Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-26
LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

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The Senate Yesterday passed the Banks
dale bill. which il designed to prevent
the enticing of servants. Mr.. Hobbs de-
clared that the mining and trucking
people regarded it as an unwise measure.
The labor people in cities and towns are
said to be against it.
1t seems that the measure was inspired
by the complaints of the farmers OF
Halifax against the enticicing away by
labor agents for work on public works OF
hands who were already under contract
on the farms for the season. The bill as
amended and passed reads as follows;
1. Be it enacted, That if any person
shall knowingly entice, persuade or pro-
cure any servant who shall have con-
tracted in writing or orally to serve his
employer to unlawfully leave the service
of his master or employer, then such
person and servant may be sued singly
or jointly by the master or en-
ployer, who, on recovery, may have
judgment for double the value of actual
damages sustained.
2. Any person violating the provisions
of this act shall be deemed guilty Of a
misdemeanor and fined not exceeding
500, or confined in Jail not exceeding
three months.
The Senate further considered the
general tax bill. An amendment to re-
duce the tax on building and loan asso-
Citations from $75 to $50 was defeated.
The tax on BARRIERS was removed, 1t
being held that they were labor men.
The license on OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
was removed.
The warmest fight of the day took
place over an amendment designed to
protect lawyers, who pay license, from
unlicensed persons receiving pay for
drawing deeds and writing wills. 1t was
shown that justices of the peace and
many other persons who do this work
would be affected, and that it would in
terfere with a long-established custom all
over the State. The amendment, after
long discussion, was defeated by a
large vote.
The House refused to agree to the
Senate amendments to the child labor
bill, and Mr.. Cabell, the patron of the
measure, asked for a conference, which
was agreed to.
A bill was introduced to authorize
the supervisors of any county to increase
the school levy.
The House then disposed of the calen-
dar, passing a number of local bills,
among them one to amend section 10
of an act to aid the citizens of Virginia
who were disabled by wounds received
during the war between the States.
The Senate committee on fish and
game has approved the resolution affect
ing the oyster question. The resolu-
ton provides for committee to investi-
gate and report upon the feasibility OF
leaving the barren area and depleted
oyster bottoms.
HOUSE.
A petition of number of citizens for
legislation to prevent the moving oil
trains on Sunday was read. 1t suggests
law permitting the railroad companies
to move only perishable freight on Sum
days, and that the statute define what
shall constitute perishable freight.
The afternoon session was taken up
with a discussion of the liquor feature of
the revenue law. No conclusion was
reached.
Mr.. Anderson offered an amendment
for the Mann bill which was incorporated
in the general act, providing for an
election to decide on the question of
license, whereas the bill as reported
provides that court may grant license
when application is made with the sig
natures of 4 majority of the voters of the
precinct within which the saloon is to be
located. Mr.. Mann made speech in
defense of his views, and the Senate add
journed without reaching vote.