Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-03-09
THE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

10 the state. Inc mcaeuio
passed both branches OF the General AS
sembIy and will become law. Toe
Senate put in few amendments OF
minor importance. 1t is believed that
the matter of naming commissioner,
which is reserved to the Legislature,
will be taken up at once, and last night
the caucus named candidate for that
posiiion-Col. Joseph Button, OF Apo
mattox-who has for years been clerk oil
the State Senate
The Senate, without dissent agreed to
the report of the conferees on the sup
Elemental appropriation bill, the effect OF
which is TO reduce the increase 10 sala-
ries of Supreme Court judges TO "a 300,
and to recede from the addition OF $3.50
to the salary of the superintendent Of
the Eastern State Hospital and the mod
ification OF other Senate amendments.
General Anderson, of Richmond,
moved to take up the report of the Cor
poraticn Commission investigating CON-
mittee. Senator Tayenor opposed il on
the ground Of lack of time. After a
lively discussion, the pending question
was called and Judge Crump's forces
won out by vote of 10 to A. General
Anderson then moved to substitute the
minority report made by Senator Sears
for the report of the committee.
The Senate adopted by vote Of 20 to
the minority report submitted by
Senator Sears, acquitting all of any in
territorial wrong in connection with the
controversy and intimsting that ga
mountain has been made out OF a mole
hill" 1t is considered significant that
the republican members OF the body take
the view that the report of the majority
of the committee is unju siiied.
The Senste passed the bill to autho-
rize judges OF circuit courts in CITIES Of
40, 900 inhabitants to provide an addi-
tional clerk
A resolution providing for an extern
sion of the session of the Senate one
week was rejected. Senator Mann, OF
NottOway, proposed the resolution for
the reason that it will be impracticable
for the House and Senate to complete
the business now on the calendar within
the present week. He asked for an i'm
mediate consideration of the resolution.
The Senate refused TO suspend the rules
ia order to consider The matter, thus in
surlng the end of the session al midnight
Saturday night.
In order to facilitate business for the
last days of the session, the following
resolution was adopted
"rhat, after today, members OF the
Senate will discontinue the consideration
of bills on their calendars, which origi-
mated in each House, and will devote
the remainder Of the session 20 bills
which have passed the other House."
The general primary bill was killed,
as we're the amendments of Judge Mann
=. The present liquor laws.
The Senate, by reconsidering the vote
by which the bill was previously en-
crossed and then refusing to engros' it
again. killed the Sader measure 20 al.
low additional compensation to clerks of
courts for services as clerks of boards of
supervisors.
Bills were passed.
To make the possession of United
States internal revenue tax receipt for
the sale of ardent spirits prima face
evidence of sale.
To prevent the killing, capturing or
sale of wild turkeys, parlridges and
pheasants, and providing penalties
therefor.
The Senate passed the following House
bills:
f. amend section 6, Chapter 59S, Of
act for working roads in Alexandria
county.
To repeal an act entitled an act to
create board of ex else commissioners
for Alexandra comfy
To require telegraph com panies TO re-
ceive and transmit messages; providing
a penalty for failure to do 90.
To provide for the expense of remov-
ing, supporting and maintaining insane
persons.
To declare the effect of the death of
the drawer OF check.
To amend aud re.enact section 444 of
the code as to erroneous assessments OF
lands.
To amend and re-enact an act, ap-
proved March IL, 1904, in relation to
changing boundaries OF wards in cities.
HOUSE.
A verbal combat between Delegates
Massie and Royal, republican floor
leader Of the House, created consider
able stir in the House yesterday. The
incident was in connection with the dts
custom of the Cation rolling stock bill.
Mr.. Royal, like most of the country
members, was IN favor of the provisions
of the bill apportioning the taxes among
the cOu ties. Mr.. Massie referred to
Mr.. Royals remarks as a stump speech,
and Mr. R,yall replied 10 what he re
garded as NJ. VIassie's offensive and
ungentlemanly language.
Mr.. Massie demanded retrsction
and Mr.. Royal declared he would only
retrsct when Mr.. Massie withdrew his
Offensive" remark in regard to stump |
speaking and a.psrSonal difficulty seem
ed imminent. Chirman Cardwell deity |
took hold of the situation, but with all
his ingenuity could not bring about an
apology
When NJ. Cation brought his rolling
stock tax Dil TO the attention of the
House he declared that bis bill had been
sci aside several times to advance other
important bills, that it was now cup to-
he House to dispose of it and its OPP
oonents to discuss it. On these terms
he ELL came up and was hammered by