I
Ex-Speaker David Bremner Hen
. derson, of the national House of Rep?
resentatives, died Monday in Dubuque,
j Iowa, of paresis and paralysis, aged
J 05 years.
The Legislature.
Senator Mac-hem, of Alexandria, bas
offereel an amendment to the const!
button providing for sessions of ninety
days for the general assembly.;
Senator Patterson has offered a bill
to require a stamp of one cent on all
checks of fifty dollars and over, the
fund to go to the support of depend?
ent Confederate veterans.
Tbe House Committee on Courts of
Justice has favorably reported the bill
providing that all hangings in the
State shall take place within the en?
closure of the penitentiary.
A bill bas been introduced in the
Legislature to abolish the office
re\gist r of land Office and transfer all
books, records and papers to office of
Secretary of Commonwealth.
The Rew crab bill, which prohibits
the catching ol crabs from November
to March, and which has already
passeel the bouse, has been favorably
reported from the senate committee
on lish and game.
Delegate Fy rel has introilueeel
resolution in the house asking for in?
vestigation by a committee In recess
ol the price of school books in Vir?
ginia aa to whether they are not ex?
orbitant. Thc committee are to bi
paid ?1 a day and $150 is appropriated
tot expenses.
The resolution asking for a special
joint committee to Investigate th
conditions responsible for the rapid
th pletion of edible tish in the waters
il the Commonwealth was amended
to provide that the investigation
b s placed iu the hands of the recentl)
created boan! of fisheries.
