Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-12-03
THELEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

An interesting discussion arose when
Senator Keezel presented and explained
bis new election bill providing for party
primaries, and declared the urgent need
of giving the people the most absolute
control of the party machinery. Mr.
Opie advocated precinct primaries, and
referred to discussions in the party.
"Tbe national democratic party" said
Senator Opie, "has also been dismember-
ed and torn into factions headed by that
political Judas Iscariot, Grover Cleye-
land. and erected on its ruins is an oil
garchy worse than that of the thirty ty'
rants of Athens"
He wanted the bill so amended that
the name of each voter would be written
on the back of his ballot. Senator Mann
offered an amendment, incorporating a
PROVISION that voters shall write their
names on their ballots. Mr.. Barksdale
advocated the bill. Pending further dis
cussion, the bill was laid aside for the
regular order.
A bill was reported in the Senate to
repeal the act providing for Circuit
Court in the city of Bristol, and proyid-
ing for the transfer of cases in that court
to the corporation court.
HOUSE.
The oyster fight reached its acute stage
in the House. Messrs. Edwards and
Mathews, who are leading the fight
against breaking the Baylor survey,
raised the cry of gag law when motion
to take vote at 1880 o'clock today was
put and carried by vote of SO to 9S.
This vote does not indicate the strength
of the bill, but rather the sense of the
House in giving full latitude to present
ing the measure.
The House passed various bills in rela-
ton to the revision of the code.
The House discussed the bill creating
the Office of police justice for all cities.
Mr.. Bland, of Portsmouth, led sue
cessful fight against the measure, as it
stood, and secured the adoption of an
amendment leaving the matter of having
such an officer to a majority of the council
of each city,.
The time for candidates voted for in
the last election TO file statements of ex-
penses, as required by law, expired ct
midnight. Some candidates are still
liable to the law, which fixes maximum
penalty of $4,000, besides a forfeiture
of any Office to which he may have been
elected. Quite number have failed to
qualify, and some members of the House
said yesterday they would have to pass
a bill for the relief Of some of their own
members.
A petition calling democratic caucus
for Friday night is being circulated |
among the Legislators.
The object of the proposed caucus is
to discuss constitutional amendments
now pending. One of these amends
that section which says that commits
sioners of the revenue cannot succeed
The amendment will allow
such succession. The second amend
ment is that of Senator Anderson, which
re-establishes the hold-Over feature in
the election and terms of members of
the Senate.
The Senate and House finance COM
mittees yesterday evening heard argu-
ment in opposition to the Cumming bill,
putting social clubs in the same class as
barrooms and in favor of crushing out
the mushroom clubs that have sprung up
all over the State. Senator Shackelford
offered two amendments, which the SEN
ate finance committee will report. They
are as follows:
First. That no social club chartered after
April -, 1908, when such club is located in
any town, county, city, or district In which
local option or the dispensary law prevails, or
in which license TO sell liquor has been re-
fused under section l43 Of the Mann law,
shall keep or sell spirituous liquors of any
sort.
Second. That hereafter no social club shall
be granted charter except upon the certlh-
,ate Of the judge of the county or corporation
court in which such clubis to be located that
he granting of such charter will be in accor-
lance with sound public policy.
The Market.
Georgetown, Dec. 3.-Wheat 75aS2.