Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-18
The Legislature.
SENATE

The t 20 houses yesterday. The Senate
spal the me in talk shout taxation
but with no particular Iesu
No actual work hiss yst been done on
The general appropriation bill by the
II use committee on finance.
A communication was received from
&c Legislature oil Maryland, iUclosiDg a
resolution ssktng fer conference be-
tSeeo legislative committees from Msfy'
land and Virginia to consider changes
10 The oys!er and fish lass o: both sta:ss
in regard to lhs Potomac river. 1t is
proposed that the two committees meet
at auns polls 90 tae guests of the Sale
OF Maryland. The communication Was
referred.
Favorable reports we're received on
the following bills: To permit water
pipes to De laid alongside OF public turn.
pixies. to provide for the taxation OF
omitted lands; to distribute the remain.
der of The Federal direct tax fund nov
in the treasury; to continue In force The
Gettysburg monument appropriation; 10
pay the claim OF John E. Phillips; OF
R chmond; to fix The compensation Of
9 E, toral bosrds; to amend lhelaH relat
i5g t, The hire of penitentiary convict /;
to e,tsblish the normal school at Rad.
fo;d.
Bills were Introduced to sll;y tie
ro: rs OF duly organized camps OF Coz
fedsret, veterans In the cities aud eour-
ties to he recorded in the clerks offices;
10 pio7ide for compromise, settlsme ut
and relief of state and county taxes and
levies In certain cases, and to provide o
method s1d remedy therefor, &C.; to
provide for the examination and testing
OF diary cattle for controlling t1bercu-
losiu, aud 10 appropriate money for tx.
pebses thereof; to amend sections !, 2
and 8 OF chapter CT an act to regulate
the practice of pharmacy and The compo-
stion, branding, possession, dispensing
and sale OF drugs, &c ; to smead section
4lS0 of the c1de Ia reference to the enc
pigment OF c0nvicts; u 6z Inc weight
OF aud regulate the trade 10 cornmesl; to
amend section 1850 OF the code In rea.
tion u corporation courts OF cities OF the
first aud second class; u provide for sub.
hitting the QUESTION OF grsntlng license
II ma. ufsclure ardent spirits to the
qualified voters OF counties, corporations
and msglstsrial districts; to amend Sec
ton 81 OF chapter 3 OF in act concerning
corporations; TO amend ssction 2436.A of
the code in relation to The sale OF real ca.
tate held as corrtcs; or rs dover, etc.; 70
make ca appropriation for replica Of
the e oudon siat1e OF George Washing
ton, aad u provide for tia sppointnent
of commission TO prsaent tas same to
the republic OF France,
HOUSE.
Automobile owners will have to pay
the following rats under decision Of
the House finsncs committee: Aut0mo
biea With less t7au 20 horsepower, an.
ruslly IS; from 20 to ~ horsepower 80.
The maximum for those over this
amount OF horsepower viii be $40. This is
a suh, t!ute for the Olemep II bill. A bill
along similar liGes is now paudiog In the
Senate. Tae messure vas reported to
lhe H 1use tIdsy.
The Gettysburg bill wns so amended
that it will be 10 yesrs before any tuG
Other than l1e $4,000 sppio; 'aled
for the monument tso yeass ago Till be
a'ff'hEsshilff IL use RAISED tee osus,y u,u ..
loving the counties which receive ststs
cid icr good roads to spend as nusb
Of the money "a they zee fl. In the COZ .
,ruetiou Of bridges.
The Th.nasmoYton dairy h;ll 1as fc'
ported 81 Ihcut recommends t:on es u it,
passage.
The bill sboliahlng examiools OF re-
cord was reported from tie committee
n 6uGnce With re recommendation that
do no! psse
The Htue killed the stephanson bill
i prevent criminals end inDecles from
propagsting their kind, after a lengthy
SPEECH By Delegate Cox, This sn5st ance
Of his argument was thst the bill! left the
decIsion u four mep. He believed tia.
person placed in such position
should have proper trial, with Counsel,
before jury.
The House passed the Senate bill
amending the lsw as to qualifications for
the practice of dentistry By vots OF
81 10 5,
The House bill to regul5ts The run.
ming as large of cartain cate ERs amend.
ed so "a 20 iea7e the matter optional
With boards OF supervisors, and it waa
ordered to its eng.ossmen!.
This word "roputable' was stricken
from the bill defining the practice OF
medicine 90 &c the qualifications OF e
candidate for license, referring ID the
college where he has taken bis degree,
aud he bill went 1t its third .eadiug.
Bills we.c Introduced: To amend Sec
ton 81 of chapter 5 of an &C. concern
ing corporations, which became a Law
Without the governors signature, May
81, 1908; to prohibit the sale Of pistol
cartridges excep. in original packages;
to prohibit the use OF opium in the naau
ufscture of cigarettes: 70 aIbjec! tie real
estate oSned by municipal corporations
which uses the same for other Than mu.
aicipal purposes 10 taxation; to amend
an act entitled an sct to require city stree,
railway companies to run ves.ibale fSouta
en- all cara on their linea during the
montha OF December, January, February
aud March OF each yesr; 10 amend aer-
lion of chapter of An ect Concerning
public corporations, requiring railroads
10 post notice o. delsyed trains; to tx
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