Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-03


der OF lawful tolls or charges, or for De.
handing and receiving more than law.
ful tolls and providing for collections OF
said penalty; to prohibit any person.
persons, firm or corporation from buy.
| ing or acquiring control OF quantity Of
meat or grain, -four or cornmesl, butter,
eggs, poultry or fruit and storing such
articles and removing them from the
market for the purpose OF selling them
In the future at an advanced price; to
! provide, with certain conditions, site
| for the erection OF q Confederate me-
mortal iostiute on a portion of the land
in the western section of the city OF
Richmond; to provide the indexing o!
deeds and other records In ledgerized
general index books; to amend and re.
enact section ii of chapter 8 Of an act
concerning corporations, which bscsme
a law without the governors signature
May 81, 1903.
HOUSE.
Local option against state option ana.
lyzed and discussed until fundamental
principles we're reached, was thrashed
out yesterday on the hoor OF the House.
The question under debate did not con-
Germ the sale OF liquor. The issue was
whether a community should be allowed
to settle an important matter for itself
or whether the state should interfere
upon the hypothesis that the people OF
the whole commonwealth might ulti-
mately be affected. The local optionists
won by vote of II to Is.
The bill under consideration WAS Sen.
ate bill No. l, amending the road laws
of Augusta county. For the second
time during the present session Speaker
Byrd took the floor and led the fight for
local sslfgovsrlment, coming out vlcto.
rCus. The principal spsech on the
o her side was made by Mr.. Tsliaforro.
This wss the only bill passed by the
House, but 20 House bills vent through
on their second reading and we're or
dered engFossed. This was done under
a special rule designed 10 advance local
and uucoutested bills on the calendar.
There wss opposition 10 the Throek.
morton bill providing indetsrminste sen.
tence for criminals. 1t wss sent to the
committee on courts Of justice Tor opinion
ss 10 lie cons!ilntionaiily.
The House amended The Senate Teso.
luton fixing the date Tor she introduce
ton of new bills by making it February
Is Instead Of February &c. The Senate
rejected the amendment, wherenpon the
House requested thst 1t be sent to con.
ference.
loqalry as to why the superintendent
Of state hospitals for the insane arc paid
varying salaries will be made by the
House committee on finance under 10.
suy 3tious contained In resolution Of
fersd by Mr.. Williams. of Giles, and
adopted.
The bill requiring railroads aud troll
ley companies to grade land for roads
slogg their roRdbeds when they have
taken public roads was reported favor.
ably from the committee on roads aud
lnterna! navigation,
Bills were introduced: To hsvs sep.
aTate establishments for the white GRIM
iusl insane at Marion and for the COL
ored Of the same class ct Petersburg; for
the erection Of statue of S!onewsll
Jackson in Capitol squsre, at cost OF
S75, 900; TO amend an act TO authorizs
the governor to sppoint board OF con-
missiOoers for the promotion Of the uui-
f0rmity of legislation Ia the United
Slstes; to require ell public officers,
whose salaries are paid IN whole or IN
part 10 fees, to keep fee book sot to
report annually the aggregate amount Of
fees aud other alloRsuces received by
them bill TO provide for the special
and separate resssessment of sill m inersl
lands and OF all minersls and mineral
waters under the surface Of the land,
aud 10 fix the taxes aud levies on such
assessments; TO amend section 1927 of
the code In relation to payment Of fees to
officers out OF the treasury In criminal
cases; to requisite the listing OF incomes
for taxation and to provide certain
penalties In connection Herewith
TO amend aud re-eDsct an act to author
la school boards of the several school
districts 10 the counties OF this state to
borrow money and 10 issue bonds for the
purpose of erecting and furnishing
schoolhouses; and TO provide for the pay
ment OF such bonds and the interest 10
accrue thereon; to amend section S4l9,
OF an act OF the code Of Virginia in refer.
cree TO the po6eis OF personal represtn
tstises Of dead trustee and how trus-
Tee appointed 10 place Of one who is
dead, resigned, removed or declined the
tFusls; 10 suthorse the sale OF estates,
real aud personal, given, granted, de-
vised, bequeathed or conveyed by deed,
will OF other writing for term oil years,
or for az indeterminate tuh; TO amend
act to secure 10 operatives and laborers
engaged 10 and about coal mines. manu-.
manufactures, the payment OF wages at
regulsT intervals and in lawful money
to amend section 2l08 OF chapter go OF
the code 10 relation to unlawful hshlug
10 increase pay Of overseers OF poor; to
authorize the several counties 10 the
state 10 use anY money appropriated for
state sid to rosds 10 the construction OF
bridges, aud providing bow such money
shall be expended; 10 amend section
ga A OF the code ia relation 30 the es-