Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-09
The Legislature.

reporting is:
1t ia recommended to the 81! t. Board
ti!t tu log le present ear the number
be reduced TO three, and tat as rsPiGly
IS le work oftu 3ervision add inspection
Is placed on a better organic bssis ny
tls new superintendent and oy other
m san t re nun Der be luther reeu ed,
looking t. as lrt expense on the school
fand In this respect az may be cousii sol
with TIA efficiency tle school sys-
tar.
Artillery bills reported uufavorsly a.
the request of thsir patron.
Byrd lIqu]r bill heard In commit
tee.
Lsss tor tax commissions bill reported
unfavoraoly 10 Senate.
School TEACHERS retirement fand bill
goes to third reading In Senate,
Adams feit lizer bill passes tie
House.
Governor Maon sent his ifst message
to the II use when tn body bfgsn lie
session yesterday, It berg az official
notification OF the deah Of Judge ID A.
Grimsley, Of tie Ninth Juiiciel Or
cult.
In the Senate the york vas mostly Of
the rIatine variety. The re,iremen.
III I'd bill, referring to school teachers,
ms. With Opposition, but was passed on
lis second reading.
TIE Lissiter plaa for formulating q
system oil lax reform got On nnfaVorsble
report.
Favorable reports we're received Oh
the bill to FIX Licences for moving piC
tu g shows; to repeal the &C. concerning
special Ecu 'isry examiners. An un-
favorable report vas attached to the
Lsssitsr bill for scientific plan Of lag
9iioT.
Bills were il t.oduced: To amend an
act approved January IL, 1898, to
quirs employers Of females in stores,
shops, Offices or mai Il 'sctOrles as clerks,
operatives, or helpers In any business,
trade or oe' u patton, to provide seats
for such female employees; to author
riz, building and loan associations
to issue fIsrent classes oil stock
10 amsad sect on ll9 Of tie code 10 :eI' =
ton u hoa aud By whom pol books
u'Di'bei And delivered judges Of cleo
t N; amend slt -'e:t.on 2 oil section
2070 of the code 10 relation to tie
preservation OF certain birds and
animal; smsnd sn act which became
Law lou 'he GIvtrloI's sigra Gre
Dacemo 4 1903, TO prescribe le mar =
ner 10 which Gu Yrsgi red vet who
hiss not hem asses,ed with bis STA g
capi.ation tsx may p'y the same, etc.
HOUSE.
w ti'u q dissenting vlt', the II II G
passed tie bill ext uding state aid to
The home for incorrigi5le girls. aud il
DOW gles t. the S9nate. Ths II use ST.
so passed the Adams fertilizer bill, hut
licked horns " II tie Slna,e over the
pay oil essess0rs of real estate, The
matter wen! to conference com
miltee.
The proposition u erect a monument
TO Patrick Henry vas reported fssorably
ID the House.
The comm tee on general lsws re.
ported The WRIST bill, mskiog forts-
isht.pound bushel for corn meal, W.T.
recommendation that do net pssL
Mr., Williams offered a reso "a ion,
which WAS sg'eed II, rCqu ring a np) /
IN the balances t. The credit OF the
at t, 10 all deposiarIes.
Bills were intro ed II provide Q
m, rod for better assessment Of personal
property lder the Coz t 'ol OF & Ii ;iarie'
to Impose additional duties upon the
commissioners Of the revenue with re-
erence TO the ssssssment OF ships, tug-
boats, barGes, boats and other water
craft sud hostiug property Of five tons
then and over; to empower The board
OF pension commissioners Of The CT u llies
and cities u summon witnesses sud take
evidence uDdsr oath regarding the merits
OF applicants for persIou or pensions
nOw being paid; to smerd subsection 8
Of section 2070 A AMI TO require The
beard OF supervisors of any county to
give public notice OF their intention TO
shorten the open sesso1 for hunting 10
their said county; to amend section 4 OF
an act, approved March II, 1898, TO de-
fine aud regulate the sale, distribution,
rectifyipg, manufacture and distilliug OF
intoxicating liqu rs and malt beverages,
&c; to smsod an act 10 protect sheep
and other stock In the countles OF lls
state, approved March 20, 1902, sud the
title of said act, 30 as 10 provide for ion
posing license tax on dogs; a resolu Ion
proposing amendment 10 section Al OF
article " of the constitution and pro-
vlding for publishing said ana5dment
and csrtifyicg the same to the neg. ger
srsl assembly; to de6os sndpunish the
ofense OF bafrslry; TO smend section
2940 Of the code 10 relation to gsrrsn!s
OF enall clsims; bill to provide when
demurrer shall not lie to declarations 10
actions for tort.
VETS aud drgs argued the Byrd liquor
bill, az amendment to tle existing law,
before The House committee on Ct ullies,
cities aud towns yesterday. Speaker
B1td, sesln leading the forces OF ten .
perauce 80 far as local option can be
carried, appeared for his bill, &c did the
SUI peri8tendent oil t1e Ant, Saloon La
que. The OUR Interests we're present
10 opposition. Every dsall Of the pro.
posed changes was gone over thoroughly.
The committee decided to take up the
Byrd bill, wit1tu' further argument, 10
executive session tonorroW morniug
Corporation IaRyels 10 the legislature