Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-02-10
THE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.


resolution was agree to.
The Sadler bill, TO increase The pay OF
the members Of the general assembly
has been fayorably reported from the
finance committee. The bill provides
that members shall receive Just double
what the, now receive, which will bring
the per diem up to So. The presiding
officer of each branch is TO receive $l2
day for actual service. The bill was
favorably reported to the Senate yester-
day, and goes on the calendar.
Proceeding with the calendar the
Senate engrossed the bill to provide for
the issuing Of county bonds for perma-
nent road improvement and voted The
measure reported adversely from com
mittee to regulate the manner OF bring
ing suits against incorporated cities or
towns.
The bill to provids for signing the
records Of the board Of supervisors in
cases where the presiding officer has
died, was passed.
Among the important bills engrOssed
were one to establish State geological
and geOdetic survey.
Bills we're introduced:
Relating to the sale of unwholesome
and diseased meat and food.
To amend section IL of al act, to
provide for the extension OF the corporate
limits of cities and towns, so as 10 allow
district and county officers to remove to
any other part of such city, or town with
out vacating their Offices
To regulate and require connections
between telephone and telegraph COM
panies and the delivery of messages by
telephone or telegraph cjmpanie' subject
to the orders of the State Corporation
Commission.
Senator Sims introduced a bill fixing
a penalty of five hundred dollars for con-
veying an excursion party from one
point in the State TO another point, un-
less there is adequate police protection
at the destination of said excursion.
The common carriers are not 10 stop
trains within FIVE miles OF such points.
HOUSE.
The proceedings were rushed under a
resolution providing that all bills TO
which any objection might be raised be
passed by.
As stated in the Gazette OF Yesterday,
Mr.. Barretts "Jim Cros" car bill
was passed by an overwhelming vote.
The measure practically gives to the
cities and counties of the State the same
regulations for the segregation of the
races as are now in force in this city.
Mr.. Swift, of SpOtlsylyanis, who has
attracted noloriety Ps the patron of the
radical antitrust bill, introduced bill
to prohibit the sale Of apple cider with
in two miles Of any church or camp
meeting while services are being held.
Travelling libraries for the public
schools will be provided if a measure in
troduced by Mr.. Old becomes a law.
BY the terms of the bill the library
board of the State is authorized to pro-
cure books and equipment for the estab-
lishment of circulating libraries. The
appropriation asked is $1,000. The
scheme has been in successful operation
in other States.
The Churchman 2-cent railroad rate
bill was ordered to its engrossmeni in the
| House.
Mr.. Green, of Fauquier, presented
petition many yards long from citizens
of Fauquier and Loadoun, praying fol
the passage OF the Mann social clut
| law.
The following House bills were passed
Bill to prescribe the time in which al
lowances made by order of any Circuit
or Corporation Court shall be presented
to the Auditor of Public Accounts fol
payment.
TO define and regulate mutual assess
ment and cooperative fire, tornado anC
hall insurance companies or assOcia-
| tons.
To amend section 2083 of The code
prohibiting the fishing of purse or pound
nets in water OF 20 feet and over il
depth ia any of the rivers OF the State
To amend section 1917 OF The code IL
reference to removal by courts, OF their
judges, without motion or notice, OF
suits, ETC., which it is improper for them
to Try.
10 amend section three of an net 10
appropriate the sum often thousand dol
lars to carry out the provisions of The
act to provide a statue OF Robert Edward
Lee, to be placed in statuary hall In
Washington.
To confer upon the State Corporation
Commission power and authority to fix
and prescribe the rates and charges OF
water supply ca npanies aud to prevent
discrimination therein.
To amend section of chapter 598 oil
the acts in relation to working and keep
ing in repair the roads and bridges in
Alexandria county.
Bills were introduced:
To repeal an act in relation TO lien:
or real estate for capilation tax.
To authorize supervisors Of the sesera
counties to appropriate county funds in
order to advertise said counties at the
jamestown Tercentary, etc.
The House finance committee yester'
day decided to report favorably Colonel
Caton's pension bill, which increases the
appropriation for the old soldiers and
their widows 10 the extent Of $50, 900.
An amendment to the code proposed
in the senate by Mr.. Keezell, Of Rock
ingham, provides that the meat of au
animal which has developed the disease
of actinomy CASTS or lumpy jaw shall be
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