Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-07
he Legislature



William NJ. rurpin was yesterday
elected by the general assembly rs frat
civil justice OF Richmond city, VIII cb Of
flee was created by the present legisla-
ture. There was no other name before
the Legislature.
j. Lawrence Campbell, Of Bedford
City, received the vote OF every legisla.
tor present in both houses, IS Judge OF
the recentlycreated Thirlieth judicial cir
cult, embracing Bedford and Fraoklin.
The Senate ty a unanimous vote OF
SO to 0, yesterday passed the Baker
health bill, relating to the State board OF
health. As it has already met with the
approval of the House, the bill now be-
comes law.
An important feature of the bill is the
crusade which it initiates sgaiDst tuber'
culosis. by requiring q study of climatic
conditions throughout the State with q
view to the best locations for sanitsria.
II is provided also that the health de-
parlment snail institute researches into
the best methods of combating the va
rious dread, endemic sad epidemic DIS
eases; such methods, for example as that
recently announced in the serum treat
meut of cefebro-spinal meningitis. The
author aud friends of the bill say they
look forward confidently to the lime
when Virginia will be we'll TO the front
10 Investigations and results OF this char
acter.
The general appropriation bill was
passed in the Senate, An amendment
to appropriate an additional 800, DOC
for the support OF the free schools YVES
n jected, the appropriation remaining 81
$500, 900 An amendment sppropriai
ing $3.50, 600 for the purchase of books
for pupils in the schools by the State was
also ltsi.
The Page compulsory education bill,
which went through the House on Tues
day, was passed by the Senate at last
nights session. Though optional with
the cities and counties, it is believed by
many experienced educators to be Of
great value Is putting wespon into the
hands OF local suthon,is TO punish neg
lect of school duties through the indif
ference OF children and OF parents.
Fredericksburg, alter hard ii2h',
won out ia the House as the site for
The proposed new state normal school.
The vote WAS taken on The amendment
of @. O'Uounor Goolrick, Of that city,
who proposed to substitute Ffedericks-
burg for Hsrrisonburg in the bill 81
passed in the Senate. After motion
to dismiss the bill had been defeated,
the measure was passed, carrying the
amendment that Fredericksburg should
be the site OF the proposed school. Later
the Senate refused to concur 10 he House
amendment, end the question of site
remains unsettled. The bill will go to 8
conference committee. During the de-
bate Mr.. Cation declared bimself in favor
of Alexsn iria while Mr.. Janney favored
Manassas as the site for The proposed
schvol.
The Senate bill vesting title in the
site of the jamestown Exposition with
the federal government, in the event
the 90, eminent decides TO purchase tn,
property Tor the purpose of a military
aud naval training station, passed The
House LAST night. Under the terms o.
the bill the property is not to be ou' j &C.
10 taxation.
The bill regulating the Bureau e To-
surance was defeated.
The bill TO authoriz, the United States
government TO acquire title TO apC
| jurisdiction over certain lands situated
at SewelPs Point, in Tanners Greek
District OF Norfolk county, including
the site of The msstown Exposition va,
passed.
The Senate also passed the bill t.
amend section 2 of chapter 6, and section
90 of chapter S of an set concerning thu
bureau of its france, also house bill Il
establish the sufiiciency of certain evi
dence IS proof of the existence of (
public road. -
The bill in relation to State dep0si
tori,- was passed after an Argument o.
some length, and with many amendment
The Senate passed the House bills il
relation to the assessment OF lands, arc
10 relation to State dep STORIES.
Both houses killed number of bill
among them being the bill providing
that judges of local option election
should be appointed, one upon the rec
amen daiiOn of the first fve siguers on
the petition, one upon the recommends
ton of the executive committee of the
Opposing interest," ('hstever tha
might By md the third by the electoral
bosrI, without the necessity of any rec
ommendatioD.
The Senate also killed the proposition,
10 The nature of an amendment, ex
empling national banks from tsxatiOr
on q portion Of their assets, generally