Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-02-23
THE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.


sent passed the Richmond, Frederlcks-
burg and Potomac merger bills. Iney
authorize new charter for this ROAD,
the yale of the States interests In the
road and permission to merge Win o'ner
lines. The objection 10 one OF the orig
iual bills was obvated by changing II so
that the law would apply only to ROADS IN
which the State owned an interest and as
the State owns no interest in other road,
il applied only to the Richmond, Fred
ericksburg and Potomac, and DID not
become general Law, as at first intend
ed, as soon as the members were satlsned
that the States interests were safeguard
ed and that the new law would cause no
considerations with other roads, all OPP
position faded. The bills now go to the
House for consideration.
A contest occurred over the creation
of new judicial circuit Of Rappahan-
mock, Fanquier and Londoun, relieving
the pressure on the Alexandra circuit.
The bill passed 10 the face OF the bit
ter opposition of the Senator from Eau
quier and Loudoun, Maj. Lynn. The
bill also provides for two other new
circuits, the Twenty fifth, composed of
r. q, Madison and Green, and
'fa. tel seventh, comprising Scott,
Isa aud Russell counties. The
)ck, Fauquer aud Loudoun
own at the Twenty-sixtb.
1o Sale congressional redistrict-
.ssed the Senate with the
sndment removing Surry
the Second to the Fourth
rs, the long. desired political
iu,s. vi the cities of Norfolk and New
port News is al accomplished fact. The
st. Clair amendment, adding five cOun-
ties of the Ninth district to the Sixth,
was rejected.
The appropriation bill, which passed
the House Wednesday. was introduced
and referred to the finance committee.
The largest number of Mann bill petit
lions yet presented came in shower to
the clerks desk yesterday.
The committee on general laws re-
reported, with amendments, the Sale
bill providing for the establishmen of
bureau of Insurance for the enforcement
of all insurance laws, and the supervision
and Inspection OF all guaranty, trust, in-
demniiy, fidelity aud security companies
end insurance associations of every char
acler, including iraternal aud beneyo-
ent societies and other organizations,
foreign and local. The bureau is TO be
a part part OF aud subject TO the State
Corporation Commission, which is re-
CURED to assign suitable Offices to the
chief officer who will be designated the
commissioner of insurance.
Senator Keezel introduced bill to
prohibit the entering into any unlawful!
agreement, combination or understand
ing on tho part Of contractors with the
State. 1t is known that the uniformity
of bids for the Stale printing attracted
attention at the time the bids were open
ed and it is believed that Senator Kee-
zel's bill isthe outcome.
HOUSE.
The feature of the House session was
bill offered by Mr.. Petit to Danish
corporation attorneys from the leglsa-
ture. The bill is an amendment to the
constitution providing that no one en-
ployed at a salary or retained as attorney
by any corporation shall be eligible to
election 10 either house.
The Cation insurance bill, which WAS
the regular order f)r 1890 o'clock, WAS
passed by because of the absence of its
patron.
The bill offered by Mr. Gregory,
turning the College of William and Mary
over to the State, was engrosse', and
that of Mr.. Gill, prohibiting the hold.
ing of an election within fifty feet of a
barroom. was passed by the House.
There WILDE no extra session of the
legislature, and with only about so, out
of | 700 bills that we're introduced hav-
ing become laws, the members are adj
dressing themselves to finishing up the
colossal task before them in the IA
working days that are left OF the
session.
The depleted condition Of the Virginia
fisheries, to which attention was largely
attracted by Delegate Gaines's resolution
calling for an inquiry, will be investi-
gated, but not by the legislature, which
already is overburdened with investi-
cations. His resolution was reported
from the committee yesterday with an
amendment which authorizes the new
State Board of Fisheries to make the
investigation. Senator Walkers bill to
prohibit nonresdents from ownership
in Virginia fisheries and Delegate
Rew's oyster bill were also favorably
reported.
Speaker Cardwel named Messrs.
Byrd. EARLY and Johnston on the joint
committee to investigate the Corporation
COIs matters. The committee met
yesterday afternoon and elected r. +.
Byrd chairman. The witnesses to be
summoned are the three members of the
Corporation Commission then in office
and the three clerks-Messrs. Laniar,
Newly and Tyler-who were dismissed
Much OF the evidence is documentary
and will be read to the committee.
The name of Major James ID. Patton
was sent to the Senate as member OF
the penitentisry board. to succeed Rob
ert l.. Winston, whose term expires al
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