Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-23
THE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

The Senate passed bills removing the
political disabilities of G. Roy Booker,
Of Hampton, and Clement r. Green.
Both OF these gentlemen were charged
with violating the anti dueliDg law.
10 honor of the day Mr.. Sands pre-
sented bill comforting the title Of Col
onel upon the commander Of the Rich
mond Light Infantry Blues battalion,
the oldest military organization 10 the
South, which acted as escort to Wash
;ngton at his first inauguration in 1889.
There were not enough votes TO pass
the bill and it went over.
Senator Flood introduced bill to in
corporate the Home for Needy Con-
federate Women"
The Senate agreed to the joint reso-
luton which originated in the House,
providing for submitting to popular
vote constitutional amendment strik-
ing from the organic law the clause
which forbids the imposition of tax
upon the men engaged in the oyster
longing industry.
HOUSE.
The House dismissed the Senate bill
authorizing the Petersburg and the
Richmond and Petersburg railroads to
consolidate. The House indicated q
purpose to amend the bill so as to re.
quire the Richmond and Petersburg
read TO surrender not only its exemp-
ton as to State taxation, but the same
as to city and county taxation, in Man
chester and Chesterfield. The friends
Of the bill would not accept this.
There was another lively discussion
on the bill to require all executions
to take place in the penitentiary.
Oats was produced to show that in sew.
eral counties executions had cost the
Commonwealth over six hundred do
lars each. A vote was not reached on
the bill.
The House finance committee last
night agreed on an appropriation bill.
1t is understood that it differs materi-
ally from the Senate bill. Should there
be any disagreement between the two
houses over the appropriation, the ses-
sion will be extended few days
but the pay of the members will cease
after Monday. If the House should
dispose of the appropriation bill, the
general assembly will practically adj
journ next Monday. 1t will be nomi
nally in session few days longer, in
order to give the governor time in
which to dispose of the bills before him.
The Senate bill to tax telephone
companies was passed, with an amend
ment requiring that such corporations
having over 4, 900 SUBSCRIBERS shall pay
a special tax of 81 80 on each transmit.
ter.
Col. Barley introduced bill to pro.
vide for the encampuent of military
commands in Virginia, providing that
any regular organized military COM
mand OF the United States or the Dis
trict of Columbia is authorized to &C
quire by purchase, lease or otherwise,
necessary land for its encampments,
drill grounds and rifle ranges, not ex-
ceeding 1000 acres.
Mr.. Wallace presented in the House
a memorial from the Seventeenth regi-
ment United Daughters Of Confederacy
Of Alexsndria, urging the Legislature
to adopt the joint resolution offered by
him to amend the State constitution,
by striking out of the bill of rights sec.
tions, 2, 3. 10, 20, and 81, which were
engrsfted in it by the reconstruction
convention.
The House passed Senate bill deter
mining the respective interests Of
Alexandria city and county in the
square of ground on which the court.
house and Jail stand, and authorizing
the partition of property and the sale of
the courthouse property.
The House passed bill which imposes a
tax of $40 upon every distiller of less than
forty gallens of brandy per annum. These do
not pay any tax under the present law.
A bill wss offered by Mr.. Barley which pro-
vides that it shall be lawful for military com
panies outside of Virginia to own camping
grounds in the State.
The House unanimously sustained the Gov.
errors veto of the female notarics bill.
Both houses adopted the Joint resolution
Congress to pass the Maury
statue bill
NEWS OF THE DAY.