Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-05
The Legislature.
SENATE

BIZ a vote OF 26 to IL !ha seu6ts yes-
terday evening defeated the Strobe bill,
providing tor popular vote on the ques-
ton of statewide prohibition. This Is
understood to be the death knell of state
wide prohibition 30 far as is concerned
the present session OF the general assem-
bly,.
The Senate held an evening session to
cousider the matter.
Amendments we're offered to the bill
by Senators Keezell, S.rode and Hol.
land, sll of which we're rejected. a two
hour debste on the clear-eut issue then
ensuad. Senators Halsey, Gale, Farley,
Lsssiter, Folkes and Edmundsou oppos-
Ing the bill. Senators Elan, Noel (ior
the minority, Tucker, Saunders and
Strobe speaking for the bill.
No bussness was transacted in the
Senate yesterday excepting that pertain
Ing to the Strobe state wide prohibition
bill, which consumed the entire day.
During the morning hour, however, two
very important bills we're reported from
The committee on finance.
One of these was the Byrd liquor bill.
The committee reported this with sui
stitute, which Is the House bill word for
worde with no changes made at all.
Its provisions were approved BY the com
mittee.
The other measure reported va tie
governors bill, providing for co.ordlDs-
ton OF the different branches of agrlcul-
tlrsl work in this state under united
board. The only material change made
in this bill was that the appropriation
carried by 1t should not be available
until 1911.
HOUSE.
The House committee on roads and
internal navigation reported the Rich
mond, Fredericksburg and Potomac bill
With q recommendation that 1t should
not pass.
The Coleman bill designed to force
companies which are compelled By their
charters to stop anywhere to take on or
let of passengers to comply with The
provisions WAS reported favorably.
The joint subconmit:ee of the Senate
and House committee on roads held 8
meeting in the morning and decided that
there were grave doubts about the COO
sttutlonslity of the Mann bill. The
Hru,e 80 reported to the committee,
which gave the bill an unfsvorable re-
port. Those members OF the Legislature
who composed the joint committee
which, together With the governor, pre-
pared the merger bill, are IS firm as ever
In their conviction that the bill Is fair
and good and constitutional one; that 1t
ought to be passed, and that If it is
enacted the Richmond, Frederick
burg and Potomac people will gladly
merge within six mouths.
The H u,e decided ID continue 10
offica tbs Virginia Educational Commis-
sion.
Placing Migrants and drunkards uu-
der the care of a probation officer Ia
cities OF more than 10000 LnhabilsLts
was the object of bill passed.
Among other bills of general interest
passed was one authorizing the estab.
lishment of an organic: tiop'to be known
as the Virginia Rifles, and ous provid-
ing for the inspection by officials CT
agricultural lime which IL offered fer
sale in this state.
The House cleaned up all OF ths re-
naming bills on their third reading
which we're of local nature or which
were uuconteGted.
Several bills OF more or less impor-
lance we're passed. One of theae applies
the principles OF the Hepburn act passed
by Congress in relation to interstate
traffic - Virginia. The wording of that
part of the bill ia an exact copy of the
Hepburn act.
hog cholera serum to be manuisctur-
ed and distributed by the Department OF
Agriculture was another bill passed.
Other bills passed we're:
Requiring boards of supervisors to
pay premiums on the acalps ofhawks and
owls.
Requiring the inspection of agrieu,-
tural lime.
Rsqairirg the registration OF phar
naoisls In towns or cities sltustsd on
the stats line.
Regulating The re9istrft ION of min.
iaters 10 the Offices of clerks of corpora.
ton courts.
Requiring the payment of the capita.
ton taxes OF neT voters into the treas.
ury of the state.
Allowing board OF supervisors to pro.
vide treatment for dedLi.ute persons
bitten by mad dogs.
Allowing boards of supervisors to PFC
vide funds to help msintain INDECENT
consumptlves at the Oatswba Ssnato-
rum.
Requiring treasurers to furnish 10
clerks, for transmission ID the auditor,
list, of delinquent taxes.
Allowing 10 cent moving picture
elbows, where the seating capacity Is not
more than 800, to add vaudeville features
without additional license.
Allowing the snuulment Of legal
adoption of children by courts in certain
cases.
Providing that the fees for constables
and sheriff, shall be Identical In like
cases.
Providing parole officer for va.
grants and drunkards In cities Of 40, 900
or over.
Defining the powers of q personal rep |
faaentative OF dead trustee.
At the afternoon session the following |
House hilla uere nassed.