Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-03-29
THE LEGISLATURE.


I The general assembly practically
closed the work OF the session last
night Some little business will be
transacted today, and the Senate and
House will be constructively 10 session
until next Tuesday or Wednesday, but
there will be little or no further legisla-
ton.
Each house held three sessions. Both
passed a large number OF local bills.
The lower branch cleared its calendar
OF uncontes ted matters before taking
up general legislation. Seldom have 80
many bills been passed by either branch
at one setting.
The Governor yesterday vetoed the
Senate bill requiring the State Board
OF Pharmacy to register as O pharmacist
Fred s. Hobsok, OF Floyd county. His
grounds for refusing his approval was
that it was unjust 10 the pharmacists
and the public to press these special
acts OF relief.
The Sensts and House adopted the
report OF the conference committee on
the disagreement between the two
houses on the bill in relation to allow
ing railroads to change their tracks.
The House recedes from Its amend
ments, but in lieu thereof, it Is provided
that no railroad shell move its tracks
where manufacturing enterprise OF
| $5, 900 value is located without paying
damages.
The conference report on the appro-
1 nrioffnn hill ruhtOh In nj
the allowances was quickly disposed
of. The sum for repairs to the Capitol
is increased from $75 900 to 500, coo,
and 81 500 for improvements to the ex-
ecutiye mansion was restored and liber-
al allowances were made to nearly all
the educational institutions and the
Ststs hospitals.
SENATE.
The Senate passed the bill incorpo-
rating the Gladesyille Railroad, which
has been 80 bitterly opposed by the
Norfolk and Wettsrn and the Chesa-
peake and Ohio. 1t now goes to the
House where it is almost impossible to
get it through.
The Senate passed both the Senate
and House apportionment bills, with q
few slight changes 10 the former. The
night session OF the Senate was mainly
devoted to routine work. The confer
ence report on the appropriation bill
was adopted; the bill repeating t1e
Wharton law was repealed.
Bills were passed providing for dis
pensary in Wsrrebton and to amend
the charter OF Warrenton.
HOUSE.
The House concurred in the Senate
Joint resolution providing for COM
mittee to consider establishing another
Female Normal School.
A bill passed by the House was one
directing that the portrait OF Viii.
liam Pit. Earl OF Chatham, which now
hangs 10 the halls OF the House, be re-
turned 10 Westmoreland county.
Bills TO amend the fertilizer inspec-
ton law and rstifyiDg the contract be-
tween the joint library committee and
the Niche Company were passed.
A filbustering fight developed in the
House last night. II was over the Con-
gressionsl reapportioDment bill which
the Senate has passed. The fight was
led By Mr.. r. e. Lee, Mr.. Baker, OF
Westmoreland, and Mr.. Jennings, Of
Lyuchburg. Mr.. Cummings, OF Hsmp-
tor; Mr.. Southall, OF Amelia, and Mr..
Whitehead, OF Norfolk. pressed for the
consideration OF the bill. By resortiDg
to various tactics and keeping bare
quorum az hand, the opponents of The
bill prevented il being taken up until
nearly midnight. 1t was finally agreed
that each side should have one hour,
and after Messrs. Cummings and
Whitehead had spoken for the bill and
Mr.. Baker had begun in opposition to
1t, the latter yielded to a motion 10 sd-
journ with the understanding that there
shall be no further delay today.
Bills were passed TO amend an act
10 make husband and wife competeIt
witnesses for and against each other iD
certain civil and criminal cases.
To provide additional requirements
where charters are granted to engage
In the business OF taking or catching
fish for the purpose OF converting the
same into oil or manure In the State.
To amend section 6l3 Of chapter q
OF t 30 Code entitled collection of taxes.
1t is bill ID equslizs the pay OF treas.