Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-02-13
The Legislature.
SENATE.

Senator Parks yesterday offered a
mint resolution, which calls upon the
Virginia delegation in Congress to vote
against unrestricted immigration from
southern Earope to the United States.
The sens,s finance committee has re-
ported the Sale bill providing for setting
aside the sum of 1-2 per centum OF
revenues for a military fund.
Under the terms of the bill the men,
bers of the organizations will partici-
pate in the fund pro rata without re-
gard 10 branch to which attached.
The Senate passed the resolution
which requires the corporation commits
sion, the auditor and the attorney.gene-
raj to consider the question OF segregat-
ing the taxable property of the State
and the ACCESSIBILITY Of having the public
service corporations pay all the State
taxes and to permit the counties to hx
their own levies for local purposes. The
resolution now goes TO the House.
The senate committee for courts OF
justice has reported favoTably the re'o-
lutions seeking to amend the constitution
30 as 10 provide for the destroying Of the
old feature for ninety, instead Of sixty
days sessions OF the Legislature. These
resolutions have already been adopted
by The House.
The following bills were passed.
To amend an act to provide for fur
nishng by county treasurers list OF
those Who are residents of or voters 10
he incorporated towos Of the Common
wealth who have paid their State CAPT
lntion taxes six months prior 10 q
regulsr election 10 be held 10 the iucor-
porated towns Of which they are resi-
dents.
To amend an act TO provide for lists Of
all persons who have paid their State
poll taxes, and for posting the same
and providing compensation therefor.
HOUSE
The bill for the straight repeal of the
anli-parsleliug privilege Of the Rich
uoud, Fredericksburg and Potomac
Railway YVES adopted by the House, the
vote standing 81 to 10 favor OF the re-
peal, with five members absent. All
amendments to the straight repeal were
voted down, the bill being adopted jls'
as II came from the Senate.
The repeal means that the monopoly
of traffic between Fredericksburg, AL <
sn iria end Washington will be broker,
and that the Goulds are at liber y "a
build their long contemplated liue IC
Tidewater and to open the wsy Tor the
entrance of the Wabash system into Vir'
einia. 1t is possible under the new con-
dilious for the people to obtain reason
ably good service into Washington. The
repeal meets With the hearty spprc'
baton of the people all over the State
The joint committee on confirmation
met last night, but no action was taker
relative to charges against Judge Viii
liam f. Rhes, of Bristol, named for cor
poration commissioner. The committee
will meet again today when a report vii
be made. 1t can be stated authorize
lively that there will be no minority re-
port, but two, and possibly three, mem
bers of The committee will oppose th,
confirmation Of Judge Rhes.
The democratic members OF the two
Houses Of the Legislature, 10 joint caucus
LAST night agreed upon The terms OF thu
redistrictine i'll, now pending, which
takes Floyd county from the Fifth die
trict and places it in the SIKH, Craig
county being transferred from the Ninth
to the Tenth district. The chang'
strengthens the democratic vote In the
Fifth district.
There was much disappointment ex-
pressed In the Legislature yesterday, wher
it was announced that William Jenning'
Bryan would be unable to accept the in
vi,ation to address the General Assembly
of Virginia. The invitation had been ex
tended to him by Gov. Swanson.
The State ia to be asked 10 appropriate
the sum of sS5, 900 for an addition tc
the State Library Building in Richmond.
The idea ia to remove slr the Offices al
present on the ground floor of the build
ing and to place therein The State ex'
hibit of minerals and metals st the
jamestown Exposition, which has been
presented to the State aud which ia
valued at 500, 900. The bill was pre-
sented by Delegates Baker and Jennings,
and went to the finance committee.
Mr.. Montague is going after the land
grabbers. 10 his bill presented in the
House he PROPOSES 10 repeal an act en-
titled can act to authOrizs the sale Of
lots purchased by TIE Commonwealth for
delinquent taxes, and not redeemed
within four years or more" The finance
committee will consider the proposed
measure.
The bill in reference to projection Of
sheep and other stock in the counties OF
this State has been passed as amended,
by striking out the section which pro-
vides that in cases where owners or
keepers OF dogs fail to have the animals
listed for taxation the owner or keeper
is 10 be adjudged guilty Of misiemeanor.