Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-01-11
Legislature.
SENATE.

clues OF oO,OOO population hhu over, Anu
defining the duties of such magistrate.
Senator Parks presented bill provid-
ing for the creation of fund for the
benefit Of disabled iremen OF the State.
Senator Parks also introduced bill
which provides for the election of COM
missioners Of the revenue by the people.
Senator Strobe presented bill making
it unlawful to operate trains, other than
passenger and mail trsius and cars OF
live stock and perishable goods, on SUM-
day, and providing penalties therefor.
Judge Sims moved the discharge OF
the committee on courts of justice from
the consideration of his bill to repeal the
statute prohibiting the paralleling OF the
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
Railroad, and requesting that the bill be
referred to the committee on roads. A
recorded vote OF the Senate was takes
on motion OF Senator Echols, disclosing
no opposition to the transfer OF the bill,
and it was 80 ordered.
Senator Sale, chairman of the steering
committee, submitted the list OF stand
ing committees to the democratic caucus
Immediately following the session of the
| Senate.
The assignments are as follows:
Privileges and electious-Sale, Mann,
Rison, Holt, Sims, hobbs, Hslsey,
Early, King, Edmondson and MeAlex-
ander.
Courts of justice-Mann, Walker,
RisoD, Lassiier, Sims, Wickham, Strobe,
Halsey, Holland, Tucker, King, saun'
ders, AID Noel.
General lAws-Gunter, Sale, Garrett,
Hobbs, FOlkes, Parks, Carter, Ward,
Hart, Edmonson, Lesner, Lincoln and
Chase.
Roads and internal nsvigat;on-Har-
man, Echols, Lassiter, Sims, Strobe,
Parks, Hart, White, Carter, Watkins,
Elmondson, Gravstt, Thornton, Ward
and Lesser.
Finance-Keezell, Garrett, Sale, Holt,
Echols, Herman, Mann, Wickham, Hal
sey, Early, Fletcher, Elan and Holland.
Public institutions and education
Risop, Keezsll, Gunier, Sale, Holt,
| Echols, Lassiler, Strobe, Walker, King,
Euly, Tucker, Thornton Folkes and
Lincoln.
County city and town organization
Hobbs, Wickham, Folkes, White, Les
ner, Fletcher, Gravatt, Hart, Garter,
Noel and Str jlher.
Agriculture, mining and manufacture
ing-Garrett, Gunter, Grayatt, Watkins,
Elan, Fletcher, Edmondson, Early,
Strother, and Lincoln.
Fish and game - Walker, Keezell,
Gunter, Harms1, Wickham. Saunders,
Holland, Ward, While, GraVsst and
Parsons.
Insurance and banking--Holi, Rison,
Lesner, Keezell, Saunders. White,
Strobe, Elan, Watkins, Thornton and
Strother.
Enrolled bills - Wickham, Garrett,
Tucker, Watkins, Parks, Noel, McAlex-
az der and Chase.
HOUSE
Mr.. Martin Williams, from Giles
county, presented bill asking that three
persons be appointed by the General As
sembly. who shall revise and digest the
code of The commonwealth.
Mr.. Pullisn1, of Manchester, intro
duced companion bills. The Fl st tsnd=
TO make the laws governing Inc sale OF
aduliersted, misbranded, poisonous or
deleterious foods or lquors comply with
laws existing in other southern States
and with the u. S. statute, aud the SEC
oud approprisliug 500, geo to be used 10
the enforcement of the pure food law.
A third bill would abolish the regular
May registration OF voters. He esimal-
ed that the abolition Of said registration
would mean the saving of $40, 900 10 the
State, which might be used in the en-
forcement of the pure food law.
Captain Baker, OF Chesterfield, intro.
duced bill to provide for the erection
in Richmond of building 10 which to
display the mineral and timber exhibit
donated TO the State by the Virginia
Mineral and Timber Exhibit Association
and to appropriate money for that pur-
pose. The sum OF $3.50, COO is asked.
DR.. Snead, of Princess Anne, offered
a bill which requires toilet rooms on all
the electric lines of the State whose
length is 6lteen miles or more, and
which have a terminal point at some
town.
Col. Bowman, chairman of the House
finance committee, is willing to see the
State spend $3.50, 900 on her public
roads. He showed this yesterday when ne
offered a bill sppropriatirg that amount
for highway improvement.
Mr.. Sutherland, republican member
from Dickinson and Wise, Of red q
sweeping compulsory education bill ap-
plicable to all children between the sges
of seven and twelve, whether they be
white or black. Ii provides that young
slers of the age specified shall attend
school not less than rs per cent. Of each
school term, subject to certain ezcep-
| tons.
Mr.. Cuflett, of Lancaster, offered a
bill to amend section 1919 Of the Cole
80 ss to make the Law read as follows:
"Ii sny person by playing or betting at
any gams or wager at cards or anything
else at any place, lose or win any sum
or anything OF value, he shall be con.
fined in Jail not less than fifteen nor
more than sixty days, and fined not less
than 500 nor more than $500 for each
ofense."
Mr.. Feathsrston introduced bills to
regulate the sale and carrying OF con-
cesled weapons.
Mr.. Jennings, of Lynchburg, offered
bill to increase the appropriation for