Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-19
LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

The Senate yesterday had long de-
bate over an extensive and intricate gen
eral game law, and adopted amendments
as to the open season for hunting, as
follows: For the State west OF the blue
Ridge, from November l to January. /;
east Of the Blue Ridge, from November
10 to February !, and for certain shore
birds on Virginia ocean coast, from July
20 to January |.
Mr.. Harvey led the fight for an amend
ment, which he succeeded in having
adopted, providing that there shall be no
closed season as to squirrels. In other
words, they may be killed whenever
found. Mr.. Garrett made an unsuccess-
full fight to give landowner the right
to shoot quail at any time upon his own
premises.
When the Barksdale bill to prevent
any person from enticing servants or
employees from leaving their employers
came up the Halifax senator said that
the reason for its passage vas apparent.
Final action was not taken upon the bill.
The Senate committee on general laws
reached vote on the Mann liquor bill
at last nights meeting and reported ad,
versely by vote of to 6. 1t Will
create a fight on the floor of the Senate.
HOUSE.
The friends of the jamestown Ex-
position suffered disappointment in the
House when the Exposition bill was de-
feated by vote of 43 to 30. MIR.
Cumming changed his vote from yea to
nav for parliamentary reasons, and asked
for reconsideration. The motion was
carried, and the bill was passed by, and
thus given another chance. tits putting
it mildly to say that the 5000, 900 APP
preparation is hung up and in great
jeopardy, and the advocates OF the
measure will not likely bring it to the
front again until they are sure of the 81
votes necessary. Considerable feeling
was exhibited during the debate. The
advocates of the bill express the belief
that they can secure the necessary eight
votes, while those opposed say it cannot
be done.
The bill dedicating a site on the Capt.
tol Square for the Stuart monument was
passed, with an amendment by Mr..
Allen providing that the monument may
by relocated by the General Assembly,
should it be determined in future to
erect composite monument to Lee and
his generals.
When the Senate bill to prevent
authors, publishers, booksellers and in
terested parties from becoming members
of the State Board of Education came up
it was advocated by Mr.. Davis, chair
man of the Education Committee. The
bill was adversely reported from the COM
mittee by a majority of one vote.
Mr. West, who was representing the
majority reporting adversely, offered a
substitute forbidding the books written
by members of the board to be placed on
the eligible list.
The substitute was withdrawn and
the bill was passed-yeas 60, nays 7.
The following House bills we're passed:
To provide a charter for the town OF
WarrentOn.
incorporating the town of Bowling
Green, in the county of Caroline.
The following Senate bills were passed /:
Defeating a site on the Capitol
grounds for an equestrian statue OF Gen.
]. Z. B. Stuart and providing for an APP
preparation of $40, 900 therefor.
To amend section 3 and IL OF an act
entitled Gan act to incorporate the town
of Orange and to enable the town to
borrow money"