Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-05
The Legislature.
SENATE

COi pEtaiOu Sputty GNuiioIai ASaoShi -
B In, corporation court, Portsmouth
Henry W. Holt, corporation court,
Stanton, and Daniel GIiDnan, chancsry
court, Richmond.
Tao OF the proposed amendments to
the state constitution were approved and
one YES rejsc'ed by the Ssnae. A vote
on the remaining amendment Was not
reached.
The provision which went dosn 10
defeat was that 10 extend The time for
the biennial session of the legislator"
from sixty to ninety days. The vo.e
5000: Ayes, IT; noes, %. A motion
to pass By motion to reconsider was
lost but before the vote was bad Oh
the motion for reconsideration adjourn.
ment was reached
The amendments 10 question we're
fret proposed and Endorsed by the gene
raj assembly. They have since then
been duly published, and came up ST
this session for action again. All four
have been approved By the Fl luse, end
those which are approved BY the S:Eate
will be referred to the people at the
election next November.
The two amendments which received
fsyorably action met opposition, 81
though not sufficient to csuse their de-
feat. Three senators voted against the
proposition to require only one reading
at length in each H 1uae before a bill l.
passed, while on the proposal 10 elect
commissioners OF tho revenue By the
people in cities and to allow commits
siorers and treasurers 10 cilies to sue
coed themselves indefinitely, nine Votss
wers recorded in the negative.
The fight agsipst the latter vas lee
BIZ Senator Keszel, who thought. it az
wise move to change what hsd been
carefully placed in the organic la| Ct
the commonwealth by the Constitution.
al Cons ention.
A companion bill, making the SANS
pro7is.on apply to counties eloctius
com missionera, remalas to be acted
upon.
O. the highest Importance ware two
rspnrs made by the Senate committee
Oh finsuce. 0.ie was tax commission
bill ~ snbsti.u for the King bill
providing for q Go6y composed OF 6G,
members 10 examine the tax laws OF the
state ard to lormul.!e comprehensive
systam of tazslio1.
Increased tsxStioa on insurance CON.
panies was the oth.r measure ,ich
came from the comm; Ice. 1: iucr Lasts
the license tsx on g. Q Insurance. com.
panies from ! / per cent to l 9 4 pr
cent of the gross receipts, and on life
companies from l per cent to l l-2 per
cent
The Senate took favorable sction on
the Ssnate bills referring 10 road i'm.
provement, including the S!rode propo.
stion to ALLOW cities and towns to sid in
building rosda in the country.
The following House bills were parsed:
To extend the lime fer collecting taxes
accounted fer by tbe city and county
irsasurara, and not returned Delinquent;
anead the code in regard to exempt.
ing land OF the Uailed States froui lax
alton and to exempt the Ualted
Statse from tx deeds; to sppro-
pirate certain spms of money 10
aid of duly crganlsei Confederate
memorial associations of the .tste
far the maintenance Of cemeteries co.,
tanning the graves OF Confederate sol.
diess; to provide certain proper sanitary
arrangements in faltor;es, workshops,
Ii mercantile establishments, or ofices.
Tie following Ssaa'e bills were
passed: To enabis Incorporated tCwas
sad CT les 10 contribute TO the buidlog
or improvement OF public roads aud
hridgas, leading into them. A!sc, the
bill providing TOR the issuing of ctu!ty
bonds for permanent road or bridge i'm
provement.
Bills vera introduced: To continas
10 tOrcs and to sgain appropriate the
$40, 900 heretofore appropriated TO pro.
yiho for The erection Of monument os
the battlefield at Gettysburg, Pa, to
commemorate the services OF Virginia
troops in tho battle on that Id (uo part
thereof having been expanded up 10
this timD, also to approve the design OF
the monument selected by the commit
tee appointed under said &C: of March
Q, 1905, aud to anthoria, AID direct
the said committee 20 contract fer the
erection of sad monument, and to sp-
prop:ia!e the further aum OF $40, 600
for that purpose; to amend section
IS Of chapter g of an act concerning
public selvics corporations, approved
Jsnusry l6, 1904, in relation to agree
men,s or regulations of common carriers
to sftct their liability for iCss or dam
age; to mend an act authorizing BIO rds
OF supervisors 10 contract loans for the
erection OF courlhouses, clerks Offices
Dad jalls 30 az 10 provide for the erection
in case of bond Issue; for the protection
Of tie public aud the promotion OF safe
~ ia the movement OF trims by tele.
graph, telephone and signal service.
HOUSE.
A bill vas reported from the finance
committee looking 10 taxation OF the
mineral lands of the state. 1t embodiee
VIA! the mineral interests, In the recent
hearing, agreed 10 accept-!o have The
local assessments of mining lands supsf-
vis,d By the State Corporation Con-
mission.
Radford Rill get he no! nal school II
the legislature lndprses tho work OF the
n Sc fuanee colamttss. Bat no
money gees with II, the measure mere
~ establishing The Institution by the
state.
Several Interesting propositions vera
ietrrductd. Oae cootcmpistes paeirg