Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-02-11
Virginia Legislature.
SENATE.

In the Senate yesterday favorable re-
port was made by the finance committee
on the bill appropriating 81, OOO an
nuaIly for two years to the Medical Col
lege of Virginia to establish free
hospital.
A bill was offered by Mr.. Sadler to
allow the State, after due notice, to dis
pose of accumulated delinquent property
by sale. 80,
The Senate ordered engrossed the bill
releasing the titles of the Common
wealth or of the cities and counties to
real estate purchased at tax sales.
The bill is regarded by some as putting
a premium on delinquency. It's fate is
exceedingly doubtful.
A bill was offered by Mr.. Thorn as APP
pointing a commission to investigate the
methods of accounting employed by Of
fcers collecting and discussing the
public revenues.
HOUSE.
Bills were offered in the House:
To create the Office of collector of de-
linquent State taxes of Virginia. The
bill empowers the governor to appoint
such an official for a term Of four years.
His compensation is to be in fees of 10
per cent. on personal property and capt.
tation taxes, and 5 per cent. on license
taxes and charters.
To create board of telegraph exami-
ners, to consist of five members, before
whom all railroad telegraph operators,
except such as have been five years in
service previous to the creation of the
board, are to be examined, paying a fee
of SO.
Amending the act relating to tax on
income so as to provide that no tax shall
be levied on income derived from real
or personal property which is taxed di-
rectly.
Providing penalty of imprisonment of
from one to ten years for poisoning
horses and other animals maliciously.
Creating State board for the main
tenance of the widows, wives, sisters and
daughters of Confederate soldiers. The
board is to consist of three members,
PANIED by the governor, and is to handle
all funds contributed for such purpose.
To protect consumers of oil by the APP
p)intment Of a State inspector The
bill provides FIR regular inspections, for
which the inspector shall receive fees,
and forbids companies to manufacture
oil which will fash at temperature be-
low 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
The House passed bill amending
section 1 of an act to protect and adj
vance agriculture by regulating the sale
and purity of commercial fertilizers. and
the guarantee and condition upon which
they are to be sold, and fixing the pen
alties incurred for violation of the same.
The bill providing for the Torrens sys-
TEN of land registration was Endorsed
yesterday evening by the House commit
tee on courts Of justice.
Action of the House foreshad0ws the
passage by that body of the Jordan
oyster bill, which provides for the lease
of the barren oyster rocks of the State.
The House declined TO adopt any
of moment to the meas
nre, but adjourned before vote was
taken on its engrossment.
The measure, as amended BY the
courts of justice committee, provides
hat tie work of the commission shall
not become effective until it is ratified by
he next legislature. Under the consti-
ution none of the members can receive
The patron of the meas
Ire made an imprisoned appeal to
is friends, and announced that if it
vas defeated this time he would carry
N the fight until it was successful.