Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-05
LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

The Senate Yesterday refused to
exempt Christian Scientists from the
operation of the Harvey bill, which re-
quires that all persons pracucing
medicine or the art of healing TO. pay
shall stand an examination before the
State Board of Medical Examiners.
IN amendment was adopted exempting
from the provisions Of the bills osteo-
paths who were practicing in the state
prior TO January l, 1908, but similar
amendment offered in behalf OF
Christian Scientists was defeated. Inc
question of religious liberty was IN
jected into the discussion of the Chris
tan Science feature of the bill, but
without effect. The bill was ord cred to
its engrossment with some unimportant
amendments.
The Lyle bill for the authorization OF
cities and towns to issue bonds to re-
deem outstanding obligations was
passed.
The bill to place statue of Lee in the
national Capitol passed bya vote OF 44
to 7, without debate.
The Fireman's relief bill, was passed
by aSote OF 81 to 10.
MI Newhouse, on behalf of the COM
mittce on prisons and asylums, made a
final report on the former branch OF
the committee work, and thus the MEM
Der from Culpeper was the first chair
man to complete the work assigned to
him.
The bill appropriating -, 900 to make
effective the Glass pure food bill was pass
ed.
The Gardner annexation bill came up
as special order, and Mr.. Kelly offered
the Anderson bill passed By the Senate
as a substitute. The former provides
for submitting the various propositions
relating to the annexation of property
adjacent to cities and towns to popular
vote; the latter gives the jurisdiction to
nonresident circuitiudges. AT the con-
clusion OF Mr.. Kelly's speech the House
adjourned.
Mr.. Caton's measure for the protec-
ton of song birds was ordered to its en-
grossment by vote of 40 to IL, after a
number Of eloquent and sentimental
speeches had been made in behalf of the
feathered songsters.
The following bills we're offered:
To extend the terms of the officials OF
the various towns OF the State.
To amend the law in relation to the
sale of delinquent lands.
To validate acknowledgements taken
by an officer of company for such COM
pany.
Among the House bills passed was
one shortening the session for taking
oysters. making the closed season from
April l to September 8 and prohibiting
the use of patent tongs.
The following Senate bills were passed:
Providing for the payment of State
tax by party on whose motion the estate
of a decedent is committed to the sheriff
of any county or corporation, or the
sergeant of the corporation.
Appropriating the sum of 81 900 to
the department Of agriculture to be used
in the enforcemento of the law prohibiting
the sale of aduterated and unbranded
food.
House bills were passed as follows:
An act to establish State board OF
embalming; to provide for the better
protection of life and health to prevent
the spread of contagious diseases to
regulate the practice of embalming, and
the care and disposition of the dead;
and to add additional section 10 thereto.
The finance committee of the Senate,
in view of the necessity of disposing OF
the general tax bill by April |, adopted
a rule limiting debate to three speeches
on a side, allowing a reasonable time to
each. The committee then adopted a
schedule for the important measures to
come before it, as follows:
Thursday, March 5.-lnsurance, MIR.
Hunton, s o'clock p, m.
Friday, March 6.-Frauchise tax,
10 a. m.
Tuesday, March lO.-Peddlars, 10
a. m.
Wednesday, March 1l.-Telephone
and telegraph, 10 a. m.
Thursday, March 12.-Mann liquor
bill, s p. M.
Friday, March 13.-Building and