Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-12
The Legislature.
SENATE

The Fletcher tax commission bill
passed the Senat' and now goes II The
II )use. il was found impossible t,
secure The requis te lumber of votes 10
pass The bill With the emergency CT, ute
In It, 80 that fs the was eliminated.
O1ly the req ublicsn members registered
opposition,
The Sautts devoted most OF t1e day u
| another tax ms t:sr-th Substitute pro-
posed BY the 6nt nee com mittee for the
King tax comniss on b.l', No decision
Sas reached.
Favorable reports were made on the
Lssner bill providing tax on crabbiog,
claiming aud fish Ing; on the Elan
bills, respecting taxes to be paid BY
telephone and telege sph companies, and
schet II ing the subject OF taxation under
tangible paraoosl property; the Parks
bill, as to cola e'al inheritance tax; Re
Owen billiard parlor tax, and the House
bill pu,ing tax on water, gas and light
| companies.
Three bills we're passed finally: Sent
tor Walkers bill, regarding the contract
OF loans for the erection of ccurthtuaes,
clerks Offices and jsila; Senator Oarter's
bill, SLOWING inter tate freight traiDs 10
run through the atste on Sunday, and
tle Fletcher bill, for the equalization CT
taxes.
Bills were introdu :ed tc amend section
1863 of the code in reference to tle pro.
ceedines before commission to ascsr-
tain insanity; to provide within what
time and by whom the writ tax shall be
paid In case OF removal or appeal from
justice aud how judgment shall be en-.
tered against.a surety wheTs APPEAL is
dismissed; and a bill concerning the
charter and transactions OF the General
Alumni Association of the University Of
Virginia, and accepting the provisions
of certain 6eed of trust made by sa!d
association FIR the use ard benefit OF the
University OF Virginia.
HOUSE.
" ID the main idea OF the DIAL bill
incorporated as an amendment, the Byrd
| measure legsllzing and regulating pri-
mary elections in Virginia vas report d
iagorably by the House committee on
privileges and elections. At the san 9
time the bills offered by Messrs. Def
and West end by the subcom m!ttee OF
The democratic state committee were re
tarned to tae House with n recon-
mendstion tbtt they do net pass.
As result CT sons disapproVal the
speaker eliminated the feature OF tle bill
Which required all the principal poi t.
cal parties to part oipate In the electiooe.
The committee adopted The provision o.
the bill tf>rad By Mr.. Dasl, requiring
tina! the electoral boards Of the C, uatics
and cities select the primary election
officers from list OF persons presented
by the executive committee OF the party
fer which The election is to be held.
Another amendment refers 10 the quail
6catious OF voters 10 such elect ons.
These voing, 80 In the Byrd bill, must
have voted Ell the preceding cleo ioa for
The party candidate for presidential
electors, congressman or governor. 10
add Cd, person may be permitted to
vote if, when questioned by The jn! ges,
he shall pledge himself to support If
nominees of Tie party in tie ensuisg
election.
Among The bills reported from COM
mit.ees were: Making the general Of
the state militia q member ex-oficio Of
the boards OF visi!srs Of the Virginia
Military IDs!itpte aud the Virginia Poly
techuc Ins. tute, also the Byrd liquor
bill as amended.
The House committee on privileges
and elections fsVora5ly repor ed the
proposed amendment 20 the constitution
providing for payment OF poll taxes
ninety days prior to elections instead Of
ak months.
The Senate bill to enable incorpo
rated towns and cities 10 contribute to
the building or improvement of public
roads and bridges leading 10 such towDs
aud cities was passed.
Tbs following Hou,e bill wero pase
ed: To provide for the appoint
mept of local boards OF health 10
su .hor;z, the state board OF health 10
adopt and enforce rules and requisite ns
for tho protet lion of the public health;
to assess costs of killing vicious and
sheep killing dogs against the oTnsrs
aud to allow the killing at once of any
dog csugh; in the act oil worrying sheep
or goste; to amend the code 20 as 10 eu-
title the widow to dover in The proceeds
of the sale Of lands sold to satisfy lien,
but to be payable cut of the surplus; 10
prohibit the catching OF bass during the
spawning session. 10 regulais the sale o.
and to provide standard OF purity for
agricultural seeds; to provide f1r the
continuance of the annual tolls on tnrn7
pixies; to provide, With certain cond!'
tons, a sit, for the erection C. a Cor-
federate Memorial Institute or Battle
Abbey On land known "a tie Soldiers
Home property; 10 define AMI punish
panderiug. to provide for apporlionmeot
of school funds end for taking census of
children In school distr!cts situated in
more than o7e county; to author z, di:
triot school boards TO borrow money and
issue bonds to build and furnish school.
htu!es.
Twelve million dollars will be Paid to
Virg' n d by the Federal government ii
the claim OF the state for her reserved
interest in the proceeds of lanl sold by
the United States ia the Northwest
Territory is prosecuted successfully.
The whole matter was fully explained
and discussed list night before the
House Committees on Federal Relations
and Courts of Justice by DER. B.Ful.on,