Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-02-08
THE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

ish the offices of school inspectors,
which had been adopted and sent over
from the House last week, The attitude
OF the Senate seals the fate of the reso-
luton, and the inspectors will be re-
tanned q. part of the school system OF the
State.
The activity OF the ntissaloon league
and alleged temperance organizations
was ahown when Senator Stands, rose TO
present a petition in the Senate IN favor
of safeguarding and enforcing the Mann
bill. In a single moment IL othef
Senators we're on their feet trying 10
get the attention of she chair to pre-
sent similar petitions from their conslit-
uents.
Senator Thomas presented resolu-
ton adopted by the school board OF
Portsmouth, the city council and over
800 citizens requesting the Senate to
confirm the appointment OF Joseph X.
Saunders as superintendent OF schools.
1t Is said the Senate will not take up
the matter until they receive the report
on the Cloves "itness" committee,
when the Portsmouth and Alexandria
county cases will be considered by a
special committee.
Senator Wickham introduced three
companion bills designed to permit
new charter for the Richmond, Freder-
icksburg and Potomac Railroad. thus
removing obstruction to paralleling that
line. One bill provides for the sale of
the states interest in the road to be
reinvested by the sinking-fund commits
sioDers under new charter, the road
would have to pay taxes. from which it
is row exempt. Under the present
charter the state can issue no charter
that would parallel that line.
The proposition for permanent i'm
provement OF roads received an addi-
tional impetus when the Senate COM
mittee reported a measure combining
the principal feature of the bills offered
by Senators Lsssiter and Lynn in the
Senate and Delegate Withers in the
House. The system proposed is simple
in operation and modest as to expen-
diture. 1t is built up entirely around
the principle ofState aid, furnishing at
once assistance and encouragement 10
counties aud towns. II gives employ
ment to Jail and penitentiary convicts,
who at the present time are heavy tax
on the resources Of the State.
rhe Senate passed the Lassiter- With
ers road bill, and the bill offered by Mr..
Old, OF Norfolk, in the House, in relation
to cemeteries, also was passed, with an
amendment providing that persons in
iured in their property rights by the prox-
unity of cemeteries, may have two years
in which to bring action for damages.
Bills we're passed:
To establish State highway commits
sion.
TO repeal section 1897 OF the code re-
lating to the Office of State chemist.
Concerning the transition of munich
palities from the grade of cities of the
second-class 10 the grade of first-class.
A bill was introduced to authorize
any railroad corporation chartered by
the General Assembly of Virginia to
surrender its entire legislative charter,
and to take new charter under the
present constitution and general laws OF
tie State.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Churchman's 2.cent mileage bill
was reported to the House from the COM
mittee. The rate named applies to
/ ,000-mile books. The proposition is
to fix the rate at this amount until such
time as the corporation commission can
give the matter careful consideration
ard can sgree upon just and reason
able rate of transportation.
The Cation rolling stock bill, which
apportions taxes paid on their rolling
stock by the railroad corporations among
the counties through which the roads
pass, was reported yesterday afternoon,
with the recon meudation that il be not
passed. Mr.. Cation considers this ac-
ton on The part of the committee al adj
vantage as the bill had been pigeon
holed. He will make fight for the
passage of the bill when it comes up in
The regular order of business.
The bill providing for the appoint
ment of commissioners of the revenue
instead of their election by the people,
as reported from the committee on priyi-
lege and elections, came up as a special
order yesterday AMI was discussed until
the adjournment. The bill was stoutly
opposed on the ground of placing too
much political power in the hands of the
judges. The House adjourned while the
bill was being debated.
Bill we're introduced:
To create the Office of inspector Of oils
md burning fluids and defining the
duties of the inspectors; providing GER
tain penalties for violations of the pro-
visions of the Office aud requiring the in
spector to report TO the attorneys of the
Commonwealth all such violations
Salary proposed for new official is 81 800
and expenses.
To amend section sls Of the code,
prohibiting certain officers from holding
more than one Office
To ameLd The charter of the town of
Manassas.
To establish State board of photog-
raphers aud 10 regulate the practice of
the art of photography. The beard
shall consist OF FIVE members appointed
by the Governor.
The House committee for Courts OF
Justice yesterday afternoon reported in
favor of creating three new circuits in
the State.