Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-24
LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

In the Senate yesterday the bill au-
,borizinp the Governor to designate
iudge to hold court in case of inability OF
disqualification of a judge of court was
passed.
The bill imposing a license ON dogs
making landowners liable for all dogs
found on said land, was taken up. sew
eral amendments were offered and some
opposition developed. The bill was tnen
passed by. =.
The bill to provide for the prosecution
of criminal cases, removed from Tue
State to the federal courts, was passed.
Several bills on the calendar were CAV,
en- a second reading, advanced to third
reading, and will come up on passage
today. :
The bill to provide for the erection OF
a statue to General Robert E. Lee, ana
placing the same in Statuary Hall,
Washington, was taken up, given Sec
ond reading, and later ordered to It's en-
grossment. Senator Halsey, the patron,
then moved that the bill be made a
special order for Friday, February b, at
1890 o'clock. This was agreed to.
The session of the House lasted less
than ten minutes. Its only feature was
to fix the consideration of the Bland
fireman's relief bill for Tuesday, Febru,
ary II. The bill has been reported
favorably by the finance committee.
The House fuance committee reported
fayorably the bill 10 compensate the
heirs of ]. J. Moran in the sum OF
! $40. 600 for services rendered the State
= in prosecuting certain claims against the
2 government. The bill has passed TIT
] Senate.
0 Mr.. Smith introduced a bill in thu
f House providing for the establishment
: of a branch normal school at Berry
c vile.
5 A local oyster bill was reported al
:, versely, but it is understood that SUP
:. stitute bill will he prepared covering th
same ground but without the objection
TO the bill reported unfayorably. III
bill is entitled "a bill to confirm certai
Is rights of oyster planters in Curioman an
l. Nomini bay"
The journal of Thursday was dispense
n with. and the bill introduced.
Al The stock law bill, and bill amenc
i ing the pension law, were passed by.
, The adjournment of the Campbe
: case until February 10 gives the Hou'
,, and the committees uninterrupted use
the hall for more than two weeks.
The child labor bill was again hear
or nv the Senate committee on general law
al Yesterday, and several speeches were ma!
10 in regard to the measure. 1t Is st
ch pending. and it may be some time b
= fore it is disposed of. There are gre
of many members who desire to be heal
a on the measure.
rs Mr.. Boaz, chairman of the imam
u committee of the House, is preparing
high license liquor bill for the state
he large. The bill is not intended partic
he larly as a temperance measure, but
t. increase the income of the State. Sta
IL licenses will be placed at $l,OoO al
tv- the barrooms shall not be greater
number than to 1000 of populatlo
Id A bill of this character coming Ire
'ac such source will naturally comma
Ill the serious attention of the leglslatu
~, A bill which was introduced IN
aes Senate and favorably considered vest
day by the committee on roads prUvl'
- that any telegraph company may be
'a a lowed to place its poles and wires alo
va, va the right of way of the railroads OF
lie state. Yesterday the bill received gen
Az Gus treatment. The further hearing
~ postponed to give the Norfolk and we
TN ern attorney a hearing as to the amel
mem. The best-informed men point
fer the fact that the Norfolk and Western
Gus the Chesapeake and Ohio are practice
asst under direction OF the Pennsylva
'hn management, and that this is amoye
unit a broad advancement of the Postal
My terests begun by the adoption OF the
tenn on the Pennsylvania Railroad.