Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-02-03
LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

them being aimed at railroads and their
interest.
The bill which allows the construction
of electric roads within five hundred feet
of any building used for school or educa-
ton, with the provision that no road
shall cross any grounds used for recrea-
ton or athletic purposes went over.
The following bills were presented and
referred.
Declaring invalid agreements between
shippers and common carriers for liability
of carriers for damages to goods while In
transit.
To provide for assessment OF license
tax of u cents per mile against all sleep
ing, dining and parlor cars used in this
State.
Amend the code SO as to make all per-
sons owe. the age of twenty-one years ell
gible for jury service, except such as are
prohibited by constitution.
To provide for the appropriation OF
500, 900 to the Eastern State Hospital
to meet emergency and make repairs.
Vesting in supervisors the control OF
county court-houses at all times except
when the building is being used forcourt
purposes by judge.
Chairman Opie, of the committee on
counties, cities and towns, made the
majority report in favor of the Ander-
son bill in regard to extension Of corpo-
rate limits of the cities. Mr.. Cogbill
made the minority report, which is along
the lines of the Gardner bill in the
House, which leaves the matter to popu-
lar vote.
HOUSE.
Final disposition of the matter OF en-
ployes of the corporation commission and
their pay, was had in the House when
the amendment of Mr.. Cardwell pro-
yiding for an assistant clerk at 81, 500
and stenographer at 81, 200, with a
contingent fund of SO, 200, was passed.
The House had previously decided upon
a clerk at 81, 900 and bailiff.
At Mr.. CardwelPs suggestion the
House took up, out of its order and
passed Senate bill GA to declare the
powers and jurisdiction of the county
and corporation courts in the exercise OF
the jurisdiction created by an act entitled
an act to amend and re-enact section 600
of. the code of Virginia, as heretofore
amended in relation to sale of delinquent
lands purchased in the name of the
auditor.
Mr.. Boaz moved to fix all salaries OF
city Judges at $4,000 instead of 81, 800.
Mr.. Boaz's amendment, along with many
Others, was rejected.
Mr.. Lee, of Fairfax, followed on the
heels of Mr.. Boaz, with a counter
amendment, increasing the salary of the
Alexandria judge to 50, 500. His amend
ment was subsequently enlarged by Mr.
Toney, of Manchester, who wanted all
the city judges, large and small, placed
on the same salary basis, 81, 500.
Mr.. Boaz objected. In the case Of
Alexandria, he said, the people had de-
cided its Judge to be worth 81 400, and
in Manchester the people had been pay
ing its judge 81, 300. Yet gentlemen,
in the face of these salaries, wanted ia
lump to 2,500l The chairman OF the
finance committee view with alarm the
tendency to wipe out the prospective
saving in the judiciary made possible by
the new constitution.
BY practically unanimous vote, the
House refused to adopt the amendments,
and Mr.. Boaz then succeeded in securing
passage of an amendment which put:
clerks and other employees of the assem-
bly on the basis of members, and allows
them no pay during recesses and hoil'
DAYS.
The House defeated the amendment o.
Mr.. Jennings, withholding per diem pay
from members when they are absent
without leave.
The committee offered an amendment
fixing the salary of the secretary of the
commonwealth at $500, instead OF
81, 500, which was adop:ed, and the bill
as amended was passed.
The following bills were offered and
referred.
By Mr.. Lee: To allow counties ano
cities to exchange public school prop
erty.
To amend the law in relation to grounc
rent
Petitions ron Junior Order United
American Mechanics, Newport News
praying against the appropriation o
} public moneys to sectarian institutions
Petition from Newport News firemen
asking the passage of the firemen's relic
bill.
The House committee on roads me
yesterday and considered the report o
the subcommittee relative to requiring
railroad companies to provide separate
rooms NJ stations for whites and blacks
The report used the word "may." Dele
gate Simmerman made an effort TO sub
stitute the word "shal." Messrs. A
p. Thorn and William A. Glasgow ap
peared in opposition to the amendment
and it was rejected.
The committee on roads will meet The
J committee on general laws Wednesda!
afternoon and 90 over matters in which
the two committees are concerned.
The fate of +. p. Mclean, the repub
lican representative from Mecklenburg
who refused to take the oath to supper
) the constitution, will be settled Wednes
day. His case has been made specia
order for that day, and il is expecte'
that he will either adhere to his origina
position or not appear and that his sea
: will be vacated.