Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-15
The Legislature.
SENATE

ed fayorabiy. The nea: ure carries no
appropriation, for th 8 festnre Till be ct
tended to by The fasnce committee 10
the general apPro oria,ion bill. The
plaa IL to take all the epil.pt.c
patients from the various hospitals for
The insane and place them upon this
colony, where they will be uader the care
of specialists in thai: peculiar form OF
sfIle;ion.
Further legislation was ensft'd yes
terdsy along the line OF care CT t1e men-
tai uuto,tunstes when the S.Daie PASSED
the bills making separate sccommode-
tions for the care OF tae criminal Insane.
1t is inte ded 10 care for tbs Wits Of
Ibis class in a separate building q, the
Southwestern State H spital, a: Marion,
and for the colo,sd at The Central Hosp
tai at 2, tersbnrg.
The Ser ale held en- AFTERNOON session
for The purpose of clearing up the cslen.
dsr, and advanced thi,t7-ssven Senate
bills from their frst to their second
readings.
Senator Halss7 offered bill provlc-
ing for ths abolition OF all saloons in
Virginia and permit ng present licenses
TO sell 10 op:n slor. ssaled packages
only, With no drinking permitted on the
place.
favorable reports were given 10 The
following bills To cc-oriipate the
agricultural rgencies and schools of the
tt,!e; to CRATE additional fertilizer in
spectors; to provide for the prohibition
OF the sale OF defective seeds.
The pilots license b Ii sas called up
u of the usual order by 9 mater Sale
and after debate was passed by for
fn;tler consideration.
The following bills we're Iu. on their
passage and given the final vote of the
Senate. The Strobe aud Halsey bill,
establishing the epileptjc colony at Am
49,, aad ths L oft bill, to authorize
titles to make additional allowance or
compensation to C: mmissIonsrs Of the
revenue.
Sills were introdu ed: To further regu-
late the sale of srdeut spirits n1der the
wholesale and retail licenses, a1d to abol.
ish the license; kI own IS the ''mait
liqucr bar license" to ameod sec;ion 1899
of the code in relation to ev derce in Ger.
tain prosecutions for unlawful gaming
to protect travellers ard em oloy es on rail-
roads operating 10 Virgin'a; to amend
and enact section S4S OF the code in re-
IatIon to the compe nsation OF supervisors;
authoriz Dg and empowering the Com
monweallh's attorneys of the several
cou:t;es and corporations of Virginia,
or such other attorney as they may der.
ignate In writing, to institute snits and
sell real esats for the purpose Of collect.
log delinquent taxes, levies and asssss-
ments due the commonwealth and the
several counties and corport ons thereof;
to amend section 1915 Of the code relat.
iUg to the duties OF county t;essurers in
receiving and Disturbing school mouey,
&c. +; TO require deeds of bargain and sale
and other cJnveyances OF real e;tste to
designate whether the grantors snd
grantees are white or colored, aud to de-
fine The duties of clerks tf courts in ref
srence thereto; /, amend section 1866 OF
the cote In relation to the pay of the
clerk OF distriit school boards.
HOUSE.
4 proposed measure dealing With
criminals vas killed in the House yeE-
terday, when motion Was carried By
large msjori.y to dismiss from the
calendar the Throckmortoa bill proYid.
ing for an indetermIuale sentence for
criminals.
Mr.. Throckmof!on vas more 80 coess-
lul with 10 OF his other mesguiea. By
a large vote he got the bill establishing
state sccc untant through the House
and also getused the engrossment OF the
measure providing sta.e board OF OPTIC
nttry. Both Of these met with oppo.
si,ion. 1t is probable that the optomctry
bill will be passed today.
The Byrd liquor bill, which had
been fsvorably reported from the House
committee on counties, cities and towns,
snd vas on Its second reading, wsa sent
to the fnaucs com miitee on motion of
its chairman.
Among The bills passed by the Senate,
ss reported to the House, wa5 that con.
tinnlng tle fund for retired teachera,
1t WAS referred } the House committee Oh
finance.
The committee on general laws re-
ported fsvorably the bill requiring seats
for employees, and tast prescribing a
penalty for desel ion Ct e wife or minor
children. The same committee reported
unfaVorsbly the bill furnishing actors
who make remarks abCu. or direct 81.
tention to persons In the audience. The
bill prohibiting dealing 10 bottles picked
up In junk heaps was also reported nr-
tavorGbly.
The Senate bill amending the PFC
visions governing lhs Issuance OF mar
rlsge licenses was taken up and passed.
Amendments vera made to the Senate
bill providing thtt Counties may isaue
county bonds for road and bridge i'm
proveneuts and the bill vas pasaed.
The Sensts bill allowing the people
of towns 10 vote In elections for rCad
bond Issues was passed.
The bill allowing Trustees to mark
deeds of trust sat.afed by marginal re.
Lease on production of the cancelled
notes was passed. Theobjset is u ssve
The borrower the expense OF having
release deed made aud recorded.
Bills we're introduced: To amend
section 1882 OF the code; TO amend sec
tons SGT and SIS OF the code in rela.
ton to erroneous assessment; to amend
section 479 of the code as to omitted