Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-05
The Legislature.
SENATE

elected these judges: Richard IL Gard
we'll, supreme court; Alan &. Hinckel,
corporation court, Norfolk; Kenoeth A
BIN, corporation court, Portsmouth
Henry w. Holt, corporation court,
Stanton, and Daniel GiiDnan, chaucery
court, Richmond.
Tao OF the proposed amendments to
the state constitution we're approved and
one ~ss rejscled by the Senae. A vote
ON the remaining amendment was not
reached.
The provision which went down 10
defeat was that 10 extend The time for
the biennial session Of the legislator
from sixty to ninety days. The vote
Eood: Ayes, II; noes, %. A motion
to pass by motion to reconsider was
lost, bat before the vote WAS bad on
the motion for reconsideration djourn.
ment was reached
The amendments 10 question were
trst proposed and indorsed by the gene
raj assembly. They have since then
been duly published, and came up ST
this session for action again. All four
bsve been approved By the II Iuse, end
those which ere approved by the S.nate
will be referred to the people at the
election next November.
The two amendments which received
fsyorsbIy sciion met opposition, al
though not sufficient to ctuie their de-
feat. Three senators voted against the
proposition to require only one reading
at length 10 each House before bill l.
passed. while on the proposal 10 elect
commissioners OF tho revenue By The
people in cities and 10 allow commits
sioners and treasurers 10 cities to sue
coed themselves indefinitely, nine Votss
| we're recorded In the negative.
The fight against the latter was lee
By Senator Keezel, who thought 1t az
ulWise move to change what hsd been
carefully placed 10 the organic law Of
the commonwealth by the Constitution.
al Contention.
A companion bill, making the same
provision apply to counties electinF
com missIoners, remalos to be acted
upon.
o. the highest importance ware two
reports made by the Senate committee
on 6usuce. 0Ie was a tax commission
bill aJa subiLitu for the King bill.
providing for a BODY composed OF 6St
members 10 examine the tax laws oil the
state acd to formulate q comprehensive
system Of taxation.
Increased taxation on insurance CON.
panies was the oth,r measure itch
came from the comm; lee. Il incr eases
the license tex on G 0 insurance com
psnits from 4 per cent to l 8 4 PR
cent OF the gross receipts, aud on life
companies from l per cent to l IL per
cent.
The Senate took favorable sctlon on
the Senate bills referring TO road I'm
provement, including the Strobe propo.
sItion to allow cities and towns to aid In
building roads 10 the country.
The following House bills were passed:
To extend the time fer collecting taxes
accounted for by lbe city and county
lrsasursrs, and not returned Delinquent;
amend the code In regard to exempt.
ing land Of the Uniled States from tax
alton and to exempt the Uaited
Static from tx deeds; to sppro-
pirate certain sums of money 10
aid of duly organlze1 Confederate
memorial associations Of the ttsle
fsr the maintenance Of cemeteries co.,
tAIDing the graves OF OOufedsrats SOL
dierSI to provide certain proper sanitary
arrangements 10 fa,tOr'es, workshops,
u mercantile establishments, or Offices.
The following Seoa'e bills we're
passed: To enable Incorporated tCwnS
aud cI les 10 contribute 10 the bulldIug
or improvement OF public roads and
bridges, leading into them. Alsc, the
bill providing for the issuing Of county
bonds for permanent road or bridge i'm
pTovement
Bllls we're introduced: To conlinus
10 lOrcs and to tgsin appropriate the
$40, 600 heretofore appropriated 10 pro.
vide for The erection Of monument o.
the battlefield at Gsltysburg, Pa, 10
commemorate the services OF Virginia
troops 10 tho battle Oh that lid (no part
thereof having been expended up TO
this tlnO, also to spprOve the design OF
the monument selected by the commit
tee appointed under said &C. OF March
8, 1908, aud to suthoTz, aud direct
the said committee to contract fer the
erection Of sad monument, and to sp-
propis!e the further sum OF $40, 900
for that purpose; to amend section
25 Of chapter 3 OF an act concerning
public service corporations, approved
Jsnusry l8, 1904, 10 relation to agree
ments or regulations Of common carriers
to sfect their liability for less or dam.
age; to mend az act authorizing DO lrds
OF supervisors 10 contract loans for the
erection oil courthouses, clerks Offices
and ais 80 as 10 provide for the erection
in case Of bond issue; for the protection
Of the public aud the promotion OF safe
ty In the movement OF trains by tele-
graph, telephone and signal service.
HOUSE.
A bill was reported from the finance
committee booking 10 taxation OF the
mineral lands OF the state. 1t embodIes
what the mineral interests, In the recent
hearing, agreed 10 sccept-!o have the
local assessments of mining lands super.
vlstd By the State Corporation CON-
mission.
Radford will get The no MAJ school II
the legislature indprses the work OF the
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