The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-20

n Richmond. he was still eligible lor "
'Ioc,iou Mr.. Harrison said he had no AK
n Grind: he did not care who was eiec'cu W
H. office of commissioner, Dut ne "iSheu ~
,,ye the same test required OF tAe co'l'n,s-
.ionor a. i required OF the members VI auS
BOARD Of Agriculture. Mr. iarrison s","
,c could show where the appropriation 20
.ho Pnard Of Agriculture went. ana the
.,,te,neuf ne made showed that the Farmers
i;d moi receive any Of it: quite the con-
.r,rv The Commissioner OF Agrlcui'ur'
,,d clerks. whose salaries had been III
reused several hundred dollars ny ine graz
c,h. hoard. and not by any law OF the Cen
raj Assembly. \ farmer had to pay Zee
a order IN yet his farm registered Tor saie'
and he had ~ pay agents OF ihe noat ~
commission when the farm - SOFA; ~
BOARD Of Agriculture were suppo7eu " Wv
an they could 10 secure immigrailoh' uu'
he farmers at large did not receive the pe"-
III 10 which they are entitled. ior ON! .n'
registered farms were shown IN ~
Nr ~tubbs ayerred that Mr.. HARRISON ID
Hacking the Board Of Agriculture, SPOKE
,oainstfhe very men he claimed 10 deiehu-
practical farmers. .,,o,
MIR. ueaton moved 10 pass by the matter
until the Sth Of January. He wanted lllne
20 look into the matter. Lost ayes is
noes. -. ..,;,,,,
4 vote was then taken on the pending
..,,'.tiou- a reconsideration of the vote by
,shirh thf bill was passed. The senate
greed 10 reconsider ayes. IA; noes. y.
COMMISSIONER COMM NiCAIloN'
The Chair laid before the Senate com
munication from the Commissioners OF az,
riculturc in response 10 resolution onereu
bv Mr.. Harrison. and adopted by the senate
calling for certain information relative 10
ihe operations Of the Board Of Agriculture,
he emigration agents. etc. The paper
vas read and laid on the table.
THE BOUNDARY LINE.
Mr.. Stubs offered the following, which
vas adopted after a brief statement u!
MIN a. 10 It's importance:
Whereas. His Excellency, Fiizhugh Lee,
Governor Of Virginia. in his recent amman
message. has referred 10 Maryland ana
Virginia boundary line rs not indehnitel!
iscertaned,
Resolved. That ~ much Of the message
D.. refers 10 the boundary line between
MARYLAND and Virginia, and the papers ac-
.ompanving said message be referred 10 the
Committee on General Laws, and report pl
bill or otherwise.
TIE MECHANICS BANK.
Mr.. Joynes. Of Richmond. introduced in
he House bill 10 incorporate the NE
.banics' Bank Of Richmond, Virginia. The
nrornorators are Edward }. Warren. +.
-it;crding. A. l.. Phillips. +. I. Glasgow,
\. ID. Hargroye. W. Il. Trigg. J.. \. iloen,
-. j. 10th. A. {. Maynard. II. W. Round
rec and G.. Y. Bargamin. all prominent
business men Of Richmond. The capital
.iock il 10 be not less than $4,000 nor more
fhan 81 100000, divided into shares Of so
ach. The bank shall not begin business
until an amount equal TO the whole Of the
minimum stock is actually paid in.
A BIG CORPORATION.
4 bill Of Incorporation was introduced by
Mr.. Leteher, Of Rockbridge. which j, far
reaching in its character. The list OF lncor-
lorators is very long. composed mostly OF
Northern capitalists The Virginia incor-
norators are II. {. Parsons, :. II. Letcher,
Dennis Shanahan, Edmond McMahon. j. >.
MONTAGUE. Ashton Starkc, '. j. Groner.
and Jed HOtchkiss. 1he name Of the cor
poratiOn is the Columbia Railway and Nav
cation Company. The corporation shall
nave the right TO construct and use rail-
roads and steamships. 10 occupy and operate
wharycs. canals. ship-yards. docks. basins.
elevators. transicr-lighters. steam-tugS, Nc.
