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

SENATE
Rev. Lyman Aobatt, Of New York,
made brief address in the SENT s cham
Der on Saturday, in which he commend
ed the people OF Virginia for the many
splendid monuments to her greet men,
mentioning Washington and Lee.
The Senate passed the bills providing
the teaching OF agriculture, domestic
arts and manual training In the public
schools, and public play grounds 10 CITIES.
The Senate passed The bill providing
for public playgri aids In certain cities
audi towns.
The following bills we're also passed !:
To provide for the legal record of all
dest In Virgins; to amend the act re.
garding the compensation OF coroners
and constlbles; to amend the act relat-
ing to the retired Ii OF Virginia volun.
teers; to amend the Law in regard to te'-
egraph license taxes; to amend the Law
in regard to Undergraduates in certain
cases; to authorize executors and admir-
istrstors of dead persons to execute
deeds made by the Later in their life.
time; the Leaner drainage bill; the
Parks bill providing that the pension
fund shall be distributed pro rata.
Perhaps the mort popular visitor on
The fotr OF the Senate 80 far was Harry
St. George Tucker, who wss surrounded
by members when he entered the cham.
Der Saturday. His big black goggles,
which he has to wear on account Of the
sensitive condition OF his eyes, disguised
him somewhat.
HOUSE.
The passage of the Courtland dispsr-i
sary bill 10 the House which previcu'ly
passed ,s Senst !, il signed BY the gov
eruor, will mean the abolition of the
only place where liquor legally may be
sold bt tSeeu Norfolk or Richmond and
Sout1 Carolina. TIL: ugh Ocult and has
only popul, ton Of fsH hundred, the
dispensary QUE day last week took in
more than 81 900. 1t has built schools
and streets and abolished town take,
since th5 dispensary Wss opened.
The b use after adopting several
amendments to tie Williams banking
bill, which were Endorsed bymembera of
both parties, sent the bill ID its eugross-
ment. The aneadments we're: A ittic:
system ofstat, and private, hanks the1s
signation o! the chief of ihs banking ru-
resu as exam mar, ard making the small.
est fee forexaminations $35, The Highest
$3.50. 1! will come up for 6ual action
on lis passage within few days.
A taiuyh t1o governors bill, crsat ng
u sited sgrieu tursl board, va, uufavor.
ably report ID by committee, its end is
nttJet. o. Saturday Its com nit Il t,
hs committee On finance was secured 10
the House.
O jaction was raised to ten provisions
10 tls Senate bill regarding tae cara Of
criminal insane, which would put the
whites in t1e Eastern State II ospital.
1t vas referred to the finance committee
whence 1t may emerge with The place
changed to the SOUTHEASTERN State Iios-
pital.
The H ,uss adopted the measure, taxing
pilots $50 year.
The H.use passed the following S,n-
ate bills:
EEempllng from the payment of f
license tax those physicians who served
az army su -geons during the civil war.
Requiring women nc Laries who marry
to certify to the change OF name.
To require physicians t, report cases
of com municable or infectious diseases.
To amend the charter Of tie town of
Falls Church.
To require 6duclasies to pay taxes be-
fore making settlement.
To all ho,izs cities to make additional
compensation to commissioners OF the
reyetus.
Mex! came the three companion bills
regarding the care Of the criminal insane.
These provide that the whites of this class
are ID be coniued at the Eastern Stat
Hospital a! Williamsburg and the colored
at the Central Hospital at Petersburg.
The bills we're referred 10 the finance
commit ee.
Speaker Byrd, yielding to the sollcita-
lion of many business men in Rich
mond, has Withdrawn The bill which he
introt uced in the II u,e soms weeks
ago with the object of getting more taxes
from The American Tobacco Company.
The Houss finance committee has re-
ported adversely the bill which seeks 10
remove the license tax from physicians.
Virginia News.