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


increasing the license taxes On forsign
corpors;ione; another the bill regulating
the sale OF fooda.uf', and the las. recon-
mends the UniVersi,y Of Virginia to he
| Carnegie flu 2da!ion.
Senator Gtavstt introduced a res0la-
tion providing for 81 Investigation By
The Virginia Polyiechaic Irsti;nIe at
j1iat legislative committee.
| Ssua:or McAlexsnder, offered raso-
lttjon calling on the auditor OF public
accounts to submit rfpor. sho"iog
tba accounts of poll tax Assessed IN
cities aid loves remaining unpaid BY
gb tss aud blacks. 1t YES adopted.
Tue last massage from G,vtrlor
sRsuson was brought in BY Secretary
Oseu. j. related TO tbs forest ccndi-
tions OF Virginia.
Bills rsintroduced to amend end re.
enact geo. 1860 Of the code IN relation to
hospitals for the insane, sc 20 to provide
proper aud separate custody Of insane
couyic's aud certain iusa1e persons; 10
amend section 1852 of the eide II re-
| laliUn to The admission TO The state
hcspi:als OF insane persons charged With
CT Indicted lor crime, and insane con.
Wet, 10 the pcnitentiary sud o!Gsr penal
| institutions OF the STATE; 10 amend stc-
tion 1857 of The code in relation t. the
Disposition of insane persoos charged
with crime, when restored 10 sanity ETC..
10 permi: rules for the government OF
! sis and sentences Of priso5ers therein
coz fasd TO be prescribed by The circui!
aad corporation jadges and the boards
Of supervisors and councils of the re-
ispective counties and cities OF the stat !;
TO provide for The superintendent OF
school finds and takiog the cecs1s oil
child.cn in school districts situa.ed in
more than one county; TO amend add re.
re-enac' ~ act approved February 26,
| 1901, relative 10 psy OF ,overeeep; to
provide for public plaJg:cu15s 10 cat-
lain cities aud towns.
HOUSE.
Thirteen Ii ,use bills pasacd the lswsr
body ~ithcut opposition, all of THIN
| local or minor measures. This cleaned
| up the third rtadi7g bills On the ca'en-
| da-. Second reading bills .ere s!arted
90, bnt The House for the second tine
ran up sgainst and baked at the 1hrjck-
mor.en bill providing iDds:armiuste eeu-
fences fer criminals, and promptly ad
Ijourned.
B Tia employing additional counsel to
| fight Yves! Virgins In the Safe debt
Gaze, making allowance to the Virgins
Homs and Industrial School for girls,
sud making an emergaacy appropriation
for pensions, were faVolably reported to
the Ii mae.
| Ths Ii Juss did not seem to like the
lSenale bill allowing the remarrisge oil
sdivorced parsons, and p,sssd i: by.
| NJ. West introduced tax :qaaliza'
lion bill in The House. he designs i! Il
correct the existing inequalities 10 The
iS.ate's tag laws.
The II u;e parsed these House bills
On their third md fual reading:
To aa!hcr'za tie board OF charities
!: and correc'iooa 10 escertsiued fsc.s re-
pardiDg the fee5ie-roudee; 10 allow 'he
eppoiptElent Of land assessors in vsca.
tiou of circuit >coRrs g; 10 provide bow
auis 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 be kept 10 clerks tlli.cs o.
other safe places; to reqsire vcnitea
faciss to be pr bic records; four Sars;t
bills vent 10 their third reading, among
hem 10 regnlste urlic lanpdriss; tc
authorize city councils to provide COM
persatcn Tor clerks If h1s.i5gs courtR
3 lis we're introduced to exact ssctlonf
sHd 2, relating to pensioos; to amend
section 3 and section Of en- sc. to pro-
vide for a method for better assessment
of personal property under the control Of
fducaries and the several cour's OF the
com mon wealh; TO amend an act ap
proved December 10, 1903, Ia ri tim t.
pay of oyerseers; to provide with c:rtaic
conditions Site for tho erection OF q
Confederate memorial ios,i:u.s on r por
ton of The land In The western sactioa OF
the city Of Richmond, nov the property
OF the state, and knoRn as tbs Soldisrs'
Homs property! making 1t mlsde,
ueanor for pers> IA to unlaHflliT use or
wear auy insignia or bnltol OF any as.
socistion or society or trades unioa, or
any southern cr0ss ofbonor; 10 amend
chsnter D! al act concerning the bureau
of Insurance aud insurance, g.; regulat-
Ing policies insuring agaias: accidental
oddly Injury or diaeaae Issued 10 this
sta,e, aud the companies issuing the
aame; to provide for definite location OF
lands where there are reserVat ols with
in tho exterior boundaries OF laad de.
rcii, Ell in The grant or othtr convey
ancee; to smeGd An &C: IL relation to
leeds OF tru5t snd other membranes;
TO slloH Tia t;na;efs of a0y house Of
Worship or church 10 thia state 10 &C
qai:e land, net exceeding Two acre.,
either By purchase or condemnation, fer
the purpose of establishing or extending
bu;ying- grounds or cemeteries; 10 regu.
late tbs sale OF agricultural seeds, TO
Iptov!de standard OF purity for such
seeds, to prescribe penalties for any vic
lalion of this &C., and vssting The execu-
lion and enforcement of this &C. in the
commlasionet of sgricai,urf; to authc-
RIA turnpike companies and other cor.
porations owning turnpikes 10 make
changes To the alignment OF tnrupkes
and validate changes heretofore made;
to suthor;zs boards OF supervisors OF the
respective Counties and turnpike com.
pa1iss to make contracts with water
companiea or other can nanies. or pei