Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-12-17
act 70 incorporate the Norfolk City Rail-
road company. approved July s, 1870.
SPECIAL. ORDER

sioner Of Agriculture was taken nm and
made the special order for to-day at 1
O'clock.
Adjourned at I:40.
House of Delegates.
The House was called TO order at u
O'Clock 10y Speaker Cardwell No PRAYER.
Senate bill repeating the act declaring
certain grounds under water known as the
Hog-lsland fats open and eligible for tho
planting ana sowing Of oysters was read
for the first time.
Mr.. Chambers, of Northumberland.
moved 10 suspend the rules and place the
bill on tho calendar. In urging prompt nc
ton he submitted the following telegram :
SALISBURY, Nd, December -. lSsa
GorrrnoT Lee. Richmond:
Many thnnks Tor tho nstc's prompt action.
trust The House will act as promptly also
l.. r. JACKSON.
MI Curtis, Of Richmond, opposed hasty
action on soiiupOrtaut q measure and asked
that The bill be referred % the proper COM
mttee.
The motion TO suspend thorules WAS lost
SENATE Bills PASSED.
Authorizing the Lynchburg and Durham
Railroad Company 10 modify. alter. or
amend the terms Of tho art.cles Of consoli-
dalton under which the said company was
formed.
Authorizing the Lynchburg and Durham
Railroad Company to lease lis railroad
property and franchises.
Authorizing the Iynchburg and Durham
Railroad Company 20 consolidate or merge
its stock. property, and franchises with
those of any railroad company operating
or authorized to operate u connecting line
of railroad in North Carolina or Virginia.
Increasing the power Of the Lynchburg
and Durham Railroad Company ia the issue,
sale. or other disposition of any of tie
shares of ITS capital stock.
Concerning Judgments in behalf Of the
Commonwealth and executions thereon
under the act for the recovery bv motion
az taxes end certain debts due the Com
monwealth for the payment of which pa
pcrs purpurting TO be genuine coupons
have been rendered.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
TO authorize the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway Company 20 aid IN the de-
yelopmcnt OF business along it, line by &C
qulTing or guaranteeing the stock and
bonds Of mining. manufacturing. and other
industrial enterprises connected there
with.
To authorize the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway Company o. acquire or guarantee
the stock and bonds Of any steamship COM
rauy on companies now or hereafter run
Hng 10 or nom any port or ports IN VIZ
GINA.
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10 authorize tho union of the Chesa-
p"ake and Ohio and Richmond and Ale
ghGnv railroads by purchase. consolidation.
or merger. and the issue of additional
stock and bonds for that purpose.
HOUSE, hIi1s hEfLhhip.
The following bills were presented in the
House and referred
By MIR. RYAN: 10 incorporate the Wash
inoton and Western Railroad Company.
rTLe lin provide. for a road 10 commence
A. auout ON hePotomac river near Wash
inc. .u and f0 pa-s thence toa point on the
Sh,uaudoah-Nail.vra railroad t. he hereafter
determined. The ooruorators are Henry
Fairfax. *. ". Jones. f. W. Moore. Frank
e. Cjari. clarence n. clark. i. T. KimbaU.
y. w Tickner W. G. Bulltt. and Joseph
j. D0rau.
By Dir. Fields. TO amend the Code i'm
relation % The pay of Judges, riorks. and
commissioners Of election. THE amend
mcnt provides for fifty cents additional per
day.
iy Mr.. Downing; 10 amend the acis OF
A." mblf ln rtiali'i1to ihe Mining OBJ part
iIusr5 ln Cl4rAc county.
~ same; To incorporate the MetolnpAlh
FISH ana Game Assocaii ION.
hf eaNet I'D aMch4 lhe Dopc III re'"'l'h
a.. NJ. ',f.'-, - E;,,,. Gu. ~, Low
the citizens of "a certain portion of KIM
Georre county 10 vote for levy for the
us, free ot toll of "a bridge TO be built
.,,ar fin. ponuoIannorl- M Frederick
and IL, empower the Board Of Supervisors
I.r,.a f,x far this nnrpoee'
Bv Mr. Arnold. TO amend section 1 Of