Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-21
The Legislature.

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II the Legislature keeps up its presen
pace it will spparently demonstrate be-
fore the end OF the session that it ID en-
tirely unnecessary to extend the time FOL
meeting to ninety days.
SENATE.
Favorable reports we're received or
The bill creating board of law exami
ners; on the bill changing the corpora
tion act; on the bill with reference to the
stats scholarships; on the resolution to
include the University of Virginia or
the Carnegie F0uo ds!iop.
Among the bills passed on second
reading was that 10 allow husband and
wife to testify agsinst each other In cases
involving non.support; also reiSvest'
iog the claim OF the Mount Vernon Ave.
nue. Association in the Stale.
Among the bills introduced were to
amend sections 2 and Z of an &c! to pro
vide for the Issuance of county bonds tel
permanent road or bridge improvements
in the magistsrisl districts OF the coun
ties Of the stste.
70 smend section 22l9 of the code In
relation to hon minister ia authorized
TO col; brate the rites of marriage.
To amend the act to provide for the
paymen. OF license tax for the exhibit
lion OF any automatic moving picture
machine, pbonogrsph, gIhphophone, or
similar musical maehiDe, when the
price of admission to such exhibition
does not exceed the snm OF 10 cents.
To in pose special license tax Oh
persona trading in secondhand CRATE
baskets, gas, water and electric fixtures,
etc.
a bill to amend aud re-eHsct section
27lG Of the code In relation to how per.
sons turaed out or kept out OF posses.
sion of land may recover It; when the
proceedings to be in court, and when il
may De before sJastice.
To repeal chapter 81 of the acts OF
1906, authorizing the sale of lots pur
chased by The commonwealth for deliu-
qnent taxes and redeemed within four
years or more.
A bill to Der the collection OF taxes
and lev!es on property omitted from tue
land assessment books prior to 1903.
HOUSE.
House bills Nos. 2, 8 and /, wbi:h
have travelled the regular course, we're
read the third time and passed.
Opposition develt pad 10 the bill al.
loving until certain cate for veteri.
uaiy surgeons to show the steodiue
Of their practice. Bat the zeal vote re.
snlt2d: Is yeas, Ia uays. The other
.wo bills which went through we're 10
extend the time for the collection o.
ceriain tsxss and to tx the compenss.
IiouL OF real eslste assessors.
The committee on as7Iums and p'is
o5s reported The bill providing for in
determidate sentences for criminals.
The committee on general Laws 70.
ported bill regulating employment
bureaus.
From The committee on courts OF just
ice came bills making The use OF sian.
derous Language nisdeneanor; exempt.
ing pharmacists rom jary services; cor.
rcctiDg mistakes Ia inclusive grads,
and referring to bsiling accused persoos
Mr.. Houston projected tax com mis-.
sion plan covering the point OF scgrega-
ting The classes OF property subject to
taxation.
Among the new bills introduced yes
;erdsy, the one which will arouse the
uost violent antsgor:sm /. the measure
proposed imposing a tonnage tax on
minerals at the mouth OF the mine. -
Prohibiting any person from In any
way putting Toto the streams of the state
any substance which ia noxious to hu.
MAJ, sninal or fish life by which The
Ta'er will be rendered Impure or ofisn.
sIve.
Bills ware introduced by Mr.. Mon.
cure, Of Alexandria, TO amend and TO-
enact section 753 OF (Po!lard's ammo
tated, code of OF V;rginia-Gtsts daposl
'aries, their bonds, when moneys to be
transferred, when governor 10 designate
temporary deposi!ar'es; Shen new bonds;
states remedy on bonds and bill to
provide for uniformity of public school
text books; changes: selection how books
furnished 10 chi1dfsu 10 certain cases.