Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-30
LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

of that body to meet until regular
meeting place should be provided. The
clerks of the Senate and the House have
been instructed to provide quarters
either in the Capitol building or else
where for the committee.
The bill to place inebriates in asylums
was taken up, but after debate again
passed by in order to make certain
amendments acceptable to the patron OF
the bill
The following bills were introduced
and referred
To appropriate SIG, SO2.46 to be used
- meet the deficit OF the Western State
Hospital.
To appropriate $40, for the Vir-
giuia Normal and Industrial Institute.
To amend the code in relation to the
indemnifying bonds of officers.
To authorize and empower the Circuit
and Corporation Courts of the common
wealth to enter upon record release OF
certain judgments in favor of the COM
monwealth for fines for misdemeanors
of Is or more years standing.
HOUSE.
The House went into the further con-
sideration of the bill fixing salaries OF
the State Offices under the new constitu-
ton. Many amendments were made,
but those offered by the committee were
considered first, and a number of these
not of great importance were quickly
adopted. The committee offered an
amendment, which was adopted, fixing
the salary of the commissioner of State
hospitals at $4,000 and travelling ex-
penses. Mr.. Jennings, OF Lynchburg,
gave notice that he would probably offer
an amendment later fixing the salary of
members of the general assembly at s.
per day.
The committee offered an amendment
reducing the salaries of the clerks of the
Senate and House from 81, 600 to 81, 300
per session, and it was passed by.
Mr.. Sipe desired to equalize the
salaries of all the circuit judges, so as to
make Richmond stand on basis with
all the others, but no action was taken.
Mr.. Whitehead moved to amend by
raising the salary of the clerk to the pub
lie printer from $500 to 500, but it was
lost-yeas, 20; nays, 40.
Mr.. Hartman moved to amend so that
the members of the penitentiary board
shall receive s. per diem when business
calls them to the State farm. The
salary is fixed now at s3per diem for all
meetings. The amendment was lost.
An amendment to allow the guards at
the penitentiary to have 10 days holi-
day annually, with full pay was agreed to.
The following were offered and re-
ferred:
Joint resolution to appoint commit
tee on final revision aud adjustment to
review the work of the General Assem-
bly,.
A bill to encourage local passenger
traffic on railroads.
To amend Section 2660 of the code in
relation to the order of priority OF debts
of escelants so as to protect trained
nurses.
To amend the code in relation to for
forfeitures on railway companies for
carrying freight past the point of its des-
tination.
To provide for. analysing minerals
found in the State.
To provide for payment of contingent
expenses of the General Assembly.
To establish a whisky dispensary in
the town of Front Royal.
To establish board oftelegraph exami-
ners and to regulate the employment OF
railway telegraph operators.
The senate committee on general laws
postponed fiual action on the Cabell child
labor bill until next Wednesday night
after hearing speeches in its favor last
night by Col. Cabell, of Danville; Senator
Halsey, of Lynchburg, and Delegate
Whitehead, of Norfolk.
The general laws committee of the
house will today consider the Powers liz
uor bill to allow counties to lay special
tax upon the sale of liquor.
The Barksdale pure-elections bill was
again postponed because of the absence
of quorum of the elections committee OF
the house, and it was set as a special or
der for next Wednesday at p. IN.
The Norfolk Jamestown Exposition
delegation and a number of friends OF
the movement appeared before the House
finance committee in the interest of an
appropriation of 5000, 600 to that enter
prise. T. j. Wool and Barton Myers
made speeches showing the advantage
the exposition would be to the State, and
J. S. Southgate spoke from patriotic
point of view. Tomorrow Gen. Fitzhugh
Lee and Hon. j. Taylor Ellyson will
also address the committee in the interest
of the appropriation.
A Wytheyille telegram says w. II.
Boiling & Co., dealers in general mer-
chandise, one of the largest houses of
Wytheville, made an assignment yes
terday to Attorney NJ. NJ. Caldwell as
trustee.
CAUTION.
This is not a gentle word-but when
you think how liable you are not to pur-
chase the only remedy universally known
and remedy that has had the largest
sale of any medicine in the world since
1868 for the cure and treatment of Con-
sumption and Throat and Lung troubles
without losing its great popularity all
these years, you will be thankful we call
ed your attention to Boschee's German
Syrup. There are so many ordinary