Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-04
The Legislature.
SENATE.

partments in the cities, towns and coun-
ties OF Virginia" The measure went
through with a unanimous vote. 1t was
reported without amendments BY the
committee. The bill provides aid for
disabled fremeD. One per cent Of the
gross premiums received by the insur-
ance companies doing business 10 the
State is to be paid into the fund.
The bill providing retirement fund
for public school teachers was passed.
The committee hsd amended the bill
to protect It's provisions, and provide for
investment of the pension fund. The
amendments were accepted.
The bill provides pension for teach
ers who have served the State in the pub
lie schools for twenty years. 1t appro-
PIRATES from the State treasury $4,000
as the basis of the pension fund, aud
provides for an asst ssment Of one per
cent. of teachers salaries to make up
the required amount.
The bill regulating the employment
of children in factories, workshops and
all industrial plants WAS passed. The
amendments modify the restrictions as
to the hours of labor, permit children to
work at night 10 mercantile establish
ments and make other notifications OF
le's consequence. The Law is to become
effective March 1, 1909.
Senator Sale, of Norfolk, yesterday
introduced a bill which has for its object
the vestiDg of title and jurisdiction of
the Jamestown exposition site aud i'm
provements in the federal government.
After adopting the committee amend
ments, the Senate passed the bill amend
ing the act ito authorize municipal cor
porations to issue bonds for the redemp-
lion of outstanding bonds" The bill,
Ia its amended form, met with no further
opposition, the vote being unanimous.
When the House joint resolution,
providing for an extension of the session
for thirty days, and that the Legislature
adjourn March 9TH to return March 30th,
to try Judge Blackstone, came over to
the Senate, it was referred to the COM
mittee for courts Of jus,ice.
The Senate passed the House bill to
revive and digest the Code and statutes
OF Virginia.
Also Senate bill entitled an act appro-
priating the sum of 81, 500 to the Sta:e
Board of Agriculture and Immigration,
to be used ia the conduct of the Vir-
ginia truck experimental station.
HOUSE.
The following resolution passed the
House and went to the Senate for con-
currence:
Resolved by the House of Delegates,
the Senate concurriDg. that the present
session OF the General Assembly be and
the ssme is hereby extended for a period
of thirty days from the day on which
it would otherwise end according to law.
"Resolved further that when the Gen
eral Assembly adjourns on the 7ih day
OF March, 1908, it adjourn to meet
again on the 3Oth day of March, at
twelve o'clock. for the purpose Of con-
sidering and acting only upon the
charges preferred against Judge j. w.
G. Blackstone, asking his removal from
Office"
The following bill WAS passed in the
House:
ITO amend and re-enact section 444
Of the Code as to correction of erroneous
assessment oflands."
w. A. Barrett's "pink tea" bill
passed the House. The vote stood 80
to IS for the passage of the bill. The
bill as first presented would have made
it violation OF the Law to offer prizes In
card games, and WAS also aimed TO pre-
vent grab bags at church socials. The
measure was hacked by amendments.
The bill, with amendments, as passed
is: "Ifany person, by playing or bet
ting at any game or wager, elsewhere
than at a public place, win or lose
money or anything of value, or anything
used as a substitute for money, he shall
be deemed guilty of misdemsnor and
be punished by fine of not less than
ten dollars nor more than fifty dollars,
or by confinement in jail moi more than
thirty days, or both, at the discretion
of the court or jury. But nothing in
this act shall apply to the winning of
prizes offered for playing at games at
which the player has nothing at stake"
The General Assembly has passed the
bill changing the method of taxing ex-
press companies, and fixing the new
rate at three dollars Per riile for every
mile the express csrs are operated in
this State. This is an increase Of more
than 100 per cent. over the present rate.
The committee on conference of the
House and Senate yesterday compromised
on an increase of SIS, 900 in the sppro-
pristion to the pension bill. The House
bill favored $50, 900. and the Senate
500, 900. The total State appropriation
to pensions ss now fixed is 1926, 900.
The House informed the Senate that
the House had insisted on its disagree
meot to the l'quor bill, and the Senate
Insisted on the amended measure. A
conference consisting of Senators Mann,
Echols and Garrett was named.
J. Lawrence CGmpbelE of Bedford
City, was last night elected Judge of the
recently created Thirlieth judicial cir.
cult. There were only two candidates
in the f,ld, buta few minutes before
the time to call the democratic caucus
Judge Peter billiard, Of Franklin, with
drew from the race.
The compulsory education bill went
to its engrossment in the House. 1t will
probably be acted upon today.
Bills were passed to regulate the prac-
tice Of veterinary medicine and surgery,
familiary known as the "horse-doetor
bill"
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