Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-24
The Legislature.

Liquor MATHS occuple1 tn7 Gel T. 1
OF the Stage 10 t5e Lsgisls u'e yesterday,
nearly everything OF Importance dooe
was pe,t aiming u the subject. The "dryS"
got the wort OF 1t generally, where
such an issue WAS made. Tie STode
sta e-EIde probibit'o bill, as was stated
in the Gazette of t5st day, WIS reported
By the Senate committee on privileges
and elections with recommendation
that It d. net pass. The Houss cent The
companion messure-ths Myers bill
u the committee on finance for coo
sideraiion as to the revenue feature, 90
opposition being made to this By Dr..
Myers. The House refused 10 take up
the Byrd bill out OF it's order, Indicating
that 1t Is not recognized that liquor leg
isIation has suy sort OF right of way.
The Senate having 10 mind the large
amcunt OF liquor haodled by the express
companies, raised the tax on such coz
Germs from % q mile to $3.50 6 mile.
The House france committee did the
ssme thing.
BIZ q vote OF 2 to the House passed
the bill which will provide that In future
when a city or town votes "Ttt" OF
"dry" the result will stand for four years
instead OF two, as at present.
Prof. J. NJ. Page, Of the University Of
Virgins; Col. Henry o. Ford, OF the
Virginia Military Institute, and Prot j.
l.. Jsrman, Of the Fsrmville Female Nor
nal College, have been elected members
OF the Stts Board Of Education.
SENATE
Favorable reports we're received on the
Osen bill, providing for a cattle iu5sr'
culosIs test; on the bill to provide fol
the preservation OF birds and fiji, and
on the bill t, prohibit unlawful 6shiug.
Senator Strobe Introduced resolution
providing that hereafter the Senate shall
begin its session at 1920 a. M, except
Ga Mondays, Tuesdays aud Friday, and
tist 90 senator shall speak longer than
fifteen minutes on a bill, unless 1t per-
tain to the public 6osncs. l, forther
provided that Senate bills should be
taken up irst The resolution was passed.
HOUSE.
The Holland tax com mission bill came
from the S.nate when tde House met
and was referred to The committee on
finance.
The c,mmiitse on agriculture aud mir =
log reported the pure stock food bill with
amendments, among them one imposlcg
q license II instead OF a tonnage tax on
millers. 1t also reported tie bill provid-
ing for the examination Of lime, and the
Filzhugh Myers pure food bill. 1t re-
ported the stock registration bill with q
recommendation that it do not pass.
Election OF school trustees by vote OF
the people is the subject of a bill reported
favorsbly from the committee on schools
spd colleges
Ths committees on counties, cities
and towns reported the KeYser bill allow.
inn the sale OF liquor In drug stores, and
the Jennings bill restricting the opera
ion Of liquor licenses.
The following Senate bills were passed
on tltir second reading: Exemptlug
physicians who served So army surgeons
during the civil war from license tax;
requiring women nctaries who marry to
certify to the change Of name; ID require
ply slclaus to report cases of infection or
coma ulcsble diseases; to amend the
charter Of the town Of Falls Church; to
provide for the colet ton of lsxes OF
moneys In the hands Of iducisries not
held lder the control of ctu't; to
authorx, cities 10 make additional com.
pensstion to commissioners OF the
revenue.
The Grigsby bill, to require death Is
10 have certificates as doctors Of medicine,
vas passed 10 Il engrOsement.
A long debat, on the proposition 10
ele. members of the State Corporation
Oom r,issIOn by vote Of the people ended
the House session. No vote was reached.