Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-17
THE LEGISLATURE.
THE SENATE.

bill recommending the payment Of tn.
claim of the Grimes Battery, 1873, fol
services during the yellow fever epi
demic at Hampton last summer.
A reso ution was offered recurring
the payment OF all fees for chart srs and
private bills OF nature requiring such
fees to he paid before such bills are
printed by the public printer. The
resolution was agreed to.
The Senate passed, without opposi.
ton, the House bill requiring the effects
OF alcohol on the human system to be
taught in the public schools.
The following bills were introduc cd
and referred 10 committees:
Fixing the salaries of the various off.
GERS Of the penitentiary.
The bill fixes the salary of the gu.
perintendent at $1,000; FIRST assistan,
and the surgeon, 5000 each; four assist
ant keepers, $500 each; two clerks, 5000
each; matrOn, $3.50.
To amend section 622 of the code in
regard TO the collection of taxes by levy
and destrsint.
10 provide new election law. The
act makes material changes in the ex-
listing lave.
DIR. LeCa:o's resolution to submit to
popular vote an amendment to the con-
s'itution, making the payment of CAPT
latlon taxes a prerequisite to voting,
vas defeated after an animated two
hours debate. The vote was 16 to 10.
A motion to reconsider WAS made by
friends of the measure, followed by
another made by its opponents to pass
by, The vote on this question was Is
to 10, and Lieutenant Governor Echols
cast the deciding vote, passing the sub
ject by.
Senator Wickham introduced bill
TO amend section II, of the code, relat.
ing to tax on will and administration
The law is amended by the following
clause provided, however, that
when wills of non-residents are pro-
bated in Virginia the tax thereon under
this section shall be charged only upon
the value OF such estate, real, personal,
or mixed, the legal illus OF which for
taxation in Virginia was In Virginia
during the lifetime of such nonresident
decedent."
Senator Wickham offered q bill to
extend the time for the funding of the
outstanding evidences of debt of the
Commonwealth until the 30th of next
June. This measure is similar to those
passed at the last session.
Senator Sands offered bill appro-
prlatiDg from the State treasury the
sum OF 5000 for the support Of the
Virginia Home for the Incurables in
Richmond.
The Senate bill abolishing the Regis
ter OF the Land Office, amended by the
House came up on its passage and the
) nate coucurred in the House amend
ment. The bill simply reduced the sal
airy to 81 200 a year. The vote in the
Senate was unanimous.
The following House bills were pass
ed.
To amend charter OF Stanton Y. NJ.
G. A.; to authorize the city Of Newpor,
News to issue bonds; to authorize the
Elizabeth City school board to issue
bonds; to authorize Newport News to
issue bonds, etc; to authorize Warwick
county to issue bonds; to ratify charter
OF Norfolk Water Company.
HOUSE.
The HCLse devoted the first hour Ct
its session to proceeding regularly with
the bills on the calendar and cOnse-
quently disposed OF great deal OF bust
uess.
They passed, among others, a bill
dogs listed for taxation stolen
me subject OF petit larceny in certain
portions Of the State including the city
of Richmond.
Also to amend section 1852 and 1858
OF the code in relation to how officers
suffering prisoners to escape shall be
published.
10 provide charter for the town of
RivertoD, Warren county.
A bill introduced by Mr.. Pattesop,
making the right of dover OF mar
ried woman in real estate, in which her
husband has no interest, her separate
estate and authorizing her to dispose OF
the same by her sole act,
The House at O'CLOCK took up the
of the special order-tbe
bill to tax country merchants on the
capital employed in their business for
county purposes. The bill was ordered
TO its eDgrOssm mt.
Bills were offered
TO constitute damages for forts COM
mitted by railroads, steam or electric,
and by electric light companies. prior
70 the appointment of receiver.
To require steamboat companies car
-ying passengers for profit to provide |
separate dining rooms, saloons and cab.
MS for white and colored passengers.
BY Mr.. Hume-To confirm the action |
If the City Council of Alexandria,
granting permission to construct side
racks.
To amend section of section 3214 of
he code. providing how judges of cir
,uit court may be sued, or where sued
before he is elected Judge, when the suit
nay be removed to any county or cor
,oration in an adjoining circuit.
The following Senate bills were
passed:
To amend section s OF an act to in
the Southern Railway and
Development Company.
The House committee on schools and
colleges heard discussion on the bill in
reduced in the House by Mr.. Todd, of
Augusta county, which seeks to give to
'oung ladies of the State the same priv.
Ieges, by competent examination, as
) accorded young men at Blackburg.
The committe reported the bill favor
bly,.
The democratic cancus last night re-