Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-19
The Legislature.

The sugeral committees reported faV
orsbly on Senator Hart's bill enabling
wife aud husband to testify sgains! eact
other Ia certain cases; on Senator Holt
bill relative to compensation to clerks o
Hastings Courts; on Sanator Slrode'
bill with regard to notarIsl certificates
aud on Senator HOLLIS bill repairing
bond Of city ssrgeants.
Senator Folkes's bill relative L
the reiDveslment In the state of the
Moupt Vernon Association bonds, snt
Senator Tbornton's bill as to chanceTy
commissioners for Fairfax and Backing
ham counties, were also fayorably re-
ported.
Senator Strobe presented bill pro-
viding for The establishment Of iht
Women's University Of Virginia, 10 bt
operated 10 conjunction and along the
same lines as the University Of Vnginls
and under the control of the board o.
directors Of that inslItution. Free lni.
ton sud dormitory are to be provided
for Virgin students.
Senator King proposes to 60 after the
income tax matter BY rtq1irlDg employ
erS to repor! the salary lists Of persons
10 their employ.
Bills was introduced TO authorize any
county which shall alone contltule q
Judicial circuit to Increase the salary Of
the circuit jadgts.
To proyide for the organization and
government OF incorporated communl.
ties which shall become cities OF the
second class under the provision Of
section 1913 D of the code.
Amending section 8S4 OF the code
fixing salaries OF commonwealth s.tor.
neys, clerks and sherlffs OF respective
countIes.
Releasing oil taxes and leVies and the
lein thereof on real estate due the com.
mon wealth and the several counties AND
corporations thereof, which accrued Cd
real eatste prior to The lss day Of JAuu-
AIRY 1900.
70 amend section OF On act
entitled an act to provide for state money
alb In addition to convict labor for the
improvement of public roads approved
February rs, 1908,
A bill to amend sn act entitled
an act to define aud regulate the sale,
distribution, rccHfyIng, manufacturing
and dstilling Of intoxicating liquors ano
malt beverages.
To amend section 1926 A OF Pollard
code, In relation to tsespassss on train
or CARS.
The Senate finance committee took
an important step In deciding TO report
Senator Fletchtr's bill proving that the
auditor OF public nccounis shall have
charge OF the work OF equalization Of
taxes on real estste. A few miuor amend.
ments we're made to thia measure.
HOUSE,
When The h juse met at noon The
committee on general lags got first 10
action, reporting FIVE billg, One OF these
provides sanitary arrangements for fscto-
rIes one requires are.escspes on all
public buildings Of more than two
stories 10 height; one refers to the care
OF children one iorbids carrying danger.
Gus weapons TO places oil public worship,
aud the fifth refers to The licensing aud
supervision OF lying 10 hospitals. These
bills were passed 90 their first reading
and placed on the calendar.
The same action was taken with re.
gard TO bill from the committee on
courts of justice making II q misdeanor
to use abusive Language regarding a yIr.
iuous female, s1d to q measure from the
committee on counties, cities aud towns
adding the county of Smyth 10 those who
are allowed four commissioners OF The
revenue.
For more than an hour the House de.
bated the bill intended to Increase the
compeu'aion of real estate aIsessors.
The House finally passed the bill fix.
Ing The pay of assessors Of lands at the
old rate, two dollars day, and allowing
cities and counties to increase this
amonnt By The addition Of one dollar II
they see 81.
The old Wharton in;u auce Law,
aimed at the Southeastern Tariff Asso.
citation, was introduced.
Mr.. Clement entered a bill providing
that any person, firm or corporation msy
dlstil brady from all fruIts produced In
Virginia between the 15:h day of An
gust and the 18th day OF the preceding
February 10 any one year, and shall
have no right to dispose OF the same 10
qusntitits not less than one gallon to
any person.
B lis we're introduced to amend the
code 10 relation 10 salaries, mileage and
other allowances.
To amend section 524, relating 10 the
fees of com nissitners Of the revenue.
Imposing a license tax on hunters In
Virginia.
To provide for the erection Of q suit
able building upon he grounds of the
peniteutisry TO bs used a. mes, hall
for the better care aOd more economical
feeding Of lhs convlcta confined in said
peni;entiSry.
To suthoris, the board OF supervisors
Of Fauquier county to allow and pay W.
G. Coates compensation for losses and
damages sustained by bin by reason OF
the breaking down Of bridge in Eau
quier county.
To amend set section 8 OF an act sp-