Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-08
The Legislature.
SENATE

An afternoon session was held, at
which long string Of Senate bills pass
ed their fiat reading.
Immediately attn the Senate NIT the
following bills received 6nsl approval:
10 raise the comp 'nsstion OF local ss
SCISSORS not less than 81 nor more than
SO; to amend the Law relating to civil
jl.t ess; TO Sme1d The law relating to the
the correction OF mistakes OF tile to land.
la explanation Of the Dill to ALLOW
relatives Of members OF school boards u
teach 10 the cortty over which sucn
boards have ju;isdlctioo, Senator Sims
pointed Gu that such persons u7der such
circumstances are ID be permitted t.
t isch where ( u'-iiths OF the p zoos OF
the school 10 wnt'ng expressed desire
to retain them. The bill passed to It
third TeadiDg.
Bills we're T. t'oduced: A bill to
smsnd section 377 OF the code in REF
eace to the military board; to amend
.ectiou $40 OF the eide TO provide for the
| ia chase aud care Of 3 permanent camp
ground; to amend seciion 5 ID provide
'cr t 20 ext ,nsion OF lhe corporate limits
of cities aud towns; TO aueod sections 4.
| z and 10 OF an act 10 create the sia,e
convict road force; tosutlorizs the work
Jog Of certsin prisoners on the Iu)llc
roads OF this ct. t., &r.
HOUSE.
Over the protest Of membsrs OF the
c'mmi t]s for courts OF justice, the
Hcuis yesterday, as stated 10 the
Gazstte Of that day by ay5:, OF two
! to one, seut the divorces bill back TO the
| cor mtsee for further Investigation and
to hear The Arguments Of thoss who de.
cided TO oppose II.
TIE bill providing for additional
Issl 10 prosecute the s!ste ds0t case
came up on its second readiog 10 the |
aouse, sDd WIS ucommilied TO thu
committee Oh 6asnce. Obsirman Bow
man said he bal no objection TO this
| action. It Is understood that some
plrlies desire to appear against the
bill on the ground that the slate hsd |
previously sgreed not t. spend m0ne'
for this purpcs-, Int to ALLOW tie ex-
! p,nse to be borne by tls holders OF Ger
liiicales.
Ons more important bill GOT a hear
ing 10 the Hcu g. 1t was that Of M.
Adams, at the instance OF the & Il
Board Of As ricnlture, providing Tor ten
l0stesd Of Elk fertile inspectors, and
Increasing the salaries Of thess officials.
Ia spite OF the fact that the money
Tor this purposes comes from the fer
illzer tag tax, considerable opposition
was aroused, and Jadgs Williams too k
occasion to speak his mind regarding
the expenses Of tui dry siit> d'plr
mebt,, which, he said, we're spending |
TOO mush monsy under the plea lbR
the people we're net foCtng the bills.
No vote wss had, adjournment belUg
reached before the debst, was con
cludad.
No bills we're finally passed 10 tie !
House, several S1pa.e bills beipg sd
Vsneed.
Oae OF the most Important Houie bills
which has yet reSched the calendar was
reported yesterday from the finance com
nittee. 1t 10 nat comprising q plan by
which ils patron believes t,st incomes |
can be fairly and ~ y assessed. A few
Moor amendments we're made 10 com
70 ee bet the principal features are To-
t ct, making the taxpayer gil out q ser
All blaDk when Ii tipg bis income Aud |
tsmlzug bis resources from all invest
ments aud esrniDgs. GTaud jurles are
required to lake these ist, aud ire to L.
yestigale tleir t,u,b. Besides q ptoss
ca ION for peri Try, a penalty for falsif;-
Dg the reioras Is provided.
Among tie Measures faVorably re.
ported from comm t.ets u the House
we're: To appropritt, $4,000 for the
Gettysburg monument; to levy g charter
fee OF IS on corporations; to impose q
license tax OF per col on gross recell
90 lIgl t, hest, power, water and conduit
companies; / regulate hotels; u provide
for separate listing Of incomss for taxa
too.
The Htuie agreed 10 the Senate amend.
meBt putting 40 emergency CLUE 10
the II Il bill allowing boards oil gu PEI;
vls7is to appropriate money for Cor
federate monuments.
The follOSiDg Senate bills were passed
on their second reading:
To require city sergssnta to give bond. |
To dsdicsts s!rip OF lsnd at the
SOL invest corner Of the Capitol Square
for strer purposes.
To recommend the Universi ty of VIZ
ginia to the Carnegie u1dation.
To provide for the unber OF comm!s-
sioners of chancery 10 CT l!ies.
Bills we're introduced to amend The
lou IL subdivision Ct se; on l466 OF the
G de relating 10 IuDlic schools for
couI Is and to the | t airy iupd; for the
Ia chase or la 10 Of limestone ADD lime
shell qlsrrles or mounds, sod for ne
griodIDg of limestone or shell lime by
tle con7itti Of tie Sat-, snd to provide
mesns ierefor; making It u1lawiul 10
oil public places Of sru ement fer s.tlr
or SGT 70 to call or direct ttt,Ltlon of
iu Hence to any psTIon or persons 90.
cupiOg ss'tI therein; 10 reference to
labels on schoolbooks
1t is considered likely that the first
public hearing on the Strobe liquor bill {
will be held on Wednesday OF next week .
before the Senate bommittee on
Privileges and elections. The date has
not, however, been finally set No such
bill has as yet appeared in the House.
Coca cola may be taxed If Speaker Byrd
has his way. Before the House commit