Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-16
THE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

SENATE.
The Senate yesterday passed the bill
to require social clubs which dispense
| liquor to pay license. The original
bill provided that they be required to
paw the regular barroom license.
| The Senate committee amended the
House bill, making the tax fifty
cents on each. The Senate passed
the bill with the amount of one dollar
| for each member. This will make the tax
on the Commonwealth and We5tmore-
land, the two principal Richmond social
clubs, about $500 each. The bill also
carries an amendment that such clubs
shall not dispense liquor to minors.
| This is understood to be aimed at the
Albemarle, g junior club, with many
young members.
Mr.. st. Clair, from the committee on
agriculture, reported substitute for
the act abolishing the State Board of
Agriculture and transferring the work
of the department to the Virginia Poly
technic Institute at Blacksburg. The
substitute is designed to accomplish the
same object as the original and differs
from it only in form. The substitute
was ordered to be printed. The House
committee also reported the bill favor
ably.
The Senatorial primary bill will come
up in the Senate to-day. 1t is general
" conceded that the measure will be
defeated by very decided vote.
Nearly the whole of the session of the
Senate was consumed in Mr.. Nc
Ilwaines closing speech in support Of
the employers liability bill. He had
the floor for over three hours, and made
fine argument. Mr.. Flood will con-
clude the debate to-day.
The Senate refused to repeal the law
allowing the plea of usury.
HOUSE.
The House, by vote of 81 10 "a, yes.
terday afternoon passed the substitute
| bill reducing the salary of the clerk OF
the Senate to 81, 100 per annum, and
the salary of the clerk of the House Of
Delegates 10 1000. The House also
passed the bill which reduces the fees
allowed jailors for the support of pris-
oners, and will save, it is claimed,
10000 year.
MIR. Withrow moved in the direction
of having the finance committee dis
charged from the further consideration
of the bills of the special committee on
expenditures Of public institutions that
they might be brought before the
House, but he was assured that all the
bills would be reported on by the end
of the week.
Tue House passed bill reducing
the salaries Of county school superiu-
t ndens. 1t allows $50 for every
J rtousand population up to 10000,
| $l5 for each additional thousand up 10
tnirty, and so for every thousand
above thirty.
The Flood Senate bill chartering the
! Virginia Sugar Refining Company was
Introduced in the House o.day.
Mr.. Parker offered the Barksdale
Joint resolution amending the Constitu-
tion so as to reorl iZe the State court
system.
MIR. Willard offered a bill to amend
an act to provide for method for o
better assessment OF personal property
under the control of fduciaries and the
several courts of the commonwealth.
The caucus to nominate Judge fol-
the Eighth judicial circuit, to succeed
the late Judge Benjamin T. Gunter
will be held tonight The only names
that will be presented will be those Of
Senator Barnes and Judge Blackstone
The House committee on finance de-
cided to report favorably the bill pre-
viding for the transfer of the agrlcul-
tural department to the Virginia Poly
technic Institute at Blacksburg.
The Withers constitutional conven-
ton bill will come up Thursday. 1t is
generally believed it will pass. Some
of those who opposed it few weeks ago
are said TO favor it now.
The Senate committee on privileges
and elections did not meet last night,
which was the time set for the consid-
Grafton of appointments to electoral
boards. a meeting will be held Friday
night.
1t is the purpose of the finance com,
mittees not to report the appropriation
bills until q few days before adjourn
mem. The work on this measure is far
from being complete. Even if the
measure was ready to be presented now
it would be held back perhaps, for the
remainder of the session would be taken
up in its consideration were it present
ed now.