Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-12
The Legislature.

QUusts, SdCu aRkcclbB W ITO o"o haSoeAAo
and rejecting the other, snd the whole
matter is in the hands of conference
committee. This committee met this
morning. The two houses are not 80 5ar
apart, it is believed, bui 1t is probable
an agreement can be speedily reached.
This atate of affsirs islargely due to the
conferences held between subcommittee
OF the 6nauce commilt.es.
Both the Senate aud House worked
until late hour last night, exchanging
many messages and disposiDg of great
number of bills, most OF them of minor
or ocal importance. There WAS gres!
relief over the preliminary disposition OF
The appropriation measure, and there
remains little doubt that everything will
be in readiness to end the work OF the
session when midnight ia reached to-
night.
Taken as whole, 1t seems evident
that there Is not great difference In
total amount between the appropriation
bill, as il comes from either house, and
the Law of two years ago. About twelve
million dollars has been authorized to be
expended in the next two yesrs.
In the House the bill was passed es
tablishing q state board of law exami-
ners. No change was made In this
measure as 1t came from the Sensts, and
it goes 8. once sto the governor.
The Senate amendments 10 tho etate
bank examiners bill were agreed to BY
the Hcu;e, and this much yexed ques-
ton is at last regarded as fuallY dis-
posed Of.
By q vote OF 81 to 6 the House also
sgrecd to the changes made IN the Ser
ate to the Byrd lquor bill. These
merely cut out the inhibition of saloons
within 400 feet of schools and churches,
and put in section regarding the sale
of liquor at mineral spring hotels.
Another bill which received fnsl &C.
ton In the Houss on the same bssis was
that codiiying the fab aud oyster laws
OF the etate. This is expected to bring
10 large Increase in revenue from this
seurce.
The hotel Sill was passed by the SEN
ate.
The Byrd pandering bill also passed
The Senate.
The appropriation bills met Nth no
opposition on the fual vote, passing the
Senate by 20 to 0 aud the House by II
too.
The most Interesting feature of the
considers ton OF this measure was the
fight over the elimination of-the Office Of
sec.st,ry OF Confederate Military Re-
cords, in the Hause. After tremen-
dous battle an amendment offered by
Mr.. Page to ontiuue the office as at
present conducted vas lost by vote OF
81 to "a. As the matter now stands,
The Senate bill continues the office,
while, If the action of the Hcule pre-
walls, 1t will terminate on February Is,
1911. Alter the latter date the papers
and records are to be turned over to the
adjotsnt-geDeral, and clerk in his
Office Is to complete the work.
Without even vote, the charges pre-.
ferrad sby Senator Noel against State
Health Commissioner Ennion G. Will
liams were dismissed by the Senate yea,
terday, after three-hour discussion OF
the matter. No motion vas made.
When the clause making the $4,000
appropriation ID the Ostawba Sanslorium
was read there was no dissenting voice
against It, approval.
What had promised to be sensational
allegation of n,lsapplication and missp-
propri; ton OF the public money dwindled
down into charge of an segregious
blubdar." An unexpected develop
ment came when 1t was charged that the
papers upon which Senator Noel based
his indictment were abstracted from the
public records of the State Health De-
partment, alter he had admitted that his
informant was W. B. Watkins, fogmer
stenogrspher for that department.. In
justice to himself, Senator Nosi said be
had 20 knowledge of that fact, but had
been told tina. the papers lie had con-
suited were copies,
The ighs which began Wednesday
night regarding the amount to 60 to the
primary schools, was settled emicably
yesterday. The primary schools get a
little more money than bad beer con-
tauplated in the bill, while the money
Tor higher education is untouched.
Judge Williams, while not getting what
he wanted, agreed.
Good roads are to get $50, 900 State
monav AID t..t . .nis year and 100000 next
year. The convict road force appropgia.
tion vas increased 10 $40, 600 In the
Senate but left at $685. 600 In the
II louise,
SENATE
The Senste spent most OF its session
discussing the general appropriation bill.
Senator Parks succeeded in getting in
an amendment Great ng four additional
fertilizer inspectors, and raising The
salary of each $40 per month.
The Senate then went into executive
session to confirm the nominations sent
up by Governor Mann recently, and all
we're confirmed.
The bill to define dentistry and to
regulate its practice was passed.
The Senate last night passed large
number of bills among them The follow
ing:
To define and classify industrial sick
benefit companies and associations.
To amend an act to prohibit the grant
ing of charters to banks having mini !
mum capital stock of less than $40, 900,
and providing how the same shsll be |
paid and how branches thereof may be
and providing that auch
bank shall be subject to local TAXATION
in the county, city or town in which such