Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-15
The Legislature.


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COLONY, where they will be under the care
OF specialists 10 lhti, peculiar form OF
sfileiiou.
Further legislation was enstt d yes
terday along the line OF care CT tle meu-
tel uotoituuates when the SsDaie PASSED
the bills making sepsffts accom- mode :
lions for the care OF tae criminal Insane.
1t Is int dsd 10 c,re for lhs wht's OF
ibis class In q separate building al the
Southwestern State II spital, al Marion,
md for the colored at the Central Hosp
tai at r, tersbnrg.
The Ssra held 90 sft,rDoon session
for The purpose of clearing up the cslen.
dsr, and advanced thiit7-ssven Senate
bills from their hrs. TO their second
readings.
Senator Hslss1 offered bill prove-
ing for ths abolition OF all saloons In
Virginia and permit ng present licenses
10 sell 10 opn slors ssaled packages
only, with no drinking permitted on the
place.
favorable reports were given 10 the
following bills: To coordinate the
agricultural fgsnses aud schools Of the
,tltt; to create additional fertilizer in
spectOrs; to provide for the prohibition
OF the sale OF defective seeds.
The pilots license b II sas called up
IL of the usual order by 8 pator Sale
and after debate was passed BY for
70 ler confederation.
Tie following bills were Iu. on their
passage and given the fnal vote of the
Senate. The Strobe aud Halsey bill,
establishing the epileptc colony at Am
b 49,, and ,hs b olt bill, to authorize
e.tIes to make additional allowance or
compensation to C. mmIssIoners Of the
revenue.
BiIls we're introdu ed To further regu.
late the sale of ardeut spirits ulder the
wholesale and retail licenses, and to abol-
iSh the licenst; krown as the ''mait
liquor bar license;"to ameod section 1899
of the code 10 relation 10 ev derce in GER
tain prosecutions for unlawful gaming
to protect travellers ard EN- oloye on rail-
rosds operating 10 Virginip; to amend
and enact section S48 OF the code In re-
la,ion to the compensation OF supervisors;
auhoFiz Dg and empowering the Com.
monWeallh's attorneys Of the several
cou,tes and corporations of Virginia,
or such other attorney as they may der
ignate In writing, to institute suits and
sell real estate for the purpose Of collect.
log delinquent taxes, levies and aSssss
ments doe the commonwealth and the
several counties and corport ons thereof;
to amend section 1915 Of the code relat.
log to the duties OF ctulty tressurers 10
receiving and disbnrsing school mouey,
&c. TO require deeds OF bargain and sale
and other c0nveyances Of real eit,te to
designate whether the grantors and
grantees are white or oolored, aud to de-
fine the duties OF clerks q courts in ref
erence thereto; /, amend section 1855 Of
the coee 10 relation to the pay of the
clerk OF dlatrllt school boards.
HOUSE
A proposed measure dealing With
criminals was killed In the house yeG-
terdsy, when q motion was ctriied By
large msjority to dismiss from the
calendar the Throckmortoo bill provid.
Jog for an indetermiuale sentence for
criminals.
Mr.. Throckmoflou was more SUCCESS
lul with 20 oil his other meaiuies. BY
q large vote he got the bill establishing
state accc untsnt through the House
and also setuted the engrossment OF the
measure providing q state board OF OPTIC
mttry. Both Of these met with oppo-
sltlon. 1t IL probable that the optomctry
bill will be passed today.
The Byrd liquor bill, which had
been fsvorsbly reported from the House
committee on counties, cities and towns,
and vas on Its second reading, was sent
to the finance committee on motion OF
its chairman.
Among the bills passed by the Senate,
"a reported to the House, was tina! con-
tinnIng tne fund for retired teacherf.
II Was referred b the House committee Oh
finance.
The committee on general laws re-
ported fsvorably the bill requiring seats
for employees, and tAst prescribing
penalty for deseI ton CT e wife or minor
children. The rame committee reported
unfsvorsbly the bill publishing actors
who make remarks abtu, or direct st.
tention to persons In the audience. The
bill prohibiting dealing 10 bottles picked
up In junk hesps was also reported ur-
favoraby.
The Senate bill amending the PFC
visions governing The Issuance OF mar
rIsge licenses was taken up and passed.
Amendments were made TO the Senate
bill providing that Counties may issue
county bonds io1 road and bridge i'm
provements and the bill was passed.
The Sensts bill allowing the people
of owns 10 vote In elections for rosd
bond Issues was passed.
The bill allowing trustees to mark
deeds Of trust sat.sied by marginal re.
lease on production Of the cancelled
notes was passed. Theobjeet Is ID ssve
The borrower the expense OF having a
release deed made aud recorded.
Bills we're introduced: To amend
section 1882 OF the code; 10 smend Sec
lions 567 and 66S OF the code 10 rela'
ton 10 erroneous assessment; to amend
section 479 Of the code as to omitted
lands, how re-entered aud assessed; so
SIS to bar taxes and leins from being