Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-10
The Legislature.
SENATE

6ESPmbiY IOt Tie S-cOuu tlm5. oeJ
hsve gone the prescribed route, having
received ne eaociion o! 20 legislatures,
and al that now romans to msks them
pa,t of the Crsaac lag is majority
OF ths popular vote. Ths ssntinsn. oil
the people Oh these matters will be
taken at the general elec;ioa next No.
yembsr.
Several senators changed their votes
within few days The previous To:e
taken on the question resulted 10 the
def,a. of the Amendment tx ending tbs
session of tie general assembly from
sixty to nine'y days, bat some of tbs
10 MIXERS have evlden;'y Ssea ntH
Iigi on the situation.
Eafnss. Efforts wera made By tto'a
opposed to this amendment Il secure
is daiea! second time, but to no
avail. The vote was 80 to IL.
The W:cEhsn-Holand automobile
bill was favolaoly reported. 1t le9ies 8
tax 90 tie horsepower OF machines.
Dzslers are rsqlired to pay license tag
OF $50 snd chauf-urs OF $3.50 OHcers
are taxed az ialloGp: On se1,Y torse.
power or less, S.; 7erty t. fnr'y.6se.
horsepower, flo; more than &c, t five
horsepower, 500 The speed lin lie
c.sde twelve miles su hour 10 citiea,
excep; 10 ctrtsiu specified in>ta 7cea, aad
6feen miles in the country.
The money rscei we'd from these .axfs
ia to go int, E special road fund, 70 b.
expanded by tee Sac Highway O m
% saioner With espa cihl reference IL
roads used The most By automobiles.
The roads are to be selected By tn,
governor, the Stste Highway Oonm's
s!oner ard representative CT tho Sst
Automobile Association.
Senator Ward called Il, The S!rnd
bill permitting ecu oties II issue b nd
for road improvement, aui it Wss pass
ed iaally.
Bills were introduced: To sment
subsection ? OF an act in relation to to,
preservation of certain ussiu titds acr
suinal,, and 10 prevent uula~'ul hun!'
ing, and to smeud section 1892 of tbs
code In reference to the granting
of new trials, aud the uumter
which may be granted in aay Gaze.
10 smend section 2079 of the code r
letting to when location OF warrant valid
when common sea!th's rightrs tqn shed
To lnnd seillcd or; prohibiting ths D..
r cton OF 9erdlats in certain Case; IL
shat caves applicable; 10 prohibit the
students CT the institutious Of l!e'rnirg
to which The state makis appropriations,
fIoD Leaving the campus OF or Il IT'S OF
such inst tutious fer The purpose
Of engaging in match games o.
football, baseball or ether gsmes
to provide for the further pay ment of The
direct lax fund, received from ,tt
United States government by The sta G
OF Virginia nnder an act of Congress,
approved March 2, 1891, aud to provide
for I be pa5 msnt to the sinking fund Of any
balance which may remain after the pro-
visions Of tl's bill are carried cut;
to amend sectirn 3l9l, chapter l54, 81
the code, relating to how p raon /;
licensed to pract CO lay ia The STATE; Il
create stallion registration board f.,
the st,te; to am I'd section S22 of III:
code rals!iva to eounellmen or other ci,y
| lfice's forbidden to have interest in con-
ac's with or clSlms against their city
! uch contract 10 be void.
HOUSE,
Increased revenue for thu tiate RsG
thu purpose Of four bills passed by tbs
House under c suspension OF tbs rulea.
Th2y we're MEASURES reported by tht
finance commit e, and that body wautec
their passage assured before proceeding
10 spend any of the stat:'s RESOURCES Io
the next two years. One OF lhe.e em
bodies The Ggreemsnt reached by iht
committees OF The two bodies and tbt
representatives OF the mining Interests
another leVies franchise tax based OF
gross receipts Of lig BIT, wstsr, gas ant
power companies, while another 10
crosses The chatter tsx en- corporation,
from 81 10 SIS,
4 lively debate vas had on the Fay Of
The Rsstssors sho will valne all the rea
estate 10 The commonwealth during tbt
preseni year. More time has teen de-
! voted to this question than any Other
ons MISTER which bas been before the
House. Early 10 the game the House
refused to force the copniea to supple.
mei the pay OF The stale for these o.
ficia!s. The Senate pat such PIT
| vision il the bilis and the Housc CT
Eueaday ri cted tbs Senate amenjment.
The mater vent to conference com
mittea, which reported practically the
Senate bill yesterday. Alter another
prolonged debate the House rejected TIT
conference report, leaving the two bodies
as far sFa't As ever.
TIE House agreed 10 tbs bill preparet
hy 10 corcm tee on schools ard col.
lsees recommending that the district
school examiners Le gradually e!ini
ns!ed.
Mr.. Throckmor.on tried to get bis
bill providing irdelerminste sentences
io1 criminals tu. of tha hands Of the
comm tee, but failed.
Tbs OK militia bills we're reported
unfsvorably from the Committee On
militia aud police, while the proposili 10
to remove The John Smith plaster statae
to the stste library was favcrstly recei7.
ed from the committee on public prop.
erty,
Bills we're introduced TO amend
SECT on 1873 of the code as to mode oil
recovering 6aes and enforcing payment
into the treasury; to whom directed
commissions to Officers; 10 smend SEC
| ;ion 1S5 oil an &c! IL relation u salaries,
milssge and other allowances; to amend
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