Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-08
The Legislature.
SENATE

vauCed On the calendar.
An afternoon session was held, at
which lorg string Of Senate bills pass
ed their f:tt reading.
Immediately s'tw the Senata NJ! the
following bills received 6osl approval:
70 raise the onp.nsstion Of local ss
sasso.s not less Than 81 nor more than
So; to amend t1s law relating 20 civil
ja:t css; to sme1d The Law relating to the
| tns correction OF mistakes OF tile to land.
La explanation Of the bill to ALLOW
| relatives OF menbers OF school boards Il
teach 10 the cortty over which such
boards have ju:isdiction, Senator Sims
pointed cu that such psraons uider suah
| circumstances are II bs permitted t.
t ,sch where fu'-iahs of The p t:oos Of
the school 10 writing expressed desire
to retain them. The bill passed to It
third rsadiGg.
Bills we're /, t'oducel: A bill to
smsnd section ST. OF the code in re!-
eacs to the military board; to amend
lection S76 OF the eide to provide for the
fu chase aud care Of 3 permanent camp
grtu I'd; to amend section 5 u provide
or 20 ext .nsion Of she corporate limits
| nf CITIES aud towns; 10 sueod sections i.
Z and 10 OF an acS 10 create the s:a:e
convict road fo,cs; tosutlorizs the york
oR Of certsin pr.suners on line Eu 'llc
roads OF this att g..
HOUSE.
Over the protest of memosrs OF the
,mmi t1s for courts OF Justice, the
HGu:s yesterday, as stated 10 thf
Gazette Of that day By ro:s OF two
TO one, cent the disorcs bill back to the
conmittce for farther Investigation and
10 hear The Arguments of thoss who de.
cided 10 oppose II.
Tue bill providing for additions
.sel 10 prosecute The s!sta dsot Case
caue u2 On its second readiog in tbs
ucusc, GEd Tfs rcomni.led 10 thu
committee 90 6asncp. Chsirman Bow
nan said he hal no objection 10 this
action. /! Is understood that some
p,rlies desire to appear against tie
gill on the ground that the sats had
previously sgreed not spend m0ne'
i1r this purprs~, Gu. TO allow tie ex-
p.nse to be borne by ne holters Of GER
liica!ee.
Oae more important bill kot hear
Ing 10 The HCol 9. 1t was that Of M.
Adams, at The instance of the q tt
Board OF Agriculture, providing Tor ten
iuslesd CT Elk fertile inspt ctars, and
Increasing the salaries OF these officials.
Ia spite OF tia TACT th,t he money
ior this purposes comes from tue fer
.ilizer lag tax, considerable opposition
Was aroused, and Ja6gs Williams toi k
occasion to speak his mind regarding
the expenses Of uldry slit, dspa!
merit, which, he said, were sp,ndirg
TOO much monsy under The plea lba
the people were net footing 10 billP.
No vote wss had, adjournment beiug
reached before the debat, was con
cludad.
No bills we're finally passed 10 tie
aouse, several Saua:e bills beirg az
9snted.
O:e Of the most important Houie bills
which has yet resched the calendar was
reported yesterday from the finance con-
mittee. 1t Is lat comprising plan By
which iis patron believes t'a! incomes
con be fairly and IL " assessed. 4 few
no oor amendments were MAIDS 10 COM
10 ae, bit the principal features are In
ct, making the taxpayer fill GU! ser
ar; t /, black ~heD lifting bis incoms srd
Lsn,iziug his resources from all invest
msnts s1d earnings. Grsud jaries are
required to laka these list, and era TO IL
yesliga!e tleir t:u:h. Besides q p,oss
tu ION for porj Try, q penalty for fslsif;-
iug The returas is provided.
Anoog tie MEASURES faVorably re.
ported from comm t!ess u the House
ware: To approp,ists $500 for tbs
Gettysburg monument; to Levy charter
Tee OF S. on corporations, TO impose q
license tax OF per csr on gross recall
90 l!gl t, hest, power, water and conduit
companies; I regulate hotels; u provide
for separate listing of incomls for taxa
lion.
Tho H;u,e agreed 10 the Senate amend.
nent putting al emergency c!tu,a in
thu II II bill allowing boards OF ELL Pc: =
vis,is to appropriate money for Cor
federste mor Il nenis.
The following Senate bills we're passed
on their second reading:
To require cis7 sergasata to give bond.
To dsiicsts a "Trip OF land at the |
So. ,Hcst corCer of tie Capitol Square
fer stre, t purposss.
To recommend the Uaivarsi to Of Viz
gina to The Carnegie u1dation.
To provide for The lumber OF comm!s-
sioners of ehancery Ii CT Il l!ies.
Bills were introduced to amend The
!ou tt subdivision Ct ae; ON l4G6 OF the
c de relating 10 III nlic schools foF
ecu; es and to the ! airy iurd; fer tie
Il 'Ghsse or ha'e Of Limestone ADD lime
shal! ,srr'ea or mounds, scd for sae
ariodlug OF limestone or shsll lime By
TIE convict, Of tie S.: :, and to provide
means ,erefor; making it unlawful 10
sll public places Of sru ement fer a.t,r
or SIT r. to call or direct It'll Elton of
~ Hence to any psraon or persons oc.
cuping se,ti tIareib; Ia reference to
Labels on schooibooks.
It is considered likely that the first
public hearing on the Strobe liquor bill
will be held On Wednesday OF next week
before the Senate bommittee On
Privileges and elections. The date has
not, however, been finally set. No such
bill las as yet appeared IN the House.
Coca cola may be taxed if Speaker Byrd
has bic ,,.av Dafora .l,a Tnrce commit.