Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-14
The Legislature.
SENATE.

SENATE.
In The Senate yesterday MIR. Strobe
introduced i bill to allow incorporated
towns aod cities 10 make contr ouuops
to the bulldog orinprovement of public
roads leading into sait towns or cities, hut
60; for greater distance than len miles
ffom such city OF tOwo.
SsDa;o1 Strobe a!so offered b | pre-
vidiug thst counties he allowed to issue
bonds for the payment of building pers-
ment rosds or bridges.
Senator Parsons Introduced bill! to
appropriate 1926. 900 to pay Coufedsra &
soldiers, sailors aod msrines whose sp-
plca!ons had been approved aud who
bad not bsen paid fer sh- years 1905
and 1909.
S-nalor Nash introduced bill mr. :
v!diDg for tne Office of secretary OF VIZ
ginia Military Records, the duty of the
secretary being the collecting of material
for history OF Virginia In the Copfed-
erste war; also providing for an appro-
pristion OF Sc 600 annually for the years
1910 aud 1911 for expenses of the secre.
tsry in the work.
After the session, Clerk Booker az
nounced that lie bad appointed J. j..
Walsh, of Richmond. gallery doo.keep
err, and Moses NJ. Green, OF Fauqulsr,
lobby doorkeeper.
HOUSE.
II the House Mr.. Bel, of Oulpeper,
started the fight Tor reassessment OF
lakes in the state Immediately after
The house wss called 10 order yester.
day by presenting bill providing for
the creation OF a state tax commission.
It means by such commission MI
Ball believes that On equitable assess-
neot OF state tax would be lnaCgu.
rated.
The bill provides that three mem.
ters shsll be appointed 10 the tsx com
mission with salaries OF SO 900 each, q
clerk at a salary OF 81, 200 is also
required. The work Of The conmissio J
would be to reassess The whole of Vr.
ginia.
NJ. Wiugo moved that tae bill
provldin. for n bureau OF banking for
the state of Virginia be Published in
pamphlet form and distributed among
the members of the legisls ure. Toe
resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Robinson Morcure presented 8
bill to prohibit l5e uss OF any second
hand glass bottle thst has been picked
up from waste heap or junk pile, or
like place, for the encasny OF food stoff :,
.easonings, medicine and bodily used
articles. 10 De punished ty foe or
imp 'isonmeut.
Mr.. G B. Johnson presented bill
to punish By Gns any person carrying
a dangerous weapon to a place of re-
I'gIous worship or to any place on Sun
day.
Mr.. Good introduced a bill providing
for the periodical appointment of tex
assessors TO assess land end lots.
Mr.. Throckmotton presented q bill
providing a definite terra of Puoishmen
fer criminals. Under the present stat
uies in felouies the penalty is indetermi'
nae.
b. request, Mr.. Bowman, of Roanoke
COUNTY, yesterday offered in the Houss
bill "for the creation OF a d'part.
nent Of game aud inland fish, for the
preservation and protection OF certain
animals birds, their nests and eggs, and
fab; to prevent unlawful bunting aud
fishing; to repeal all sections or parts
of sections of the Code of Virginia in
consistent With the provisions Of this
act and to provide for any violation OF
tbis act"
& communication Has received from
the secretary of the muouHealth con-
tsinipg the election expense statements
of the democratic. candidates for COVER
nor, lieu;ensnt-goverpor, attorney. gene.
raj, secretary OF the common wealth, and
state treasurer, which was ordered print.
ed.
Bills were introduced To amend
sertion 1892 of the code 10 rela ion to
persons who shall be admitted to public
schools.
To repeal secion 3otan &C! to provide
retirement fund for public school
teachers, approved March IA, 1908.
b. Mr.. Mopcu'e, CT Alexsudris, to
amend aud re enact section 3l40 of the
code.
BIZ Mr., Jeuniugs; A bill to make 1t
larceny to obaio, with fraudulent intent,
money or other property by means of 8
check, draft or order; TO make failure
to have on deposit, or to the credit Of
the corporation on which drawn SUI
6cien, funds to pay The sane when pre-.
scented, prima fscje evidence of frandu.
lent intent, providing that certain evil
dence may be introduced In prosecu-
linn hereunder.