Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-23
LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

In compliance with request OF 'he
Senate Auditor Marye yesterday com.
municated to the Senate statement
showing the cost of the State govern
ment under the old constitution ana es-
timated under the new. The papers
show that the reduction in assessment.
for taxes under the new constitution VIII
he s431, 05S.29, while the increased ex-
penses of the State government VIII pe
about s2S, 900 more than under the
Underwood constitution.
The Senate yesterday engrossed the
bill to abolish the kissing of the Bible IN
taking oaths in the courts, reconsldered
its action and then defeated the measure.
It was agreed that inasmuch as there Is
now no law requiring persons to KISS the
Bible, any legislation on the SUBJECT
would be confusing.
The Senate Committee on finance re-
ported the bill to place statue Of Gen.
Robert E. Lee beside that Of Washington
in the rotunda of the National Capitol at
Washington. The bill will likely pass
both Houses unanimously.
A discussion occurred on the House bill
amending section 3049 Of the code, allow
ing the governor to designate county
Judges to sit in the absence OF judges OF
courts. Mr.. Barksdale offered an amend
ment giving. the power to the president
of the Supreme Court. The amendment
was defeated.
A bill was offered by Mr.. Donohoe to
establish State normal school at Ma
nassas and appropriating the sum OF
$40. 900 for the purpose OF erecting
buildings for such school.
A bill relating to the limitation or en-
forcement of deeds of trust and mort
cages, was offered by Mr.. Shackelford-
HOUSE.
The House met at o'clock yesterday
evening, and many petitions fayoring the
Mann bill were handed in.
The Barksdale pure food elections bill
by vote of AZ to 81, was recommittec.
Mr.. Cumming introduced a bill to pro-
hibit the catching of bluefsh in the
waters of this commonwealth by non
residents of this State; to prohibit the
employment of vessels owned by non
residents for such fishing; to require
license tax on residents for such blue
fishing, and to impose penalty for the
violation of this act.
Among the bills introduced In the
House were these:
For the establishment of State nor
NAL school for girls at Manassas.
To require railroad and railway com
panies to provide safe, convenient anC
comfortable ingress and egress to ant
from its passenger trains.
To provide method for the issuing o
bonds by school districts in this State
and for the sale of school lots and build
ings, &c.
To regulate railroads operating in thu
State of Virginia in relation to passenger
traffic.
One of the most interesting bills to b'
offered in the legislature is that to b
presented by Messrs. Newhouse anC
Clarke to provide for the restoration o.
the whipping post as mode OF PUNISH
ment for small crimes.
Messrs. S. wilkins Mathew sand >
Gordon Cumming will ofierin the House
in few days a bill to provide board o
equalization of assessments of persona
The Senate committee on genera
laws last night heard partial argumen
on the child labor bills aud adjourned
without action until tomorrow morning
when the hearings will be continued
The bills were advocated by Mrs. E. G
Minor, of Richmond; Hon. Charles I
Bland, of Portsmouth; Charles NJ. Wal
lace, jr., of Richmond, and 4. d. Jones
of Newport News. The only speake
against the bills was Judge John d.
HorseIy. of Lynchburg.