Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-01-27
Fl LEGISLATURE


As stated in the Gazette of that day
Senator Daniel was reelected to the
United States Senate yesterday by the
two houses of the legislature, and the
action was confirmed by the joint assem-
bly, today.
The republicans nominated Col. Camp
bell Slemp as their candidate, and he
polled the strength Of the party in the
two houses.
Maj. Daniels vote in the Senate was
%; Slemp's, 5. In the House Daniels,
II; Slemp's, 1S.
Mr.. Heermanns, who nominated
Slemp, paid a high tribute to Daniels
personal integrity, but declared he was
not the proper mar for the United States
Senate and had fallen far short of the
duties of the Office.
Mr.. Opie nominated Senator Daniel
in the Senate, and Mr.. Jennings, OF
Lynchburg, nominated him in the House.
These and a number descending speeches
we're laudatory of the Senator. Col.
Camm Patterson, IA old-fashioned DEM
ocrat, made an oratorical seconding
speech in the Senate, and paid a tribute
to William Jennings Bryan as "the great
tribune of the people," When Colonel
Patterson paused in this fight of oratory
smiles swept the chamber instead of the
applause naturally expected. Indeed,
quite a frost followed his references to
Bryan and bimetalism.
SENATE.
Mr.. Shackleford and Mr.. Lee in the
House offered a bill to appropriate $17,-
600 year for two years, $l2, 900 Of which
is to enable the Medical College of Vir-
ginia to opeu a free hospital. Much op.
position is developing against the bill by
other medical colleges and other hospitals.
Mr.. Machen presented a bill govern
ing primary elections in the State, which
contains many important features, the
most striking of which is in relation to
the appointment of judges and clerks of
cleo ton.
HOUSE.
The House elected S. NJ. Newhouse to
succeed A. o. Sullivan as doorkeeper of
the House. Mr.. Newhouse won with
ease over w. r. Poindexter and J. d.
Reynolds, of IPittsylvania, and Reuben
N. Musgrave, of Southampton. He re-
ceived 81 votes to 4 for Reynolds and II
for Musgrave. The Tidewater people
supported the latter candidate, who was
nominated by Mr.. Withers, of Nanse-
mand. A resolution was adopted provid.
ing for placing the crutches of the late
one-leggcd d%oOrkeeper, A. o. Sulli van
over the inside door of the House.
Mr.. Powell introduced a bill to repeal
the entire law relating to the shooting of
partridges, claiming that a man should
have the right to shoot birds on his
own land whenever he chose.
Mr.. Ould introduced a bill to require
supervisors of counties to publish twice
a year a full statement of their receipts
and expenditures, under a penalty Of
from $40 to 500.
Two oyster land bills we're presented
by Mr.. Stubs. One provides that plats
Of oyster grounds shall be Endorsed
abandoned under certain conditions,
and the other is intended to encourage
the planting of oyster shells in the waters
of Virginia. They are the usual routine
measures of each session.
Mr.. Person placed in the basket at the
end of the session a bill to sell or lease
the Virginia Medical College. The bill
is the outcome of the above bill to make
an appropriation to thatinstitutior. Mr..
Person holds that the state has no bust
ness owning a medical college and should
have nothing to do with educating doctors.
The Anderson annexation bill now be-
fore the Senate was offered in the house
by Mr.. Cox.
The house passed the following bills;
To add certain banks in Lynchburg,
Newport News, and Hampton to the list
of State repositories.
To allow the shooting Of snipe at any
time.
To continue in Office the commissioners
.of chanoer1 of nresent Gircnit COurts