Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-02-15
The Legislature.
SENATE.

SENATE.
Senator Wickham offered q joint
resolution yesterday, which wss adopted.
calling for the printing Of the evidence
taken in the Rhes investigation.
The Senate finance committee has
agreed to increase the pension fund OF
the State to s400, 600, making an ad-
dition of 100000 for the next two
years.
The Senate passed the Sale military
hill, which appropriates IA per cent.
Of the States revenues TO the military Of
the State.
The mines of the State are to pay
tex of one per centum on the output al
the mouth of the mines II the Folkes
bill, introduced some time sgo, and
which was favorably reported BY the
senate finance committee yesterday is
passed. 800
The Senate passed the Rison bill
which provides for the establishment Of
State geological survey at the Uni
versity Of Virginia.
The senate committee on fish and
game reported, with substitute, the
Sale bill creating commission Of fish,
cries. The substitute recommended BY
the committee fixes the salary OF the
fish commissioner at 81, 900, the secre.
tary's at 81, 500, and scales tho annual
appropriation to s45, 900.
Members of the commission, other
than the chief, are to receive no pay,
but are allowed actual necessary expenses
while engaged IN the States work.
The bill provided for normal instruc-
ton 10 certsio high schools was passed.
Senator Ward offered a bill to estab-
lsh the Office Of secretary OF Virgins
military records, and to collect material
for the "History Of Virginia 10 the Civil
War"
The Byrd liquor law, which ia codi'
6catiOn Of all existing statutes, and
which means total prohibition through
out the State 10 all cities and towns o.
500 inhabitants or less, was passed in
the House yesterday afternoon by vote
Of 60 to 8. The bill now goes TO the
Senate for concurrence. This measure
Is the most important dealing with the
liquor question which has yet come to
the attention of the legislature.
Speaker Byrd introduced a bill L
compel, indirectly, the Richmond, Fred
ericksburg and Potomac Railroad it
apply for new charter, which will
place the road on the same footing with
other corporations, and which also vii
require the compsny to pay taxes 20 the
State, and to conform to all the law
regarding corporations and the rates fol
Transporting passengers and freights
The railroad now Is operated under
charter about seventy.fvs years old
Mr.. Byrd's bill enforces provision o.
The old charter, requiring the road "a
stop sny and all Of Its trains whenever
passenger shall signal at any point, and
to take up and set down such passengers
at any point they may designate, re-
gardless of whether it is recognized
and established stopping place Of the
railroad company.
The House finance committee report
ID fsvorably the bill providing for the
establishment of q public school at
Lsurel reformatory. The report was
unanimous.
The House discharged the courts o.
Justice committee from further consid
Grafton of John Curletps bill, providing
that the time for the payment OF pol
taxes in the State be reduced from six
months to sixty days This action Oh
the part of the House places the bill or
he calendar just as II it had passed the
com mittaa