Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-26
The Legislature.
SENATE

The Senate yesttr lay passed the au-
tomobile bill without making auy change
In he rates.
A bill was passed 90 tIulng for two
m ore years the Office OF secretary OF Viz
GINA military records.
By vote Of 81 to II the SENT, pass
ed the bill le wing tax Of $50 q year Oh
pilots. The pilots had already sgreed
to the tax.
O.hes House bills passsd BY the SEN
ste we're - authorize the stste board OF
charities to ascertain fsetI regarding the
feeble minded; u allow the clerk OF the
tate corporation commission fee for
sttestng the seal OF the commission.
A favorable npor. was received on
the Keezsll bill 10 abolish the fees given
sheriff, and sergesnts for attendance
upon court.
The bill providing sn increase OF So
on charter fees and so cent? on seal i'm
pressions ls;usd by the State Corporation
Commission was passed.
The following bills we're then passed:
The bill raising the penalty 10 casss Ct
tIespass on cars aud trains; bill, allow.
log cities to take advantage OF the library
iuad; the Thornton bill, providing for
the superintendent of school fuuds 10
school districts situated In more than
one county.
The following House bills were also
passed: To provide that the books oil
entry aud survey shall be kept In safe
place; to direct the board Of charities
and corrections 10 ascertain facts concern
Irg the weak-minded.
HoUsE.
The House reject ID the bill providing
for the election Of members Of the Oor-
poratlon Commission bya vote Of the
people.
Senator Ohase's bill 10 csuIa rever-
sion of rigbtI Of way OF railroad COM
paDiea which do not promptly begin
bona-Rde work to the original owner
was argued last night before the House
comm ttee for courts OF justice. No de-
cisiou was reached
Without dissenting vote and without
Meument the House committse on fede. !
raj relations yesterday afternoon decided
to report fsVorably the joint resolution
ratifying the sixteenth amendment TO
the constitution, permitting Congress to
levy tax on Inc Jmes. A similar favor |
able recommendation has been made to
the Senate, and the mst,er only awaits
confirmation by the two bodies. There
was a good attendance a. the committee
meeting and the resolution was read.
Reference was ma ie to the recent mes
sage OF Governor Swanson on this cub
sct recommending the ratification Of the
Iamendmsnt. No one appeared to speak
for or against the measure. Virginia
will be one of the frat sBt.s to act on
this matter, as the amendment was pro.
posed By Congress lsst summer upon the
advice OF President Taft.
The expected action Of the oyster quas
ton vas not taken by the Senate CON-
mittee on fsh and game. The commit
tee met, bu full membership was not
pr esent.
Responding to 6nsl appeal made by
M,jor Shelton, representing TIE Scu.t-
ern Express Company, the House COM
Mite on finance yesterday changed the
rate Of taxation on express companies
from 81 90 per mile, as la the Senate
bill, to Sc permile.
AS Ttgu't OF The hearing yesterday
on the Owen bill taxing sosd water manu-.
Tact Irers, bOttlefs and dlspsnsers, a con
promise was reached agreeable TO oil
parties concerned, aud the bill will %
thrr ugh thou! 'urther fight. 1t Is esI.
mated TIA, tiIs tax will amount to Of
lealt $50. 900.
Favorable action wss secured Yestev
dsy AFTERNOON 10 the House committee
on the Chesapeake and It's tributaries on
the bill allowing "a side csp'tlI to come
Toto his safe aud be employed 10 the
oyster, clam and similar industries.
From the committee on agriculture
aud mining, came the united sgricu-
tural tosrd bill " I'll 40 unfavorsble re-
port on the hog cholera serum bill.
The proposed amendment to the con.
stltutIon providing that the ,tsle board
OF education shall be composed only Of
the governor, the tt!orueI .gsuetal aud
the superintendent Of public instruction,
WAS reported from the committee for
cou,ti of iOst'ce with the recommends
ton that 1t be not Ggreed 10.
The resolution requesting the United
States government to examine and report |
upon the condition OF the swamp lands
OF the sttt, and TO estlmsts the cost of
reclamation was agreed 10.
The conference report on the 't,te
depository bill was called up. There
was soms lively argument over the action |
Of the conference committee 10 putting a
Petersburg bank 10 tn, lIst, but. on roll
call the report Hss agreed to by vote
Of 60 10 IL.