Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-04
The Legislature.
SENATE

cedeDce 10 legtsls ton on The prohibition
que 90. Senator Strobe made 80 effort
to have bis statewide bill made special
and continuing order for today, tu'
filled. 1. wss stated yesterday evening
that an eff1r will be made In the House
t)day to call up thu Myers bill on the
same subject u. Of its order,
The Senate contir usd 1t work of dis.
posing of urcoutest,d matter, and rid
dirg Its calender OF the bills which it
has been sd0aucirg for the past ieH
days. Among the bills passed wera
the Elan bill, providing to- the assess
ment Of stlndIng timber, aud tae Oven
bill, taxing soft drinks. These are part
OF tie revenue program of the committees
on finance.
This body voted down q resolution
looking to The holding oil afternoon seq
sions.
The Lesner.Rew codl6cation bill
passed the Sensts and was at once
communicated TO the House. This
messare Is the result of a long series of
conferences between the oysters, fish
and clam and crab industries OF tide
water. 1t Is said to be now satisfactory
10 nearly everybody concerned.
Proceeding ID the final confederation
of bills, the following were passed By
the Senate: To prot.ct villages and I'M
incorporated communities against the
running at large of animals; to make
certain payments Out OF the federal direct
tax fund in the custody OF the state; to
provide the time in which the writ tax
must be paid; to permit the General
Alpmni Association of the University Of
Virginia to do csrtsin acts; to amend the
law relative 10 surety, guaranty and
fidelity companies; to amend the Law as
10 the location of cemeteries; to fix the
compensation of N members of the electoral
board; to amend the laR as to the pay
OF clerks OF district school boards; to al
Low the rosters Of camps OF Confederate
veterans TO be recorded In The clerks
Offices; to amend the Ian in regard to
the employment of convict; to provide
f5r reports by corporations in certain
cases; to allow city schools to accept de.
yises and bgqassts; to cause electric rail
Hays to give I'll table warning when
crossing roads; 10 prescrbs rules for the
government OF jsils; to provide Jurors in
c'rtain cases; to amend the law In rels.
In to exemption from prosecution in
gaming cases; to provide for quits against
contractors when councilmen are inter.
ested In the contracts; 10 prescribe the
minimum number of members of city
councils; the Lesner bill, putting a
license tax on fishing, Grabbing and
claiming.
The H ,use postponed consideration
of the income tax smendmendment,
which was to have been hesrd lss
night, until Monday night. It was
agreed that al hour aud half will be
given each eide for debate, and that the
6nal vote on this sui jsct shall be taken
by the House not later than II o'clock
on that night.
The Htuse st the conclusion OF yester.
days session passed the teachers pen
sion bill. This measure carries an ap.
Precipitation CT SIS, 900, 1.-The same as given
the last session. The amendment which
was at one time proposed 10 omuitt.e,
limiting the application of the pension
fluid to those whose property did oct
exceed $3.50 in value, was eliminated.
The H,u,e agreed to tde iust;tu;iou Of
q new court circnit by detachiDg the
counties of Accomsc and Northampton
for this purpose.
The FL uae devoted much o! Its time
10 the Oven bill, regulating the inspec-
lion of stock foods, which had been
amended By the HOUSE committee. The
bill passed with tho changes ag te'etc-
fore proposed. Its adoption By til, Sen.
a.e is said to be doubtful.
A large part of the time of the House
was taken up in consideration of the
.vexing problem OF desIgpa ed state
deposilaries. For two hours yesterday
the II u,e wraugled over the Senate
bill, the committee substitute, suudry
amsudmet t., the COX substituts, and
over aiding numerous banks to The list.
The bill, as amended, WA finally passed,
snd will be rsiu 'ned u lie Senate,
which, u1less the I II aber ia noted, will
hardly be able to recognize its child. 1t
will probably kill it, Clipping, or take
of most OF it, j 1ints.
Mr.. Taliaferro offered resolution,
which was agreed to, appointing Messra.
William Bullitt Fitzdugh and e.. s.
Myers as q con- mIttee to Investigate cold
st rage and the keeping of food SUP
plies, and to report at the next meeting
of the general assembly. The commit
lee is to serve without compensation.
Judge Williams proposed resolution
requesting the Department OF Agricul
tlre TO report to the Legislature it's salary
list In order that consideration on the
proposed increase in salaries be taken
sdvised!y.
The Love bill, better known through
cut the 1t tie as III ousa Bill No. 49," IL
practically dead. This is the measure
providing that no person can be eligible
Tor The Office OF division school superin.
!epdent uuless he Ia resident OF the
distrct to which he Is appointed. Ithas
passed the House. Mr.. Love argued
bis bill yesterday before the Senate COM
mittee On public institutions and ecu ca
ton, and that body passed It by indsi-
uitsIy. It is altogether unlikely that it
will be reaurrectsd.
No single uttersuce on the floor OF
the Senate this session has received