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NEpstspAr, Msrch lsth, 1896.
Tho House met al 10 o'clock. pursuant 20 adjourn
ment.
SENATE BilL rAssEo.
The following bills communicated IRON the Senate,
put through their several stsges, and passed
To authorize the inspectors of tobacco Shockoe ware
house TO purchase iron sale FOR the Of said
house-syes liz
To Incorporate the Potomac iron COMPANY Ia IN. eoun.
~ Of Loudoun.
To incorporate the North River IRON mining aud manu-
featuring company.
To incorporate the Of the Rsrmoat male and
: female seminary.
To incorporate the commissioners Of the sinking fund
OF the city Of Alexandria
Incorporating the ksnswha coal mining and manfactur-
ing company
The incorporate the Columbia foundry company in the
county OF Mason.
To prevent the destruction Of bees in the county Of
wetzel
To incorporate the Appoms,tot company for msniactu
ring purposes
Authorizing the purchase of the old Methodist meeting
house, by the trustees OF the town OF Bridgewater;
To incorporate the Potomac Furnace and I.ecsburg
railroad company in the county Of Loudoun;
To incorporate the Virginia and Kentucky bridge com
pany;
Rcfunding to Geo W. c. Brown, of Tazewel county. Z.
sum OF money paid into the Literary Fund tor the
chase OF tract of delinquent land sold in said county
lSE-yeas ITO.
CONTESTED ELECTION
Mr.. PENDIETON, OF Louisa, from the committee of
Privileges and Elections presented report in reference
the contested election from the county of Jackson Gaa
hue 49, Fost declaring the opinion that the be final
ly disposed OF 10y the Hous,.
The report concurred in, and the contestant Mr.
= VI. GALLnrE, admitted to pending the co,sid.
Grafton of the case
On motion OF Mr.. GALLAHUE, the subject was refer.
red to select committee prior to which, series of re.
solution. offered by
Nj FLOYD prescribing the rule of action for the com
mttce were,
On motion of Mr. NELSON, laid upon the table after
some debate
REPORTED.
Mr.. CHRISTIAN, from the committee OF Roads &c
Pany to receive tolls ther bridge the
river
Mr.. CLAIBORNE, from a select committee r.ror,., =.
bill to amend chapter SO of the code relative to the
cinc agents He also presented report the same
subject which was ordered to be printed.
Mr.. WELDON, from u select committee reported n hill
TO authorize the Hardy and Winchester tirpk. comma,
ny to change the location OF part of their road and TO n
crease its capital stock.
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
BY Mr. MARTlN-Of citizens of Preston county for
the release OF George Brown from the payment Of the
amount oil a forfeited rccognizance
BN NJ CLAlboRNE-Oi citizenr Of Augusta county,
Tor third eector al precinct in the third nagsiera ai.
trict Of said county.
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS
Bills communicated from the Senate making innronris
tons TO the Virginia aud Tennessee railroad Covngton
and Ohio railroad, and the Manassas Gap railroad wet M
ter debate laid upon the table for the Or, sent
yeas II noes not counted
PUBLIC WORKS
On motion of Mr. GARRETT the engrossed bill To III.
vest the Board of Public Works OF the powe, TO make
taken up for further consideration.
Mr. FLOYD addressed the House in opposition TO the
passage OF the BILL rcitcraing the objections which he has
heretofore argued against the measure. He appealed to
the House To leave well enough alone" aud To "bar
those evils We have than y Others know not Of
Mr. GARRETT replied at some length rccaptu'atin
The evils which Mr. FLoYD desirei be perpetua.
ted and presenting why the bill should he pass
Mr. BURWELL, of Bedford, opposed the bill lie re-.
sarded its provisions antrepublican and contended
that the bill If passed would b. regarded A. cersure unon
the Board of Public Works.
Mr. srANARD said that he had yesterday aru,, the sub.
pending bill Secau.t III. nes board prapo va
to be construed you'd too nearly resemble the composition
enable him to oGr such amendment place in the
ofle ordering iii It's ensro..mea
nv tn. bin under con.d.ps,on t up upon ,e ,s
oil The Board ought TO desire the Of the blu because
pAce to negotiate loans aud thereby prevented from
Mr. FLOYD again obtained the noOr replied argument.
Mr. BoNpuRANr said that the Board did not
he dare not vote for aPPrSPra'oo. hereafter unless change
the as proposed in the bill and
would vote for the motion to reconsider that bill pro-
M sEGAR, Of the internal
s-ther with the anancia Of the Public lwork
he was t" give them further trial. for
The motion to reconsider was under the operation of
the previous question, disagreed TO-
The question then passage Ofhe b de.r
ned on the by the following vote:
lFNsMe@ss Crutchheld Arne
Bush
ford Croker Dabnry, Deane Dird Dromgooe EImunds
eorge Gurlcy Hancock, Hardy, Hobbs
Jones Of Jones Of Gloucester Kemper Kirby
htt lndy Mallory Nlron Neolson Nown Psndleton Giles
Powell rutherford, Seldom, Smith, Sprinkle Taylor Of
warren Iornin rownrr, Trei~ay Walton won, YAnoey5s
NAr--Mr>srs Anderson A-hby, IRA
dy Brandon, Bannon Burwell Of Patrick Bedford By d.
Carpenter Gambler CArpeT. Carter, Christian Clarke
tree Crockett Daniels Davis Of reenbrir Davis Of
!Nrnric Dickinson OF GTayspn Dickinson Richmond
DTap E,ry Eggborn, Hyson, Floyd French, FROST arn-
Hawks Haynes Hays, Hsiske Herbert Hett oye, Holden
day lmhoden Jones Of Appoma,ox, Kelly,
NeChe,ney Mcver Norman Murdaug, NeWon Parsons Pat.
teron Penlleton Of Louisa PmEn Riggs Roberts, unrr
samuel seaman segar shumae Sinclair spAdy
| Wiley, Wood, wTighi--s0. ~
Mr.. GARRETT voted in the negative to enable him TO
NOV a reconsideration Of the vote
After announcing the result SPEAKER vacated the Chair u
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