Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-15
The Legislature.

session for The purpose OF counting The
vote cast for governor, attorney. eaersl,
acknowledgement aud secretary o!
s;ats in the lsst election. The two
houses met In the House side OF the
Capito! and the count Vas rapidly gont
through With. The total number o.
votes cas-. for Judge William Hodges
Mann was found TO be 70,760, while
William P. Kent polled 40, 357.
Judge Maun's plurality over Kent wsi
80, 40S. This Has q smaller msjoriiy by
sseeral Thousand than that OF the other
deno nomiess. Elyson's me.
jori,y vas 1921; Judge Williams' ,35.
200; Colonel James. 20, 994, and Treas.
urer II srmsps', 34,7S9.
The usual resolution that join! SEES
sion of the Legislature be hald Tues lay,
the 25:h to elect United S;s:es sssa:nr,
SO the term of Senator Daniel would tx.
pire In 1911 vas adopted by both
houses.
SENATE.
Senator Don P. HslseY, of Lynch.
burg, yesterday announced the lis. CT
com Uitted assignments as arranged by
the steering committee.
The Senate concurred In a joint reso-
lulioa fiom the House asking that the
city of Richmond take the necessary
steps to preserve The historic John Mar
shall building.
An inportan! bill offered by Senator
Eebols and which vas referred to the
finance committee Ia the one providing
thst bonds or notes issued By any city,
toHn or county which are not subject 10
taxation By lhs city, Town or county
issuing them, shsli bs exempt from Taxa
ton If purchased BY residents Of any
other city, town or county in the state.
Mr.. Lesnes presented bill which
will, if adopted, go long wsy toward,
relieving the hsudlirg aud prices oil
eggs, butler, meats, fish game and other
articles of food. Senator Lesner said
tba, he had been informed tha. In many
of the cold storage places in Virginia
articles ere kept for as long as thres
year.. 4io DiiI pteoSiipS5 LIZ liuliL lot
such Storage at Elk mnnths.
Senator Sale moved that clause S,
section 5, Of the rules of thu Senate BE-
altered 80 tba! one additional member
might be added to the committee Cd
fnaoce. The motion prevailed. 1t Is
proposed to sdd republican 10 the q
uauce committee.
HOUSE.
A nleaiura calculated TO put the
whole state under more stringent Guar.
sutiue Law, WAS Introduced by Mr.. Cox,
Of Richmond, providing for the enfoTce.
meat oil quarantine laws all over the
stste.
a bill OF real interest to the admirers
OF Patrick Henry was presented yesterday
morning by Mr.. Bell, providing for &c
appropriation of $4,000 for the build.
ing Of q monument TO the illua!:lous
statesman in S.. Johns church7ard.
Ms. S:ubbs presented the conclusions
Of The fsh a5d oyster convention which
was held In Newport Nswp. This con-
7ention petitions The legislature 10 refuse
10 break the Bsylo survey Of the Ohesa-
psake and Its tributaries.
Mr.. Jennings of6red resolution thai
the figure OF John Smith, now In the
OspiIol ro'uaaa, he plassd 10 Inc p1,o!pE5fss
marble bus. of Lafayette be placed in
the niche of the rou!unds, In which it
originally belonged.
Among the bills oftsred 10 the House
today we're the following:
To establish state board of account
ancy: and nres3Ei5es ia datics aud
powers; 10 provide for the granting Of
certificates to accountant, who q1alify
under provisions of this act, end 10 pro-
vide penalty for violstioD Of THO act,
TO ss,ess toe vaire and to extend the
!sxes on personal property couslgned or
shipped into this state to any person,
firm, company or corporation not the
owocr thereof, In The possession OF The
consIgEee, on tha 1st day Of February OF
cash year, aud to define the duties Ut the
commissioner Of revenue With respect to
The assessment OF such properly.
By Mr.. Mopcpre-To regulate the com.
psDsation of commissioners of revenue
other than fees.
To fix the compensation OF lax Is
SCISSORS.
To amend tho SECTIONS OF tn, code re-
lsting to The election OF osicers.
a bill extending time for collecting
taxes accounted for by The city sud
county tressu;ers, end not returned de.
llrqleEt.
A bill to establish "4ta.e board OF &C.
ccun.aucy" and prescribe Ils duties aud
poHera.
4 bill to srend section lOG7a of The
code requiring lire escapes from build
ings OF over Two stories.
By Mr.. Moncure, of Alexandria: a
bill riqrirlng the judges OF the CorP'-
rstion aud Circuit Courts of The cities
aud counties of this state to designate
the banks within their respective juris-
dicliops in which court funds are to be
deposited.
Suffering ia Chicago.
Chicago, Jso. l5.-Chicago Is rapidly