Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-22
The Legislature.

Forcing the fight on the good roads
question resolutions were introduced yes
terdsy 10 The Senate BY Senator Watkins
sad in the Hoase by Mr.. Adams, In
tended to tesl the sentiment OF the i1C
houses in respect TO continuing the cash
aid to roads.
SENATE.
Mr.. Halsey presented q resolution
agreeing to the proposed amendment to
the federal constitution relative TO levy
log an income tax.
| A bill was introduced providing fol
| the election Of members Of the State Cor
nors;ion Commission By vote OF the
people.
Bills were presented by Senator Nc
| Alexander, Of Franklin. and by Mr.
SutphiD, OF Floyd, and Mr. Pendleton,
OF scott, amending the election laws. The
latter bills provide that the electoral
boards OF the cities and counties shall be
composed, as far ss possible, OF repreaen'
tsliyes OF the political parties casting the
highest and next highest number o!
votes. They farther call for minority
representation 10 clerks OF election and
specify that no party chairman, secre'
tsry Of party committee or member o.
sueh committee shall be a registrar or q
| ia lge OF election. These bills are evil
IDENTITY part OF the republican plan oil
campaign.
To require county aud city treasurers
to send out notices in writing to all per-
sons assessed for poll tsxes.
To require the reporting Of cases Of
infectious, contagiOs', communicable
and dangerous disease to bosrds Of
health.
HOUSE.
Among the bills reported from COM
mi!tees the Adams bill regulating the
sale Of commercial fertilizers, from the
committee on agriculture aud mining.
Ths bill creating a s'ats board Of 40.
colntsncy was reported from the CON-
miltee on finance. TIE same committee
reported tee bill increasing the fees OF
attorneys for the commonwealth.
Dir. Deal, of Norfolk, offered q prl-
mary bill that 10 different! from anything
thst has yet been offered. 1! provides
that all officers now elected by the
people, including the governor and other
states officers end presidential electors,
shall be nominated 10 convention, the
delegates to be chosen at q primary.
All other officers, members OF Congress,
and OF the general assembly, county and
city officers are to be nominated 10 di.
rect primaries. Primaries are TO bs
held every year on the secold Tuesday
10 May, when those officers 10 be chosen
| 10 primary are to DO nominated snd del.
egales elected 10 the state convention, il
there Is to be 9 state convention thai
year.
Segregation OF The school fluids oil the
white and colored rscss In tha same
proportion as the races now ps7 taxes Is
proposed by Mr.. Daniel, of Loudoun,
who says frankly that his bill msy not
be constitutional.
Ia the Senate the committee on
privileges aud elections held a meeting
yesterday morning TO consider the sub
jet of primary elections. No definite
action was taken.
One hundred thousand dollars 10 the
amount OF additional revenue 10 DO de.
rived by The commonwealth from LICENSED
on liquor establishments, wholesale al q
retsil, II The favorable repor. OF the Sea-
ale committee on finance ca the a ut
bill, decided upon yesterday In execu'
tive session, 10 sdOp.sd Of the legi,lstur'
Speaker Byrd yesterday ezpresssd
himself Ia regard 10 the movemeut on
foot to change the Baylor tutvey. lie
Is strongly for a measure to break the
survey and 10 open certain barren INA.
lural rocks" to oyster planters. Accord
log 10 Mr.. Byrd, II the Baylor survey
rsmsins iotsct for 20 years the natural
rocks Ia Virginia will be as barren as
the former oyster grounds Of England.
The speaker gave a brief lecture on
oysters
The bill which provides penalty Of
not less than So nor more than 800, or
cob6uemen. 10 jill for anyone using
profanity over the telephone, has been
favorsbly reported and will 10 sil prob.
ability become Law.
NEW ROAD TO ARLINGTON.
Representative Osrlln yesterday intro.
(uced bill calling for an appropriation
Of s75, 900 for the buildiug 1der Cover
ment auspices, Of direct roadway from
the ecu bern end OF the new steel high
way bridge across the Potomac river to
the National Cemetery a. Arlington.
There is alresdy military road by which
Arlington sdd Fort Myer may be sp.
preached from tie north, leading from
the Aquedu:t bridge at Georgetown to
the northern enhance 10 the cemetery.
Since the hFay bridge south Of
the Potomac Sptedeay Was euilt, some
years ego, esay sccs.s Is given TO Alex'
sndrs county, Ia, the roads from the
sou bern end Of the bridge to Arlington
are miserable The Osrlin bill provides
for q road to the !heru end Of Arllug.
ton aud thence along The line Of the old
country read, centrally lhr ugh the Gem.
eleiY TO the front OF General Less old
mansion, this new read to be not. less
tbs1 90 feet wide.
DR.. ] SIotwtlll smith, of Wheeling,
W. Va, died in hospital there on
Wednes -sy. he was naive OF Lets
burg, Va.
DIED.
At the residence Of his daughter, Mrs