Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-03-14
THE LEGISLATURE.

hLOkOLA " A~s
Governor Montague caused consider
able surprise 10 legislative and other
circles yesterday by vetoing the Senate
Joint resolution passed by the two
houses setting aside $500, 900 for Con.
federate pensions. The Governor takes
the ground frat that the resolution fall
Ing to SCI forth IT. object in its title is
unconstitutional. He also holds that
the resolution would simply keep this
large amount of money idle while await
ing the action OF the General Assembly
ID pa an acceptable pension law.
The veto message is brief, but clear
and pointed. "rhis resolution" says
Governor Montague, aggregates from
the treasury $500 900 to be expended IN
pensions as may hereafter be devised.
Ia other words, this sum 10 set aside ID
remain inviolably useless and idle
unless appropriated by subsequent law.
II it be the purpose OF the present Geo.
eral Assembly to make such an appro'
priation the resolution is hereby at
once compreheIded and superseded
and lie thereby wholly unnecessary. H.,
however, public exigencies or inability
to agree upon the method OF sppropri.
alton should carry this question to
another session 1t would be difficult to
give q reason for impounding 80
large a sum-" Continuing he says:
"The Justice and expediency of pen
sions are not involved. All are agreed
that the State should do it's utmost to
aid her needy and deserving veterans,
but all must concede that the needy
and deserving alone should be the re-
cipients of the money appropriated.
| The present law is far from satisfactory
resulting 10 irregularities aud Injustice
which should not be possible under
any furture pension legislation" The
veto was referred to committee.
SENATE.
The Senate ordered to its engrosS
ment the Enployers' Liability Bill
without debate.
MIR. Barksdale introduced bill su'
taorizlng the Governor TO appoint a
board to examine candidates for the
practice at ottaopathy In the State
All persons who wish to practice this
| science must have graduated from on
institution of osteopathy.
A bill was introduced to provide fol
an industrial exhibit on the part OF Viz
ginia at the st. Louis Exposition.
A bill was passed allowing the Nor
folk and Washington Steamboat Com
many 10 extend.iis lines to Porto Rico
Senator Donohoe introduced bill &c
authorize the City Council of Alexan
dria 10 issue public improvement bonds
Mr.. Donoboe offered a bill to moor,
porate the Washington, Fsirfax snc
Loudoun Telephone Company. The
same bill WAS presented In the House
by Mr.. Ost)n. Bills we're presented ii
both branches appropriating 500, 900 io'
| the Virginia exhibit at st. Louis. The
employers liability bill was ordered tC
lis engrossment in the Senate.
HOUSE.
The further discussion OF the chile
labor bill consumed nearly The entire
session OF the House. Mr.. Allen de-
noupced the bill az vicious, and de-
clared that it was an insult to the peo
pie of the Stats.
The House committee on genera
laws reported favorably bill to permit
women to carry concealed weapons tt
protect themselves from assault.
The House finance committee re
ported favorably by the vote OF to
the bill amending the law in relation t
peddlers and reducing their STATE
| license tax from $500 to 800.
Bills we're introduced to authorlz
the boards OF supervisors OF the coun
ties aud the councils OF the cities anC
towns OF the Commonwealth to sub
scribe to the capital stock Of The James
town Exposition Company and to con
tribute to the objects for which the sale
company has been incorporated. Alst
to authorizs the Association for tn'
Preservation OF Virginia Antiquities u
erect a wharf ct Jamestown.
The committee on privileges snS
elections of the Senate and House II
Joint session last night, heard and de
cided COL tests for appointments TO th'
electoral boards 10 the various citie
and Counties. Contests In number o
counties were decided.