Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-03-05
LEGISLATIVE

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ballot bill was cllled up and passed, af-
ter being amended so as to 60 into ef-
feet on the first of July, instead of i'm
mediately. 1t was then communicated
to the House, and when it reached that
body a motion was made to place it on
the calendar. Mr.. Hunton opposed the
motion. He said a measure of so much
Importance should not be rushed
through during the closing hours of the
session. 1t should be referred and care
fully considered in committee meetings.
The vote on the motion to place on the
calendar was 81 to 80. Two-thirds of
the House not being in favor of the pro-
position, the bill went to the committee
on privileges and elections. The friends
of the bill in the committee at once
went to work and soon secured the sig
natures of a majority and the measure
was reported in the House.
The Senate passed the House bills 10
amend the code IL relation to betting
or playing at faro, ETC., at a public
place, how punished to amend the
code in relation to the practice of phar-
macy, and to guard the sale of poisons
in the State.
House joint resolution providing for
submitting to the people an amend
ment to the constitution relative to
working roads was amended so as to
make the tax so cents and require two
DAYS service, aud was then adopted.
The amendment to the constitution
proposed by the House, providing that
counties shall levy a per capita tax of
one dollar instead Of fifty cents as at
present, was defeated.
A message was received from the
House that that body declined to agree
to the Senate substitute for the House
Joint resolution, relative to the seggre-
CATION of the violently insane in the
State Hospital. The Senate refused TO
recede from its substitute.
In the House Mr.. Harrison, of
Lynchburg, offered a resolution an
nouncing the death of Gen. Jubal A.
EARLY. "He was" says the resolution,
lone of the ablest and most distinguish
ed of the beloved leaders of the Con-
federate forces and of one who, since
1865, has lived in the memories of that
great struggle and has devoted himself
to the truth Of its history and the eX-
posure of falsehood and pretenders."
Speeches were made by Messrs. Harri-
son, Logan, Hunton, Shelley; Saund-
ers, Hathaway, Harris and Clerk Big
ger, and the resolution was unanimous
" agreed TO. 1t was communicated to
the Senate and concurred in.
The appropriation bill came back to
the House for action on the Senate
amendment. The House refused to
concur in the amendments increasing
the pay Of the clerks in the auditors
office and the elevator man at the capt.
| tol. The amendment increasing from
So, 900 to $15 900 the appropriation for
the Normal school at Farmyille was
agreed to. The amendment reducing
from 5000 to 81 800 the appropriation
| for the fish commission was concurred
in. A number of other amendments
were disagreed TO, and a committee of
conference on the part of each body
was appointed.
Mr.. Coleman offered a resolution,
which was referred, directing the
finance committee to inquire into the
e~xpediedcy of reducing the tax on real
and personal estate from forty cents on
the 500 Of value to thirty-live cents OH
the 800 of value.
The fertilizer bill was passed, with an
amendment, allowing any manufactur-
| err who makes not more than 100 tons
to do so upon the payment of q tax OF
| so. For manufacturers making more
than that amount, 800. They are per-
mitted to use ten brands. For all brands
in excess of this number SO will be as
sessed. OF the money derived from
this tax $1,000 may be used by the Com
missioner of Agriculture in enforcing
this law.
MI. Bendheim called up a bill to re-
quire the board of supervisors of Alex
andria county to tax the sale of ardent
spirits and malt liquors, and explained
that the bill was introduced in order to
prevent the illegal sale of liquor. The
bill was a companion bill to a measur
passed by both houses, giving a board of
excise commissioners in his county the
right to grant licenses for the sale of
liquor. Judge Nicol earnestly opposed
the measure, taking the ground that
such licenses should only be granted by
the countycourt. He offeredas an amend.
ment providing that this act shall not
be construed to authorize the board of
excise commissioners to grant licenses
for sale of liquors until the county
court shall have acted on and approved
the application. Any act or part of act
inconsistent with this provision is 10 be
repealed. Mr.. Bendheim then moved
to pass by the bill as amended, but the
motion was lost, and Mr.. Nicol's
amendment was aged to by a vote of
50 to II.
A heated debate then ensued between
the two members, and for a short time,
until called to order by the Chair, per-
sonalities were INDUCED in. In the
course of his remarks MIR. Bendheim
stated that he had secured the passage
in both the Senate and House of a bill
which granted the privilege to the ex-
else commissioners of his county to
grant liquor licenses without first hav-
ing the applications approved by the
courts, and that the bill had been sign
ed by the Governor.
This announcement caused many Y
pressions Of establishment among the
members, and brought a number OF
them to their feet, who stated that
they were unaware of any such action
on their part.