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was taken up, and the report Of III
committee agreed TO.


Heckler. Jr., i. NJ. Connor, A. G. Bah
cock, G. J.. Miller, ]. J. hawkes., John
G. Fowler, Charles Benson, George
Neise. and J. NJ. Bsiley-with a capital
stock Of not less than 80, nor more
than 800. 600, divided into shares OF 800
each, are authorized and empowered to
construct equip, maintain, and operate
a street railway from some point between
Twenty-tifth and p and T~enty-ninih
and L streets, along any street from
Twenty-flth TO Twenty-uinth street, to
the Nine Mile Road, in the county of
Henrico thence TO Seven Pines. The
company is authorized TO use horse,
steam, or electric power.
SOUTH ATLANTIC AND ONO.
Mr.. Rhea called up out OF its order the
bill 10 repeal ian act to limit the time
within which The South Atlantic and
Ohio Railroad Company shall commence
and complete its road, approved March
10. 1884, aud TO legalize all corporate
acts which the said company may have
performed since the LIST day OF December,
1887. The committees substitute for
the second section OF the bill was agreed
to and the bill was advanced to its pas
sage. The bill as passed legalizes all
acts of the company since the expiration
of its charter and renews the act of the
special session authorizing the employ
ment of convicts ut % cents per day
each.
JUDGMENTS AGAINST RECEIVERS, sc.
The hour of l o'clock having arrived.
Mr.. Williams called for the special order,
winch was the bill to authorize the cir
cult and corporation courts of this Com
monwealth to render judgments against
receivers and commissioners and pur-
chasers at judicial Gales. Mr.. Williams
stated this bill met with the approval of
the revisers of the Code, and he fully
explained the nature Of its operations. A
large number of amendments proposed
by the Committee for Courts of Justice
were adopted, and the bill as amended
was ordered to its engrossment. In order
that there may be no defect in the bill
a motion was made to reconsider. This
motion was passed by, and the bill was
ordered to be printed.
The object of the bill is to invest the
chancery courts OF the Commonwealth
with full power to enforce the collection
of all funds under their control in the
hands of receivers, commissioners, or
purchasers at judicial sales by authorizing
the court upon rule executed upon all the
parties, principals, and sureties for thirty
DAYS previous to the term. This statnte
is made necessary by a recent decision
of the Supreme Court and 1t Is claimed
that it will meet long-felt want in the
mode of proceeding in chancery cases
and that it viii be productive OF much
good.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
To incorporate tine Lexington Street
Railway Company.
Authorizing the counties OF Cumber-
land and Powhatan to change the form
OF bonds subscribed tothe Farmvllle and
Powhatan Railroad Company.
TO authorize the Board of Supervisors
of Halifax county TO issue its warrant on
the treasurer Of said county in favor OF
Joseph G. Walker for the sum Of $50,
with interest from February 9, 1871.
Granting loan OF arms OF the State
to the principal of Marion High School,
in the county OF Smyth.
To authorize Christian Hanson to erect
a wharf in front OF his shore for shipping
oysters.
To authorize and empower the Tunis
Lumber Company of Baltimore city to
hold land in the State OF Virginia.
To authorize the Council OF the city OF
Portsmouth to issue bonds for the pur-
pose of retiring and refunding certain
outstanding bonds of said city.
For the relief OF Bethel Presbyterian
church, Shenandoah proshyterian
church, and ST. Jones's German Re
formed church, in Augusta county.
To authorize the BOARD of Visitors OF
the University to commute gifts, devises,
and bequests to said University, taking
effect i'll future, and to settle questions
arising in relation thereto by arbitration
or suit.
To amend and re-enact an act approved
January 16, 1856, to allow William II.
Ellis to erect wharf at Franklin City,
Accomack county.
To allow W. J. Cave, treasurer OF
Madison county, further time to collect
tax tickets for which he has accounted to
the State.
To allow the Eastern Shore Steamboat
Company OF Maryland to acquire, hold,
and dispose of a certain tract OF land IL
Northampton county.
To repeal sections 1853, 1854, and
1884, chapter 81, of an act TO revise,
arrange and consolidate into a code the
general statutes OF the Commonwealth,
approved May is, 1887, in relation to
the inspection of flour and fish.
Authorizing the Board OF Supervisors
of Culpeper county to adjudicate, adjust,
and allow certain claims and demands OF
George w. Cooper and the executors OF
p. c. Smith, deceased, against said
county for repairing and keeping III
order certain sections Of the public
roads of said county.
To allow II. b. Slower, late treasurer
of Botetetourt county, further time to
make settlement and TO return delin-
Quents and to collect tax tickets.
To amend and re-enact section ] oil
chapter 100 of Acts of 1884, extra ses-
sion, entitled m act to amend and re-
enact section of an act entitled an act
for making and repairing division fences
between coterminous landowners in the
counties of Allegheny, Bath, Botetourt,
Highland, Rockbridge, Loudoun, Frede'
rick, Nelson, Clarke, Pittsylvania, Car
roll, Craig, Rockingham, and Scott ap
proved March 6, 1882, and as amended
and re-enacted by an act approved April
If, 1882.
Several bills were ordered to their en-
grossment and the Senate at P. NJ. ad
journed.
House OF Delegates.
The House met at noon-Speakel
Cardwell in the chair. Rev. W. o. Wag
goner, Of the Laurel-Street Methodist
church, offered prayer.
HOUSE BILLS REPORTED FROM COMMIT
TEES.
To incorporate the Middletown anC
Capon Springs Turnpike Company il
relation 20 creating electoral boards anC
defining duties and powers ; to provide
a new registration OF voters in the tow
Of North Danville I; regulating genera
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