Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-01-22
Legislature.
SENATE.

The senate committee for courts oil
justice yesterday fnvorably reported the
DILL which requires The judges of the
Supreme Court Of Appeals to wear robes
while 0u the bench. The bill now goes
on the Senate calsudsr.
Mr.. Wickbam introduced a bill releas-
log ell taxes and levies on resi- estate
which accrued prior to January |, 1903.
Senator Hartman introduced bill,
which provides for the legslizing OF as
sessments made for paving and other
improvements By the special officer
named by cities of the Commonwealth.
Mr.. Parsons Introduced bill giving
circuit and corporation courts concur
rent jurisdiction with justices of the
peace in ''certain cases." The idea is
to permit the trial of cases when i'd
dctments are returned by the court
which finds the indictment and which are
now certified to justices for decision.
Mr.. Ward offered bill providing for
Official receipts in criminal eases.
HOUSE
Messrs. Williams and Howle have
offered bill 10 amend 81 act TO provide
for the expenAe of removing, supporting
and maintaining insane persons.
A bill providing for the testing of the
sight and hearing Of pupils 10 the public
schools was offered by Mr.. Barrett.
Messrs. Goolrick and Tsliaferro have
introduced ia the house and Senator
Strobe in the senate bills of fsr-reachiDg
Importance providing for the re-enact-
ment of what is known as the "Thomas
BILL" providing for the issuing Of bonds
for road improvement in the various
mseisterisl districts of the counties of
the State.
As sn aftermath of certain notable
bank failures which recently have oc-
Cured in this State, bill which aims
to correct existing evils was offered in the
house yesterday.
1t requires the judges of the Ci:cult
and Corporation Courts of this State
and the Commonwealth Attorneys
thereof to have the grand juries of their
respective courts inquire into the fail
ure Of any bank or savings institution oc-
curing within their jurisdiction, as set
forth in chapter As of the Code Of
Virginia, and to make report to the
court thereof.
Mr.. Throckmorton offered bill re-
curing that all condemned murderers
shslI be hanged within the walls of the
State peniteutiary. The bill also pro-
hibits the press of the State from pub
fishing details of The executions, or The
ground that in many cases it tends to
make martyrs Of criminals.
Mr.. Featherstone's resolution to in
crease the length Of the sessions of the
general assembly from sixty to ninety
days was reported favorsblY by the
house committee on courts of justice.
The house committee on counties,
cities and towns made its favorable re-
port on bill requiring where 3 person
is injured on streets of city, or other
wise, he shall be required to give notice
that he will bring suit within three
months of the date Of accident, 10 order
that the city may be able to secure evil
dencs to protect is interests. As the
law exists the injured person may wait
eleven months before giving notice of
suit, and the delay necessarily makes il
almost impossible for he ely to secure
evidence.
The commissioners Of revenue won
a sweeping victory yesterday afternoon
when the House committee on priVile-
ges and elections fsvorably reporlei a
bill providing fer the election of he
county commissioners by the people,
and for the appointment of the city
commissioners by the Circuit Courts for