Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-03
THE LEGISLATURE.

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back at that hour to complete some un-
finished business. As stated in the Ga
zAtte of tina date, the Senate refused TO
accent the House amendment to the bill
providing for a vote on the constitution
al convention. The joint conference
committee failed to agree on 1t, and the
measure was lost. The Senate liked as
the time for taking toe vote the May
elections OF 1899, while the House sub
stituted for date November 1899. The
two Houses were unable to agree. MI.
Withers did not try very hard to have
the bill passed after both Houses re-
fused to have the vote taken next No.
vember. He was convinced that the
proposition would be defeated next
year.
The bill to pension old Confederate
veterans, which has occupied much OF
the time OF the session, was also lost,
Senator Wickham opposing it in the
last hour as a matter OF bad policr.
This provided for given each person so
entitled q pension of Sl5 and revolu-
tionizing the present system.
The legislature will be perfunctorily
in session for ono day longer, to give
the Governor time to examine and pass
upon the bills already before him.
The resolution, under which the term
is heightened, was so changed yester-
day as to enable the Senate to pass to-
dav upon certain individual pension
bills which the House amended, so as to
reduce the amounts OF all to the uniform
scale of Sl3.
The sessions OF both branches yester-
day were marked by more disorder than
dignity and business. Attempted hu
morous speeches were the order in the
Senate, while in the House half the
members were on their feet at once,
paper balls were being thrown across
the hall, and the floor was scattered
two inches deep with bills and other
papers. The members began to leave
Tor home in the evening, and to-day
there is not a quorum.
SENATE.
The Senate, to get even with the
House for reducing the salary of its
+ clerk out OF proportion to the reduction
of the House clerks salary, adopted o
resolution directing Mr.. Button to
draw a warrant in his own favor
for $3.50 extra. Mr.. Lowry made
an effort to have the large painting
of the "Storming of the Redoubt
at Yorktown" which was presented to
the State by Mr.. w. w. Corcoran, of
Washington. removed from the Senate
chamber to the State Library, but
there was a storm OF protests, and the
} resolution was defeated.
The Senate passed the bill levying a
tax upon all fishing devices with GER
tain amendments.
HOUSE.
The House passed by without action
the bills providing for additional cell
buildings at the peuitentiary and for
ao addition to the State farm. The
features Of the day were extending
thanks TO the Speaker, attaches of the
House, and to the press representatives
for their services and presentations.
DR.. Winston, chairman of the commit
tee on asylums and prisons, was pre-
sented with a gold headed cane; Speak
er Ryan with a gold watch chain and
charm; Clerk Bigger with a handsome
dinner service, and Mr.. Wallace, on
behalf Of the young men of the House,
presented Mr.. Pitcher with a hand
some fan. Mr.. Pitcher said the boys
had been as good as it was possible for
them to be.
The Senate bill forbidding frequent
changes in school text books, except
, history, passed the House.
The House passed Serate bills: To incorpo-
rate the Washington and Fairfax Railroad
Company; to amond q section Of the codeln
relation to the appointment of commissioners;
and to authorize the Governor to grant par
dons to c~Onvicts, upon recommendations OF
the board of directors of the penitentiary.
Gov. Tyler yesterday approved the
Wharton insurance bill prohibiting
companit from combining to put up
rates. The insurance men fought to
the last and laid before the Governor
written opinions from some ofthe abl est
lawyers in the city declaring the bill to
be unconstitutional. The matter vii!
be taken to the courts.
Messrs. Carter Glass and Randolph
Harrison, of Lynchburg, appeared be-
fore the Governor and urged him to
veto the bill creating a bureau of labor
and industrial statistics. Delegate
Kizer, of Norfolk, the patron OF the bill;
Delegate Folkes, of Richmond, ard
Senator Munford, appeared in support
of the bill and urged that it be ap-
proved. The discussion was long and
earnest. The Governor gave the assur-
auce that he would give the subject his
m oSt sariOnS attention
In the House Mr.. Mann offered q
resolution providing that Whereas,
the honorable Speaker of this body has
for many years steadfastly refused to
contract a matrimonial alliance; there
fore, be it resolved, that unless he shall
have entered the state Of matrimony
before the converting of the next Gen
eral Assembly, he shall be Ineligible to
re election"
Mr.. r. c. Pitcher, the chairman of
the House committee on roads and it,
ternal navigation, was last evening pre-.
sented by the other members of the
committee with q handsome meer-
schaum pipe. Colonel Louis G. Bar.
ley. OF Alexandria, made the presenta-
ton speech and Mr.. Pitcher briefly re-
piled, expressing his appreciation ofthe
compliment paid him.
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