Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-01-28
The Legislature.


Governor Swanson yesterday submit
ted to both branches OF tie General As
sembly detailed report as to the liti-
CATION concerning the two-cent passen-
ger rate aud It's present status in the
courts. In this paper the executive
makes absolutely no suggestion as to
any compromise, although he does al
Inds to that agreement with the rail-
roads whereby the two-cent rate is to
remain in force until the cases are fnslly
adjudicated. Governor Swanson calls
attention 10 his psper to the employ
menl Of Senator Daniel aud Hon. Allen
Csperion Braxton as associate counsel
for the State, and be asks the Legisle-
turs to see that they are properly COM
pensated. He likewise asks the neces-
ssry appropriations to pay the court
costs, the expense of giving the railroads
indemnifying bonds, etc.
SENATE.
Very few bills we're offered, none of
them being Of striking importance.
Bills on the calendar we're taken up
and given 2 reading to advance them.
There were none ready for passage.
Senator Strobe requested that Senate
bill 81, concerning the operation Of
freight trains on Sunday, be recommit-
ted to the committee on roads. This
bill is the one which prohibits running
of excursion trains On Sunday.
Senator Noel presented joint reso.
luton calling on Governor Swanson to
transmit to the joint committee on con-
firmation of executive appointment all
letters, resolutions and communications
received by him with reference to the
appointment of Judge William F. Rhea
70 be Corporation Commissioner.
HOUSE
Speaker Byrd offered bill which re-
quiTes sll foreign corporations doing
business in Virginia to pay privilege
tax, in addition to the property and reg
istration taxes, and that each company
doing such business shall furnish to the
corporation commission prior to Sept. l
of each year, the maximum capital
stock authorized by their charter.
A bill tending 10 iur,her restrict the
management of the Richmond, Freder-
icksburg and Potomac, was offered by
Mr. Ouflett. The main object Of the
bill is to prohibit any incorporated
company, either IS 3 trustee or in any
other capacity, from voting stock held
by ii in any capacity in any railroad
company 10 which the State may be in
terested as a stOckholder. The measure,
moreover, provides that such stock
sball be voted BY proxy 10 be appoint
ed by the State Corporation Commis
and 1t is understood that the bill 10 es-
pecislly aimed st the Pennsylvania
Rsilroad Company.
Mr.. Pullman would extend the pure
food law to commercial feeding stufis.
He presented bill which regulates the
salo aud inspection Of all such stufs,
and its purpose is to prevent the sdul-
teralion OF food for domestic animals.
The penalty under the act is limited to
fne not exceeding $50 and Jail SEN
tence of thirty days. The bill requires
that the inspections be made By the COM
missioner of agriculture and immigra-
ton, or under his supervision, and fixes
the compensation at 10 cea's per iou.
The hill ia the same ID has been intro
dcced in the upper house by Senator
Early.
Mr.. Adams, pioneer Of the movement
to allow counties in the STATE to issue
bonds for road improvement, in a bill
offered yesterday asks that his county
be privileged to raise 100000 10 this
manner.
In 1904, Mr.. Adams introduced bill
under which five miles Of mseadamized
road were built, and this was the Gsst
road constructed in Virginia By this
plan. II is probable that other repre-
sentatives will follow Mr.. Adams in
thus providing for the bettermsn! Of
roads.
Mr.. Markham, introduced an impor-
tant bill to amend section 444 OF the
Code Of Virginia, as to correction OF Ell
rouecus sssegsment of lands.
Mr.. Yves. presented bill, the object
of which is TO secure IN appropriation
to psy the expenses inciden! to the in
yes igsiion of charges sgsinst Judge
William f. Rhea. The bill provides
that tie act, an emergency existing,
shall take effect from its passage. Cap
tain West is chairman of the joint COM