Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-18

Published In yesterdays Gaz.lte was
read.
SENATE.
A bill to provide for putting the
University of Virginia on the Carnegie
foundation plan.
To amend section of chapter s Of
so act concerning public service cor.
pors!ions, In regard to the duties oil
telegraph and telephone companies.
To suthorIzs the sinking food COM
mlssioners Of Virginia, 10 their dis
erection, to purchase the fractional cer'
ti6ca,es now outstsndIDg, or hereafter
Issued of both the Riddleberger and
Century Issues.
To amend section 1852 of the code
regarding the practice OF medicine and
surgery.
A bill to authorize the Washington
and Leesburg Turnpike Company, =
corporation incofp grated under the laws
of Virginia, to take possession OF GER
tain turnpikes abandoned as such, and
nov ussd as county roads 10 the coun
ties of Londoun, Fairfsx aud Alexan-
dria; aud also to take possession OF q
portion OF county road In Fairfax
county, and to improve Ssid abandoned
tufnpikes or county roads, and said
portion OF county toad, and to con.
vert the same Into modern aud high
Glass turnpike for the public convent.
ence, wherein toll may be charged to
pay for the construction, operation and
maintenance Of the same.
HOUSE.
The committee on general laws had
the honor OF presenting the first report
Of the sessIOp, reporting the bill provId.
ing for the office of civil justice 10 cit es
OF not less than 20, 900 inhabitants. The
same committee also reported tho bill
for the regulation of the practice OF vet.
Urinary surgery.
TIE fnsocs committee reported the
bill extending The time for the colIec.
ton OF taxes, and also the measure pro
vidlng for the compensation of land as.
sessors.
Bills were introduced amending sec
ton 1851 OF the code 10 relation to IN.
laWfdl voting and committing other
irauds 10 election and the punishment
thereof.
To amend The constitution so as to
parmit the payment Of poll taxes and
justification by voters six!y days prior
to tho next regular election following
such payment.
To provide for dIatilliDg brandy from
fruits; to allow distiIleTs to dispose OF
ardeut spirits distilled prior to March IL,
1908; license tax therefor and provide
penalties In relation thereto.
Creating a commission for the purpose
OF revising the tax laws end requiring a
report 10 be made to the next General
Assembly; providing for summonIpg
witnesses, and making 1t misdemeanor
foa disobedence.
A bill to amend section 1867 Of the
code Of Virginia, entitled examinations
Of pilots.
To appropriate certain sums OF money
from the GAte treasury, In aid Of Only
organic ID Confederate memorial assocls.
lions.
A bill to amend and re-ensct su act
to provide for the settlement Of the pub |
lie debt oil Virginia not funded, etc.
To amend section 446 OF the
code 10 relation to the compensation Of
assessors.
To amend section 500 OF the
code In reference TO commissioners Of the !
revenue extending lines and compenss.
ton therefor.
TO require officers to notify the
holder Of the title to any goods or chat
tells, reserved under section 1862 OF the
code, FIVE days before any sale under !
levy, aud providing for their liability 10
the event Of G tsiluIs so to dc
10 make 1t larceny to obtain with
fraudulent intent money or other prop
eItY by means OF check. draft or order;
to make a failare to have on deposit or
OF the credit of the maker or drawn there !
to With the bank person, firm or corpo'
ration on which drawn sufficient funds
to pay the same when presented prlma
facie evidence OF fraudulent INTENT and
providing that certain evidence may he
introduced 10 prosecution hereunder.
Speaker Bird offered the primary bill
which was presented TO the public
through tho newspapers some days ago
ard Shlch vent later into the hands OF
the committee which had The formation
OF such measures 10 charge. The bill
met With disspprovsl on account OF LIS
compulsory feature. Realizing the al.
most overwhelming opposition TO this
part Of the measure, Mr.. Byrd has
changed his bill 30 az to do away With
compulsory primaries. The bill was re-
ferred to the committee on privileges
and elections, where the sub commit.
tees measure also repoies,
The committee on roads sDd internal
DavigsLlon OF the Honse held its frat
meeting yesterday, but fOund Only one
bill before II. II WAS that OF Mr.. Moo
cure, Of Alexandra, regarding the rail-
way accommodations at his city. Its
patron having been called away, consld-
Grafton Of tbs measure was deferred "a.
iii bis return.
The question Of passing bill allow
Ing The voters OF the state to vote on The
qu sstion Of statewide prohibition will
come up this session, but the legislature
will not pass .uch bill this year. This
statement was made yesterday By well.
known member OF lhe Legislature who
has studied the subjsc! carefully. The