Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-09
he Legislature.


work until March IL b, pursuant to The
lot resolution extending ihs session,
1t has been agreed that no original
bills are TO be considered in elIher
house, and only those that have been
fsvorsbly acted on in one branch and re-
ferred TO the other for concurrence will
be taken up. The cslenders of both
houses are still crowded, but the bill
now remaioing to be considered are
largely of local interest.
The supposition ih the appropria.
ton bill would be finally dealt with 10
the night session and that the assembly,
to all intents and purposes, would break
up as soon IS that measure was passed,
caused both houses 10 work diligently.
Both HOUSES passed a large number
of bills, most of them of local and
circumscribed effect, and defeated others.
Both were operating upon method by
which a small number of objections pre-
vented the consideration CT a bil-in
the Senate, three and in the House,
ten. The result was that many were
passed by, which meant gtoi-by to
them.
Part of the morning session OF the
House was devoted to the presentation
of tokens to the Speaker and the clerk,
and to gridirOn production of decided
cleverness The Speaker was the re-
cipient of handsome silver loving cup
which was presented, on behalf OF the
members, by the delegate from Bruins
wick in a brief but impressive spee' Il.
The Speaker replied in a graceful and
finished speech complimentiDg the body
upon it's fsithful and patriotic work,
and generously according to the mir ority
their full share Ct the praise.
Delegate Stubbs, in happy vein, pre-
sened The gift Of the body, an elegant
bsrry bowl to the clerk Of the House,
Mr.. Jos. Williams, for his long and ex-
eel ent service, and that gentleman re-
sponded feelugly,
Mr., Wi hers said he represented the
'Gddiron Club" and for a half hour
before adjournment highly entertained
the House with a succession Of political
grinds and humorous contributions OF
a high order.
At the Sht session of the Senate,
after passing some bills designed to
strengthen the hands of the Safe Cor
porstion Commission, the conference
report on the appropriation bill wss
brought up and discussed in dead earn
eat. 1t soon became apparent 'hit q
Ia &c number, perhaps m joritY, OF the
5era were against The report.
Thilgs were looking exceedingly
ca rally for the report when :he ch' rman
OF the finance committee, arose TO reply
To- The ohjec'ors. He was proceed 6
practically enough whtn hubbub wss
he nd in the lobby, and it became evident
hat the members cf the House, who
had wound up their session in romP,
we're moving upon the Senate in q GALA
thumpisn spirit, singing songs, etc.
Til .reuI the Senate adj ,urned, while
it could do so with dignity, and retired
10 good order.
This left the appropriation bill in the
air and will force the presence 10 Il ch'
moud this week Of many legislators who
would not -o'herS'ss have returned uolil
lfhs'~ -.nth, when the charges
~. @. Blackstone,
Of the Eleventh judicisl Uict7, will be
heard.
SENATE.
The Senate passed the House bill r
the erection OF a monument at Geitys
burg TO the Virginian, who persisted on
that field.
J Senator Hobbs bill to prevent the use
of all other than safety matches 10 the
State o: Virginia, and providing penal
ties for violation of the law, was de-
T feaied.
The Senate passed bills
Approprialing money tor Confederate
CENT terry al JohnsOn's l.lsnd, Ohio.
Providing time for holding circuit
courts.
To establish live stock quarantine.
Providing pensltes for corporations
for failure to pay registration fees.
At night, while the conference report
on the appropriation bill wss under dis
cus,ion, the members of the HOUSE,
which had Adjourned, invaded the
chamber and the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
The House, by close vote, k lied
the oyster bill, which, to some exten',
provided for the breaking Of the Bayler
survey. 1t has passed the Senate by On
almost unanimous vote.
The House passed bill No. S43, to
amend section 1925 of the code wi h
reference to the board Of juror, when
} they are kept together, etc. The meas
ure allows them sl25 instead OF 81 a
day, as at present.
Senate bill No. 354. adding another
chapter to the act concerning the Bu-
reau of Insurance, which was lost on
Friday afternoon, was again called up
on a motion to reconsider, and was
discussed by Messts. Uston. Byrd, Pal
liam, WIugo, Martin, Williams and
Others. The main question involved
seemed to be whether appeal from the
Commissioner of Insurance should be to
the Corporation Com mission, as the bill
provides, or 10 Circuit Court. The
amendment was favored by the members
from the southwest, who OBI 'cted to The
expense of coming to Richmond TO take
an appeal, but ii was lost An amend
ment making the fee or insurance
agents so cents, instead of 81, wss also
lost, and The bill WAS thin Psssed-sJes
81; noes, g.
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