Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-05
The Legislature.
SENATE

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providing for popular vote on the ques-
ton of statewide prohibition. This Is
understood to be the death knell OF state
wide prohibition so fer Is Is concerned
the present session Of the general assem-
bly,.
The Senate held an evening session to
consider the matter.
Amendments we're offered to the bill
by Senators Keezell, Slrode and Hol.
land, sll OF which were rejected. A two
hour debate on the clesr-eut issue then
ensued. Senators HalSey, Gale, Farley,
Lassiter, Folkes and Edmundsou oppos-
ing the bill. Senators Elan, Noel (ior
the minority, Tucker, Ssunders and
Strobe speaking for the bill.
No business was transacted In the
Senate Yesterday excepting that pertain
Ing to the Strobe state vide prohibition
bill, which consumed the entire day.
During the morning hour, however, two
very Important bills were reported from
The committee on finance.
One of these was the Byrd liquor bill.
The committee reported this with suit
stitute, which Is the House bill word for
worde with no changes made at all.
Its provisions were approved BY the com
mittee.
The other measure reported wa lie
governors bill, providing for co-ordlns-
ton OF the different branches of agrIcul-
tlrsl work 10 this state under united
board. The only material change made
10 this bill was that the appropriation
carried by 1t should not be available
until 1911.
HOUSE.
The House committee on roads and
internal navigation reported the Rich
moDd, Fredericksburg and Potomac bill
With 9 recommendation that 1t should
not pass
The Coleman bill designed to force
companies which are compelled by their
charters to stop anywhere to take on or
let of passengers to comply with The
provisions was reported favorably.
The Joint subcommittee OF the Senate
and House committee on roads held
met ting ia the morning and decided that
there were grave doubts about the Coz
sttutionslity of the Mann bill. The
Hfu,e 80 reported TO the committee,
which gave the bill an unfsyorsble re-
port. Those members of the legislature
who composed the joint committee
which, together with the governor, pre-
pared the merger bill, are rs firm as ever
In their conviction that the bill Ia fair
and good aud constitutional one; that 1t
ought to be passed, and that II 1t Is
enacted the Richmond, Frederick
burg and Potomac people will gladly
merge within ak mouths.
The H u,e decided ID continue In
office tbs Virginia Educational Commits
sion.
Placing Migrants and drunksrds uu-
der the care of q probation officer Ia
cities OF more thso 10000 InhabiLp.zis
was the object of bill passed.
Among other bills of general interest
passed was one authorizing The estsb-
llshment of an orgsnIzi tiop'to be known
as the Virginia Rites, and one provid-
Ing for the inspection by officials Of
agricultural lime which Is offered for
sale In this state.
The House cleaned up all OF the re-
naming bills on tbeiE third reading
which we're of local nature or which
were uucontested.
Several bills OF more or less impor-
lance were passed. One Of these applies
the principles OF the Hepburn act passed
by Congress in relation to interstate
traffic u Virginia. The wording OF that
part OF the bill is an exact copy OF the
Hepburn act.
hog cholera serum to be mauuiactur-
cd and distributed by the Department OF
Agriculture was another bill passed.
Other bills passed we're:
Requiring boards Of supervisors to
pay premiums on the scalps Of hawks and
owls.
Requiring the inspection Of agricul
tural lime.
Requirirg the registration OF phsr
msclsIs In towns or cities sltustsd on
the stats line.
Regulating the regisIn ION Of min.
isters 10 the Offices of clerks Of corpora.
ton courts.
Requiring the payment OF the capita
ton taxes OF ne1 voters into the treas
ury Of the state.
Allowing board Of supervisors to pro-
vide treatment for destitute persons
bitten by mad dogs.
Allowing boards of supervisors to pre-
vide funds to help msintain INDECENT
consumptiyes at the Ostswba SAnatn-
rum.
Requiring treasurers to furnish 10
clerks, for transmission ID the auditor,
listi of delinquent taxes.
Allowing 10 cent moving picture
elbows, where the seating capacity isnot
more than 800, to add vaudeville features
without additional license.
Allowing the snuulment Of legal
adoption OF children by courts 10 certain
cases.
Providing that the fees for consiableS
and sheriffs shall be Identical In like
cases.
Providing q parole officer for va
giants and drunksrds In cities Of 40, 900
or over.
Defining the powers OF personal rep
fssentotive OF q dead trustee.
At tho affernoon aeaafnn The fOll0Wino