Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-20
LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

game law. Mr.. Bryan offered an amend
ment designed to permit persons own
ing lands in Virginia, but who are
non-residents of the State, to hunt upon
their own lands without taking OFT a
license. The bill provides that non
residents must pay license tax OF slo.
Mr.. Wickham offered the following:
'No game warden shall have any right
under this act to go upon the lands OF
another person without the consent OF
such other person, until and unless such
game warden shall have procured a
search warrant; provided, however, that
such game warden may, without war
rant, arrest any person who violates any
OF the provisions of this act in the pres,
ence of such game warden; and should
any person violate any of the provisions
of this act in the presence of such game
warden, such game warden may lawfully
follow such person anywhere in the
effort to arrest"
Mr.. Barksdale had an amendment
adopted extending the open season for
shooting robins to the first of April
Other amendments were adopted and the
bill went over,
Mr.. Byars presented resolution
grouping the judges of the corporation
courts and providing for determining by
lot the terms of the judges of the various
groups. The resolution provides thai
the seventeen cities shall be divided into
four groups, the judges in which group:
shall be elected for two, four six and
eight years.
Alexandria, Bristol, Buena Vista and
Charlottesville shall constitute the firs1
group.
Danville, Fredericksburg, Lynchbure
and Manchester, second group.
Newport News, Norfolk, Petersburg
and Portsmouth, third group.
Radford, Richmond, Roanoke, Staun
ton aud Winchester, fourth group.
The resolution further provides tina
the selections shall be made March 20, b,
lot, using system of sealed envelopes
The matter was referred.
HOUSE.
In the House the bill appropriatint
800, 900 for the enlargement OF thu
Capitol was voted down unanimously
The speech on Wednesday of Mr.. Boaz
declaring that the price of Virgins
bonds had gone down because OF thu
fear of extravagant expenditures by Tho
legislature, when the jamestown bill
was up, was echoed yesterday.
Speaker Ryan, spoke against the extri
appropriation, and declared that 500,
900 was sufficient to repair the Capitol
and the credit of the State could at tn
same time be protected.
1t is the evident purpose of the James
town advocates not to allow any appro
priation to take precedence of their own
and they are masters of the situation
By a vote of Sc to 10 further considera
ton of the jamestown bill was fixed TO
April 2.
By a vote of As to II the House agrees
to the Senate amendments, to the com
missioners of revenue bill, providing 70
election by the people. This is the bill
in relation to counties, and the same &C
ton was taken with regard to these Off
GERS in cities. This settles the hgh
and provides forpopular election OF com
missioners.
When the slot-machine bill came VI
an amendment was adopted to ALLOW
cigars to be sold by such devices and tn
bill was passed.
The Leake stock law bill was discusses
at length and dismissed.
The following House bills we're passed
Extending the terms of the variou
officials of the several incorporated town
of this commonwealth in order that the.
conform to the constitution.
To amend sections 1916 and 1851 0
the Code in relation to the duties of tn
board of visitors of the University 0
Virginia, the salaries of professors, etc
The Senate bill to amerd section
22O6 of the code relating to proceeding
for divorce was passed.
A bill was offered to impose licens
tax of $50 upon pilots.
The Senate finance committee
divided on the Mann liquor bill, and In
stead of reporting it will ask to be dis
charged. The committee spent som
time on the bill last night. 1t was 5
amended as not to apply to towns G
1 600 or more inhabitants or to summe
resorts. and it was then that the yot
was n tie. The friends of the measur
declare their purpose to keep up tn
fight.
The House committee for courts @
Justice Yesterday afternoon, after thre
sessions, reported unanimously agaln'
the passage of the bill toamend the Ian
grabbers' act so as to allow persons az
plying for tracts of land Hereunder
SO. 900 acres and over to make appli
cation through the Circuit Court OF tn
city of Richmond and to remove a
pending causes in this case to the sal
Circuit Court for trial. This vote wa
reconsidered and the bill postpone
indefinitely, which means its defeat.
The Toney street car bill, requirin
the platforms to be yestibuled on tn
side as we'll as front, was reported ad
versely last night, though an amend
ment will be reported extending tn
time for running the vestibuled cars
as TO extend from November l to May
THE SENATE ADJOURNS.
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