Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-01
The Legislature.
SENATE

Ia The 5suste yesterday f Ut bills werI
passed, oil Of them general 10 their In
terest. Ooe was The House bill prohibit
Ing abusive lAnlu ge; another the bill
increasing the llcenss taxes on foreign
corporations; another the bill res sliDf
the sale of foOdsiuff', and the last recon
mends the University Of Virginia to III
Carnegie fu dalton.
Senator Gfsystt introduced resOlu
tion providing for an investigation By
the Virginia Polyischnic Iustiinle a.
1iot legislative committee.
Senator MeAlexsnder, offered reso'
luton calling on the auditor of public
accounts TO submit report showing
the accounts of poll tax assessed 10
cities AID towns remaining uUplid BY
Wb tes aud blacks. II vas adopted.
The last massage from GJytrnol
5WsusOn Wss brought 10 by Secretary
OseD. j. related TO The forest cOndi-
lions Of Virgioia.
Bills we're introduced to emeud and re.
| enact sec 1860 Of the code in relation to
hospitals for The in,aae, 90 80 to provide
proper aud separate custody Of insane
c0uvics aud certain iUsaDe persons; 10
amend section 1852 Of the cDde In re-
laliOn to the admission TO The state
hospitals OF insane persons charged With
or indicted for crime, and insane con-
vict3 10 the peniteniiary and other penal
| institutions OF the state; 10 amend SEC
ton 1857 OF The code 10 relation t. the
disposiuon Of insane persons charged
with crime, when restored TO sanity etc. ;
TO permi! rules for the government Of
Ills and sentences Of prisoners therein
COZ faed to be prescribed by The circuit
aod corporation jddges and the boards
Of supervisors aud COUNCILS Of the re-
spective counties ADD cities Of the stat ;
! to provide for the spporiIcnment OF
school finds and takiog the ceus1s oil
chid.eo ia school districts situated 10
more than one county; to amend add re.
re.euaci act approved February &c,
1901, relative TO psy OF overeeen; to
provide for public playgrou1ds 10 car
tain cities aud towns.
HOUSE.
Thirleen Ii 1use bills passed the lower
body without opposition, all of thCm
local or minor measures. This cleaned
up the third rtadi0g bills on the caleD-
dar. Second reading bills we're started
90. bat the House for the second time
ran up against and baked at the 1hrjck-
morien bill providing iDds!ermiDsts SER
fences for criminals, and promptly ad
j)urned.
B lie employing additional counsel to
fight W6st Virgins 10 the State debt
case, making allowance to the Virgins
Homs and Industrial School for gifls,
snd making an emergency appropriation
for pensions, we're faVoIably reported to
the Ii >use.
The Ii luse did not seem to like the
Senate bill allowing the remsrrisge OF
divorced parsons, and passed /! by.
M. West Introduced tax tqnal!za
lion bill 10 The House. he designs i! to
corec! the exiatiog inequalities 10 the
8 .ate's tax laws.
The II ule passed these House bills
On their third and hual reading:
To a1lbor'z9 The board OF charities
and corrections to pScertsIued facts ra
gardiDg the ieeble-miuded; 10 allow the
appointment Of land assessors In vscs.
tioD of circuit cour 8; to provide how
ands omitted from the books OF assessors
may be re.entered; 10 allow the fundiug
OF outstanding obligations Of the COM
mon wealth; 10 provide that surveyors
books shall - pit 10 clerks tfli; zee or
other safe places; to require veuirea
fscias to be pr bile records; four SansIe
bills went 10 their third reading, among
them 10 regulate ~ lie lauDdri6s; 10
aGihorlzs city councils to provide ccm-
peusstion for clerks Cf HD9.iCgs courts.
b lis we're introduced to enact sections
and 2, relating to pen,ioDt; to amend
section 3 and section of an SC. to pro-
vide for a method for a better assessment
of personal property under the control OF
tiducisries and the several courts Of the
common wealth; 10 amend sn act sp.
proved December 10, 1903, Ia rel :ti9n to
pay of oyerseers; to provide With certain
conditions site for the erection Of
Confederate memorial iosl,u.e on 3 por
ton of the land 10 the western section OF
the city of Richmond, nov the property
OF the state, and known as the Soldiers
Home propertyI making 1t mIsde
wesDor for perS, ~ to unlaSfalIT use or
wear auy insignia or button Of any as.
socistion or society or trsd's union, or
any southern cross ol'bonor; 10 amend
chspter 5 OF an act concerning the bureau
Of insurance aud insurance, g.; regulAt-
Ing policies insurIng sgaios. accidental
Bodily injury or disease Issued 10 this
state, aud the companies Issuing the
same; to provide for definite location Of
lands where there are ressrVat OBS with
in the exterior boundaries OF land de.
rcIi Ell In The graft or othrF convey
snces; to smend an &C. In relation to |
deeds OF tTu5t snd other membranes;
to slow the tTuatees Of s0y house OF
worship or church 10 this state 10 &C.
qli'e land, not exceeding two screP,
either By purchase or condemnation, for
the purpose of establishing or extending
ouiying-grouuds or cemeteries; 10 regu.
late the sale OF agricultural seeds, to
provide q standard Of purity for such
seeds, to prescribe penalties for any vic
laIion of this sc', and vestlng The execu-
lion snd enforcement Of this act In the
commissioner OF agriculture; to suthc-
r'zs turnpike companies and other cor.
poraliOns owning turnPikes 10 make