Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-20
A BUSY DAYS WORK.
eorH BRANCHES OF THE LEclSLk.
TuHg HAVE ACooD DEAL TO DO.
os,h ,o TIE Taken In the Uouse-Wiu Pro-
badly Adjourn To-Day for the
Recess-New Hills.

In tho lobby wcrs occupied by ladies
and the standing room by gentlemen ami
ihcre were more people in the gallery
than have been seen there this session
Many Of the spectators remained over
from the session OF the Investigating Com
nittcc. and numbers OF others were
drawn hithcr by desire 20 hear the
speeches that would be made In the nomi-
nation 81 United States senator's. The
proceedings were opened with prayer by
Rev. J. T.. Cannon. OF the Third PresbS-
,crian church. who bcsought Divine guild
auce for the lawmakers in the discharge
81 thcir duties
RILI.S PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
rs Nj buchanan. To amend the char
ter ~ tho Boyd Land and Improvement
COMPANY granted by the Circuit Court
OF Wyihc county March -. ls,0, accom-
panied by a petition.
Rv Mr. NcIlwaine. To amend sections
+ and ~ am act 60 repeal the act
incorporatine the Normal and Collegiate
Institute. and Go provide Tor the due sup
port Of the same. approved Maich o.
INe and iu lieu thereof pr3vi1e anew Tor
tho Incorporation 81 saiI institute ana
Tor the support ot The same approved
Nav %. tsN1.
Rv Mr. watson To authorize the Board /
OF Supervisors Of Brunswick county 10 .
borrow Sla.r"
rv Nr Mushhach. To amend tho act .
INCORPORATING tle Falls Church and Poio- /
mac Railroad Company as amended In f,
l0s. lSu. ana l%c
FROM THE HOUSE.
Nr Fahrn,y communicated from the /
House tho adoption % resolution F.
requesting the Governor and Lieutenant /
Go..ruor-slcct Go take their oaths Of office /
an me tst ~ January ln tho presence Of I
a., General Assembly. Concurred m.
ar. Ryan informed tho Senate that the I
House had adopted resolution pro- /
>DliuR that the General Assembly take /
n recess from to-day until Monday Jauu- !
M. Ist At M" suggestion Of Mr.. Hay /
s.tian ON this matter was postponed, 7
pe.iiur the report of The investigating .
Committee
NORFOLK BILL. 4,
the much-1iscussei Nori"k-icrry hlI +.
which has prcripitatci long ana not .
t-ht 90 every session OF the Legislature .
f.r tho last five years. and was passed
f1I the nr~t time two years ago, was
frfuuf upon the Senate very quietly. IN .
Decd the hi offered hy MI. Herbert .
g. amend sections 3. g. and 81 the aci .
Incorporating the Empir" Transportation .
COMPANY came iu so quietly mat II hah .
l... ....,,..i a. take notice of what .
r $500. This however. was not the fault /
o. f.. YOUNG senator from Princess Anne, .
bad po il.a that any objection .
would 90. raised. 10 WAS Mr. Stuhbs. ever
,.t.IfiI ana ON the alert. who nrst OBJ .
w.. ,n,, ,n.. b,l was one which should
A. tu o. committee MI Maynard, OF .
Ir~t.r,.th also asked that The CON
s..r,tI.n Of this measure Doe postponed
1fr rt mot know that his people would .
mako anv objection 90 the renewal of this .
..,or.r,.. frsugh-. but De- thought IL
l.-, f. rr.,,,l cautiously AFTER some
f.rfh.r discussion tle bill was committed.
ru.,srr,t .Ayy-REIrDRN
,,.,e ., t,. Set. p,r
"'. t,. t.tii.. ,.,.,..,r.I
d. ia. C.mn,i,,.. ON Law Reform. and
.ertt.i by tho association. TN" bills.
which haV" been pretty fully explained
iu This paper seek To- amend SECTIONS
$780, -'i .->'. .-'' ana -s' o. 'h' ,g,l,,
ana p. iel'H '-'' o., .i,r
i.''' are TWO IT." '''' -. -.
yl;y o." m"ie 90 procedure IN ACTIONS al
I'" ana ODD suns lN 'i',E "!li wv I',.,'
90 abolish ih" action OF '''li'"g anu an tn-
lif, ih' "'''n "I ."' H. ,m,,,,.,,,',
N.l'" nav A.. r." immune.
FORM. were I'''i ''' ~ "''
I't courts "i '"S'''''
BILLS iNSHil'
House bills. Am act o. empower Il VI.
Booker Co erect wharf ~ Pagan creek,
in OBJ" county "I l9i' "l Nltn'' AN "Vt
Co empower On" baNs-f"int Lana ana
Improvement ''WpduN To- 'I''l Il W""it
ON james I'''' "' '"' ''""'' W. '.'' vi
" iShD ram, u.s.. .,,.,1 and ,...roct
q, ,tt,n tiN of IA. Code of Virginia So as
:, pr.vil. for the election of one Com
missioner Of Revenue from each magis-
t.ri9l district I'm the counties OF Ale
,hauy and Shenandoah
Vbr senate. nj 9.an o'clock. took "a re-
ccss tn allow the Joint committee APP
,,irtcd To- notify Major Il. g. Kent OF
his election To perform that duty In the
Senate chamber. and upon reassem-
bling went into executive session
uousc Of Delegates.
e,.o,i,r rord,,ou caueJ tho House to
- ,rrr and IA. holy nroceod,d !
,'.r, -, once and IN dead earnest
Thor was no PRAYER The attendance
WIS larys bo<b as regards members and
spectators.
Nr Gibson introduced the following, /
Witch was adopted:
Resolved That this House will consider
no hill authorizing the board of super
Visofs Of any county to Increase the
salary OF any county court judge. Com
munwcalth's attorney. clerk OF court or
sheriff unless such bill be accompanied
ly "A petition i'm writing of the majority
board ~ supervisors sought to he so
empowered
The bill for increase Of the compensa-
tion OF the County Court Judge of Rock
bridge county was dismissed
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
a., t,.,.o,. ,c,.r.a , i,,,t resolution
- a.. s,,s,,orsicr 81 mo ruloe
"'''' J." -, a,,a IA, bin, communicated
IN the senate inviting the Governor ana
,,.,o,,rt- C,n,crnor- 10 take their
o4ths Of office in the House Of Delegates.
and In the presence OF the JOINT Assem-
by ana requesting one OF uc Judges OF
tie supreme Court 10 administer the
oaths
Mr.. Ryan oHered resolution Whlch
Was also adopted under the suspension
OF the rules. providing that the GehefaI
Assembly should take recess from TO-
DAY until January ISL
PRESENTED AND PLACED ON THE
CALENDAR.
Rv. Mr.. Paxton: To amend and re-
enact section G25 OF the Code OF Viz
gtnia OF 1857 in regard TO the collecting OF