The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-01-16


f.. meetings 10 consider important mat
f.f- Routine work was the rule IN both
houses The senate session lasted less
i-ar aa hour. and there were very few
s.r.rors present
Iar b.u passed by the house on sat
.rs1E retaining the office OF register OF
tie ian! Office, but reducing the salary
81. Ras taken up, but was passed b.
without being considered. There IS some
gaH whether the senate will consent 10
..a salary reduction. There T. talk OF
to-.Ir..rE the salary, and Of introducing
abb .o give the register a clerk, 30 that
rs Office may b. given proper dignity and
As3r every facility for handling the bust
ras belonging 10 IT.
senator Martin Calls.
ssrat1r Morris. in reporting for the joint
committee appointed 10 wait on Senator
.I-m and notify MIN OF his election,
stated that Senator Martin requested toe
committee 10 assure the general assem-
Hy OF his grateful appreciation Of the
honor and 10 also assure II that he would
accept 4 few minutes later Mr.. and Mrs.
Martin visited the capitol. and the latter
sa.lr some time in the senate chamber
chatting with the Senator's friends
Tie hoase bill TO incorporate the South
e-u Investment Company, with George
WAYNE Anderson, y. ". Bowe, Leigh r.
Page. and Joseph Button as corpOrators.
-l which senator Clayton objected Satur-
day. passed the senate to-day without OBJ
lection i authorizes capital stock not
exceeding a09.oo0JO. Senator Clayton be-
came convinced. upon investigation, that
fhr BIN conferred 10 unusual powers, haV-
.Lg been amended in certain particulars.
Measures Passed by the senate.
The following bills passed the senate:
House ams-To authorize the United States gov
eminent o. acquire title to land Elizabeth River;
q. allow slHtrreudeuts OF State hospitals 10 grant
..-...--s 90 patients. 10 permit Z. +. Straight 10
sr-., "a ss.r!, granting the school board OF orange
County certain powers; in relation TO the time Of
s.-tls o1.srs o. the Deaf and Dumb and Blind
institute
s1a.. tuls-To amend section 3O4i OF the code.
. relation 10 counties and districts OF the county
'f-a --a senate. in executive session. confirmed
rla following appointments made b. the governor
'a. board Of visitors Of the Virginia Polytechnic
Institute. 10 serve three years from January 1900;
WEa5sam b. Robertson, Il. b. BrOckenbrough. J.
?. Ayal, and ]. s. Musgraye
Proceedings In the House.
An interesting discussion was had In the
house over the bill to amend section S33
O, the code Sc as 10 provide for the as
-rssment Of capital used or employed in
the mercantile business for local taxation.
Nessrs Parks and Early supported the
bin and Messrs. Pitcher and Cardinell
strenuously opposed it. The bill was
passed by and made the special order for
tomorrow at l O'clock
Delegate Whitehead, OF Norfolk offered
a resolution designed to repeal the bill
passed by the house on Wednesday last
Incorporating the Southern Investment
Company, which is given extraordinary
powers. II developed in the discussion
that the bill had been amended in the
senate. Mr.. Whitehead withdrew his reso-
luton
Sanitary Law Amended.
Dr. Priddy introduced bill in the house
amending the act regulating the transpor-
tation Of bodies dead OF infectious diseases,
providing that the bodies of those who
died Of measles diphtheria, scarlet fever,
or typhoid fever may be transported if
wrapped in a sheet thoroughly saturated
with a strong solution of bi-chloride of
mercury, in the proportions of one ounce
of M-chloride of mercury TO one gallon
OF water. and inclosed in an alright
coffin hermetically sealed and inclOsed in
than one inch in thickness.
Two bills were introduced by Mr.. Pat
ron providing for the preparation OF GER
Tain records OF the clerk OF the Court OF
appeals. what TO be printed and how, and
Loa copies shall be distributed, &C. The
object o. the bill is to fix the fees of clerks
OF Court Of Appeals. and 10 give the ap-
reliant in a case in the Court OF Appeals
lie right to have the record of his case
printed by contract under suitable re-
sIc,iuuS instead of being compelled, IS
Is now the case, to have the work done
Through the clerks.
Measures Passed by the House.
These bills passed the house:
Senate lIl-To authorize the board Of super
VI ll Norfolk County to acquire by purchase or
'.a.. l--tOu land In the city Of Portsmouth 10 DE
ls- o. Tie clerks Office OF Norfolk County Court;
o. -aeli act 20 incorporate the town OF Berke-
L- 10 authorize the supervisors Of Norfolk County
10 ISSUE bonds for the purpose Of purchasing add
..tl Zeal estate for the Of the Norfolk County
-... and charging the clerks Office; 10 -epeal an
H-...rl February = 1855. entitled an act 10
-'...-. t.r working certain road IN Fairfax
..r.r and 10 make applicable thereto the pro-
'.s .a. 90 act approved February 20. 1896; 10
l...- ..r the reduction Of the capital stock and
On. ..s-- 0. special stock o, the Southern Railway
'.u...y
H t.ls-To amend and re-enact an act ap-
.0 working 0! reads IN FsUquier County, Va; To
..a.. che construction OF telegraph and tole-
'.-e -,s along and upon the right Of way OF rail
' - -e state Of Virginia, and 10 provide for
--'s'..a Of such right Of way; 10 change the
game .. L.z-le'h Night Ferry Company TO Eliza
.- -..vr Ferry Company. aad to amend ami re-
VIA. o1s ]. .. and 3 OF an act entitled an act
...E..E4te The Elizabeth Night Ferry
approved January IS. 1886:
en- ~ - of nj he
.- .r acquisition by TIE government Of Tie
STATES %. So much land may be neces-
F public building In the city Of Ports
.'. giving the city the power 10 sell the
.. purpose meEti0ned. 70 incorporate The Pu-
.- ...-a Insurance Company: % incorporate
....r.. Home Society OF Virginia. 10 change .
- --a. .. 'a- Tide and Trust Company 20 South
'.a-E. aIl 10 amend and re-eHaci section !
-. ... '1 Incorporate the Virginia Mercantile
.-.r Deposit Company. o. Richmond. Va ap-
..f -.a.ag - 1883 as amended and rc-enacted
Oh -.- approved January o. 1885,; to amend ard
.--r',r il2 Of the acts o. 1851 and 1855
..t. school trustees ether than clerks Of
a.. boards in the counties Of Greene
-.. 81. 10 provide for the recordatlon By [
'T .. l-g co-aty corporation courts Of lists Of
AID partitions that may have been
'-.-ea thereto b. he clerk 0! the general court.
- a.a De- found therein. and declaring the [
To b. given said lsts when 50 recorded. I
g.. W.. house committees met this morn I
- . Hi courts Of Justice and finance l
.'.ale Of specially important gen /
- interest was transacted.
.' 'rAi measure 10 provide against /
going from Virginia 10 other /
Fog the purpose Of securing liccas-
o.. 'i--f Co avoid the rigid eXamina- 4
Do mis- stale and then returning 10 4
t....A lu practice. was discussed by the /
"l justice committee No final &C /
B., was taken bui the bin was passed 1
y i1r ilrHer action.
Docs away with spring Election.
IN. Esrz..l-Le cato measure. providing |
:, zoe merging Of spring and fall eiec- |
was reported fav0raby from the |
iF 81 Justice committee. 10 take cf- /
". 'Le IAN election ~ 1901. This bin /
away with The spring elections. and 1
..-.elcy 10 curtdn largely election /
So. The measure s. "A joint rcsoiu- |
'-4' "eat through the house and /