Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-12
The Legislature.


committee. This committee met this
morning. The two houses are not so tar
apart, 1t Is believed, bur 1t is probable
40 agreement can be speedily reached.
This state Of affairs is largely due TO the
conferences held between subcommittee
OF the finance committees.
Both the Senate aud House worked
until q late hour last night, exchanging
many messages and disposiDg of q great
number of bills, most OF them of minor
or ocal importance. There was great
relief over the preliminary disposition OF
the appropriation measure, and there
remains little doub. that everything will
be In readiness to end the work Of the
session when midnight Is reached to-
night.
Taken as whole, 1t seems evident
that there Is not great difference 10
total amount between the appropriation
bill, as IL comes from either house, snd
the Law of two years ago. About twelve
million dollars has been authorized to be
expended In the next two yesrs.
In the House the bill was passed es-
tablishing a state board Of law examl-
uers. No change wss made In this
measure as 1t came from the Senbts, and
it goes q. once ito the governor.
The Senate amendments 10 tho state
bank examiner bill were agreed ID By
the Hcuis, and this much vexed ques-
ton is at last regarded as fually dis-
posed OF.
By vote OF 81 to 6 the House also
sgreed to the changes made ia the Sen
ate to the Byrd lqu1r bill. These
merely cut out the inhibition Of saloons
within 4C0 feet OF schools and churches,
and put in section regarding the sale
OF liquor at mineral spring hotels.
Another bill which received iusl &C.
lion 10 the Houas on the same basis was
that codIfyiDg the fab aud oyster laws
OF the stste, This is expected to bring
10 large increase In revenue from this
source.
The hotel BILL was passed by the Sem
ate.
The Bird pandering bill also passed
The Senst,.
The appropriation bills met Nth no
opposition on the 6ual vote, passing the
Senate by 20 to 0 aud the House by II
to-
The most Interesting feature OF the
considers ton OF this measure was the
fight over the elimination OF the office Of
secrtt,ry OF Ooufedersts Military Be-
cords, In the Hlu,e. After tremeu-
dous battle an amendment offered by
Mr.. Psge to contirus the office as at
present conducted Was lost by q vote OF
81 to 81. As the matter now stands,
the Senate bill continues the office,
while, II the action of the HcuIe pre-
vails, 1t will terminate on February %, /
1911. After the latter date the papers
snd records are to be turned over to the
acknowledgement, and a clerk In his
Office Is to complete the work.
Without even vote, the charges pre-. |
ferred sby Senator Noel against State
Health Commissioner Ennion G.. Will
Iiams were dismissed by the Senate yes,
terday, after 8 three-hour discussion OF |
The matter. No motion was made. |
When the clause making the $40, 600 |
appropriation - the Ostiwbs Sanatorium
was read there was no dissenting voice /
against It, approval.
What had promised TO be sensational
allegation OF misapplicstion and missp-
proprii ton OF the public money dwindled
OWN into charge of an "egregious
An unexpected develop
ment came when 1t Was charged that the
papers upon which Senator Noel based
his indictment were abstracted from the
public records of the State Health De-
,srtment, after he had admitted that his
Informant was W. B. Watkins, q loymer
Itenogrspher for that department. In
ustlce to himself, Senator Noai said be
lad 90 knowledge Of that fact, but had
'sen told tina. the papers lie had con.
Iulted were copies,
The fght which began Wednesday
hight regarding the amount to 90 to the
primary schools, was settled amicably /
yesterday, The primary schools get
little more money than had been con-
In the bill, while the money
or higher education Is untouched.
Judge Williams, while not getting what
lie wanted, agreed.
Good roads are to get $3.50, 900 State
nonsV AL! al. ~. .ais year and $780, 900 next
ear The convict road force appropyia.
ion wss increased 10 $40, 600 in the
senate but left at $4,000 In the
ouse. !
The Seuste spent most OF its session
llscussIng the general appropriation bill.
Senator Parks snccesded in getting in
in amendment Great ng four additional
ertilizer inspectors, and raising The
slary OF each $40 per month.
The Senate then went into executive
ession to confirm the nominations sent
p by Governor Mann recently, and all
7ere confirmed.
The bill to define dentistry and to
egulate its practice was passed.
The Senate last night passed large
lumber Of bills among them the follow
ng:
To define and classify industrial sick
ene6t companies and associations.
To amend az act to prohibit the grant
1g of charters TO banks having a mini
lum capital stock Of less than $40, 900,
nd providing how the same shall be
aid and how branches thereof may be
uthorIz,d, and providing that such
snk shall be subject to local taxa ION
a The nonnlr nitu on Lnun In uhinh annh 1 !