Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-01-15

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George NJ. Norris. ~
Jog,ph E. Willard.................. /
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FOR LIEUTENANT
J. Taylor Ellyson. 79,5I6
w. p. Kent. AZ, ooo
SENATE.
In the Senate Gen. Anderson intro
duced joint resolution providing Tor a
thorough investigation of the affairs OF
the Virginia Military Institute, the Vir-
GINA Polytechnic Institute, and other
State institutions. Heretofore these visits
to the State institutions have constituted
excuses for the liberal expenditure OF
public money for expeditions which
furnished amusement and entertainment
of the Legislators, but Gen. Anderson :
resolution, if passed, will put stop TO
this.
i bill providing for the appointment
of commissioners of revenue by courts OF
record was presented by Senator Chap
man. Other bills were introduced:
By Mr.. Mann-To provide for the es.
Enlistment of high schools in places
convenient to primary schools and in
same buildings in which are primary
schools, but in no case is such high
school to be established until provision
is made for the support of the primary
schools.
BY Messrs. Holt and Sale--To amend
the code in relation to dislricting the
State for members of Congress The
bill refers only to The First and Second
districts, taking Newport Nsws, the
counties eff Elizabeth City, James City.
York, Charles City. Warwick and viii
liamsbutg from the Second district and
placing them in The First. These are
the only changes made and will, it is
said, more nearly equalize the population.
HOUSE.
The report of the special committee to
select site for a normal school was
made to the House. The re- Ort, at
great length, goes into the merits Of the
several sites offered and will be taken up
By the House later on The vote of the
committee as recorded in the report Is:
For Radford, 10; Harrisonburg, s; Front
Royal, 3; Newport News, 8; Fredecicks-
burg, 5; Manassas, /.
Gonofox Koaoal chairman nf fha San
ale committee, also has the report for
that body. The report says that Rad
ford was the unanimous choice of the
commissicn. Harrisonburg got six votes
and Newport News aud Fredericksburg
tied. 1t is said that the legislators from
Norfolk are working up bill to be
presented in a few days providing for
The location of normal school at
Norfolk.
Two of the House bills introduced re-
late TO criminal law and recommend in-
Innovations which will cause much dis
cussion. One makes all oflenses of lar
ceny committed between the hours of
sunrise and sunset, grand laceny, while
the other takes away from iuriea the
right to fix the punishment of crimi-
mails and vests that privilege in the trial
Judge.
Among the bills offered were to pro-
vide for the assessment of standing tim
b}r for taxation; bill to provide for the
payment to pensioners OF The sums act
ually deducted from the amount of their
claims for the years 1904 aud 1905; bill
providing for the appointment of commits
sioners of the revenue by judges Of the
Circuit Courts instead of having them
elected by the people.
Mr.. Lee, offered the report OF the
special committee, to whom was deferred
the question of establishing two or more
additional normal schools.
The long delayed desks and other fur
niture have arrived aud both houses
adjourned until Tuesday.
Three companion bills have been
Offered, by Delegate Eugene Ould, OF
Campbell county. They are: (D To
abolish all delinquent taxes payable to
1900; providing for collection Of all de-
linquent taxes for the years 1900 to
1904 (2) The limitation Of tax accounts.
(3) A separate ticket for poll taxes.
Bills have been introduced in the
Senate:
To create a tax commission, TO define
its duties, and to appropriate money to
pay expenses.
To legalize primary elections and TO
make them subject to the laws govern
ing general elections so far as said laws
shall be acceptable, and to provide for
the payment of the expenses of holding
the same.
To inquire as to the necessity of in
creasing capacity OF State hospitals or
erecting an additional hospital
To provide for the aid and mainteD-
ance bonds Tor permanent road I'M
prOvement ia the magisierial districts or
the counties of the State.
In the House: Prohibiting the cor
rupt influencing of agents, employees or
servants, and prescribing penalties upon
persons using said influence, and upon
agents, employees or servants submitting
themselves thereto.