Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-02-25
LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

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order in the Senate yesterday, and the
amendment of Mr.. Hslsey, embodying
the chief features of the Cabell bill, and
offered as a substitute for the Lyle bill,
was defeated and the Lyle bill was
ordered to its engrossment without
dissenting vote.
Concurrent action was taken upon the
House resolution requesting the several
standing COMMITTEES of the General Assem-
bly, to report upon the changes in the
code rendered necessary blythe new con-
stitution on or before March IL.
The Senate passed the Cogbill act to
amend the code so as to remove the pro-
hibition upon persons of over 6O years
of age from serving as jurors.
Mr.. Wickham, from the committee
ON finance, reported fayorably a bill
appropriating an additional S., 900 to-
ward the expenses of testing the validity
of the constitution in certain suits now
pending. This act was passed by a un-
animous vote.
Mr. Hobbs bloodhound bill was dis
cussed with good deal of humor. His
bill provides for the rearing of blood
hounds at the State farm to be sent to
the sherihs of counties for the purpose
of tracing criminals. The bill was
passed.
Three resolutions, all concurrent,
were offered, looking to shortening the
session OF the legislature and fixing the
time by which all the standing COM
mittees must report. Two were referred,
and the limitation to the length OF
the session was eliminated from the other
after which it was adopted. This reso-
luton provides that all standing COM
mittees shall hand in their reports by
April IL.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Bland offered q joint resolution,
which was adopted, providing for the
appointment of commission to adjust
the statutes to the new constitution, and
report by March IL. A provision for a
recess from April 8 to June | was stricken
out.
When the tax bill was taken up Mr..
Early moved to reconsider the vote by
which the tax on building and loan
associations was doubled, so far as it APP
plies to purely mutual companies. This
motion was advocated by Mr.. Early and
opposed by Mr.. Sipe and others. Mr..
Gent said the building and loan assoc
citation, in Russell, had the people by
the throat and had turned widows and
orphans out of doors to wander and
SILVER upon the banks of the Clinch
river. Upon roll call, the motion to
reconsider was rejected - ayes 20,
nays 33.
The section relating to BARRIERS was
debated at s,me length. Mr.. Sebrell
moved to exempt BARRIERS in counties
and towns and Mr.. Charles T. Bland
desired that that section should not ap-
ply to BARRIERS having only one chair.
Both these amendments were adopted
without division.
Mr.. Lassiter offered series of amend
ments to sections | and 8, designed to
add cents to the tax on every 500
worth of reality and to reduce it by the
same amount ON intangible personal
property. The amendments Of Mr.
Lasster sought to equalize the taxes on
both classes of property, making them
% cents on each.
Mr.. Cation who failed in an effort the
other day to raise the tax on real estate
from 90 to 30 cents, spoke for Mr.. Lass
tiers amendments, and he was given
the closest attention by his colleagues.
He was followed by Mr.. Davis, who
spoke strongly for the amendments,
and declared that the principle proceed
ed upon by the finance committee in fix
ing the schedule was not correct one.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Dayis's speech
the House adjourned.
The bill to break the Baylor oyster
survey was reported adversely last night
by the House committee on the Chesa-
peake and its tributaries. The bill will
pass the House, but will likely be de-
feated in the Senate.
The bill to create an executive head
for the University of Virginia was con-
| sidered in committee at length yester-
day and went over to some future time.
SITUATION IN CHINA.
Representations have been made to
the State Department by the Russian
ambassador, Count Cassini, regarding
| A.. :..o.ooa;ncr sar;ouapaaa of the situa-