Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-03-07
THE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

DD5rsl tdhfhk tdC Otft up Out llo ECkh-
lar order, while others declared it too
important an issue to be allowed to die
without a vote. Senator Sears spoke
against ii for an hour, declaring it class
legislation, and that man able to buy
500-mile book was given a privilege
over one who could no; buy it.
The time having arrived for the spe-
cial order of the day. the supplemental
appropriation bill, the railroad bill was
laid over. Senator Wickham made all
explanatory speech on the bill, saying
that the total appropriations for two
years carried more than IS, 400, 900.
There was an apparent deficit between
the expenditures and the receipts OF the
auditor of 1921, 26O. He said he had
been tainted with making mistakes, but
he believed il was best TO adopt the re-
port of the finance committee.
Senators SadIer and 1 2ssiter adyoeat-
ed an increase 10 the amount allowed
the Petersburg Normal and Industrial
Institute fros $1,000 to 10000. The
increase amendment was adopted by the
vote OF l6 to IA.
An amendment by Mr.. Strobe to re-
auire the construction of messhalI at
the University, so that students could
live more economically, was opposed by
Senator Machel as an interferen in the
management of the institutio n, and was
defeated.
The Senate passed the Machen bill de-
signed to regulate the loan companies.
After it had been amended at the request
of the patron so that loans of $50 and
over for 60 days should bear only 6 per
ceut. interest, the bill was communicated
to the House.
The Old Wharton insurance bill, re-
viyed this session by Judge Williams,
and already passed by the House, was
favorabIy reported TO the Senate. The
law will prevent all combination OF fire
insurance companies to fix rates.
The supplementary appropriation bill
already passed by the House, was debated
and went over as special order until
today.
The vote by which the Sadler salary
bill, more than doubling the pay of
members of the General Assembly. was
lost was recon idered by an overwhelming
majority, and the discussion Of the
measure began all over again. The bill
got through safety at last, receiving two
more than the required 81 votes. 1t
makes fiat rate OF $500 per member Tor
regular session of go days and $3.50 for
a special session of 80 days.
Among the bills passed at the night
session were several of interest, includ-
ing the Mann pure cider bill, the San
lose scale bill, and the bill relating to the
r. +. Lee statue in Statuary Hall. To
amend aud re-ensct an act to provide
for creating, working and maintaining
public roads in Fairfax county; to amend
and re-enact an act to create road
board for the county OF Fauquier; to
amend section IL Of an act for the ex-
tension of the corporate limits of cities
and towns; to amend an act to provide
for the collection of all taxes in arrears
and past due 10 the Commonwealth
prior to February |, 1903 upon the
shares of capital stocks of banks aud
banking associations, whether due by
resident or nonresident stockholders.
HOUSE.
The House spent full hour arguing
resolution 90 limit debate to five
minutes when the bill of DIR. Powell to
make the paying of football crime
came up as special order. He de-
nounced the game as worse than prize
fighting or the bull ring. Mr.. Early,
the giant member from Madison, and
former center rush on the University OF
Virginia team, opposed the measure.
He raised storm of applause by rising
to his full height and declaring himself
a monument of health TO the football
game.
DIR. Powell, who is himself humor-
list asked
"But how many have you killed."
When the demonstration had sub
sided MIR. Early, with an imperturbable
smile retortei
doctor, how many have you killed ?"
The House refused TO order the bill to
its third reading and e-grossment.
DR.. Powell took his seat, with the re-
mark that he did not expect it to pass
The bill TO restrict the sale of cigar
cites, pistols, dirks and bowie knives to
small boys, of which Messr.. Glenn and
Curlett are thejoint patrons, was passed
by large majority.
The House engrossed the bill relieving
medical doctors from the payment of
license taxes.
The Cation rolling stock bill WAS de-
bat at length, and went over.
The bill authorizing boards of super
visOrs and city and town councils TO levy
taxes On incomes, was finally dismissed
When rule 80 was reached Mr.. Booker
moved to discharge the roads committee
from e confederation OF his resolution
the Corporation Commission
TO fix fat two-cent passenger rate for
all the railroads of the State, and the
motion was adopted.
The democratic members of the legis-
ature will hold caucus Thursday
night TO nominate judges for the FIVE
new judicial circuits. There are now
five candidates 10 the Twenty ninth cirs
cult composed of Nelson, Amherst,
FIuvanna sad Buckingham. They are
l.. G. Scott, Amherst; Bennett T. Cor
don, Nelso-; w. G. Loving, Nelson;
Paul Petit, Fluvanna, and Edmund
W. Hubbard, Buckingham. This is
the only district in which there is a