Mr. PRIDDY moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed; which motion was rejected.

No. 28, House bill to authorize the consolidation of the Norfolk city railroad company and the Suburban and city railway and improvement company under the name of the Norfolk street railroad company, was read a second time and ordered to be engrossed.

The bill being presently engrossed, Mr. COOKE moved that the bill be read a second time this day; which was agreed to, twothirds in the House so determining.

The bill was read a third time and passed.

Mr. COOKE moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed; which motion was rejected.

The following House engrossed bills were read a third time and passed:

No. 12, House engrossed bill to amend and re-enact sections 1, 2, 5 and 8 of an act entitled an act to incorporate the Potomac and Great Falls railroad company, approved January 26, 1892.

No. 18, House engrossed bill to amend and re-enact section 1842 of the Code as amended and re-enacted by an act entitled "an act to amend and re-enact section 1842 of the Code of Virginia, in relation to sale by samplers and others of unclaimed tobacco in warehouses of the city of Richmond, and disposition of the proceeds.

No. 20, House engrossed bill to give John C. Hall, treasurer of Franklin county, and his deputies power of levy and distress to collect certain uncollected tax-tickets now in his hands.

No. 22, House engrossed bill authorizing the board of supervisors of Roanoke county to increase the salary of the judge of said county.

No. 23, House engrossed bill to authorize the board of supervisors of King and Queen county to borrow money.

No. 24, House engrossed bill to repeal the charter of the town of Potomac, in Prince William county.

Motions severally made by Messrs. WILLARD, SAUNDERS, LoGAN and JONES to reconsider the votes by which House engrossed bills Nos. 12, 20, 22, 23 and 24 were passed, were rejected.

The following House bills were read a first time and ordered. to be engrossed:

No. 25, to authorize railroad companies terminating on navigable waters to guarantee bonds of companies building or owning steamboats or vessels used or to be used in connection with the business of the railroad, and to confirm all such guarantees heretofore made.

No. 27, to amend and re-enact section 2965 of the Code of Virginia of 1887, in relation to whom attachments may be directed and where returnable.

No. 28, to authorize the consolidation of the Norfolk city railroad company and the Suburban and city railway and improvement company under the name of the Norfolk street railroad company.

No. 29, to empower the Day's Point land and improvement company to erect a wharf on James river, in the county of Isle of Wight.

No. 30, to empower R. M. Booker to erect a wharf on Pagan creek, in the county of Isle of Wight.

On motion of Mr. LOGAN, the House adjourned until Monday next at 12 o'clock M.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1893.

On motion of Mr. HARRIS, the reading of the Journal was dispensed with.

No. 39, House bill to repeal section 2824 of the Code of Virginia, relating to proceedings by a judgment creditor to discover usurious dealings on the part of his debtor, reported from the Committee for Courts of Justice, was read a first time.

Mr. GIBSON offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That this House will consider no bill authorizing the board of supervisors of any county to increase the salary of any county court judge, Commonwealth's attorney, clerk of court or sheriff unless such bill be accompanied by a petition in writing of the board of supervisors sought to be so empowered.

The House referred the resolution to the Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns.

The following were presented and referred under Rule 37: To the Committee on Chesapeake and its Tributaries: By Mr HATHAWAY: A bill to amend and re-enact section 5 of an act approved February 25, 1892, Acts of Assembly 1891-'92, entitled "An act to amend and re-enact sections 2131, 2133, 2134, 2135, 2137, 2148, 2151, 2153, and to repeal sections 2141, 2142, 2143, 2144, 2145, 2147 of chapter 97 of the Code of Virginia, in relation to oysters," and to add independent sections thereto. To the Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns:

By Mr. SAYERS: A bill to incorporate the town of North Tazewell, in the county of Tazewell.

By Mr. BURKS: A bill to repeal chapter 429 of the Acts of Assembly of 1889-'90, in relation to the erection of fish ladders. on Goose creek, so far as it relates to the county of Bedford.

To the Committee on Militia and Police:

By Mr. GIBSON: A bill to provide for rifle practice of Virginia volunteers.

By Mr. GIBSON: A bill to amend and re-enact section 164, Code of Virginia.

To the Committee on Banks, Currency and Commerce:

By Mr. PATTESON: A bill to authorize the issuance of circulating notes to the banks and banking associations of the State of Virginia; to provide for the protection of the same; to provide for the protection of depositors of such banks or banking associations and for other purposes.

To the Committee on Roads and Internal Navigation:

By Mr. COOKE: A bill to amend 'and re-enact section 4 of an act entitled an act to incorporate the Norfolk and Atlantic terminal company, approved January 28, 1892.

To the Committee for Courts of Justice:

By Mr. LOGAN: A bill to amend and re-enact section 3707 of Code of 1887-"Grand and petty larceny defined." &c.

To the Committee on Finance:

By Mr. HARWOOD: A bill for the relief of indigent persons suffering from the disease of the eye.

The morning hour having expired, the House proceeded to the business on the calendar.

