Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-22
The Legislature.
SENATE

trouble the House bill imposing fran
chise tax based on the gross receipts OF
wafer, heating, Lighting and gas CON-
pa aies. However, thtre was opposition
to tie bill increasing the lax on tx'
press companies becauIe 10 tax Is not
high enough.
Senator Jos. w. Bailey, Of Texas,
WAS 5estredsy invited to make az sd-
dress before the Legislature on March
isi on the subject Of the income tax
proposed By the United States govern
ment.
A fsvorsbIy report wss received on
the bills to further amend the Law re-
gsrdiug municipal contracts In which
city counciimen are interested; t. pei
nit elections on the liquor q1es!io In
Shenandoah and Frederick.
HOUSE.
1t was Sisted 10 the House yeIt,rday
tina. II was probable that the Myers bill
will be next referred to the committee
on finance. Inssmuch ss this measure,
should 1t be passed, aud should the
people IL ider 1t call an election and vote
to abolish the saloons, wtu'd Involve
loss to the-ttst, OF something like $780,
900, with sn additional loss to the cities
and counties Of perhaps $500. 600, 1t Is
likely that the commi tie which controls
tsxstion and appropriation would like to
consider 1t in view Of the taxes 1t Is ex-
pscsed to levy and the money which 1t Is
asked to expend.
The House took hold Of one piece OF
LIQUOR legislation, when 1t ordered 10 1t,
third reading the bill prescribing a fcu
year term between local option elections,
Instead OF two years, as st present. An
amendment was added so that 1t applies
only to those cities and towns which
vote In The future.
The House changed the pharmacy
law so IS to require the State Board
OF Pharmacy 10 allow any physician In
county districts to sell drugs TO bis
patient.
Batlledore aud shut 'eeock is sppsr-
emily being played bttween tue two
bodies on the bill adding sundry banks
to The list of designated state depos:-
tories. The House added some banks
and also reduced the amount OF bond to
ba given. To this the Senate demurred
aud refused to agree. Members stated
openly on the floor OF the House that
there are too many such tanks now
and TIA. they hopel enough amend.
mems wonld he added to kill th' meas
ure.
Among the bills coming from CON-
mit.ees was that providing for q stat
boiler inspector, reported from the M
mit'ee on general laws with a r.c)m'
mendation that 1t 10 not pas.
The Senate bill fixing the rates for te-
curing charters Of domestic corporations
was passed.
The H luse bill was passed providing
for the examir alton OF books OF land 90
sessors by clerks and filing their ccm
pepsa'ion therefor,
S,nst)r S!rods's rolling stock bill is
probably dead. After hours Of dstaso,
which was regarded by somebody as i'm
poltsnt enough to justify being taken
down 10 shorthand, the Senate commit
tee on reads lssl evening decided BY 8
vote Of 8 10 6, to report the bill uufavor-
ably. This bill is really the Cation bill
Of the last legislature, In nearly the
same form.
In Joint session last night, held be.
hind closed doors, the Senate and House
committees on finance did the preliml-
nary work on the general appropriation
bill. A subcommittee was appointed,
composed of members OF both bodies,
whoss duty 1t IL TO examine the auditors
balances, ace what Treasurer Hsrmal
has on hand, formulate q sta ement OF tae
6xed charges which u,t be paid, and
then to report to the full committees as
to the slzs OF the pile which the state
will have as spending money for the next
two years.
Among the hills rspoitsd favorably
YESTERDAY by The Ssuae comm'tt'e Cd
o u,ts Of ia 'tIcs were the Sale "Oolum:
VI Day" u, the EarWOod hotel bill
aud the Sale commission form OF gov
sEnment bill.
Streuufu, and somewhat pointed at
lines was the opposition waged to the
proposed increased taxes on insurance
companies before the Ii uIe committee
70 6uance yesterday morning. Uncom-
ELEMENTARY references 10 the Senate,
EhIch has already passed the bill, aud to
t, finance committee were made.