to prevent and suppress dis
| orderly conduct on sailboats.
The Senate committee on general
laws reported favorably bills allowing
fourth class postmasters to at as nota-
ries public and justices of the peace, and
prohibiting the enticing of servants
from employers.
The Senate finance committee re-
ported favorably the bill amending sec
ton 637 of the code in relation to ad'
vertising and sale OF delinquent taxes
by treasurers.
The House committee on general
laws reported favorably the bill to
amend an act in relation to killing
trees near highways, iDjuring bridges,
obstructing roads, and riding or driving
animals or vehicles on sidewalks, &c,
how punished, approved March ard'
1898