The company shall have the right i'm the
state of virginia 10 secure and establish
terminals for its lines, 10 biIiit ship yariis.
mills. furnaces. TO own and operate mines.
and 10 construct railroads or canals con-
Meeting its works. but no such railroad or
can9l shall exceed ten miles in length, nor
shall any lands 50 held exceed 10000 acres.
II shall also have the right 10 acquire and
hold the stock or bonds of any company
chartered by any of the republics of South
America: carving any and all grants, privi-
leg Is. concessions, and immunities that
my be secured from any of the
republics of South America, and TO acquire
tn stock of any company running steam
| ships 10 the ports on the caribbean sea. The
capital stock is 10 be not less Sl,OOO,OOO MOI
more than SlOO,0OO,000, part preferred ano
part common. The principal office u 10 b,
| in Richmond, with branch Office IN Wash
ingtOn. -. &. The company Is 10 pay taNe'
on all its property in Virginia. and do 50 il
lawful money of the United states, and no
in coupons.
The bin was referred 10 the Committee on
Roads and Internal Navigation.
SENATE ROUTINE.
Among the bills reported from commit'e !,
were these: 10 authorize the Norfolk an1
| Western Railroad Company and certain
| other railroad companies 10 make and carr,
out contracts OF consideration and merge
with and into the Norfolk and Western
Railroad Company; amending the Code o
| 1881 in relation 10 the printing Of Acts %
the General Assembly.
House bills were passed: To authorize
the Norfolk and Western Railroad COmpan,
and certain other railroad companies I,
make and carry out contracts of cOnsolida
ton and merger into the Norfolk and West
ern Railroad Company; Ia extend the cor
poratc pewers of the Roanoke Street Rail
way Company; 10 incorporate the Radlor,
/ street hallway Company with amend
mcnts'; TO authorize the Norfolk and Noril
Carolina Canal Company, as successors {,
the Dismal swamp Company. to incrcas,
lis capital stock and issue bonds; to incOr
pOrate the GlcnwOOd Furnace.
Bills were presented and referred BY Mr.
Woods To amend the act Incorporating tn,
town of Chase City, passed April /, 1873
! BY Mr. Wood: For the compensation of W
! ". Wood. of Mecklenburg county. by MIR
Barnes: TO incorporate the Suffolk Electric
Light and Power Company. by Mr.. John
son: To amend the Code in regard 10 the ap
/ pOintment of trustees 10 effect or prOmoi,
| the purposes of cOnyeyances for religion,
purposes. by Mr.. Harrison: To incOrpO
rate the Equity Improvement Company. BY
Mr.. Johnson: To incorporate the salem I'm.
prOyement Company. by MIR. Jones: FOI
/ the relief of Perry Wright, Of Allegheny
| county. BY Mr.. Power (by request
| 70 incorporate the Chesapeake Lumber
! Terminal Company. BY Mr.. Loven-
stein: To amend the act incorporating
the I.ynchburg Baptist Seminary. by Mr..
Grigg: To incorporate the Colored Mutual
Progressive Association of Prince Edward,
Cumberland and Amelia counties. BY Mr.
Lovenstein: TO provide for the erection OF
additional buildings at the state Female
Normal school, and TO make appropriations
therefor, and 30 make appropriations for in
cidental expenses, pay of teachers, &c.
Senate bills were passed; To incorporate
the Virginia Mining, Milling, and Trans
portation Company; to incor crate the
Portsmouth and Smithheld Railway Com
pany; to authorize the city of Fredericks-
burg TO build and operate "A bridge across
the Rappahannock river at Fredericksburg
70 amend the act permitting and authoriz-
ing the Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago
Railroad Company 10 construct and operate
its road in Virginia, approved April q. 1881
10 authorize the town of Louisa 10 issue its
bonds TO buy a lot and town hall thereon /;
% incorporate the Washington and West
ern Railroad Company.
HOUSE ROUTINE.
I'm the IttulSp hills wore introiucal onI