Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-02-03
Virginia Legislature.
SENATE.


money to care for Confederate cemeteries.
Messrs. Phlegar and Sadler made speeches
against it, on the ground ofits u%nconsti-
~tutionalty, but Mr.. Wickham, chairman
of the finance committee, made an m
FASHIONED speech in its favor, and this,
with the influence of many ladies IN the
hall advocating the measure, carried IL
with a rush.
Bills were introduced to amend Sec
ton 2S8 of the Code to prescribe the
duties of the Register of the Land Once.
To amend section 1888 of the Code,
in reference to the jurisdiction OF the
probate of wills.
HOUSE.
One of the most exciting debates Of the
present session of the Legislature took
place in the House over the Edmondson
road law. The question was on an
amendment by Mr.. Bowman, providing
that road overseers be appointed by the
circuit judges instead of by the boards OF
supervisors. Mr.. Bowman explained
hat under the present system the road
overseers became mere parts of a politi-
cal machine whose chief interest was to
keep in power the supervisors to whom
they owed their appointment, whereas
the country judges being men of high
mindand outside of politics, would select
the best men for the place.
Then followed a speech by Mr.. Kelly,
who said in effect that he would vote for
the bill with or without the amendment,
but, as a party man, would prefer that
the 0verseers be appointed by thejudges,
as every one was a democrat and it stood
to reason that they would preferable Sc
lect democrats. Mr.. Lowery, republican,
expressed regret that politics had en-
tered into the measure, and Mr.. Kelly
reminded him hat the republicans them.
selves were the cause oft. having served
notice on the democrats at the time of
the election of a Senator that they had
drawn the party line.
Mr.. Lowery said he voted for Colonel
Slemp because he was q Virginian and 8
gentleman as we'll as a republican. Mr..
Stearns inquired if Mr. Lowery did not
remember that Colonel Slemp had voted
for a negro doorkeeper in the place of
Arthur Sullivan. a one-legged Confeder-
ate soldier. Mr.. Lowery replied that ho
did not recall such an incident, but there
was the sign for a food of political acri-
mony, and it was made palmer than
before that the minority would get no
favor at this session. The amendment
was adopted by a vote of A to 81. The
bill as amended then went over.
Mr.. Hoge introduced the bill recently
introduced in the Senate to allow repub-
lican chairmen to name the men from
whom the republican clerk at each cleo
ton precinct shall be selected.
Mr.. Green introduced his bill in the
legislature pledging candidates in ad-
vance Of their nomination not to spend
money on elections.
Mr.. Duke introduced a bill to repeal
the law prohibiting the sale of liquor to
students of the University of Virginia.
Mr.. Duke explained that it was the re-
suit of a case of persecution where a
liquor dealer of Charlottesville was be-
ing prosecuted for selling aquart of wine
to a student whom that student was mar
ried and had bought the wine for his
wife to put in jelly she was making.
Other bills offered and referred we're
as follows:
To require banks, banking a~ssocia-
tons, trust and security companies to
return to commissioners on February l
of each year statements of their resour-
ces and liabilities.
Providing that the State shall pay all
expenses incident to the care Of patients
in insane asylums.
Allowing 500 miles Of telephone lines
| the minimum amount of taxation. The
limit under which the minimum can
now be secured is 300 miles.
To pay J. B. Woodward and James
P. Goss 81, 500 each for services in con-
nection with settlement of the claims of
Virginia for money advanced the United
States during the war Of 1912.
By Mr.. Caton-Allowing Corporation
Court judges to practice law under certain
conditions
By same-Reducing the tax On indus
trial corporations so as to encourage out
side companies to come in.
By same-TO protect bass in the trib-
utaries ofthe Potomac river between Nov
ember | and March | of each year.
The following Senate bills we're pass
ed in the House:
To provide for the correction of errors
In judgments and proceedings in cases
pending or decided in the county courts
on or prior to February |, 1904, and for
the disposition of such cases where furth-
err proceedings are necessary.
@@TO amend sections 4016 and 4018 of
the code concerning the trial Of criminal
cases and juries therefor.
To allow notaries public of this State
under the age Of twenty-one years to sue
for fees due them as notaries. To section
3055 of the code.
House bills were passed as follow:
To amend and re-enact sections l and
2 of an act to authorize and empower
the State board of fisheries to employ q
surveyor or surveyors, and making an
appropriation for Compensation Of the
same, approved March 2S, 1902.
To have plans OF oyster planting
grounds Endorsed abandoned" under
certain conditions.
To extend the terms of commissioners
of accounts and to authorize them to
complete such accounts as are o before
them for settlement, and return them to
their respective Circuit Courts.