Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-25
The Legislature.

YestetcaY The Two houses In sep3rata
sessions 10 accordance With the provisions
OF the constitution of the United States,
proceeded to The election of Uoited
States senator and reelected Hon. John
W. Daniel.
SENATE.
Yesterday four bills passed on their
third aud three on their second reading
10 the Senate, while one was taken up
out OF ils order and fnally passed. The
latter vas the measure allowing the
Washington and Leesburg Turnpike
Oompsuy to occupy an abandoned road.
The bill was reported faVorshl5 to the
House from the committee on roads and
internal navigation, passing Its first
reading.
As result of the recen! election of q
memb:r Of the peDitentiary beard.t the
superintendency, bill has been intro
duoed forbiddIng directors or boa,ds of
visitors electing one of their [ u nbsr TO
position of emolumert within their
gift.
Senator Thornton's bill az to the mum.
Der of omnissioners 10 chancery, after
several routine amendments, was given
the final assent of the Senate.
Seuator Hart's bill providing that 10
cssss OF uou-support wife may testify
rgainst her husband. Senator Lesuet's
bill providing for the regulation sDd 10.
spection of public laundrie'.
Bills wsre introduced providing for
the election 10 the year 1913, AID there
efter of the members of the State Oorpo-
ration Com mission BY the qualified voters
OF tho state and providing for their terms
and commissions.
To prescribe what number OF the
board of directors, board of visitors OF
board CT governors of any state o; public
Institution may reside In any one county
or city.
To regulate and define the liability OF
common carriers for itjurie, to their
emp loyes from negligence.
As stated yesterday Senator Parks In
troduced bill to break up the game 81
football in the state.
HOUSE.
The House cleaned up its calender
Yesterday. SaVen bills was passed on
their third sod f1al reading, while
Twenty-Five we're pissed on their sec.
ond reading and vert to their ergross-
men,. Only two bills ready for their
third reading we're passed by, and only
nius ready for second reading went over
to another day.
For the most part the bills passed
we're local. One measure was that OF
providing sanitary conditions in factories
and workshops. Another made the
usual appropriations for the care Of
cemeteries where sleep the remains OF
The dead OF the Ooniederacy. Others
changing the time for MAILING certain re.
ports nn school mat ers and to exempt
The Uoited States from taxes en- deed
when buying Virginia land,
Delegate Oliver, of Fairfax, made the
sta ement tbst while be lived In a sup.
posedly "dEy" community, be was con.
7inced that there we're more drunkards
10 "dry" towns than In "Wet."
Among the bills ordered to their en-.
grossmeut we're those exemptiDg regis.
tered prac:iciug pharmacists from jury
service; to require the assessed value Of
banks real estate to be deducted from
lis assets; making election frauds fel-
oDies, and requiring lands omitted from
books to be replaced thereon.
Bills we're introduced to smend sec.
lion 1928 of The code In reference to the
appointment of school trustees In cities
and towns constituting separate school
districts.
To repesl cbspter 81 of the acts of
1905, authorizing the sale # lots par
chased by the commonwealth for delin.
qaent taxes and pot redeemed within
four years or more, aud to provide for
The examination of the books of land as.
SCISSORS by CLERKS Of courts assessor to ss,
sist In examination; have err0. correct.
ed; compensation to CLERK.