Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-14
The Legislature.


SENATE.
Ia The Senate yesterday Mr. Strobe
introduced bill to slow incorporated
tosns snd cities 10 make contr buuons
to the bulldog orimproyement OF public
roads leading into said towns or cities, hat
DOT for 9 greater distance than len miles
from such city OF tOwo.
Senator Strobe also offered b ! pre-
vidiug thst counties he allowed to issue
bonds for The payment Of building pers-
ment roSds or bridges.
Senator Parsons Introduced g bill to
appropriate 1925 600 to pay OOufeders 6
soldiers, sailors aod msrines whose sp-
plications had been approved aud who
hSd not been paid for she years 1908
aud 1909.
Senator Nash intFoduced q bill ru =
viding for the Office of secretary OF W.
GINA Military Records, the duty of the
secretary being the collecting Of material
for q history of Virginia 10 the OoDied'
crate war; also providing for an appro.
ptialion Of Sc 600 annually for the years
1910 and 1911 for expenses Of the secre.
tsry in the work.
After the session, Clerk Booker an
nounced that be had appointed J. j..
Walsh, of Richmond. gallery doorkeep
er, and Moses NJ. Green, OF Fsuquier,
lobby doOrkeeper.
HOUSE.
Ia the House Mr.. Be-, Of Oulpeper,
started the fight for q reassessment OF
lakes Ia the state Immediately after
The house was called 10 order yester-
day by presenting bill providing for
the creation of state tax commission.
1t means by such q commission Nj.
Bell believes that an equitable sssesa-
ment OF state tax 8 would be inAOgu.
rated.
The bill provides thAt three mem.
hers shsll be appointed TO the tsx com
mission with salaries of SO 900 each, a
clerk at a salary of ST., 200 is alec
required. The work Of the conmissio !
would be to resssess the whole of Vr.
GINA.
NJ. Wiugo moved that tde bill
providing for bureau OF banking for
the state of Virgins be Published in
pamphlet form and Distributed among
the members of the legisls ure. Toe
resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Robinson Moncure presented q
bill to prohibit The use Of any second
hand glass bottle thst has been p'aked
up from e waste heap or junk pile, or
like place, for the encas ny OF food stOff',
seasoning, medicine sud bodily used
articles. 10 De punished by foe or
imp 'isonmPut.
Mr.. g B. Johnson presented bill
to punish by fine any person carrying
a dangerous weapon to a place OF re-
Iglous worship or to aOy place on Sun
day.
Mr.. Good introduced a bill providing
for the periodical appointment OF tex
assessors TO assess land and lots.
Mr.. Throckmotton presented bill
providing de6oite term of punishment
icr criminals. Under the present stat
utes In foloDies the penalty is indetermi'
uR'e.
b. uq1e5t, Mr.. Bowman, Of Roanoke
county, yesterday offered in the Houst
bill "lor the creation OF a d'psu'
meut of gene aud inland fsh, for the
preservation and protection OF certain
animals, birds, their nests and eggs, and
fish; 10 prevent uDIsNful hunting aud
fishing; to repeal all sectious or parts
of sections of the Code of Virginia in
consistent With the provisions Of this
act and to provide for any violation Of
tnis &C."
A communication vas received from
the secretary of the commonwealth con-
tsinlpg the election expense statements
of the democratic candidates for COVER
nor, lieuiensnt.goverpor, sttorney.gene'
rel, secretary Of the commonwealth, and
state treasurer, which was ordered print
ed.
Bills we're introduced To amend
sertion 1892 of the code 10 relation to
persons who shall be admitted to public
schools.
To repeal sec'ion 8 otan &C! to provide
retirement fond for public school
| teachers, approved March IA, 1908.
By Mr.. MoDcure, Of Alexsudris, tO
amend aud re enact section 3l4O Of the
code.
By Mr., Jenniugsl A bill to make 1t
larceny to obaiO, with fraudulent intent,
money or other property by means OF Q
check, draft or orderi to make failure
to have on deposit, or to the credit OF
the corporation on which drawn suf-
lcient funds to pay the same when pre-.
sented, prims fsce evidence Of fraudu'
lent intent, providing that certain evi.
dence may be introduced 10 prosecu'
lion hereunder.