Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-10
The Legislature.
SENATE

aitet tuS aCtence OF quorum neceS'
Eita!ed two roll calls and the arrest
OF several members of the Seusts By
tho sargeant.st-arms, the Senate lsst
night passed the proposed income tax
| amendment to the constitution of the
United States by q vote OF 10 to s.,
thus reversing the action of the House,
Thich may again take the matter up.
When the vote vas taken II was su.
| neuaced that quorum was not pres.
emit. For an hour the members were
locked in the hall awaiting the presence
OF quorum. Then q member came
10, but Senator Lsssiter broke the
quorum By leaving the hall. The SER
geant-st-arms was then called on TO
lock the doors and srress the senators.
Senators Thornton and Ovens dropped
in, but the seygesnt-as.srms vas awaited.
Senator NOEL arrived. Hs was the
only republican present. Various ssns-
tors tried to leave the hall, but we're
stopped by the doorkeepar. The Senate
was IN session till after midnight.
Discussion arose over the adoption OF
the House amendments to the tax COM
mission bill, adding to the commission
the chairmen of the Senate aud Hcu,e
finance committees, the speaker OF the
Home, and tins president Of the Sepa!e.
The original Senate bill provided only
tbs governor, the chairman of the Stat,
Corporation Commission sud financial
expert. By vote OF 80 to 10 the amend
ment was concusred In.
The House amendments to the intur-
ance tag bill Eers also agreed to.
Secretary Owen brought q message
from the governor pointing cut the ne
csssity OF a tax equalization law of some
sort, and the emergency existing by rea-
son of the failure OF the House to pass
lhs Fletcher tax equalization bill.
Senator Fletcher introduced O new
bill, which proposes to meet the emer-
genoy created BY the death Of the Flet.
cher bill In the House. He moved that
consideration of the bill by the finance
committee be dispenaed with over the Oh
lection of Senator Wickham. It VAS 80
ordered.
Senator Keezell introduced bill 10
require railroads to pay their franchise
taxes on November /, Instead of Deem
Der /, 80 that the money derived there.
from may be legally svailsble then for
the school fund. The bill was taken up
ard passed.
The following bills were passed:
To amend the Law providing for the
continuance Of annual tolls on turn.
pixies.
Prohibiting the wearing of The uni
form OF the United States army or navy,
or National Guard, by peraons not in or
belonging to the military or naval ser
vice of the United States or this state;
prohibiting discrimination against such
uniform.
To make it larceny to obtain, with
fraudulent intent, money or other prop
eity by means of check, draft or order;
to make failure to have on deposit or
to tbs credit of the maker or drawer
thereof with the bank, person, firm or
corporation on which drawn snticlast
funds to pay the same when presented
prina facie evidence of fraudulent in
tent.
To define the relation of landlord and
tenant for certain cases where there is
no written agreement bstwsen the par.
ties upon the subject, aud in cases OF
dold-oVer teuanciea and 60 forth.
To amend the law in trelstlon to how
persons turned cut or kept on. of pos.
session of land may recover it; when the
proceeding to be in court. nd when 1t
may be before justice.
To amend the law In relation to de.
sertion Of premises by tenants.
To authorize cities and towns to per.
nit under certain conditions, awnings,
fire escapes, shutters and 80 forth to
oyerhang streets.
To provide that it shall be unlawful
to hunt OF to trap birds or animals In
the county of Rsppshannock without
obtaining a written permit! from the land
owner.
To repsal the Law authorizing the sale
Of lots purchased By the commonwealth
for delinquent taxes and not redeemed
within four years or more.
70 punish persons uulawfully obtain
ing transportation over s.reet railroads
without the payment of fares and to pre-.
vent the unlawful disposition and use of
transfer tickets.
To provide and make accessible legal
evidence Of the authority of local boards
or officers CT surety, guaranty or fidelity
doing business In this state az
sursty In official or other bonds or obli.
cations and a,ting in the execution OF
sueh obligations through the instrument
tellty of local boards or officers, aud 10
FIX the term or continuance OF the powers
of sRch local boards or officers.
To amend The Law in relation 10 Ut
lawful basa fsatlng.
HOUSE.
Prohibition loaf ground last Digit Ia
The House, when Mr.. Myers sgaiu oEesed
hia bill out of order and lost. Open
disgust uss Yolesd. Even laoss who
bad supported the bill did not have any
further interest.
The night session was further enliy-
nned BY the defeat of the Byrd oil bill. |
It resulted In vote OF 40 ayes and 81
noes, 81 votes being Necessary. a vigorous
debate preceded the BILL. The Standard
Dill Oompauy's attitude of Indifference
owsrd the measure received no little
attention.
Delegate McRae offered q resolution
the sense of the Rouse that
he appropriations foz primary schools
Ind good roads should not be reduced.