Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-12-08
LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

cE4fAAA@s
Senator Sale on Saturday presented
a bill 10 "create a bureau OF insurance,
10 provide for the election OF superln-
tendent of insurance and to regulate hire
and other insurance companies. Inc
hill provides for the election by the
General assembly of superintendent OF
insurance to hold Office for a term OF
six wears; the salary is fixed at 81, oOO,
with An allowance of SO, 900 fora secretary
and expenses. The superintendent, VINO
is to be under the control of the corpor-
atoms commission, is to have his office IN
Richmond The superintendent Is to
have supervision of all laws affecting IN
surance now under the direction OF the
auditor. The superintendent is to ex-
anime all insurance companies dong
business in the State, inquire into the
value of the securities deposited with
the State treasurer for the protection OF
policy-holders, and to investigate all
cases of fires and endeIvor to ascertain
their origin.
Senator George w. LeCato, of Accomae,
who sustained slight stroke of paralysis,
few weeks ago, appeared and took his
seat and he was giving cordial greet
ing.
Two bills which had passed the House
were taken up and concurred in, as fol-
| lows:
Empowering the Home for Needy
Confederate Women to expend the So, 600
given the home.
Appropriating $4,000 for the State
Female Normal College.
Mr.. Donohoe introduced a bill to re-
quire distileries to obtain liquor licenses
as dealers who sell liquors not to be drunk
where sold.
Senator Barksdale offered the follow
ing, which, on his own motion, went
over until Monday:
Resolved by the Senate, That the SUI
perintentent of public grounds and build
ings be, and he is hereby, requested t.
inquire, ascertain and report to this body
what would be the probable cost Of re-
moving the equestrian statue of Genera
Robert f. Lee from its present location
to a site in the Capitol Square.
A motion that the bill relating to com
binations by trusts and preventing com
binations to fix rates of any kind be re
ferred to the committee on general laws
instead of the committee on courts o
justice was adopted.
tvaa raQaivad from
the governor announcing the resignation
of Judge J. X. NJ. Norton, of the cor
poration court of Alexandria. A caucus
was at once called for Monday night t.
nominate his successor.
HOUSE.
Two minor bills were transmitted Il
the House from the Senate, where the.
had been passed, one for the relief o
treasurers who have lost school warrants
the other for the payment to Officers o
the penitentiary certain sums du'
them.
The finance committee reported favor
ably bill to facilitate the work of tn
General Assembly in revising and sup
plementing the code and appropriatine
$500 therefor
The committee on counties, cities ant
towns reported favorably bill prohibit
ing the location of smallpox hospitals
pest-houses, etc., within 200 yards O
any street or public road.
Bills were offered and referred:
To amend sections 1872 and 4S3 0
the code of Virginia, so as to provide 70
a proper assessment of Improvements o.
real estate.
To prohibit fire insurance companie
from paying more than listed value o
personal property in case of loss.
To provide for erecting fence aroun
the Lee monument, in Richmond.
The Folkes semi-monthly settlement
bill was further discussed in the House
but was rot voted upon.