Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-02-25
The Legislature.
SENATE.

SENATE.
The Folkes bill, putting tax on mine
operators OF enc per cent. Of the cash
value of the output at the mouth of the
mine, was showed under in the Senate
today BY tbs overwhelming vote OF 20
noes to ayes.
Senstor Mann called up the bills Of
fered by him, providing for an increase
10 the fees OF sheriffs, greater allowance
for feed bills to sheriffs, sergeants and
jailers, and secured the passage Of ell Of
them.
The Senate, by the vote of 26 to q,
passed the Strobe bill fixing the mini
mum salary to be paid by The State to
division superinlendents OF education at
5000. Tie bill provides that county
supervisors may supplement the com
pensslion made by the State, IS cities
now do, or should they fail to do 80, that
the Board OF Education may enlarge the
districts take 10 two or more counties,
ia order to make the minimum salary the
amount fixed By the bill. II is also
provided that the division superiniend-
ent must devote his entire time to the
supervision of the schools in his district,
unless for good cause the Board OF Edu-
cation may permit him to undertake
other work. The bill now goes TO the
House.
Senator Hart. opposed the passage OF
the Wilbers. house bill, which forces
trsnsportatios cofapsnies doing business
in the State to pay just freight Claims
within sky days, from the time such
claims a-e made, when the parcel or
package shipped does not go beyond the
boundaries of the State. Where inter.
state traffic is concerned, the time al
lowed is ninety days. Senator Hart
alone voted against the passage of the
bill.
The Senate passed the House bill
providing a new road law for Fairfax
county.
HOUSE.
By a vote of fifty-nine to twenty-five,
the House today passed the Senate bill
increasing the appropriation for the
Safe militia to three times the present
amount. By the terms of the Senate
measure, the soldiers will get about
$50, 900 year.
The House passed the companion bills
which make railroad corporations liable
for sll fires resulting from sparks thrcwn
from their engines, aud which ALLOW
such corporations an insurable right in
all such properly.
The House snd Senate have disagreed
on the pension bill. The House made
the appropriation for this fund $500,
600, and the Senate added another
$50, 600, making the total $3.50, 900.
The bill came up in the House yesterday
on motion to concur in the Senate
amendment, but the House declined to
agree and asked for a conference COM
millee.
The bill which authorizes county gu
pervisors and The councils Of cities to
make a special levy for the support Of
manned or disabled Confederate veterans
and INDECENT widows, was passed 10 it'
eugrossment in the House and msde 8
special order for today.
House bill No. 272, introduced by
Delegates Page and Thrift, hiss for Ii
object the abolition of the fee system as
means for compensating common
weallh's attorneys, and aims to suhsi
tuie therefor salaries payable out of the
public treasury. Under the present law
the fees OF common wesllh's attorneys
are collected IS part Of the costs from
The defendant and put into The State
treasury. The bill referred TO above
allows salaries. Unier the provisions
ofihe bill the Commemorative Attorney
of Alexandria city would receive $500
and Of Alexandria county $3.50.