Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-02-12
Virginia Legislature.
SENATE.

SENATE.
The Senate yesterday passed the bill
releasing the title of the State to delin-
auent property. The effect of this will
be to remit the taxes due on lands prior
to 1890. The measure, regarded as one
of vast importance, has been under dis
cussion Tor several days. The vote by
which it was passed was 81 to Z.
The Senate defeated the Opie bill
making constant indulgence in drugs or
liquors for three years cause for absolute
divorce
A favorable report was made by the
courts of justice committee on the Kee-
zell resolution fayoring the adoption by
the State board of education OF single
list of textbooks for use in the public
schools.
The Senate passed the House bill re-
quiring owners of all theaters and pub
lie halls to provide sufficient number
of exists, all the doors opening out
wardly.
The bill appropriating s25O,OOO FOR
repairs to the State Capitol went over
until today.
HOUSE.
In the House, Mr.. Pannill offered a
bill to allow licensed distillers in locali-
ties where there are no barrooms, nor a
State dispensary, and where no local OPP
ton does not prevail, to sell liquor in
sealed packages, not to be opened on the
premises, in quantities not less than a
pint. His object, he said, was to pro-
vide that it might be obtained as medi-
cine by people not able to buy large
quantities.
Mr.. Lowry offered a bill to abolish
gates across all highways.
A bill was offered by Mr.. Anderson
providing for 6 per cent. interest on all
taxes unpaid up to June Is Of the year
succeeding that in which they are as
sessed interest to be computed from
December Is ofthe year in which taxes
are assessed.
Mr.. Green presented bill to permit
Miss Mary Amelia Smith and Col.
Thomas Smith, children of Hon Will
liam Smith, war governor of Virginia,
to erect bronze statue of him in the
Capital square here.
Mr. Scott offered bill to incorporate
the torn of Amherst.
Liquor advocates met defeat in the
House in defeat of the Duke bill amend
ing the law 50 as to allow the sale of
liquor to students over twenty-one years
oil age. The measure came up in the
shape of an amendment offered by Mr..
Duke to bill previously introduced by
him. The amendment was beaten by
vote OF 61to 13, and the House then
refused to engrcss the original bill,
showing that no change in the present
law is desired.
Mr.. Coleman offered bill abolishing
the Jail penalty for the sale Of liquor on
Sunday and making tia fine Of from 500
to $500 and revocation of license. 1t is
thought that this will be adopted and
also that the laws will be further modified
so as to allow dealers time to wind up
their business in districts which have
voted "dry," to refund portion of IL
cense taxes in such cases, and to give
discretion to judges as to penalties 10 be
Inflicted in case Of sale of liquor 10
minors.
The House passed bills: To amend |
section $500 of the code; to amend the
code so as to allow notaries public to
qualify before clerks of courts.
To amend section 1859 of an act en-
titled Gan act to repeal sections 1868,
3065, 1906, and 3067 of the code of
Virginia, and to amend and re- enact sec
lions SO56, SO57, 905s, 9O59, 5000, and
3062 of the code of Virginia, as heretofore
amended" approved December 20, 1903.
A final vote will be taken by the
House Tuesday at 1870 p. m., on the
Jordan bill, which provides a legislative
of three to lease out the
States barren oyster beds, their work to
be ratified by the next general assembly.
rhe bill was ordered engrossed yesterday
oy the House after it had been perfected
)y naming as members of the commission
Senator George w. Keezell, of Rocking
nam: Delegate George Y. Hunley, of
Matthews, and Delegate E. c. Jordan,
If Frederick.