Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-16
The Legislature.
SENATE

4 Jul &c W
Governor Swanson as to the proposition
to amend tie constitution of the United
States 90 90 to permit the levyiDg oil
tax oD incomes, the 5eDI t. commit
tee for ecu t. Of justice yesterday re.
ported iavorAbly the ratification OF tie
amendment. Concurrence on the part
OF two-t birds Of tue, state Legislature
will be necessary before Congress eau
declare the amendment adopted. The
fesoluio of ratification is now on the
Senate calender, and will come up 10 lis
regular order.
Considerable increase In revenue from
license taxes of insurance comp miles dc
Ing business 10 this II tie will be the re-
So t Of the bill raising tie rate Of this
class OF taxation passed BY tie Senate
yesterday. Life in' Il 'hnce companies will
have to pay J. per cent. Instead OF /
per cent. OF their gross incomes into the
t.eau'y OF the slate. while the fire com
psnits must pay J.. per cent. In place
of The present rate Of / per cent. 10
each case the Increase, as will be seen,
amounts to ont-Sslt of l ptr cent.
OF all receipts from Virginia riske.
The bill was passed by q vote oil &c to 8.
The Senate adopted q rule forbid
ding the calling up Of any bill Gu. oforder.
The Senate finance committee reported
favorably the bill which imposes q llceuse
tax Of d We to vel t. dollars on all iuso.
mobiles. graded on the horse power Of
each machine.
Favorable reports were received on the
following bills: to penalizi the improper
ret milton OF goods sold for cash on delivery
t. allow certain judges other than
hose now prescribed BY Law to att
Ia ministers to perform the marriage
ceremony; u prohibit the dirett on o
verditti; II further retulale the
periodical sppoi. mel Of land asses
sor; 10 Iu1ish baIstry; to amend the
present Law governing the sppoit neni
Of insanity commissions; to provide 40
appropriation tor the Virginia Industrial
and Training Home for gIrls; 10 permit
the t3nder of as t, for the Battle Abbsy
at the Soldiers Home; t. erel t memo =
rial lsbl,t to Patrick Henry; to create
state board OF accountaucy; TO provide 0
| tex on automobiles.
Bills we're introi IL ed 10 amend section
| 20 of the code Teliti to compensation
Of members of the electoral board; to
amend section S48 u the code 10 rels ton
20 the compensation OF supervisors; 10
amend section 2l06 OF the code as to The
peua'ty for failure to comply with the
provisions OF section 2l05 OF the code;
20 amend section l0l6-A of an act re-
lsling to local assessments; to prohibit
the buying and selllng Of railroad brssses
or other metals used In the operation OF
railroads " t1out ulhorlty, and to i'm.
pose a penalty for the violation OF TILE
su TUT; 10 amend section 2S44 Of the
code 10 relation to public holidays, and
to establish the er re day OF every Sat.
urdsy as q public holiday and nou-se.
cular aud mont Il iiness day as regards
negotiable Instruments, aud as half
holiday as regards The transaction of busi-
ness generally, approved March 9. 1906.
HOUSE.
10 the HUE the optOmetry bill wss
defeated by vote of SO TO 81. The
member from Roanoke deal! telling
blow at the mtalu:e by his challenge
that he would vote for the bill II any one
could show him that the pratt ce OF op
tometry WAS recognized asa profession
or ives given any sort Of standing BY sny
reputable medical college in the Un.tsd
States.
The female labor bills we're reported
unlavorsbly from the committee on gen
ersl lava. The object was 10 allow the
employers aud employees to sgree TO d.
vide the sixty hours Of labor each week,
30 that longer tine may be used FIVE
days with which to give practical boil
day on Ss urdsy. The matter will like
ly be heard In the House before 1t Is dis
posed OF.
A bill was taken up tu. OF order aud
passed taking from boards Of supervisors
tie power 10 issue bonds and borrow
money for the purpose Of bullding court
houses. This power will be vested 10
the people on an election.
The House took what was consIiuot
as unfavorable action on the propos Oh
for on amendment to the consiitu ion 80
that voters may qualify by the payment
Of poll taxes ninety days. Instead Of six
months, In advance Of an election. By
3 large msjority the resolution was sent
to the committee for courts Of ju ,tIce, al
though It bad b,en acted u Jon fsvorsbls
by the committee on privileges and cleo.
lions.
Consideration OF the bill requiring ID.
vision school superit ,ndenis to be resi-
dents OF their districts was begun BY the
House, but not concluded.
The bill requiring officials to keep o
record Of their fees was reported favor.
ably from the committee on finance.
The commIltae on c. u1ties, cities and
towns reported the bill allowing boards
Of Supervisors 10 appropriate money from
general.county funds to aid sgricul ursl
free schools.
Bills we're introduced. To amend 40
act to provide for state money aid, In
addition TO convict labor, for tbs i'm.
proVement Of public roads, 10 amend sec
ton COS of the code In relation to lists
of property, etc., dslirqu mt for tlxes;
to direct the coniinned presentation OF
unpaid delinquent taxes aud levies by
the treasurers OF the several @, u titles aud
cities Of this commonwealth; TO amend
section $40 OF the code With reference to
licenses Issued by commissioners OF the
raont ma. a Nil 10 n,ohfhfk fha huuino