Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-11
The Legislature.

tue SeDatS, ye5ttInaJ Un loe SSuefal Ap-
Precipitation bill, but the .Hou,e did not
get very far, and vt is likely that sill
three sessions today will be necessary be.
fore 1t is finally disposed of. This means
that chances of the passage OF any ap-
probable number of other bills have
gone s-glimmering.
Retrenchment and reform was the
watehword of many of the members IN
dealing with the mstter OF general
| appropriations. Reductions In expendl-
tares were secured in some instances
over the opposition of the finance COM
mittee, which stood for the most part
By their recommends ions, but in the
main the committees, which we're taken
10 have carefully considered these mat.
| ,ers, were Endorsed. The conclusion Is
that the committee had previously done
the cutting.
On the pension question tia House
refused to incorporate in the bill an sp-
preparation for the deficits In the fund
! for 1908 and 1909. Attention wa.
| called to the fact that this might not be
legal.
The compensation of the secretary of
the common wealth was cut by the House
by eliminating the fees. The Senate
! made no such reduction.
No change was made in the location Of
the Offices of the Department of Agricnl-
ture, although fight vas made looking
to this end. The Senate cxt out the ap-
preparation for advertising the resources
| Of The stats, but the House refused to do
| this.
| Senator Strobe, after long fight, suc-
ceeded in SECURING the insertion of men,
| ton of his State College for WonsD.
No money goes with it, and he did not
| get at all what he wanted.
Salaries we're changed to some extent.
] The Senate increased that of the commits
soner OF agriculture to So, 500 and ,ha.
| of the a5jutapt general to $4,000. The
House voted down a motion to the same
| effect as to the latter Office.
The insane asylums III the Hou,s got
exactly what the committee had pre-
viously decided.
The House at late hour last night
] decided to make cut OF 10 per cent iu
the appropriation for the University of
Virgins. This action was taken as the
result of the action of the finance COM
mittee 10 30 srrsngiDg the common
] school fund az to cause reduction esti-
] mated at from $4,000 to 800, ZOO.
Vigorous protests we're voiced by Rose
we'll Page and other members, who con.
tended that the university lisa part OF the
free school system of the state. The
matter will coma up again today.
Last night the two houses elected
| James II. Fletcher, jr as judge of the
/ new Thirty.6rst Circuit, end Edward
! W. Robertson IS judge of the Law and
Ohspcery court OF the city of Roanoke.
A unique amendment to the charter
I OF B,sic City was passed by bota houses
| making the sale OF liquor Illegal In that
| town for period OF SO yeara.
SENATE
Discussion OF the appropriation bill
vas the chief festI:e of t1s session OF
the Senate yesterday 1t refused to decrease
The salary OF the adjutant- general, and
increase the salary of the commissioner
OF agricultural from s., 500 to sS, 500.
The s. 900 appropriation for advertising
the resources of the state in this and other
countries was stricken ont.
The afternoon was consumed In the
discussion of Senator Strode's rider to
! The bill providing that The state should
indorss the policy OF q sb t, college for
aom5D. Atler considerable debate TIE
rider was killed, hut in another .or--
Senator 8 rode succeeded 10 ys"' :.
aessd sn 70 Inc oil 'v.ding that the
stsl. y, .,,.ate,i 10 coordinate tae
" educational institutions shall con.
I sider t,e proposition and report to the
next session of the general assembly.
AT night q number Of House bills
we're sent to third reading, while good
/ many we're held back by objections.
Among the bills pot sent to third
/! reading was the now famous Love bill,
| requiring district school superir end
ents to be voters and residents OF their
districts.
| The House bill amending the act Gre
ating the board of health was taken mp
and passed.
Charges Of m!sappllcation and misap.
preparation of public funds vera preferred
against State Health Commissioner Ea-
MON G. Williams last night by Senator
Noel, republican. 1t was while the uE-
per branch was considering the clause
Of the general appropriation bill, setting
apart $40, 900 to the state board OF
health, and like sum for building and
Improvements ut the Oatawba SsDatori-
nm, that this unlocked for indictuen
came.
a resolution Of sympathy was tender
ed Senator Daniel on account of illness.
HOUSE.
As stated in the Gszstte the House 10
the morning session passed the Byrd oil
tax bill, but it received black eye last
night at the hands of the Senate com.
miltee on finance, which reported 1t nm
faVorably It's fate is doubtful.
The general appropriation bill was the
next business and it WAS determined to
consider it item By item.
There was a general discussion of the
good roads revenue. Mr.. McRss, of Cam.
berland, offered resolution the adop-
ton of which would be severe criticism
of the work of the finance committee.
The resolution was to amend that portion
the appropriation providing for road i'm.
provement and that portion providing for
ststs college downward Mr.. McRae de.
clsrsd thst the finance committee delay