Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-18
LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

The chair also announced the APP
pointment of Messrs. Halsey, Wickham
and Lyle to carry out the objects ana
purposes of the resolution to place Lee
statue in the Capitol at Washington.
Mr.. McIlwaine, on behalf OF the COM
mittee on courts Of justice and in con-
formity with instructions, reported the
result of his investigation as to the time
of electing town officers, and gave 1t as
the opinion of that committee that, In
the absence of legislative enactment,
there can be no election for town ofiicers
prior to the Tuesday after the hrst
Monday in November, 1903.
The joint resolution proposing an
amendment to the constitution so as
to restore the provision of the old con-
stitution in regard to holdoyer Senators
was passed.
The Senate passed the bill which
provides that commissioners of the
revenue shall be elected by popular
vote at all times.
Mr.. Chapman (by requesD introduced
an act to provide for the addition of two
wards to the University of Virginia
Hospital and appropriating $4,000 to
construct them. w.
A bill was offered by Mr.. Cromwell
to amend the act in relation to the reg
ulation of the sale of fertilizers. The
changes proposed are stringent and
have reference to the sources from
which the phosphate acid, nitrogen and
potash are derived and how much per-
centage of them is to be used in fer
tilizers registered for sale in this State.
The Senate and House adopted the
resolutions notifying Judge Clarence j.
Campbell that within twenty days the
general assembly would vote on the
question of removing him from the
bench of Amherst county.
HOUSE.
The House sent to its engrossment the
bill appropriating 100000 for the
jamestown Exposition.
Mr.. Boaz spoke in opposition and de-
clared his unalterable belief that the bill
should not pass, because it would do no
good and because tie State could not
afford it. He declared that the cost Of
the general assembly so far, outside of
printing, had been SSl, 900, and that
| It would likely reach $40, 900 in all, as
the body would likely sit for four or six
months longer.
S. p. Reed, the new member from
Mecklenburg, who succeeded DIR. +. z.
Mclean. expelled because he would not
take the oath to support the constitution,
came forward, took the oath of office and
was loudly cheered. ,
The Cummings reapportionment bill
was defeated by vote of 33 to 20. This
practically ends all legislation on this
subject at the present session.
Mr.. Davis, on behalf of the courts OF
Justice committee, introduced a joint
resolution instructing the sergeant-at-
arms of the House and Senate to forth
with serve on Judge Clarence j Camp
bell, at Amherst, notice that after twenty
DAYS the general assembly will proceed
against him with view of his removal.
The amendments proposed by the
House of Delegates to the Hartman bill,
providing for combining in hospitals per-
sons who are known to be habitual
drunkards or addicted to the use OF
drugs, we're concurred it.
The House amendment to the bill ap-
propriating $4,000 to the board OF
health for its expenses was concurred IN.
The change in the act reduces the appro-
priation to $4,000.
The House bill providing for a joint
committee to investigate and report as to
certain matter regarding the oyster
grounds belonging to the State was re-
ferred to the committee on fish and game.
There was long debate over the gen.
eral game law, reported from the com
mittee on fish and game. Messrs. Kee-
zell, Lyle, Upton, Halsey, Barksdale,
Chapman, McIlwaine, COgbill and others
participated in the discussion. All wanted
a game law, but they disagreed as to the
best law that could be enacted. The
bill was finally passed by.
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petition from citizens of Halifax county,
asking that an act be passed providing
for the election of school trustees in
county districts by popular vote.
Mr.. Christian offered a joint resolu-
ton, naming committee to look into
the question of getting copies of the rolls
of officers and soldiers of the Confederate
army from Virginia., now on record at
the War Department at Washington.
Mr.. Boaz opposed the resolution, and it
was referred.
A bill was offered to amend the law
regulating the sale and purity of COM
mercial fertilizers.
Theinvestigation Of the charges against
the management of the Central State
Hospital was begun before the Senate
committee on public institutions last
night. and will be continued today.
The decision of the committee to hold
the inquiry behind closed doors occa.
stoned surprise, as it had been expected
there would be an open and full inves-
tigation. The principal witnesses were
DR.. r. I. Styll, Of Newport News, who
charged that the financial management
of the institution had not been what it
should be; the negro Reese, who told
circumstances under which he was dis
charged, and charged immoral conduct
at the institution. and a negro woman,
who also alleged that there had been
improper conduct toward female in
mates. DIR. Julius Strauss, long chair
man of the board of directors OF the hos
pital. expressed surprise at the criticism