Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-24
The Legislature.

liquor malt:rs occupied the cett.r
OF the stage in tie Legisls urs yesterday,
nesrly every tt;Dg of importance done
wsa pert aiming t. the subject. The "dryo"
got the worst of it generally, where
such an issue WAS made. TIE S:rode
ia e-ride prohibition bill, as WAS stated
in the Gazette of that dag, Wss reported
By the Senate conmittss on privileges
and elections with recommendation
that 1t d. net pass. The Houas cent the
companion measure-tae Myers 3 BILL
t. the committee on finance for Coz
side,ation as to tbs revenue feature, 20
opposition being made to this By D..
Myers. The House refused to take up
the Byrd bill ont of its order, indicating
that It is not recognized that liquor leg
islation has any sort OF right of way.
The Senate having in mind the large
amount OF liquor hsudled by the express
companies, RAISED the tax on such Coz
Germs from IS a mile to $3.50 q mile.
The House france committee did the
same thing.
By vote OF 2 to l the House passed
the bill which will provide that In future
when city or town votes ''wtt' or
'dry" the result will stand for four years
instead of two, as a! present.
Prof. J. M. Page, of the University OF
Virginia; Col. Henry O. Ford, OF the
Virginia Military Institute, and Prof. j.
l.. Jarman, of the Fsrmville Female Nor
NAL College, have been elected members
OF the Slsts Board OF Education.
SENATE
Favorable reports we're received on the
Oven bill, providing for cattle lu5sr.
cu'osis test on tie bill to provide for
tae preservation OF birds and f.h, and
on the bill t, prohibit unlawful fishing.
Senator Strode Introduced resolution
providing tast hereafter the Senate shall
bagio its session at 1890 q. NJ, except
oa Mondays, Tuesdays and Frideys, aad
tat 90 senator shall speak longer than
fit .eu mluules on a bill, unlsss it per-
tain to the public 6usncs. 1t fortber
provided that Senate bills should be
t,kea up fret. The resolution vas passed.
HOUSE.
The Holland tex com mission bill came
from the S:nats when tae House met
and VAS referred to The committee on
finance.
The commit tee on agriculture aud mig
ing reported the pure atock food bill With
amendments, among them Que mposi:g
license X instead OF touusge tax on
millers. 1t also reported vae bill pTovid-
ing for The examination of lime, and the
Fi'zhugh Myers pure food bill. 1t re-
ported The stuck registration bill With
recommendation that it do not pass.
Election OF schoo trustees by vote OF
the people is the subjsct of bill reported
favorgtly from the committee on schools
spd colleges
Ths committees on counties, cities
and towns reported the KeYscr bill allow.
inn The sale OF liquor in drug s.oiea, and
the Jennings bill restricting the opera
ion Of liquor licenses.
The following Senate bills were passed
on t?sir aacond reading: Exemptlug
physicians who served ss army surgeons
during the civil var from license lax;
ring womsu n1taFies who marry to
certify to the change Of Dame; ID require
ply sciaus to report cases of infection OF
coma uaicsble diseases. to amend the
charter OF the town OF Falls Church; to
provide for the collet ton of !sxes OF
noueys In the hDnds of fduciaries not
held Ider the cot 'ol OF ctu.t; to
author:z, cities 10 make additional com.
pensstioa to commissioners OF The
revenue.
The Grigsby bill, to require deati:r'
10 have certificates as d0ctors Of medicine,
vas passed to il eugrosemept.
A long debst, On the proposition 70
ee: t members of tbs Stats Corporation
Oom r,ission by vote of the people ended
the House session. Nc vote was reached.
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