The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-17
Boaz also opposed the proposition. lls
resolution was referred.

! WANTED PRAYER EACH DAY.
A resolution was offered by Mr. u. Z.
Bland and adopted. requesting the SPEAK
! er to invite some minister to offer prayer
each day in the House. This was adopt
ed.
TIC House concurred in senate JOINT
resolution fixing 3:4o p. NJ. as the hour
for .lecting a judge of the County Court
OF Wise. Mr.. Gent, Of Russell, nominated
Mr. w s Mathews to succeed Judge W.
H Bond, resigned, and he was cSclafen
elected after rUil-ca |, upon Wfach ne #ie-
ceived all the votes cast
he u1i o4leItu by Mr.. Murrell au-
thorizins the use of certain moneys IN
the hands of the Department OF Agrlcul-
ture to send out the reports of tile Hor-
ticultural Society and to make some eX-
perimcnts under tie supervision OF said
society was evidently passed, put mem
bcrs quickly changed from aye 10
no. ana the b.ll was defeated. Inc
amount involved is $500.
A motion TO reconsider was made ana
discussed at much length and finally
adopted. The bill was passed.
RAPID TRANSIT CHARTER
Mr.. Davis wanted Mr.. keley's bill, in
cooperating the Citizens Rapid Transit
Company. passed. by, but the bill was
ordered to It's engrossment- When about
TO be p,lt upon its passage III LAWS
was heard IN opposition he declaIeu
tIat the charter was too broad and op
posed ITS passage. =,
Mr.. Kelley replied at some length IN
oynian51,nn of lis measure. He offered
N, amendment limiting the powers Oh con-
domination to necessary uses OF street.
car lines. TO remove, as far as poss1ole'
the objection offered by Mr. Davis
the member from Petersburg spoke
again in opposition to the bill
He wanted ct least an hour In "hici,
to look into the bill, and 10 'i'a' CIV
desired it passed by 1.;-
Mr.. kelley, replying, said Mr.. laws
US counsel for a Petersburg street-car
conlpanv, which was under control u
the Richmond Passenger and POWER
Company, which was opposing ms CHAR
tor He however, agreed to nave the
bill go over until to-day.
PTAC ED ON THE CALENDAR.
Tha following House bills were placed
on the calendar:
Rv Mr.. Moore: To incorporate Dodges
| Business College of Tazewell, Va
Nv Mr.. Stafford: To amend and re-
| enact section twenty OF an act entltieo
an act to amend and re-enact Chapter
57s of the Acts 1891 and 1882, entitled an
| act for opening and keeping in repair the
nub1ic road of Pulaski county, as amend
| ed etc.
Pris.me. To authorize the Board OF
| Supervisors Of Pulaski county to bor-
| row money to pay for the construction
| of and repairs to the bridge across New
River. at Towes Ferry, in Pulaski
! county.
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
Bv Mr.. Folkes: To incorporate the Old
| Dominion Company.
Bv Messrs Folkes, Wallace, Christian,
Kelley and Hartman: To create a Board Of
| Commissioners of the jamestown cele-
! bration and to authorize them to hold
| an Exposition on the occasion.
BY Mr.. C. T. Bland: To incorporate
! the Norfolk ana Lake Drunlmond Rail
way Company
| BY same: TO incorporate the Ports
f; mouth and Suffolk Rapid Transit Conf
! pany. :......-..
| BY same: To incorporate the Norfolk
| County Industrial Company
BY Mr.. Whitehead: To incorporate the
| Norfolk Bridge Company.
BY Mr.. Duke: Amending the law in
! relation to deeds of trust.
| BY Mr.. Lowery: For the relief OF Mrs.
| a. Il. Hicherson.
BY Mr. G. T. Bland: To amend the
charter of the Potomac River R. r. Co.
BY MIR. Cumming: To amend the law in
-"'"tiOn TO administrators and cSecu-
tors.
SENATE BILL PASSED.
To authorize tile Board of Supervisors
OF Frederick county to purchase the pr;-
vato stock OF the North Frederick Turn
pike Company.
HUu Sc BILLS PASSED.
Vesting conductors and motormen on
street cars in the counties of this State
with police powers. and authorizing them
to carry concealed arms While on duty.
To amend and re-enact section of an
act entitled "an act to confirm the organ
ization and corporate existence Of and
ton Arlington and Falls Church Railway
Company approved March 4. 1896.
TO permit c., II. Quincy. OF Richmond
city, to stand the required examination
to practice law.