Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-02-24
THE LEGISLATURE.
THE SENATE.

!, THE SENATE.
As stated in the Gszettee of that date
both the Senate and House yesterday
voted unanimously to make the birth.
day of Jefferson Davis legal holiday.
The resolution setting apart the day
emanated 10 the House, and was offer
ed by Hon. George Wayne Anderson.
II is as follows:
Whereas, Jefferson Davis. President
OF the late Confederate States OF
America, was born on the third day OF
June, 1908, and in order to commemo.
rate his distinguished services OF pa
triot, christian, and champion Is consti-
tutional liberty, and at the earnest re-
Quest of the Richmond Chapter, Rich
mond; the Seventeenth Virginia Re-
giment Chapter, Alexandria, and other
chapters OF the United Daughters of
the Confederacy in the State therefore,
| be it
Resolved, by the General Assembly
of Virginia, as q mark of perpetual re.
spect and remembrance OF the said
Jefferson Davis and the distinguished
service rendered by him, That the
third day 10 June in each year be, and
the same is hereby set apart as a day
of recreation in the public schools Of
the commonwealth, and that the public
offices of the State be closed after IL
o'clock M. of each recurrence of said
day, and that the flag of the State be
holsted over the Capitol building
Senator McIllwsine. offered resOlu-
ton providing that at 2:30 o'clock the
chair shall be vacated and resumed at
o'clock yesterday afternoon for the
consideration of bills on the calender,
to which no objection was made. The
employers liability bill reported adver-
sity was fixed as the special order for
Monday ut l o'clock.
The dill to incorporate the Virginia
Telephone and Telegraph Company was
reported from the Senate committee on
General Laws, and it was stated that
an agreement had been reached by
which the matter was made the specisl
and continuing order for today at 1890
o'clock, with the understanding that q
vote is to be taken at o'clock on Tues
day.
Senator Wickham's bill, to provide
for the settlement with West Virginia
for the proportion of the debt proper to
be borne by that State, came up. Dur
ing his remarks he stated that suit
was about to be instituted in the Su-
preme Court OF the United States
against Virginia and West Virginia, to
force settlement. Those who pro-
pose bringing the suit have employed
John G. Carlyle, whom, Mr.. Wickham
said, he hoped had left the South for
ever. The Wickham bill, in brief, su-
thorizes the Attorney General to pro-
tect the interests of the State of Vir-
ginia. The vote upon the measure was
postponed until today.
The Senate committee an finance re-
ported the bill providing for establish
ing a colony for epileptics and appro:
prlsting $35, 900 for that purpose.
The Senate refused to reconsider the
vote by which it declined to order to it,,
engrossment the bill to pay circuit
judges $40 per day when sitting for
some other circuit judge.
Senator Mann secured q reconsider
alton of the vote by which the Senate
refused some days ago to order to its
engrossmept his bill to amend acts reg
ulsting procedure by which subscrip.
tons to joint stock companies may be
recovered. The bill was then ordered
to be engrossed. The act will come up
on its passage today.
Senator Opie secured the passage of
bill authorizing the people OF StauntoD
to vote on proposition to issue $780,
600 worth of bonds to construct water
works.
Mr.. Mumford offered bill to appro-
pirate $4,000 annually to the faculty OF
the medical college of Virginia, to be
expended 10 maintaining fifty free beds |
in hospitals under its charge. The bill.
which is being vigorously fought, pro-
vides that patients be received in pro.
Dortionste numbers from the different |
counties of the State as far as practi. |
cable.
Mr.. Donohoe introduced a bill to
amend the charter of the Ballston Rsil-
road Company.
At the evening session House bills
were passed to amend section 1888 of the
code, 80 as to provide for the assess
ment of capital used in mercantile bust
ness for local taxation; to provide for
apportionment of taxes, etc.; in rela-
ton to reinstatement of cause after
final decree; to provide for better en-.
forcement and collection of the tax i'm
posed upon shares of stock in corpora
lions; to facilitate construction of tele-
graph and telephone companies along
to amend charter town OF
Manassas.
Also Senate bills to incorporate Hern.
don and Leesburg Telephone Com uany;
making it unlawful to play crap, Sc; to
authorize cities and towns to make city
and town levies; to provide for local
assessments in cities and towns.
HOUSE.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Embrey
for the Encouragement of the
several judicial circuits in the State
was called up on motion of Mr.. Hub
ard 10 recommit. The motion after
being argued was, however. voted
down.
The travelling auditors bill as unfn.
ished business came up and was dis
,ussed by Mr.. Parks, who opposed the
measure. and by Mr.. Saunders, who ia
Vored it.
At the afternoon session the bill was
dismissed by the vote AZ to 20. =
The bill creating an insurance com
missioner was discussed at some length
md went over.
A bill was introduced to provide for
he preparation, printing and distribu-
ion OF new code of laws for the gov
,rnment Of public free school system
md State institutions for higher and