Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-11-29
LEGISLATURE.

LEGISLATURE.
The members of the general assembly
have sole control of the matter of pay
ing mileage to the members of the two
houses, and they can increase or de-
crease the amount to suit themselves.
The new constitution in no way affects
that question. Such in brief is the
opinion of the encouragement on the
point referred to him by the Senate few
days ago, when bill to pay members
.pileayo was reported back to the Senate
and the opinion of the encouragement
asked as to its constitutionality.
A response was received from Attorney
General Anderson to a series of resolu-
tons asking his opinion as to whether
the General Assembly had the right Q)
to levy a 5 per cent. tax for general pur-
poses or only for such sum in excess of
$I95, 900 for pensions; (2) to appropriate
any of the amount raised by the special
5 per cent. tax to be used with the
amount appropriated for pensions prior
to September 80, 1901, to wit, Sl35, 600;
(3) whether the true intent of the consti-
tutional appropriation of sl35, 900 for
pensions was to empower the General
Assembly to increase that amount by the
special tax.
The attorney general says to question
No. that the special tax can only be levied
to increase the $l35, 900; tax, to question
No. 2, that the constitutional clause is
prospective and the tax is not for paying
pensions that may have accrued in the
past; to No. 3 he says the constitution
al provision was to empower the General
Assembly to levy annually special tax
not exceeding cents to meet pension
appropriations in excess of Sl35, 600.
SENATE.
Senator Mann presented the schedule
of amendments which are necessary to
the Code. The paper was referred to
the committee on general laws. There
are at least a thousand amendments
which are absolutely necessary in order
to make the new constitution operative.
4 solitary bill was offered, but that
was of far-reaching nature and may
effect a great many counties and cities
i'm the State. The bill is as follows:
Be it enacted, That Section l10l of
the code of Virginia, 1887, be amended
to read as follows
Section Hollands of Colleges,
Asylums, &C., Not subject to condem-
nation. Nothing in the preceding sec
tons of this chapter, nor in any special
act Of the General Assembly,
shall be construed "a to authorize
the condemnation or acquisition other
wise than by purchase from the
proper authorities of any land belonging
to, attached to the site and used for the
purposes ofany university, incorporated
college or other seminary of learning, or
to authorize the condemnation or acqui-
sition, except by the consent of the
General Assembly, of any lands belong
ing to, attached to the site, and used for
the purposes Of any State lunatic asy-
lum, or of the Institution for the Deaf
and Dumb and the Blind, ANY powers
and provisions contained in any general
or special act authorizing the condemna-
ton of any such lands, or any part
thereof, herein mentioned, be, and the
same are hereby, repealed.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Bland offered joint resolution,
limiting legislation at this session to
that pertaining to conforming the
statutes to the constitution and revising
the code.
Mr.. Green offered as substitute a
joint resolution providing that it is the
sense of the House that no legislation
other than that relating to the new con-
stitution and code revision and emer-
gency measures be taken up for the
present.
The two resolutions aroused strong
opposition from members who favored
others measures now pending or in con-
temptation. Each regarded them as
aimed at this or that measure. All
these varying interests combined their
forces against the resolutions, and when
it was apparent that both were hope
lessly beaten they were withdrawn.
The House passed this bill, which
came up on its third reading:
To ascertain and fix the term of office
of the judges in the twenty-four judicial
circuits of the State, respectively, at the
first election by the general assembly
under the constitution.
These bills were introduced and re-
ferred:
To repeal chapter s of the act of as
sembly prescribing qualifications of
jurors.
To regulate and punish hunting, rang
ing and fishing and fowling in Virginia
by non-residents.
The House committee on general laws
yesterday adopted resolution appoint
ing subcommittee to consider and draft
amendments to the statutes to conform
to the new constitution.
Article w., section 90, Of the constitu-
ton, was referred to Messrs. Cation and
Baker.
STATE OF ONO, CRY OF TOLEDO,
LuCAs COUNTY.