Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-30
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
DEFECT IN CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT DISCOVERED.
Act Of Legislature Becomes Void.
Recent Robberies-General and
Personal News.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.


ALEXANDRIA, Va. July 80. 1907.
Attorney General Anderson has given an
opinion to the effect that the failure Of the
state senate to spread upon its minutes the
full text Of the resolution of State Senator
Lewis III. Machen OF this city. which pro-
vides for a ninety -day session of the general
assembly by constitutional amendment.
makes that proposed measure void Acting
on this legal interpretation. Speaker w. D.
Cardwell Of the house Of delegates directed
Clerk John w. Williams not to print no
tice of this contemplated change Of the law.
unless specifically ordered to do SO by the
courts
l-r. Williams. who first discovered the de-
feet and applied to the attorney general
for a. ruling. communicated with Senator
Machen over the ong-distance telephone
last evening. and 1t Is understood Mr..
Machen will decide within the next few
days whether or not application will be
made to the state court for a mandamus
writ. 1t is understood that unless action
Is taken by Sunday night the the amend
ment will be officially dead.
While the house of delegates followed
the constitution to the letter. the senate
for some reason did not do so. and simply
recorded the aye and nay vote. Section 1913
Of the constitution declares that the full
text Of the resolutions affecting an amend
ment to the constitution must be printed in
the minutes.
1t is stated that the resolutions In ques-
ton are of great Importance. One provides
that the general assembly shall hold nine
ty-day sessions. and the other relates to
the reading of bills, the number of read
ings being reduced from three to one.
II Clerk Williams had proceeded with the
publication without having first noted the
flaw in the record, great expense would
have been incurred and serious trouble
might have followed in the way of upset.
ting acts OF the general assembly.
Recent Robberies.
James Sullivan and Sue Barbour, both col
ored. who claim to hail from this city. were
arraigned last evening before Mayor SIM
clair at Manassas. Va, on suspicion Of
robbing the store of Htbbs & Giddings at
that place. Both of the accused had their
sideration. On an additional charge Of car
rying concealed weapons Sullivan was fined
$50 and sentenced to serve q term of thirty
days in Jail.
The store of Hibbs & Giddings was robbed
early Monday morning last, and the bur-
glars effected an entrance by prying open
the back door. Later five suit cases filled
with clothing, several Of which were sub
sequently identified as having been stolen
from the store, were found beside the rail-
road tracks at that place. One Of the suit
cases contained a lady's skirt and jacket.
The supposed owner was communicated
with. Dut II was dSCertdlneQ tndt she naQ
not missed any goods.
Officially Declared to Be Closed.
Announcement has just been made of the
following letter received by Gov. Swanson
from r. v. Hart, secretary to Gov. War
field Of Maryland, concerning the alleged
gambling ark anchored in the Potomac.
which. it is stated. has now gone out Of
business:
Gov. Warfield desires me to say that he
sent detectives to Washington to board the
ark but these officers discovered that the
boat ceased operations and was tied up at
the wharf. The governor will have de-
tectives on the lookout and endeavor to
break up the lawlessness complained OF.
He will be glad to have you keep in touch
with him should you learn Of further VIOLA
lions of the law"
about to be sold to private parties, who
propose to use 1t as houseboat.
Violation Of Pharmacy Law.
Police Justice Harry B. Cation this morn
ing announced that two out Of three cases
against druggists charged with violating the
state pharmacy laws were already settled
and the third case would be heard late this
afternoon. The cases settled were those Of
]. A. Dienelt and Henry Callan. charged
with selling morphine without physicians
prescription They appeared before the JUS
tice, it Is stated, and entered plea OF
guilty and the minimum fine for the offense.
which Is $40. was imposed. The case Of
Claude M. Lennon. charged with violating
the pharmacy laws, will be heard late this
afternoon.
Police Court Cases.
In the police court this morning George
Chichester and Eppa Padgett charged with
disorderly conduct and fighting. were fined
Tor, Init chs God xuyifh
saulting ]. 7. Fairfax. colored, forfeited
IS collateral: Budd Mason. Charged with
abusive language toward Clara Williams,
fined IS; John Henry, colored assaulting
his wife, fined s.. The case of Louis Edelin,,
charged with assaulting his wife, was con-
tinued until Friday morning next.
General Matters.
The members of Fitzgerald Council, No.
$50, Knights Of Columbus, Of this city are
in receipt of an invitation from A. B.
Degges. secretary and treasurer of the
tidewater national convention committee,
to attend the twenty-fifth- national conven-
ton of that organization, which convenes
at Norfolk, Va. August next. It is ex-
pected that many Of the members Of the
local council will attend.
Funeral services over the remains Of Miss
Louisa Snowden. whose death occurred
yesterday morning, will take place tomor-
row morning at $50 o'clock. at her resi-
dence, 619 South Lee street. lev. DIR. 8. A.
Wallis OF the Episcopal Theological Sem
mary. will officiate. and the ipterment will
be made in Christ Church cemetery.
Flossie Dickinson. fourteen years Of age,
who resides with her mother, Mrs. Amos
Smith, SO 10th street northeast Washing
ton. recently ran away from her home and
came to this city. Her mother came here
yesterday and In company with Policeman
Beach located her daughter with relatives
in the southwestern section OF the city. 1t
is understood that the girl stated that she
left home because she was averse to living
with her stepfather. The girl was placed
aboard a train in charge Of her mother
and returned to Washington.
Suit has been entered in the circuit court
for Alexandria county to recover damages
in the sum OF $1,000 from the Washington
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