Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-11
Virginia Legislature.

With many members wrought up with
anxiety for fear their bills will not be-
come laws, three or four engaged yester-
day in two hour wrangle over the
question of final adjournment 1t was
finally determined that after today the
Senate should only consider Senate bills,
and the House House bills; that all busl-
ness should cease Saturday at 6 P. M, and
adjournment be had at y o'clock MD
night. This will give opportunity for all
passed up to that time to be properly
signed.
By the concurrence of the House in a
Senate bill, the mushroom social clubs
which have sprung up throughout the
State since many saloons were closed by
the Mann liquor law, will be pract-
cally stamped out of existence. The
bill passed yesterday provides that all
clubs formed since April l6, 1903, and
all to be hereafter chartered shall not
have the right to sell liquor unless a
regular barroom license is secured. The
bill does not touch the bona fde clubs
in existence prior to April Is last, and
exempts clubs formed by benevolent and
fraternal orders. II was passed by a
vote of 81 tC 5.
The conference committee on the gen.
eral appropriation bill, on which the two
branches of the legislature were unable
to agree on Wednesday, made its report,
and it was adopted. The principal
change was putting back the salaries Of
second auditor, treasurer, and register Of
the land Office, which the House wished
to increase, to the present figures, il
being held that it would be unconstitu-
tional to raise the salary of State Off
Ger during his term of Office. The Cor
poration commission was allowed an
additional clerk, at 81, 200 year, and
a messenger at 5000.
The Central State Hospital was given
81. 900 for repairs and "a, 500 for a new
dining-room. The regular appropriation
of SlO5, 900 was allowed for 1905 anC
sl15, 900 for 1906. The other hospitals
got what they asked for repairs.
SENATE.
The Senate had the largest attendance
Yesterday since the session, every mem
Der being in his seat save one. Col
Camm Pattison, who has had severe
illness, was out for the first time. Their
was such confusion in the body that a
one time the Lieutenant Governor de
clined to proceed with the business unit
the senators came to order. Mr.. Ander
sons bill to relieve building and lOar
associations from the payment of thu
franchise tax was defeated.
Governor Montague today sent the fol
lowing appointments to the Senate:
Visitors Virginia Polytechnic institute
j. F. Ryan, Loudoun B. B. Broken
brough, Essex J. S. Musgrave, South
ampton d. NJ. Clerd, Pulaski, two year.
each J. Thompson Brown, Bedford
Wyndham B. Robertson, Washington
J. Cullen Darlington, Charlotte, and j
B. Watkins, Chesterfield, two years.
Trustees State Female Normal Schoo
George c. Walker, Montgomery
John Jackson, Richmond GO. w. Robin
son, Newport News E. @. Glass, Lynch
burg Charles f. Vawter, Albemarle
II. G. T. Richmond, Lee ]. Hunt Har
grove, Pittsylvania, for two years each
Robert Turnbull, Brunswick the Rev
James Nelson, Richmond; G. Harding
Walker, Northumberland J. S. Ware
Clarke w. +. Anderson Prince Edward
and Edward S. Turner, four years each
Mr.. Thomas offered resoluti on
which will not be acted on at this ses
sion, declaring it in contravention o
the principles Ct sound government
for the State to continue making
an appropriation for William and Mar
College and paying 6 per cent. interes
on bonds held by certain schools anC
colleges, whereby the latter receive
nearly s75, 600 a year.
Mr.. Thomas secured the adoption o
a resolution instructing the auditor to in
form the Senate at the beginning of mex
session what collectible and non-collec
tible debts are due the State and wha
officers are delinquent and for wha
amounts.
The Senate defeated the bill exempt
ing building and loan associations from
franchise tax.
Among the House bills passed in The
Senate we're these:
To repeal chapter 81 and other act
of the general assembly relating t
charters Of corporations.
To amend the act empowering the
State board of fisheries to employ a sur
veyOr.
To have certain oyster grounds marked
abandoned" under the certain con-
ditions.
To provide for the removal of the
Houdon statue of Washington from the
Capitol to some fre-proof building.
HOUSE.
The amended Griffith resolution in.
structing the attorney general to ascer-
tain whether the auditor is liable fol
S37, 900 embezzled by Joseph II. Shep'
pard, a clerk in his Office, and if found
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