Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-02-15
THE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

The effort of Mr.. James to have the
Senate pass, under q suspension Of the
rules, the House bill giving State courts
the right to pass upon complaints OF
railroad Determinations was unsuccess-
full. This measure was introduced at
the instance OF Danville business men,
who complain that the Southern road
is discriminating against that city. The
bill went to the road committee. OF
which CongressmaD-elect Maynard 10
chairman. This will probably be the
end of 1t for this session.
The bill amending the divorce laws
OF the State, which passed the House
on Wednesday, came up In the Senate
yesterday and was sent to the courts
committee for O peaceful sleep. Its
friends made fruithless effort to nave
| 1t placed on the calendar.
The following House bills were pass
ed by the Senate:
To prevent carrying seed oysters out
of this State.
To incorporate the Virginia Casket,
Burial. Cemetery and Crematory Com
pany.
To incorporate the Virginia and
Louisa Improvement Company.
To prevent expectoratiDg on floors
and aisles OF churches.
| The defective title OF the act OF last
year increasing the jurisdiction of JUS
tees Of the peace was taken up and
passed.
Senator LIE Cato called up the House
bill regulating the practice OF medicine
and surgery in Virginia. The bill was
passed.
The bill to amend section 3191 OF the
| Code relative to the practice OF law
provides that any person falling in his
examination before the Supreme Court
shall have the right to take another
examination within six months, instead
of waiting twelve months, as provided
by the Supreme Court rule.
HOUSE.
After considerable discussion the
House recommitted the bill to repeal
the law providing for oyster inspectors.
The House passed the Senate bill in
cooperating the Central Railway Of Viz
ginis.
The House passed by until next Mon
day the consideration OF the report OF
the special committee as to filing the
Office OF second auditor at this term.
This means that the matter will not be
acted upon and that Judge Dew will
serve until February.
The subject OF oysters engaged the
| attention OF the House for a good while
again. Mr.. Petit moved to dismiss
Mr.. Pitchers bill to repeal section 2169
of the Code in relation to the powers OF
oyster inspectors. The house commit
ted 1t to the committee on the Chesa.
peake and its tributaries.
Mr.. Fleet had the committee on
roads discharged from further consid.
GRAFTON OF Senate bill amending the
separate car law which applies to
steamboats,. He made strong speech
| for Its passage, and was followed by MIR.
Nottingham, who spoke ably in favor
OF the bill, which was passed.
The House passed the house bills TO
provide separate coaches for white
and colored passengers on electric rail
reads 10 the counties Of York, War
wick, and Elizabeth City, aud in the
city OF Newport News. and the towns
of Hampton and Phoebus.
The House also passed the Senate
bill amending the slim Crow" car bill,
to make it apply also to steamboats,
plying In the waters OF the State.
Senate bills to incorporate the Can
raj Railway OF Virginia, to incorporate
the Union Terminal Company; to in.
corporate the society of 1.-THE Order OF
jamestown, 1907" The bill offered by
Mr.. Toney, to discontinue the working
of convicts on the Capitol Square and
10 the Capitol building, was dismissed.
The commission created by the Legis.
lature to report q better system OF
check and balances between several de-
partments OF the State government met
yesterday afternoon for the 6rst time.
The commission began operations by
examining the financial methods OF the
penitentiary.
The Legislature has passed bill i'm
posing a penalty on any person placing
less than 1876 pounds In q barrel oil
-four. The law will go into effect
July l.
Gov. Tyler sent special message to
the Legislature announcing the reslg-
nation Of Judge Wbittle, Of the Fourth
Circuit, to take effect at once. Speaker
Saunders will be elected as his sue
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