Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-02-19
The Legislature.
SENATE.

the House, were both partly considered
and went over until today.
The special order In the Senate yes
terday was the bill to provide for the
establishment Of q State female normal
school at Harrisonburg and to apPro-
pirate money therefor.
The committee amended the bill 30 as
to require the town OF Harrisonburg 10
contribute the sum of SIS, 900 cash and
to give a site of not less than thirty
acres to cost $40, 900. Senator Keezell,
who comes from Rockingham county,
said that Harrisonburg would willingly
accept the amendments. The matter
went over till today.
HOUSE
The bill to elect commissioners of the
revenue by popular vote was unanimously
passed
By vote of SO to 4, the House pass
ed the pilotage bill, which relieves
cosstwise vessels OF pilotsge fees, but i'm
poses considerably increased fees on
foreign bottoms.
The Senate bill in relation to COM
mercial fertilizers, passed the House. Un-
der this bill many Of the low-grade
fertilizers heretofore sold and of little
practical value are eliminated.
Mr.. Stuart presented q bill proposing
TO provide an Official stenographsr IN all
felony cases, IN which the punishment
may be death or cor fnement in the
penilentiary for term of ten years or
| longer.
Speaker Byrd's bill to increase the Ii
cense tax on express companies doing
business ia Virginia from $4,000 to,
Sl2, 900 was adopted by q unanimous
vote. The bill now goes to the Senate
for concurrence.
The House adopted measure pro-
viding that no citizen Of this State who
shall hereafter be- committed to an to-,
sane asylum, their estate or personal
representative shall be charged with any
OF the expenses attendant Herewith.
The bill is an amendment to the present
law dealing with this subject.
The House passed bills relating to
the grant Of letters of administration up
on the estates OF persons presumed TO be
desd, By reason Of long absence from
their former domcile.
For the removal of all poles or stakes
used by fishermen using stake nets, etc,
10 The rivers and creeks of the Common
wealth.
PensioniDg certain matrons who served
10 Confederate hospitals for a period OF
twelve months during the war between
the States.
AT the conclusion of the conference Of
the joint session yesterday afternoon the
committee representing the Virginia and
Maryland legislatures unanimously
sgreed upon bill to be presented to the
General Assembly of each State. The
bill, which is to be effective from its
passage, protects the oyster industry in
the Potomac river, and imposes heavy
penalties for violation of the Law.
The Senate has passed the House bill
prescribing the punishment for alb
Quoting, Kidnapping or uulawfully aid
ing in the escape of the inmates of any
of the public hospitals Of this State.
Also Senate bills to prohibit contracts
and agreements for the sale and future
delivery of cotton, grain, provisions and
other commodities, stocks, bonds and
other securities upon margin, commonly
known as dealing in futures; to declare
such transactions unlawful, and to con-
stitute q misdeneanor on the part Of any
person. association Of persons, or corpo-
ration participating therein, whether d.
rectly or indirectly; to prohibit the es-
Enlistment, maintenance or operation
of any ofice or other place where such
contracts are made or offered; to define
what shall constitute prima facie evil
nence of guilt; to compel all persons
participating in such transactions to tes-
tify concerning their connection there
with; to provide that no discovery made
BY any witness which would tend to
subject him to conviction or punishment
under this act shall be used against such
witness in any psnsl or criminal pro-
ceeding, aud that he shall be altogether
psrdoned therefor; to provide that reg
ular commercial exchanges and other
bona fide trade organizations may post
quotations of market prices, and for
other purposes.
The House passed the following bills:
House bill to establish permanent
place in the State penitentiary at Rich |
mond for the execution of felons upon |
whom the death penalty Is to be i'm
posed and 10 change the mode Of exc
cution 80 that the death sentence shall |
be by electricity.
To ratiiy and confirm the appoint
ment of a certain commissioner for the
Circuit Court OF Fairfax county, and to |
ratify aud validate sll dispositions and |
other sets or transactions taken, done or |
performed by or before such commits
sioner.
Senate bill to provide for the issuing |
Of county bonds for permanent road or
bridge improvement Ia the magis 'erisl
districts Of the counties of the State.
Senate bill making it q misdemeauor
for persons to unlswfully use or wear
any insignia or button of any associa.
ton, society, or trades union, or any
southern cross of honor.
CONGRESSIONAL,