Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-09

chamber, Sc Kagl OF Rocking
ham, was CO ils 5ar and present.
ed with t,Ca rs' OF silver forks,
spoons and iaa.s Ssuetor Folkes made
The presenlst'cl speech, referring to the
80 years OF su5lIc service that the dis
tinguished seDstoi' hsd given the state Of
Virginia. Ssntt)r KetEell thanked bis
colleagues for the gift.
The Ssnsts passed the Bird llq1or
bill, with unimportaDi amendments.
One change made was that the PROV
sions sgsintt saloons within 400 feet Of
churches and school houses was elimi-
pated. This had already been made NOT
to apply to existing Licenses.
The Senate also passed the House bill
providing for sttts accountant, whose
duy It shall be ID prepare uniform syt
tenn OF bookkeeping in the official de-
partments andlnst tulions OF theistate.
dc is also to visit treasurers' Offices il
1t appears that his presence Is needed.
Senator Harman's bill covering the
licensing and organization OF social
clubs was also passed.
The bill prohibiting attempts to de-
fraud street car companies BY present
ing expired transfers went to its third
reading 10 the Senate. For the most
part the upper body spent the day In
disposing of less important matters
Many bills we're acted upoo, most Of
them being those over which there was
no contest.
The Senate considered the House
amendments to the express company tax
bill.
The House amendment, making tie
tax Sc per nile, was adopted.
The following bills were passed;
The Holt liquor license tax bill.
To suthorizs the purchase of certain
outstanding fractional certificates Of
the Riddleburger and Century Issues.
To regulate employment bureaus.
To require foreign corporations to Oh
tain certificates OF authority.
To amend the act relative to the taxi
ing Of school census.
To make venlre fscias public rec
ord.
To provide places of abode for chill.
dren who are vicious, deprsved, home.
less, illtreated or neglected.
To license and have inspected ma.
ternity hospitals.
To give original jurisdiction 10 msg-
istrates Ia certain cases.
To punish swearing or improper Ian
gusge over telephone lines.
To establish the Office oil stats &c
count1nt.
HOUSE.
The House as stated yesterday refused
to take up the statewide bill tu. Of lie
order, which means that il is dead Ia
sus at Tho session OF the assembly. DR..
Myers, of Amherst, the patron OF the
bill, made a brief speech In its defense.
The House last night passed the. az.
ricu,tural line bill, which has occupied
a great deal of the centre OF the political
sisge. The debate which preceded the
vote was ono of the most animated OF
the session. The bill carries an appro
priation OF $4,000. With this a lime
stone quarry Is to be leased or purchased
aud a plant is TO be established for
grinding lime By convict labor. The
produ,t Is to be sold to any citizen of the
state at q price oil 10 per cent above the
cost of production. This Is bsiBg done,
IL is stated. In other states with success.
The Fletcher tax equalization bill,
over which the Senate expended 30 much
time, was killed. At the conclusion Of
an extended debate the HCuie voted to
dismiss this measure by a vote OF 80 to
81. Il Was objected to largely becsuse
of an alleged tendency to centralize
power la Richmond and further because
it seemed to be felt that the iu1itor OF
public accounts, under whose direction
the equalization was intended 10 be made
could not have the knowledge requisite
to make real esLfts taxation equal.
There will, therefore, be no change In
method OF assessments, 30 far IS this
years valuation is concerned, which lie
10 stand for Eve years.
Two companion bills, providing for
the proper assessment OF standing timber
we're passed.
The House finance committees sui
stiIute Tor t1e Holland tax commission
bill finally passed the House. This
provides for commission to examine
the tax systems OF the state, and to re-
port the strong and weak points to the
next legislature. The Senate had de-
signed this commission to be composed
OF the governor, the chairman OF the
State Corporation Commission and tax
expert. To this the House has now
added the president OF the Senate, the
speaker of the House and the chairmen
of the Senate and House finance COM
mittsss. The maximum compensation
Of the expert Was fixed by the House at
5000 a month, instead of 5000, as In the
Ssnst, bill. This whole proposition
must DOW 90 back to the Senate for ac-
ton on the amendments.
The commiitse on finance reported the
Senate bill providing for replica OF
the Houdon status Of Washington, to DO
presented to France.
The bill continuing the department of
military records was amended as 1t came
from the Senate so as to allow for only
Que year logger, and after that date to
be put iu the department OF the adju!anI-
general.
A resolution wSs agreed t, as offered
by Mr.. Psge submitting the claims OF
Virginia for lands improperly diverted
In the northwest tsrrit1ry to the Viz
ginia delegt ton In Congress, snd direct
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