Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-31

day at noon by President pro tenn. John
l.. Hurt Prayer by Rev. DIR. George
Cooper, Of the First Baptist church.
The bill passed by the House on Sat
urdny TO incorporate the Virginia State
Agricultural and Mechapical Society was
referred TO the Committee On Agrlcul-
ture, Mining, and Manufactures.
AMENDMENTS AGREED 10.
The Senate agreed TO the amendments
by the House of Delegates TO
the biz to amend section GO chapter I'D
of the Code OF 1873, AS amended by an act
approved February 20, lo7S, ~ amend
cd by an act approved March 81, 1879,
in relation 70 unlawful fishing.
SENATE BILLS REPORTED.
TO confer exclusive, original jurisdic-
ton upon county courts OF suits TO re-
cover penalties against railroad compa-
MES for failure 10 construct cattle-g guards,
with a Substitute TO incorporate the
Union Construction Company, with
an amendment to incorporate the
Railway Reform Rolling Stock Company;
to define the grand divisions OF the
State.
BILLS PRESENTED AND PLACED on THE
CALENDAR.
BY Mr.. Twyman: To authorize a loan
of musRets TO the Locust Dale Male
Academy.
BY Mr.. Barnes TO repeal an act pro-
viding for working and keeping in order
the pnblic roads OF Nansemond county,
February q, 1886.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
by Nj, Ellyson To release the delin-
quent taxes assessed against six lots in
the plan of Arlington, in Henrico cOun-
ty, assessed against Frank ID. Hill.
BY Mr.. Cornett For the relief Of
Samuel Sweeney aud Elkayaah Sweeney,
OF Floyd county.
BY Mr. Moore (by request: To en-
courage cooperation and provide for the
formation of associations in Virginia for
the purpose of conducting any lawfnl
business and dividing the profits among
the members thereof.
Don't PRINT so MANY.
Mr.. Dalton, from the Committee on
Public Printing, presented bill to
amend section 10 of an act to amend and
consolidate into one act the laws relating
to the public printing and binding and
defining the duties OF the Superintendent
of Public Printing, and to repeal chapter
1S5 of the Acts of Assembly of 1S79-'S0.
The object of the bill is TO reduce the
number Of copies of the acts to be print
ed from 1000 to $500. This, as much
as for anything else, is to relieve the
heavy weight III the Capitol building
made by the accumulation of the Acts.
TIcKET-sCALPERs.
Ny. Moore (by requesD presented a
bill to prevent frauds upon travellers.
This bill was introduced by request of
an agent OF the Norfolk and Western
Railroad Company, and is designed to
break up specializing in railroad and
steamboat tickets which are bought at
low rates. 1t provides that Transports
ton companies shall issue to all legal
lied agents certificates Of their authority
to sell tickets, and that such certificate
shall he posted i'll some conspicuous
place that violations Of this provision
Shall be punished by fine not exceed
ing $500 and 10y imprisonment not ex-
ceeding one year, or either or both, IN the
discretion OF the jury. The transpOrta-
ton company. on Il other hand. Is made
to provide for the redemption OF the
whole or any part or coupons OF any
ticket as they have sold as the purchaser
has not used and does not desire to use
at rate which shall he equal to the
difference between the price paid for the
whole ticket and the cost OF ticket be-
tween the points for which the proper
ton of said ticket was actually used, etc.
Referred to the Committee Oh Roads
and Internal Navigation.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
To release taxes due on the parsonage
of the Methodist Episcopal church,
South, in Gloucester county.
70 remove the political disabilities Of
Daniel p. Curtis.
To incorporate the Copperhouk Springs
Company.
For the relief of the sureties of James
+. Critz, late treasurer of Patrick county.
To amend and re-enact section 4 of
chapter 33l of Acts of 1887, entitled an
act to adopt and provide for the publica-
ton and distribution OF the Code of Nir-
ginia, for the preparation and publica-
ton Of the explanatory notes OF the re-
viscrs of the Code, and for furnishing
the revisers with an office and stationery.
IThe bill provides that the commission
ers of accounts of the county and cor
poration courts, as well as members Of
the present General Assembly and the
last one, shall each receive one copy Of
the new Code
Toamendand re. enact section 3, chapter
391, Acts of 1887, to secure to operatives
and laborers engaged in and about coal
mines, manufactures of iron and steel,
and all other manufactures, the payment
of their wages at regular intervals aud in
lawful money Of the United States.
To incorporate the Danville Storage
Company.
TO incorporate the Montrose Land and
improvement Company.
Declaring certain groundsunder water
known as Hog Island flats, open and eli
CHILE for the planting and sowing Of oys-
tiers.
To incorporate the Bee Publishing
Company of Dauville.
TO amend and re-enact section l, chap
ter 80, Code of 1873, as amended by an
act approved February 10, 1879, and tc
amend section 2, chapter 80, Code OF
1878, in reference TO the price paid Tor
land warrants and the fees paid in tue
Land Office.
TO allow the Charlottesville and Uni
vorsity of Virginia Electric-L Light and
Gas Company to locate its poles and
wires i'll, along, and through the streets
and alleys OF the town Of Charlottesville.
To authorize the Council OF the town
OF GordonSville to issue bonds for the
purpose OF constructing water-works.
REJECTED.
House bill to amend and re-enact sec
ton OF chapter 80 extra session of 1881,
and to amend and re-enact section ] Of
chapter SIT, approved March, 1886, IN
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