Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-29
The Legisla
SENATE

SENATE
Il the Senate The long. drawn.ous dis
cussion If the Fletcher tax equalization
bill vas coGli6ued. Senator Strobe
criticised the bill, bu. he ia the only
democrat who has so far msHifes,ed
disposition to assume position OF
hostility.
Az stated yesterday q move vas start.
ed IN The Senate 10 revive the old sc5en e
OF governors council, which existed in
this stats prior to The 6ities. The bill
would make body OF 80 members, :
from each Congressional district, elecli7e
By the Legislature. They would s:r7e
Without compensation or expenses end
would act fox the state So board oil
trade does for city. They would dis
GUS with The governor p!sos for IL
ctessing the material prosperity O. the
state aud bringing new industries into
Il, 1t is the ides to &c! claaa OF men
VITO have been highly successiul in the
conduct CT their own affairE-men who
are big and br2ard In mind.
Ths bill providing for cote on the
consolidation OF r chmoad passed the
Senate and now goes to the go7ernor.
Bills we're iatro6u,ed 10 amend section
3742 OF the code 10 relation to The pun
istment of perjury aud sabo,icat'on .
perjury; 10 define and punish The offence
Of hatra,ry; to puniah peIsons obtaining
employment by the aid of fslse or forged
recommendations or OF misrepresentation
ia writing; to punish persons uolaw'u y
ob.aining or attempting to obtain trsns'
portalion over the lines Of street ts:!%a.
within this etale without the peymebI
of lawful fares or charges for such trans
poitaton, ard TO p:eyen. the ualasfu
disposition and uas of transfer tickets
To empower the Commission OF Fisherie:
to rearraDge the lines of the Baylor
geodetic survey in James river.
HOUSE.
Although SreakaI Byrd left the chsi'
snd took the f)or ia The House IL
opposition to a bill making s!sadsr 5
crime he l0st bis fight, Tho measure
urder consideration pss'iuy by The clos;
yo;e OF - to 43, tho members dsciiiDl
TO airport tie report Of tbs commute:
on cou;ts OF justice, which bad acsec
favorsblv.
The Hpnse passed Il bills on thci
third and hnsl reading, No sccont
reading bills were reached A5jjaf
ment wss taken until noon Monday II
honor OF the memory of Ihouas Fl
| E1aards, who died Thurstay.
An important measure reported t
tho House was the bill p:eocriDi, g {
term of four years between holuin.
local.op!ion elections instead OF two
ss at present. Il was ta7orasly re
ported.
The j1lut resolution allowing th'
United States weather bureau to cree
meteorological Station fer exhibition
purposes in Capitol Square Park Mai
passed.
Among The bills passed we're tho fol
IDwiDe; To empower Circuit Courts ant
boards of supervisors OF any coun,y Il
appropriate mouey 10 erect or help t
erect Confederate monuments. 20 regu.
laie The compensation of superintendent
nf the poor; TO regulate employmen
bureaus ard agencies; to exempt regis
tered practicing pharmacists from jarJ
service; 10 amend Lac laT lii regard II
suspending sentence OF execution 'hereo
after conviction; and 10 provide for bal
pending suspension of sentence, or exc
cu,ion thereof after conviction t
provide hog owner may carrec. mia
tskea sand obtain i1c!Is:ve grants
for lands; to require Ina. lht
sssepssd value apd not the real value G
backs real estate should be deducted
from the value CT its capital stock, sur
plus and undivided profits when it Is "a
se,seG for taxation,
Bills we're introduced to punish per
SONS Offering transfers 10 street Gsr Goa
ductors where the time limit has ez
pIred, the punishment 10 be fine or i'm
priso1ment; to make it nisdemeano
to make false statement In an Effort t:
SECURE employment; to esamp. physi
Clans, surgeons and deutiats more thar
se7euly-iVs years of age from paymen
OF state license taxes; TO amend section
10 of al act concerning corporations
providing for continuance Of snrua
tolla on tnrrpikas; to re.enact an &C
approved Ms,ch 81. 1908, to promo!'
pure elcc!lorc, primaries aad con7sr
tious, and to prevent co.rup! practices
or bribery in ssme; TO limit the expenses
of candidates, TO prescribe the duties 0
candidates and providing psaaliies a1t
remedies foE Viols!io2s oil bis act, ans
declaring rod undsr certain conditions
eleeHonq In which the provisions of thi:
act, or any OF them, have been violated
providing for the appointment OF specis
constables In cases of misdemeapor OF
felony;'o provide that the a1j1lant.gaue
raj Of The state militia De created ex I'll Cit
a member Of the t,sTds OF vlaitors fol
tho Virginia military Institute snd Vr
GINA Polytechnic Institute; 10 regulate
the pric' aud sale OF tex. books 10 ths
ststs of E: ::.ss!!:;ia.
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