Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-26
The Legislature.
SENATE

SENATE
The Senate yeste lay passed the au-
tomobile bill without making auy change
In he rates.
A bill vas passed 90 ttulpg for two
m ose years the office OF secretary OF Viz
ginis military records.
By vote OF 81 to II the Sens t, pasa-
ed the bill! lie wing tax Of $50 syear on
pilots. The pilots had already sgreed
to the tax.
O.her House bills passed by the Sen
ate wers ID authorize the state board OF
charities to ascertain isctI regarding the
feeble minded; 10 allow the clerk Of the
tate corporation commission lee for
sttest;ng the seal of the commission.
A favorable repor: was received on
the Keezsll bill to abolish the fees given
sherIffs and sergeants for attendance
upon court.
The bill providing al increase OF So
on charter fees and 50 cents on seal i'm
pressions is.u:d by the State Corporation
Commission was passed.
The following bills we're then passed:
The bill raising the penalty In casss Ct
trespass on cars and trains; bill, allow.
ing cities to take advantage OF the library
fund; the Thornton bill, providing for
the superintendent OF school funds IN
school districts situated In more than
one county.
The following House bills were also
passed: To provide that the books Of
entry and survey shall be kept In safe
place; to direct the board of charities
and corrections 10 ascertain facts CONCERN
irg the weak-minded.
HoUsE.
The House reject I'd the bill providing
for the election OF members Of the Oor-
poration Commission by 4 vote of the
people.
Senator Ohass's bill to csuIe rsver-
sion of right, of way OF railroad COM
paDies which do not promptly begin
bopa-6de work to the original owner
was argued last night before the Houss
committee for courts OF u,tice. No de-
cisiou was reached
Without dissenting vote and without
argument the House committse on fede.
raj relations yesterday afternoon decided
to report fsVorably the joint resolution
ratifying the sixteenth amendment to
the constitution, permitting Congress to
levy tax on incjmes. A similar favor
able recommendation has been made to
the Senate, and the mater only awaits
confirmation BY the two bodies. There
was a good attendance al the committee
meeting and the resolution was read.
Reference was ma lie to the recent mes.
sage of Governor Swanson on this cub.
jecs recommending the ratification of the
amendm emit No one appeared to speak
for or agsins. the measure. Virginia
vii! be one OF the first slstss to act on
this matter, as the amendment was pro.
posed By Congress lsst summer upon the
advice of President Tai!.
The expected action of the oyster quas
ton vas not taken by the Senate CON-
mittee on fsh and game. The commit.
tee met, bu: full membership, WAS no!
present.
Responding to FINAL appeal made by
NJ. j7r Shelton, representing The Soul
ern Express Company, the House COM
Mite on fnancs yesterday changed the
rate of taxstiou on express companies
from 81 90 per mile, as in the Senate
bill, to Sc per mile.
As Yssu't OF The hearing yesterday
on the Owen bill! taxing sosd water manu-.
fat irers, bottlefs and dispansers, CON :
promise WAS reached agreeable 10 s!l
parties concerned, aud tho bill will 60
thru Ugh ~ thou: 'u;ther fight. 1t is es!!.
mailed tls. tails tax will amount TO g!
lear S35. 900.
Favorable aLtion WIS secured Jester
day AFTERNOON in the House committee
on the Chesapeake and Its tributaries on
the bill allowing Ii aide csp'tll to come
toto this safe and be employed In the
oyster, clam and sinilar industries.
From the committee on agriculture
aud mining, came The united agricul.
tural tosrd bill " IL au unfayorsbie re-
port on the hog cholera serum bill.
The proposed amendment to the con.
stltutlon providing that the ,ta,e board
of education shall be composed only OF
the governor, the tt!orbeI .geneeal aud
the superintendent of public instruction,
WAS reported from the committee for
court, of jest CO with the recommends
ton that II be not agreed TO.
The resolution requesting the United
States government to examine and report
upon the condition of the swsmp lsnds
of tho s.st, and to estlmsts the coat of
reclamation Rss agreed 10.
Tho conference report on the state
depository bill was called mp. There
was some lively argument over the action
OF the conference committee In putting
Petersburg bank 10 III. list, but, on roll
call the report Hss agreed to BY vote
of 60 10 IL.