Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-03-01
THE LEGISLATURE.


The Senate spent nearly the entlre
session Yesterday considering the gen.
eral appropriation bill. A number OIL
amendments were made to the House
bill. which will require conference OF
the House and Senate committees
Nearly all the amendments were aiong
the line of increase over the House OIL
Senator Wickhsm, chairman OF the
finance committee, in presenting the Dill,
made an exhaustive explanation OF the
items and declared that in meeting all
the demands that they had come peril
ously close to the danger line, and that
the consideration of as small an aPpro-
priation of SO, 900 was very serious
matter. He called attention to seyeral
directions in which this was an added
annual expense, such rs the enlarged
number of employees of the capitol
buildings and grounds at cost OF
So, $40 He referred TO the corporation
commission and the great work done by
that body. He said they had been
much hamp cred by want Of funds to EN-
ploy clerical force. The bill recon-
mends an additional clerk at 81 300,
an additional stenogrspher at $9oo
and for additional clerical work in the
Office at 81, 200; also an increase OF the
contingent fund of 81, 800, making the
amount So, 900. Perhaps the most i'm
portant amendment was the one pro-
viding for an assistant attorney general
at a salary of 81, 800, the attorney gen
eral to make the appointment. MIR.
Wickham said the committee had care
fully examined into the matter and
found that the attorney general was very
hard worked and that an assistant was
absolutely essential.
Other amendments for increases were
made as follows Supreme Court judges,
| from 81, 900 to S., O00 Supreme Court
reporter. from 81 200 to 81, 800; SUI
preme Court stenographer, from 81 2OO
TO 81 400; superintendent of the West
ern State Hospital, from 81, $50 to 3d.
500; Southwestern State Hospital, from
81, 800 to $4,000.
The fund for cattle quarantine was in
creased from $3.50 to 81, 900, and the
fund of Sc, 900 for the crop pest commits
sion, which was stricken from the House
bill, was restored by the Senate commit
tee. The grand total OF State appropria-
tons for the year is So, 400. 900, an in
crease of 81, 066, l42 over last year.
Senator Saddler, from the specia com
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duet of the register Of the land office and
the superintendent of buildings and
grounds, inside a report which elnbodies
number OF recommendations, among
which are The following: That the Office
OF register of the land office be alb llish-
ed and the books andrecords be delivered
To the secretary of the commonwealth,
10 he under hi4 care and control; that
all the buildings anl grounds be under
the supervision and control of the super
intendent OF buildings and grounds, who
is t., receive the salary heretofore paid
the register of the land Office and super
ntendent of buildings and grounds; that
convict labor on the grounds be abolish
ed and that free labor be employed.
The Senate committee on finance and
banks has reported a substitute To the
Mann amendment in reference to social
clubs, which its advocates hope will do
away with the fake concerns wthOu.
embarrassment IN legitimate institutions.
The substitute vests in circuit and
corporation iudges,the power to refuse
20 license any clut uniess satisfied that
the character of the membership is such
that no harm will result to the moral
and material welfare Of the community
In which the club may be located, and
also providing for the rcvoking OF the
license should the club prove objec-
tiOnable.
The Senate, in executive session, ye'-
terday, confirmed the appointment OF D..
ID. Patterson as a member of the peni-
Tertiary board.
The appointment OF Mr.. Julian T..
Baldwin, as superintendent of public
schools of Alexandria county. was reject
ed az was also tina: of Mr.. k. II. BeasIey,
of South Boston, as member of the board
of trustees of the Virginia Female
Normal School at Farmvlle. Mr. Beas-
ley's name was held up at the same time
as that Of Cloves, but aas not acted on
until yesterday.
HOUSE.
What began as dramatic incident
and ended neatly a ludicrous one, took
place at the opening Of the House when
Judge Williams rose, to make earnest
protest against the violation of the rule
excluding all but members aud ex-mem
beers from the floor. Almost before the
speakers protest began there was hus-
tie towards the door, and before he was
through the coat tails OF the last lobby
isl was lost to view.
The bi Judge Williams designed to
prevent a combination of fire insurance
companies TO make rates came mp as q
special order. The bill passed by vote
of 65 to %, aud Judge Williams re-
ceived many congratulations on his
victory. The bill is identical with the
old Wharton law which for a time broke
up the operation of the southeast tariff
association in Virginia, and was subse-
quently repealed. The object of the
measure is to prohibit combination to
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