Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-31
The Legislature.
SENATE


Continuing The long .drawr-eut discus
sion OF the Fletcher tax equslizstlon
bill, which is an important part Of the
grea. subject of state fna1ces, by far the
biggest Issue before the Legislature, The
Senate on Saturday listened to addresses
on the tuAject by Senators FJlkes, Hart
apd Holland.
Senator FOXES urged that sn adequate
tax on mineral lands be included in !be
bill, and be declared tbs. he would moi
vote for the Fletcher bill Until there Is
new law taxing the miuera! wealth of the
ststs.
Tae express companies, he add:d,
constitute the gratest bsrroom iDst!tu'
ton in the state, aud although the taxes
on ssloons bad baen increased BY tbe
6annce committee, DO adequate tsx bad
as yet been levied On these common
carriers.
Senator Holland, CT The finance COM.
nitlee, deieuded The Fletcher bill. Ii
Gu address which was filed With satire
Senator Fart, of Roanoke, snswe'el The
speech of Senator Stsode sgainst The bill
The Saua;e passed q resolution limit
irg the time for the introduction of new
bills to February %. The reason fol
this Is that the time Of members will
after that date be rsq1ired on the floor,
instsad OF IN committee rooms.
The House joint resolution allowing q
METEOROLOGICAL exhibit In Capitol go sre
was passed.
Senator Folkes explained that he and
his confere,s had the consent and Gp
provaI OF GoVernor.elect Mann on The
proportion to establish governors
council, and that it would be withdraw
should it rot have Judge Mann's sppro'
baton.
Bills were introduced to amend Ger.
! saip seciiors OF al act 10 cid the ctIz'ns
/ OF Virginia who we're disabled by wounds
received daring tia war between the
states; 10 Tefund to the Home for Needy
Confederate Women taxes illegally palG
upon i!s property; TO revise, arrange,
amend apd consolidate iEto enc act the
general laGs relating TO oysters, snd TO
repeal all existing general laws relating
thereto, and TO smend certain sciions OF
The code relative 10 FISH, clems, crabs
and other shell f.! ; 10 repeal en- act,
approved March 1, 1896, easi.lsd an Ect
10 provide for Detbod for the better
assessment Of personal property under
.he coatrol OF tiduciaries aud lie s$Vtssl
courts Of tho commonwealth, as amend
ed By an act approved March 3, 1898
HOUSE.
The HUE was not 10 session on Sat-
day.
Those who favor ansndmen!a to The
present laws re! ulat!ng female and child
labor appeared before the hou'e cJr:mt
tee on general laws on SautdaY. OSp
Tain West, o! Bedford, desires a bii
passed allowing contracts 10 De msde
between employers aud operatives b!
which the working women may labor
for half an h2u, longer FIVE daSs in th'
~eez, thus ear1rrg q h.lf holiday o:
Sa Ii day. The measure proposed by
| Mr.. Stebbins, Of halifax, covers thu
came point, and ia addition WtQ'a sllos
those who work Ia priZeries and siGlilal
works Tor rshsndling loo7e leaf tobacco
to work no! exceeding Y hours q week
during the i've months tuy season IL
the tobacco industry.
| Directors OF TIE stale peuitentlary are
| pr ,bIbited from making or renewing aa7
| con'ract8 for The hire of conric:a in {
| bill offered In The SKATE By scaaso>
Kolt, of EsWport lsEs. TIC idea, it
| OF course to prevent renewal OF .bt
present agreement. With Tho Davis B;o
and Snoe Company for the hire OF thu
prisoners in the psn;teutary, which vii
lexo'ra il 1913. The presumption i:
that 1t Is the Intention 10 lei the legi:la
of 1912 handle The matter.
TIE Senate finance committee hst
issu,l the following order for mee.irgs
! Thursday, Feb y, to bear luther hrgr.
uents on senate bill NJ. 81. r listing tt
lrtu.aocs tax; Ftida7, Feb, i. to coosit.
er S,na,e bill No, 22 relating TO cerlein
claims OF the State ega:aet The govern
meat OF the Uaitsd States to the ", II u
Vernon Avenue Association chartered
by this state March 5. 1888.
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