Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-11-19
LEGISLATURE.


The session of the Senate was short
and almost devoid of interest, only a
single bill being presented.
A communication from the govern
or transmitting the names OF the
members of the corporations commission
as published in Yesterdays Gazette, was
read in both houses, as was also COM
muuication announcing the resignation
of Judge James G. Lamb, Of the city
cbanccry court and the appointment OF
Daniel Grinnan as his successor pend
ing the meeting of the general assembly.
SENATE.
Senator Anderson offered a joint reso-
luton requesting the president OF the
court of appeals to have the State LII
brary kept open for the convenience OF
the members of the General Assembly.
Senator Chapman presented a bill
providing for the appointment by the
Judges of the circuit courts of twAjus-
tees of the peace for each magisterial
district in the State before January !,
1904. and for term of four years each
every fourth year.
HOUSE.
These bills we're introduced and re-
ferred:
An act to punish malicious setting fire
to mines that provides penalty OF from
two to ten years.
To amend section 81 Of the statutes
imposing a tax on merry-go-rounds.
Authorizing Clarke county to con-
struct and operate toll bridge at Cas-
Hannah a forty.
BY Mr.. Lee-To provide for the APP
pointment of commissioners of revenue
by boards of supervisors of counties.
The first caucus of the present session
of the general assembly was a fruitless
one. 1t was held last night to nominate
candidate for judge of the Circuit
Court of Richmond and Henrico, but the
nomination was deferred to await the
action of the bar of the city and county,
which will meet Thursday night to in
dorse a man. The caucus adopted a
resolution offered by Senator Barksdale,
declaring the independence of the body
and serving notice that the action OF the
caucus will not be considered binding.
All the. candidates united in the call for
the meetingo of the bar except Judge Wick
ham, of Henrico.
Senator Shackelford, of Orange, will
introduce bill today creating the Of
fee of bank examiner. Such measure
failed at the last session.
Mr.. Robert Z. Lee, the member from
Fairfax, yesterday introduced bill pro-
viding for the appointment of commission
ers of the revenue by the boards OF
supervisors of counties. The bill, il
passed, will enable those officials to be
reappointed instead Of being ineligible
after one term, as would be the case il
they were elected by the people, the
constitution prohibiting their reelection
after one term. Mr.. Lyle, of Roanoke
city, has bill covering the same ground
in the senate. Both have gone to the
Il
committee and neither will be reported
for some time yet 1t is almost certain
that one of the measures or substitute
therefore will be passed, and that COM
missioners of the revenue in counties
NAV succeed themselves by appointment.
The Senate committee on general laws
Yesterday morning held a session, taking
up the articles of the new constitution
assigned to that committee. The COM
mittee spent some little time in gen.
eral discussion of the articles and adopt
ed motion referring the articles on
legislature and executive departments to
subcommittee as follows:
Legislative department-Messrs. Tyler,
LuptOn and Garrett.
Executive observation-disclosures. Lyle,
Massie and Hobbs.