Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-05
Virginia Legislature.
SENATE.

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SENATE.
Only the signature of the governor is
now required to make law of the Ander-
son bill proyidinga method for annexing
territory to towns and cities. The bill,
which had been before two legislatures,
passed the Senate yesterday as stated in
the Gazette of that day by a vote OF ~
to 3, only Messrs. Barksdale, Hutchinson
and Rison voting in the negative. Several
amendments perfecting it were adopted,
but the Senate defeated by adhesive vote
an attempt to change the bill so as to al
low the territory to be annexed to take
the initiative, the sentiment of its people
to be obtained by vote ordered by the
circuit judge. The Anderson bill puts
in the hands of circuit judges, from dis
tricts other than those affected, the power
to refuse the annexation of territory to
towns or cities, after hearing evidence.
Right of appeal is allowed both sides.
A bill was offered by Mr.. Opie, which
empowers the corporation commission to
compel railroads to construct double
tracks wherever the congestion of traffic
makes a single track inadequate and
dangerous to life or limb.
The Senate concurred in the resolution
requesting the Virginia delegation in
Congress to vote for national aid for pub
| lie roads.
The Senate refused to take up the bill
which permits the commissioner of labor
to personally inspect shops and factories
to ascertain whether the child labor law
is being violated.
Mr.. Byars offered bill, similar to the
measure pending in the House, to COM
pei telephone companies to connect with
each other.
Mr.. Senate offered bill to provide a
place of abode for children deserted by
their parents.
The Senate considered the Machen
primary election bill at its afternoon ses-
sion, and adopted an amendment allow
ing candidates to select judges of cleo
ton. The bill comes up again today.
HOUSE.
The House defeated, by vote of 80
to 80, the bill to establish bureau Off
suranee, which should have supervision
of all insurance companies in the State.
There was prolonged fight over the
bill allowing county supervisors, by UNI
animous vote, to sit twenty days during
the year, and draw compensation there
for. Under the present law they can
sit only ten days. This bill was amend
ed so as to allow the supervisors of Nor
folk county to sit thirty-six days and
those of Isle of Wight and Culpeper
twenty days, the law as at present to ap-
ply to other counties. In this form it
was engrossed.
A great number of bills were offered,
among them a measure by Mr.. Bridg-
forth, forbidding any teacher or profess
sor in public institution to use intoxi-
eating liquors during his term of office
except by physicians prescription.
Boards of visitors or trustees are required
to remove guilty parties, under penalty
of being themselves fined from $40 to
$50 EACH
A 'jim crow" street car bill was of
fered by Mr.. Gum, of Norfolk; in a
form slightly different from the usual.
1t empowers city councils, on petition
OF not less than hundred freeholders,
TO require separate provision to be made
for the races. Conductors and motor
men are invested with police powers,
and passengers refusing to take seats as
signed them are liable to fines running
from So to 25.
Mr.. Lambeth introduced a bill to en-
power city councils TO acquire, by pur-
chase or otherwise, conduits, and to re
quire all electric wires, except trolley
wires, to be placed therein.
A bill to repeal all laws restricting the
shooting of wild waterfowl in Back Bay
district, Princess Anne county, was Of
fered by Mr.. Snead This is a favorite
shooting ground of Grover Cleveland.
Bills offered by Mr.. Cardwell authorize
the employment of convicts in digging the
foundations of the new Capitol building,
and empower the governor to lease quar-
tiers for the State officers while the build
ing is being erected.
Under a resolution recently adopted no
more bills can be offered after today, and
the legislature will adjourn sine die
Saturday, March II.
At the afternoon session of the House,
the Jordan bill, impOsinga license tax on
fishing devices, was recommitted, thus
killing it.