Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-01-30
THE LEGISLATURE.

4D6 uSHulOlh III lnt iCctosetatC tCh-
finues over the question OF genersl
legislation. The Senate adopted the
recommendation of the joint committee
on conference which is against general
legislation, but the House declined to
accept it, and the situation alter one
week of consideration Is just where it
started. Speaker Saunders. 10 vigor-
GUS speech opposed the conference re-
port and urged the House to maintain
the position it had taken. II necessary,
he was in favor OF assuring the Senate
that the House would not take up the
employers liability bill, the commits
siouer OF valuation bill. or the insur-
ance commissioner bill or any other
that had served to plague the Senate.
10 the meantime the committee on the
constitutional convention, the measure
for which the extra session was called,
have been at work, and both houses
have passed large number oil prlyil-
eyed bills.
THE SENATE.
The Senate decided to take from the
committee the bills bearing on the co.,
s!itutional convention, and will discuss
and formulate them in open session,
these bills being made the special and
continuing order for today.
! The Senate passed the bills to permit
Harold F. Bloomberg to appear before
the Supreme Court to take the examI-
nation to practice law; for Incorporate
\ ing the Bar Association OF Richmond
| Senator's Fairfax and Wickbam were
appointed as the Senate members to in'
spect the Capitol building.
A bill was passed to incorporate the
Brook Neal Cotton Mill, proposed
500 coo institution 10 Campbell county
Senator Lupton introduced a resolu
ton providing for commission con
sisling Of Eve members, two to be ap
pointed by the president of the Senate
ard three by the Speaker of the House
to investigate the present method OF re
ceivlng and spending the receipts OF ta'
State and counties. The resolution
was referred TO the committee on ii
nance.
HOUSE.
A message from the Sense was reoeiv
ed informing theHouse that large mum
Der Of local measures had been passed
and asking the concurrence OF tn
House.
The House passed bills to incor
porate the Norfolk and Northern
Railroad Company; to amend an &C
for working the road OF the county o
Loudoun. =,
| Bills we're introduced and referred
To amend an act to define who are OF
fcers OF counties, cities, and towns; t
require the several counties, towns, ant
cities of the State to defray their OWL
criminal expenses: to amend existing
states relating to the assessment o
taxes; to allow the board OF publi
works to dispose of the States interest
In internal improvement companies or
ganized prior to 1851.
The judgeship matter still has to b
determined, and the question Of fillini
the vacancy In the Office OF Secon'
Auditor Is involved in mszs OF lega
technicalities. Even the constitutions
convention-the prime thing whicl
drew the Solons together-is made tn
victim OF dilatory tactics.
The Senate lays the blame on tn
House, and the House euphemis!ically
but none the less positively, declare
that the Senate is stubborn and die
tatorial.
Ii general legislation is agreed upo
by the Legislature-and no one can tel
whether 1t will be or not-a bill Is to b
introduced in the Senate that will efiec
lobbyists to no small extent. IL vii
require every man who champions an,
measure before the legislative commit
tees to enter bis name on arecord to D
provided for that purpose, while ever
company employing lobbyists must fuI
nish the Legislature with the names an
q idresses OF all persons employed i
such capacity. Lawyers who now ar
pear before the committees have to pa
a license tax OF 500 per session. Thi
prohibitory figure hes frightened Of
many attorneys.