The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-22
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Yesterday Mainly Devoted to the Passage
of Bills.

of Bills.
The Senate met at II O'Clock, Mr..
Hurt, President pr0 tem., in the chair.
After the morning hour the calendar was
called, and the following were passed.
SENATE BILLS.
Making an appropriation for the hire
of labor on the Capitol Square, and to
prevent convict labor thereon.
To authorize the sale Of certain real
estate now held by the School Board OF
King and Queen county, and to provide
for the investment Of the proceeds Of
sale.
To authorize the Petersburg railroad to
lease its road
For the relief of John r. Franklin late
Treasurer Of AppOmattox county.
To amend the act authorizing Boards
of Supervisors to determine what amount
shall be paid to certain county officers.
TO relieve Fanny f. Harvey of taxes
erroneOusly charged.
TO amend an act TO incorporate the
Surrey and Smithfeld Railroad Com
pany.
To incorporate the Old Dominion
Boom and Log Company.
TO incorporate the Portsmouth and
South Mills Railway Company.
TO amend the law prescribing the time
for holding courts in the Second, Six
teenth and Seventeenth Judicial Circuits.
BOUNDARY BETWEEN VIRGINIA AND WEST
VIRGINIA.
The Joint resolution defining the line
between Virginia and West Virginia,
was on motion Of Mr.. Harrison, taken
up ont of its order. The resolution ap-
points three Commissioners to survey
and locate the boundary line between the
two States mentioned, and appropriates
= 800 for that purpose. TheJoint reso-
luton was passed by recorded vote of
ayes, %; noes, t.
OTHER SENATE BILLS PASSED.
To amend the act incorporating the
Tazewell Coal and Iron Company
Authorizing the Norfolk City Council
to issue bonds for building market
house
To amend the act authorizing Fred
ericksburg, and portions of Stafford and
Prince George counties 10 lease SCOTS
Bridge and make the same free
To authorize the Supervisors OF Din
widdio county to increase their levy for
school purposes.
To prescribe the manner for the elec-
tiOn of officers by internal improvement
companies.
To incorporate the Granwold Hotel
and Ferry Company:
To extend the time for the Treasurer
of Prince William county to collect
taxes.
To authorize conveyances by the
county of Frederick and city Of Win
chester to each other of certain rights in
the Winchester public square
To protect game in King William.
To relieve The surclies Of \. +. Creel.
To authorize the trustees of Diamond
Hill Baptist church, Lynchburg,t to borrow
money
To incorporate the Big Stone Gap Min
ing, Transportation, aud Development
Company.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
TO provide for new registration in
Manchester, and counties of POwhatan
and Chesterfield.
For the relief of b. f. English, Deputy
Treasurer of Wesimoreland county.
To incorporate the Savings Bank of
the Grand Fountain, United Order True
Relormers.
To amend the act providing for work
ing public roads and bridges
TO incorporate the Scott Telephone
and Telegraph Company in the county
of Fauquier.
TO further define the duties and en-
large the powers Of the Commissioner of
Agriculture.
TO protect farmers against spurious
and worthless fertilizers.
At 25j adjourned.