Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-12-17
LEGISLATURE.


lock over the date of the holiday recess.
The House on Monday named December
% to January 2. The Senate yesterday
settled on Saturday, December 20, for
adjournment and January 6 for reassem-
bling. The Senate and a number of the
House members are opposed to the short
recess. A conference will probably be
held today.
SENATE.
The Senate passed House bill to Greg
ulate the running of automobiles, loco
mobiles and other vehicles over the pub
lie roads of the State"
Senator Clayton offered four compan-
ion bills relating 70 the appointment of
land assessors and their duties.
HOUSE.
The Cabell child labor bill passed the
House as stated in yesterdays Gazette.
The bill, in brief, prevents the employ
ment of children under II years in fac
tories, and regulates their employment
up to IA years.
Mr. Folkes offered a resolution in
structing the finance committee to make
the State levy on real and personal
property 35 cents on the 800. This
resolution was offered partially to re-
verse the action of the constitutional
convention in reducing the levy from 40
to 80 cents. Mr.. Folkes pointed out that
the new constitution allowed the legisla-
ture to make the change proposed. He
argued that past and prospective
appropriations would call for more
money than would be coming in I'M
der the rate proposed by the con-
vention. Mr.. Boaz chairman of the
finance committee, spoke against the
measure, and showed that there was no
necessity for an increase in the levy.
He is the highest authority in the State
on this question, and his declaration
goes long way toward settling any un-
easiness as to the wisdom of the consti-
tutional convention in reducing the levy
from 40 to 80 cents. Mr.. Boaz re-
minded Mr.. Fowlkes that the constitu-
ton limits the rate to 80 cents year,
and that any increase can only be made
for pensions for Confederate soldiers.
The House on a viva voce vote en-
dorsed the position Of Mr.. Boaz, refus-
ing to agree to the resolution.
The following bills were offered in the
Housee
To amend the law in relation to in
dexing deeds, &c.
To authorize cities and towns to issue
bonds to the redemption OF outstanding
bonds.
To constitute SANDER penal offense
and to provide punishment therefor
To amend section 27S5 of the. code
relating to notice for termination Of
tenancy.
Mr.. Newh0ise, for the committee on
asylums and prisons, offered a report
from the subcommittee in reference to
the matter of management of asylums.
The report was merely offered in order
that it may be printed and is there
after to be rec0mmitted to the full COM
mittee.
House bill to amend and re-enact sec
ton | of an act approved March 20,
1902, entitled an act prohibiting the
manufacture and sale of certain intoxi-
eating liquors in certain counties of
the Commonwealth, so as to exempt the
country of Dickinson from the further
operation of the said act, was ordered to
its engrossment
The House committee on privileges
and elections held a final meeting yes
terday evening TO take action in regard
to the Norfolk contests, and decided in
favor of Messrs. Whitehead and Wood
as against Messrs. Lambeth and Bib,
who contested the seats.
A new scheme has been suggested
which may result in 4 satisfactory COM
promise on the method of selecting COM
missioners of the revenue. 1t is to pro-
vide for democratic primaries to nomi-
nate candidates for commissioners, who
are subsequently to be named by the
courts. This plan, it is said, would
probably be satisfactory to both sides,
and it looks as if it may be adopted
when the matter comes up for final ac-
ton after the Christmas holidays. This
would avoid the constitutional inhibition
as to reelection, and would permit the
officers to serve as often as they should
be nominated by the people.
There is some talk of holding demo-
cratic conference after Christmas on the
subject, in order to bind the democrats
to some definite policy on the subject
and to prevent the republicans from
holding the balance of power and con-
trolling action in the legislature