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

SENATE.
The Senate, by an overwhelming ma
jority, passed the bill to prohibit nom
residents becoming stockholders in COM
panies organized to catch oysters and
fish.
The Senate engrossed the bill redistrict-
ing the State so as to take Newport News,
Warwick, and Elizabeth City counties
from the Second and put them in the
First district. The bill will pass.
The Senate finance committee held a
brief session yesterday and considered a
bill offered by Mr.. Wickham to repeal a
bill whereby the State sixteen years ago
turned over to the Mount Vernon Memo
rial Association a claim of 1920, 900 for
money advanced by Virginia TO the Fed
eral government to build the Capitol at
Washington. 1t was stated that the
association has never taken steps to col
lect the claim, which now amounts to
over 100000. Messrs. Cation and Car
lin, OF Alexandria, and parties interested
in the collection of the money appeared
before the committee.
The temperance people will make an
assault in the Senate on the three COM
panion bills which were passed on Mon
day by the House amending and amelio-
rating the Mann liquor law. 1t is
claimed that these bills are "loaded, "
and signify great deal more than they
show, and that if they become law the
Mann bill had just as well never have
been passed. l.
Bills were offered and and referred.
TIC authorize juries in their discretion
to punish with death any person convict
ed of maliciously burning in the night
time any barn, stable or shed, or other
building containing live stock, in event
such live stock be burned.
To provide for the appointment of a
commission to investigate and report
upon the ACCESSIBILITY of establishing a
sanatorium for the treatment OF INDECENT
consumptives. The proposed commission
is to consist of three persons named by
Governor, one of whom shall be mem
her of the State Board of Health. The
commission shall serve without pay, ex-
cept actual expenses.
To extend the powers and duties OF
the State Board of Fisheries. The bill
proposes to require the Board of Fish
cries to aid in the propagation, preserva-
ton and protection of game of all kinds,
and song and insectivorus birds.
Despite the fact that Senator Machen' s
general primary election bill has been
adversely reported from the committee
for privileges and elections, the patron
of the bill will make fight on the floor
of the Senate to secure its passage.
The bill legalizes all party primaries
and provides for the payment Of the ex'
penses Of same by the General Assembly.
1t requires voting to be by ballot.
HOUSE.
The measure providing jail punishment
for persons carrying concealed weapons
was defeated.
The House practically completed the
consideration of the general appropriation
bill, there being only few departures
from the recommendations Of the finance
committee. The regular semi-annual
fight occurred over the appropriation OF
SIS, 900 to the Medical College of Virginia
which is owned by the State, and educates
a number of students without charge.
Mr.. Person moved to strike out the APP
preparation, and he was supported by DR..
Powell and Mr.. Gray, but the House,
by an unrecorded vote Of 30 to 81, refus-
ed to support the motion.
The House engrossed and will pass the
bill designed to prohibit negroes riding
in Pullman cars.
Mr.. Ould introduced bill providing
for the appointmeutof a travelling auditor
to inaugurate a uniform system of keep
ing account by circuit clerks, county
treasurers, and county school boards.
Mr.. Willeroy offered an amendment to
the game laws providing that the hunt
ing fees of non-residents shall be applied
to the improvement of the public roads
of counties, after deducting 90 cents for
the clerk who issues the icenae.
A bill was introduced by Mr.. Duke to
prevent the sale of adulterated cider vim
egar, flour and candy.
Mr.. Cation offered bill to repeal an
act providing for special prosecuting at
torneys for Alexandria county.