Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-03-10
THE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

il "a II came from the House.
The bill is sweeping in It's provisions
1t is as follows:
l. Be it enacted by the General AS
seniblv of Virginia, that any person VINO
gives. offers or promises to an agent
EMPLOYEE or servant any gift or gratulty
whatever, without the knowledge and
consent OF the principal, employer OF
master of such agent, Employee OF ser
want, with intent to influence his action
ia relation to his principals, employer
or masters business; or an agent, en-
pIoyee or servant who, without know
ledge and consent of his principal, EN-
ployer or mister, requests or accepts
gift or grat1ity or promise 70 MAKE
a gift or to do an act beneficial to HIM
self, under an agreement or with an I'M
derstanding that he shall act IN any
particular manner to his princlpaFs,
employers or masters business, or an
sgent. employee or servant who, being
authorized to procure materials, supplies
or other articles either by purchase or
by contract for his principal, employer
or master, or to employ service or LABOR
for his principal, employer or master,
receives, directly or indirectly, for
himself or for another, a commits
sion, discount or bonus from the person
who makes such sale or contract, or fur
nishes such materials, supplies or other
articles, or from person who renders
such service or lator; and any person
who gives or offers such an agent, en-
ploye or servant such commission, dis
count or bonus, shall be guilty OF a mis-
demeanor and shall be punished by a
fine of not lees than 800, or by such
fine and by imprisonment for not more
than one year.
Provided that nothing contained in
this act shall be construed II mean that
an agent, servant or employe shall
not resign his position whenever he so
desires, nor shall it be construed to mean
that no person shall employ said agent,
servant or employe.
2. No witnesses called by the court
or Commonwealth Attorney and giving
evidence for the prosecution, either be-
fore the justice of the peace, the grand
| Jury or the court, in prosecution un-
der this act shall ever be proceeded
against for any Oflense hereunder con-
corning which he testified, but such
witness shall be compelled to testify, and
for refusing to answer question shall
be fined not less than 800 and be i'm
prisoned for a term not exceeding six
months.
Under the call for bills and resOu-
tons Senator Mann rose aud presented
number OF petitions favoring the amend
menis to the Mann liquor law. The
Senator said the petitions we're comfort
ing to him in view of the action of The
Senate Thursday night in declining to
suspend the rules in order to take up
the amendments. Senator Mann made
vigorous fight, but the members did
not face the music and vote on the
amendments direct; they just declined to
take up the bill. This means practically
deathbow to the amendments. Sew
era Senators followed the initiative of
the Senator from Nottaway. and for
some time there was a sprinkle of petit
tons from all parts of the hall. The
! petitions were not read, but were re-
ceived and filed, and when the hour of
midnight arrives the papers will be con-
signed TO the furnace.
Senator Anderson procured the pas
sage of the bill providing for the care
and preservation of the returned Con-
federate battle flags, iorwhich no owners
can be found.
The bill prescribing the liability of
hotel men, prepared by the State Hotel
Mems Association, came up, an amend
ment correcting defect in the bill be-
ing offered by Senator Phlegar and
adopted. The bill was then passeu.
The bill limits the liability of hotel men
for losses.
The Senate, at night with practical
unanimity agreed in the House Joint
resolution requesting the Corporation
Commission to prescribe a maximum
two cent rate for all passenger travel on
the transportation lines in The State.
Discussion of the automobile bill arose
on a motion OF Mr. Machen, of Alexan-
dria, to reconsider the vote by which
the me sure was passed. The Alexan.
dria senator called attention TO the TACT
that hundreds of automobilists in the
national capital came a short distance
into Virginia for The purpose of visiting
relatives or Mt. Vernon, and declared
it would be hardship upon these
transient tourists to compel them all to
take out licenses IN Virginia. Judge
Tavenner, of Shenandoah, referred TO
the havoc to life and property being
wrought more particularly in the rural
districts 10y eckless automObiists, and
insisted tual the Washington people
should be willing to forego some of their
conveniences Tor the protection of the
people of Virginia The Machen motion
was voted down.
Senate bills were passed.
To abolish the office of register OF the
land Office.
To transfer all books, records, manu-
scripts and papers of public nature,
now 10 the custody of the register OF
land Office, to the Secretary of the Com
monweaih.
To create the Office of superintendent
of buildings and grounds and TO provide
for the appointment OF superintendent OF
buildings and grounds and to define his
duties and to fix his salary.
The Senate passed the following House
bills: