Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-15
THE LEGISLATURE.
THE SENATE.

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Bills were introduced and referred:
To amend sections of the code to re.
wise and arrange and consolidate into
a code the general statutes OF the Com
mon wealth.
To amend section 6O3 of the code 10
reference to the collection of taxes.
To provide for the deposit of State
funds 10 certain cases.
To provide for special appropria.
ton for the South western State Hos.
pitsl.
To require all persons engaged in the
business of collecting to pay license
tax.
The bill provides that after April
1900, all persons engaged 10 the bust
ness of collecting (other than their own
acounts) shall pay license tax OF $25
Each member o! firm 80 engaged is
required to procure license. THE bill
excerpts from its provisions licensed al
torDeys, State or city officers and bona
fide employees of firms and corporations
engaged in busness
To extend the time for the imposition
of the additional per cent. on delin.
quent taxes from December 1st to Feb.
ruary 1st.
Senator Lyles offered bill provid-
ing that Roanoke cases, to be heard in
the Supreme Court of Appeals OF Viz
GINA, shall be heard at Richmond in-
stead Of Wytheville. The bill was Of
fered at the request OF the Roanoke
bar.
I The following we're passed:
To amend an act to legalize primary
elections in Clarke and Warren.
To incorporate the Southern Invest
ment Company.
The following Senate engrossed bills
were passed.
| Amending section 457 of the code, az
to real estate exempt from taxation.
| Authorizing National Mutual Church
Insurance Company to transact business
in Virginia free from taxation.
HOUSE.
| Mr.. Toney introduc d two bills. Ont
provides that every person or joint
stock association shall pay weekly tC
each employe the wages earned by hin
to day not more than elk days prior
to the date of payment, but every per
lson or corporation operating q steam
surface railroad, shall on or before thu
10th OF each month pay the employees
the wages earned by them during thu
preceding calendar month.
The other bill provides for wage pay
'ments Ia cash, and states that mo com
lpany, corporation, contractor, or suit
contractor shall pay its employees il
scrip, commonly known as store money
orders.
| Mr.. Saunders introduced bill amend
ing section 622 OF the code. The bill
purposes to enable the leasing of lands
for taxes, to be made in the discretion
of the collecting officer, after due notice
upon the premises, or In the neighbOr
hood OF the premises, and provides that
copy of the notice OF leasing shall be
served upon the tenant 10 possession OIL
the premises sought to be leased.
| Mr.. Cardwell introduced an amend.
ment to the exemption laws. providing
that an insolvent creditor may, in ad-
dition to the articles already allowed
by law, exempt for his own use, from
levy and distress, one wardrobe, one
bureau, one washstand, one sofa or
lounge, two carpets, one dozen chairs
one SCI of table china or earthware, two
tables; one dozen knives, and one dozen
forks.
Other bills were introduced and re-
ferred
To provide for the election OF the
railroad commissioner by the qualified
voters of the State.
To submit the calling of a consttu-
tional convention to the voters of the
Srate at the approaching May election
Providing that railroad companies
shall pay their employees on or before
the Goth of each month for the previous
month.
To amend the code In relation to Ger =
tain animals running at large.
The bill to provide a charter for the
town of Rverton, Warren county, was
placed on the calendar.
The office of register of the land Of
fee will not he abolished. The House
by vote OF 40 to q refused to pass the
Senate bill doing away with the office
and transferring it's duties to the secre.
tary of the common wealth. The vote
was not directly on the bill, but on q
substitute therefor, continuing the Off
Ger and reducing the salary from
81, 500 to 81, 200. This amendment be-
ing adopted, by the vote indicated, the
bill continuing tie office with the
IL 200 salary, was passed by the still
larger vote of So to 81.
House bills were passed
To amend section 1897 OF the code
prescribing the subjects to be taught in
the public free schools.
To incorporate the Independent Or
der Of Galilean Fishermen.
The Jim Crow car bill fight came up
before the committee on Saturday and
the room was packed with interested
spectators, including delegation of COL
ored people They submitted q protest
against the Epps bill, but the proceed
ings did not reach the stage at which
this paper could be read.
Messrs. McAllister and Willard, of
the subcommittee, reported their mod.
fled bill, giving conductors and station
agents police authority and requiring
them to separate white and colored pas
seDgers.
Mr.. Baker, of Chesterfield, offered a
substitute bill, which permits the rosds
to operate either separate or compsrt.
ment cars for whites and blacks, but
exempts roads from the operations OF