Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-25
The Legislature.

Yesterday the two houses 10 sepirste
sessions Ia accordance With the provisions
OF the constitution of the United States,
proceeded to the election OF q United
States senator and reelected Hon. John
w. Daniel.
SENATE.
Yesterday four bills passed on their
third aud three on their second reading
10 the Senate, while one was taken up
on! Of iIs order and 6nally passed. The
latter was the measure allowing the
Washington aud Lsesburg Turnpike
Company to occupy an abandoned road.
The bill was reported fsvorsbly to the
House from the committee on roads aud
internal navigation, passing Its first
reading.
As a result OF the recen! election OF a
memb:r OF the penitentIary beard. to the
superinteudeucy, bill has been intro.
duced forblddIng directors or boaId' OF
visitors electing one Of their runbsr to
position Of emolument within their
gift.
Senator Thornton's bill ss TO the num-
Der Of commissioners 10 chsncery, after
several routine amendments, was given
the final assent OF the Senate.
Senator Hirps bill providing that 10
cases OF uon-support vile may testify
against her husband. Senator LesDet's
bill providing for the regulation sDd In
spectlon OF public laundrie'.
Bills wsre introduced providing for
the election 10 the year 1913, aud there
after of the members of the State Oorpo-
ration Commission by the qualified voters
OF the state and providing for their terms
and commissions.
To prescribe what number OF the
board Of directors, board OF visitors or
board CT governors OF any state OF public
institution may reside Ia any one county
or city.
To regulate sud define the liability OF
common carriers for irjurie, to their
emp loyes from negligence.
As stated yesterday Senator Parks Ia.
troduced a bill to break up the game 81
football 10 the state.
HOUSE.
The House cleaned up its calender
Yesterday. Ssven bills WAS passed on
their third spd 61al reading, while
Twenty-Five we're pissed on their sec.
ond reading and vert to their engross.
ment. Only two bills ready for their
third reading we're passed by, and only
niue ready for second reading went over
to another day.
For the most part the bills passed
we're local. One measure was that Of
providing sanitary conditions in factories
and workshops. Another made the
usual appropriations for the care Of
cemeteries where sleep the remains Of
the dead OF the Oouiederacy. Others
changing the time for making certain re.
ports 90 school mat ers and to exempt
The United States from taxes en- deed
when buying Virginia land,
Delegate Oliver, OF Fairfax, made the
sta ement thst while be lived In sup
posedly "dry" community, he was con.
WINGED that there we're more drunkards
10 "dry" towns than In "wet."
Among the bills ordered to their en-.
grossmeDt were those exemptiug regis
tered prsC'iciug pharmacists from jury
service; to require the assessed value OF
@ banks real estate to be deducted from
It's assets; making election frauds fel-
onles, aud requiring lands omitted from
books to be replaced thereon.
Bills we're introduced to amend sec.
lion 1928 Of the code In reference to the
appointment OF school trustees 10 cities
and towns constituting separate school
districts.
To repeal cbspter 81 Of the acts OF
1905, Authorizing the sale # lots par
chased by the commonwealth for delin'
qlent taxes and not redeemed Within
tour years or more, aud to provide for
The examination OF the books Of land as.
SCISSORS by clerks OF courts assessor to es'
sist In examination; have error correct.
ed. com pensatlOn TO clerk,