Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-05
The Legislature.
SENATE.

The Senate passed the bills introduced
BY Speaker Byrd aud fsvorably acted
upon in the House, one TO enable the
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
Railroad to take new charter under
the present constitution, relinquishlpe
all special privileges and disabilities, and
the other to authorize the State Sinking
Fund Commissioners 10 convert the
stock and dividend obligations held II
the Richmond, fredericksburg and Po'
tomaC Railroad into stocks Of said com
psny under any new charter.
Senator Keezell, chairman of the f.
nance committee, announced that The
general appropriation bill was prac'
ticslly completed, and would he ready
to be reported today. Upon bis motion
leave was granted to have the measure
printed, and the bill was set as a specia
and continuing order for Thursday Al
II O'Clock.
The congressional redistrictiDg wA'
the special order for yesterday. Itpro'
vides for taking Floyd county, conceded
to be republican, out of the Fifth dis
trict and adding it to the Sixth, where
its vote will be neutrallzed, and the re
moval of Craig county from the Ninth
district and adding it to the Tenth. The
bill had been approved in the democratic
caucus. The bill, was passed ouly the
republican members voting against 1t.
The compulsory education bill passed
the Senate yesterday afternoon. The
measure requires the attendance in the
public schools of children between the
ages of eight aud twelve years, but leaves
the enforcement of the law optional with
the boards of supervisors OF the counties
and the proper city officials.
The original bill was practically torn
to pieces by amendments.
The conference agreement on amend
ments 10 the Byrd liquor law WAS re-
ported to the Senate this morning and
coucurred in. TIE bill, as am ended, was
passed aud now goes to the governor for
his signature. The changes agreed up
on in conference we're inconst quential
and for the purpose merely Of periecting
the bill.
Again the Senate voted against an
extra SESSION and it was possible TO
muster only the exact three.6tths vote
necessary for an extension. The House
concurred in the Senate amendments 10
the resolution, go that the Legislature
will remain in session and proceed with
it's regular work until midnight Of the
12,h. II will Thea return on the 18th
aud attend solely 10 the Blackstone mat
ter. The Senate also concnrred in the
House joint resolution providing for the
service Of legal notice upon the accused
urist.
The oyster bill affecting the Baylor
survey, which had the Endorsement Of
the Board of Fisheries and which was
not opposed by the Tidewater Senators
went through the Senate.
The Senate passed House bill re-
lating to cases of FIRE damage by rail-
roads, which is likely to cause dissatis-
faction among those corporations.
The bill which prohibits unlawful
hunting and the sale of game birds in
this State was argued at length, and was
finally passed with a few unimpOrtanI
amendments.
House bill concerning the appoint
ment of a dairy and food commissioner,
within the Department of Agriculture
and immigration, and imposing penal-
ties for its violation was favored.
Other measures passed by the Senate
we're:
Authorizing railroads to surrender
their charter.
To convert the stock of the Rich
mond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Rail-
road Company into stock of said COM
psny under new charter which it may
hereafter acquire.
Establishing an epileptic colony.
In relation to fishing in the waters
of the Commonwealth.
Creating the commission of fisheries.
HOUSE.
The House took up Senate bill No.
9, which aims to abolish physicians IL
cense taxes. and certain members INSIDE
thunderous speeches in opposition. AT
ter several amendments to the bill-all
save one had been defeslel-the measure
came up on it's passage. The vote was
~ to Is, which meant the defeat of the
measure, as it required a constitutional
vote of 81. The opponents of the mea-
sure we're headed by s. Fl. Love, oil Lun-
enburg, the psrsOn legislator, who
claimed that the physicians as a class
were the best paid class Of men in the
commonwealth.
The House took up bill to regulate
the employment of children 10 factories,
which had been returned from the Sem
ate with certain amendments, adding to
factories and workshops the words inner
camille establishments" The Senate
amendments were adopted and the bill
passed as amended.
A bill to prevent non-resideuts from
being concerned or interested in fishing
IN the waters OF the State for the pur-
pose of manufacturing the 6sh into oil
or Fl h scrap Was passed.
The bill to authorize the supervisors
OF counties to adopt rules prescribing the
width of tires of vehicles used on the
public roads was lost.
The House passed the bill to provide
J ,csl option plan.
The bill designed to prevent gerry
Wandering in the ward lines of cities,sn
amendment to the bill passed at the last
session, was passed.
The bill in reference TO the regulation
OF school snperintendents and their sals-
ries was lost.
LETTER TO Ed E LAWLER & co