Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-02-10
THE LEGISLATURE.
THE SENATE,


The following bills were Introduce
and referred to committees:
Forbidding the employment of child
rem under fifteen years OF age In dis
reputable concert halls.
Regulating the est blishment. use
ana protection of meridian monuments
and standards of measure at the sew
eral county seats of the State.
Authorizing Octsvius w. Hudson to
erect wharf In Northum berland
county.
A 12:45 the bill to provide for record
alton by clerks of courts of convey
ances, etc, was taken up. The bill in
wolves title to vast tracts of land in Bath
county, in which case there is pending
litigation. The committee bill was
finally passed without any amendment.
The vote was recorded as follows !:
Ayes, II; noes, 4.
The land.grab amendment bill was
passed by until today, owing to the alb.
sence of Senator Jeffries.
The Senate passed the House bill
enacting a road law for Sts ford county,
HOUSE.
After speeches by Messrs. Rowell,
Whitehead and Anderson, the House
proceeded to vote on the land grab.
bers' bill, the Anderson and Hubbard
substitute and the different amend
ments. By recorded vote of SO to 38
the House declined to engross the sub
stitute offered by Mr.. HUBBARD 10 repeal
The entire present delinquent land law.
The Anderson substitute, greatly modi-
Tying the law, was defeated in turn, BY
a vote 30 to 40. A motion to reconsider
the last vote was pending when the
House adjourned. The friends OF the
Anderson bill hope that they may be
able to secure enough votes to carry it
through.
Among the bills introduced were the
following.
In relation to the formation of bat
talions, regiments, brigades and divi-
sions, approved March 3, 1894, and 10
relation to the increase OF the number
of regimental staff officers of the State
militia.
Prohibiting the working of children
under fourteen years OF age 10 any cot
ton mandatory for more than ten
hours in every twenty-four hours.
To authorize prosecutions of writs of
quo warrantO and information in ma
ture of wrts of quo warranto by mu-
nicipal corporations in certain CASE,
and to authorize the appointment of
receivers pending such proceedings.
The House passed the following bills:
Senate bill No. 10.-Amending the
laws requiring railroad companies to
fence their tracks.
Senate bill No. 19O.-Authorizine
county and corporation courts to strike
from The lists OF lands returned delin-
quent for non-payment of taxes and
levies, such as are enormously thereon.
To incorporate the Samaritan Endow-
ment Association.
Mr.. Pat.eson offered a resolution call.
ing upon the Secretary of the Common
wealth to furnish complete list of the
notaries public and commissioners of
leeds appointed in 1S9S-lS99, the fees
received from them, and the disposition
Of the money; and also an itemized
statement of all fees collected by him,
and about the portion he ia entitled to |
~ law as compensation.
The bill to amend an act to incorpor.
ate the Mount Vernon Avenue ASCOT
alton was, on motion of Mr., Hume,
placed on the calendar.
Tho uonao 1jou,;sSad Ganato Lii 0EO
prescribing the duties of the Court OF !
Appeals and the clerks of said court In |
'elation to its opinions.
The committee on courts of Justice
ordered o favorable report on q bill to
mend the code 80 as 10 provide that a
householder may waive the exemption
made in his favor by provision of the
aid code. The bill amending the law
n relation to pawnbrokers was also
avorably reported.
The House committee on finance con-
idered the application OF the Western
tate Hospital for an additional ap-
The amount asked this
ear is 100000. DR.. Benjamin Black.
ord, superintendent of the hospital, ap-
eared before the committee and ex-
lsined the need OF his institution.
Senator James is making an earnest
ght to amend the statute imposing a
enaliy on express companies for ex.
essive charges. He claimed that the
resent law was framed ia the interest ,
the express companies.
The House committee for courts of
lstics considered the bill which
imposes the criminal expenses upon
le several counties of the State.
he matter was debated at great
myth, and the question was rails.
4 whether or not constitutional rights
era involved. Captain r. 8. Parks Of
age, was named as a committee to {
limit the bill to Attorney General
[Ontague and secure an expression
ON him as to the points raised, II
The following we're reported favor.
bly,:
Amending section 1862 so as to pro- /
ide that q householder may waive the ;
Iemptions made in his favor by said
CtiOD.
Amending the law in regard to licen- b
az aud regulating pawnbrokers and Q
nix dealers.
The committee also considered Sena- .
# Claytor's bill in relation to policy
,lders to recover on insurance policies
hich contain immaterial answers to ]
lestions. Mr.. Cardwell offered SUBJ
itute which, it was claimed. is more
st to insurance companies. This sub
itute was adopted, It is materially t
fferent from Senator Clsytor's bill. r
The Senate committee for courts of q
stice heard Senator Bruce 10 regard n
his three bills prohibiting the carry a
g of concealed weapons and the sale b
,,;a, A.. ~ no lie a "A M rfriN uoo in no |