Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-28
The Legislature.
SENATE

SENATE
Rev. Lyman Abbttt, Of New York,
made a brief address In the Seni 10 cham
Der IN Saturday, 10 which he commend
ed the people OF Virginia for the many
splendid monuments TO her great men,
mentioning Washington snd Lee.
The Senate passed the bills providing
the teaching OF agriculture, domestic
arts and marusl training 10 the public
schools, and public Fairgrounds in cities.
The Senate passed The bill providing
for public playgri u Ids In certain cities
aud towns.
The following bills we're also passed :
To provide Tor the legal record OF all
dettls In Virgins; ID amend the act re-
garding the compensation OF coroners
aud conf tlbles; to amend the act relat-
ing to the retired H. t OF Virgins volun-
teers; to amend the law 10 regard to te'
egraph license taxes; to amend the law
In regard to interrogaiorles In certain
cases; TO authorizs executors snd admin
istrs,ors of dead persons to execute
deeds made by the later 10 their life
time; the Lesner drainage bill; the
Parks bill providing that the pension
fund shall be distributed pro rata.
Perhaps the most popular visitor on
the four OF the Ssnate so far was H'rry
ST. George Tucker, who WAS surrounded
by members when be entered the cham.
Der Saturday. His big black goggles,
which he has to wear on account OF the
sensitive condition OF bis eyes, disguised
him somewhat.
HOUSE.
The passage of the Courtlsnd dispsr I
sary bill 10 the House which prevlou'ly
passed 10 Ssnst,, il sigued by the gov
ernor, will mean the abolition OF the
| Only place where lquor legally may be
sold b. Seeu Norfolk or Richmond and
South Carolina. Though Ooult'and has
only q popul ton Of few hundred, the
dispensary ore day last week took in
! more than 81, 600. 1t has built schools
and streets and abolished town take,
since th5 dispenssry was opened.
The II use after adopting several
amendments to the Williams banking
bill, which we're indorsed bymembers Of
both parties, sent the bill to Its engross-
ment. The aneadments were: A ltric.
system ofttat, and private, hanks the 20
signation OF the chief of lhs banking u-
reau IS exam mar, ard making the small.
est fee REPRESENTATIONS $50, The highest
$3.50. /! will come up for 6ual action
on Its passage within few days.
A though the governors bill, Great ng
iiled sgtitu tural board, va, unfsVor.
ably report ID by committee, It's end is
uctyet o. Saturday Its com nit Il t.
he committee on finance was secured 10
the House.
| o lection was raised to ten provisions
10 t1e Senate bill regarding tae osrs Of
criminal insane, which would put the
whites In the Eastern State Hospital.
1t vas referred to the finance committee
whence 1t may emerge with The place
changed to the Southwestern State Hos
| pital.
The II ,uss adopted the measure taxing
pilots $50 a year.
The House passed the following San
ate bills:
ExemplIng from the payment of
license tax those physicians who served
as army surgeons during the civil war.
Requiring women nc tiries Who marry
to certify to the change OF name.
To require physicians t) report cases
of communicable or infections diseases.
| To amend the charter Of iSe town oil
Falls Church.
| To require fducIaries to pay taxes be-
fore mating settlement.
| To au horize cities to make additional
compensation to commissioners Of thr
lteveru9.
| Next came the three companion bills
IrsgsIding the care Of the criminal insane
These provide that the whites of this clasi
are ID be con6ued at the Eastern Stat
Hospital al williamsburg and the colorec
at the Central Hospital at Petersburg
| The bills we're referred 10 the finance
Icomm ee.
| Speaker Byrd, yielding to the sollclts
ton of many business men in Rich
mond, has Withdrawn the bill which be
lntrot uced 10 the Ii u,e soma weeks
ago with the object of getting more taxes
from the American Tobscco Company.
| The Houss finance committee has re-
ported sdversely the bill which seeks Ia
remove the license tax from physicians
! Virginia News.