The motion by Mr. GIBSON to reconsider the vote by which No. 10, Senate bill entitled "An act to authorize the trustees of Southside academy to borrow money," &c., was passed came up. On motion of Mr. ALLEN, the motion to reconsider was postponed until January 20, 1894.

The following House engrossed bills were read a third time and passed:

No. 25, House engrossed bill to authorize railroad companies terminating on navigable waters to guarantee bonds of companies building or owning steamboats or vessels used or to be used in connection with the business of the railroad, and to confirm all such guarantees heretofore made.

No. 27, House engrossed bill to amend and re-enact section 2965 of the Code of Virginia of 1887, in relation to whom attachments may be directed and where returnable.

No. 29, House engrossed bill to empower the Day's Point land and improvement company to erect a wharf on James river, in the county of Isle of Wight.

No. 30, House engrossed bill to empower R. M. Booker to erect a wharf on Pagan creek, in the county of Isle of Wight.

Motions severally made to reconsider the votes by which House engrossed bills Nos. 25, 27, 29 and 30 were passed were rejected. On motion of Mr. GIBSON, the House adjourned until to-morrow at 12 o'clock M.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1893.

On motion of Mr. LOGAN, the reading of the Journal was dispensed with.

A communication from the Senate by their clerk was read, as follows:

In Senate, December 18, 1893.

The Senate have agreed to the amendment proposed by the House of Delegates to Senate bill entitled "An act to change the name of the Virginia safe deposit and fidelity company, and to amend and re-enact sections 1 and 9 of an act approved March 4, 1890, entitled an act to incorporate the Virginia safe deposit and fidelity company, and also to amend and re-enact sections 2, 3, 5 and 15 of an act approved January 19, 1892, entitled an act to amend sections 2, 3, 5, 11 and 15 of an act to incorporate the Virginia safe deposit and fidelity company, approved March 4, 1890," No. 7.

They have passed House bills entitled "An act to authorize the board of supervisors of King and Queen county to borrow money," No. 23.

And "An act to authorize the consolidation of the Norfolk city railroad company and the Suburban and city railroad and improvement company under the name of the Norfolk street railroad company," No. 28.

And they have passed Senate bills entitled "An act to authorize the Altoona coal and iron company to make or carry out contracts with the Bertha zinc and mineral company, and to ratify the same," No. 17.

And "An act to prohibit the taking of fish in the waters of Wythe county by means of seines, nets, &c.," No. 62.

In which bills they respectfully request the concurrence of the House of Delegates.

No. 17, Senate bill, was read twice and referred to the Committee for Courts of Justice.

No. 62, Senate bill, was read twice and referred to the Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns.

No. 21, House bill to amend and re-enact section 1488 of the Code, in relation to condemnation of land for school houses, heretofore recommitted to the Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns, was reported back with an amendment.

The following House bills, reported from the Committee on Finance, were read a first time:

No. 40, House bill to amend and re-enact section 525 of the Code of Virginia of 1887, in regard to the collecting of certain fees of commissioners of the revenue.

No. 41, House bill to allow the late treasurer of Prince William county to collect by levy certain tax bills not returned delinquent.

The following House bills were, on motions severally made by Messrs. RUSSELL, BENDHEIM and NEFF, placed on the calendar and read a first time:

No. 42, House bill to allow John J. Blackstone, late treasurer of Accomac county, additional time in which to levy and collect any unpaid tax-tickets in his hands.

No. 43, House bill to ratify, validate, approve and confirm the charter of the Deis manufacturing company and to make valid and binding all acts of said company and all contracts made by or with the said company since April 16, 1892.

No. 44, House bill to authorize the board of supervisors of Shenandoah county to cause all dogs of said county to be muzzled and confined, and if found running at large thereafter may be killed.

Leave of absence was granted Messrs. SANDERS and BURKS one day each.

The SPEAKER appointed Mr. MURRELL on the Committee for Courts of Justice.

On motion of Mr. NICOL,

Resolved, That when this House adjourns to-day it will adjourn to meet to-morrow at 11 o'clock A. M.

A resolution as follows:

Resolved, That this House will consider no bill authorizing the board of supervisors of any county to increase the salary of any county court judge, Commonwealth's attorney, clerk of court or sheriff unless such bill be accompanied by a petition in writing of the board of supervisors sought to be so empoweredHeretofore recommitted to the Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns, was reported back with an amendment as follows: Strike out the word "the board," and inserting, "a majority of the board."

The amendment was agreed to.

The resolution as amended was agreed to.

Mr. FAHRNEY offered the following concurrent resolution: Resolved (the Senate concurring), That a committee, consisting of the President pro tempore of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Delegates, be appointed and directed to request of Charles T. O'Ferrall, governor, and Robert C. Kent, lieutenantgovernor-elect, that they take their oaths of office as governor and lieutenant-governor in the hall of the House of Delegates at 12 o'clock M. on Monday, January 1st, 1894, in the presence of both houses, and that said committee request the president or