one of the judges of the Court of Appeals to administer the oaths Which was agreed to. Ordered, That Mr. FAHRNEY carry the resolution to the Senate and request their concurrence. A message was received from the Senate by Mr. FLOOD, who informed the House that the Senate had agreed to the resolution. Mr. RYAN offered a concurrent resolution as follows: Resolved (the Senate concurring), That the general assembly will take a recess from Wednesday, December 20th, 1893, to Monday, January 1st, 1894 Which was agreed to. Ordered, That Mr. RYAN carry the resolution to the Senate and request their concurrence. The following were presented and referred under Rule 37: By Mr. CADDALL: A bill to amend the charter of Pulaski City. By Mr. EDMONDSON: A bill to prevent the extermination of partridges or quails in the county of Rockbridge. By Mr. PERKINS: A bill to authorize and empower the board of supervisors of Warwick county to increase the salary of the judge of the county court of said county. To the Committee on Roads and Internal Navigation : By Mr. WILLARD: A bill to amend and re-enact section 14 of an act incorporating the Falls Church and Potomac railway company, approved January 24, 1888, as amended by an act approved January 24, 1890, and amended by an act approved January 22, 1892, entitled an act to amend and re-enact section 14 of an act incorporating the Falls Church and Potomac railway company. By Mr. COOKE: A bill to amend and re-enact sections 3, 6 and 7 of an act entitled an act to incorporate the Empire transportation company. To the Committee on Finance: By Mr. BURKS: A bill authorizing the commissioner of direct taxes for the county of Bedford to pay over to the board of supervisors of said county any balance of direct tax fund in his hands to be used in improvement of public roads of said county, and providing for enforcing payment of same, and for refunding any of said fund to persons entitled thereto. By Mr. DIGGS: A bill for the relief of Emily Pointer, of King William county, the widow of a Confederate soldier. To the Committee on Propositions and Grievances: By Mr. MCRAE: A bill to regulate the admission of foreign surety companies to do business in this State. By Mr. CADDALL: A bill to change the name of the Pulaski development company. By Mr. THOMAS: A bill to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact sections 1767 and 1774 of chapter 79 of the Code of Virginia of 1887, relating to the practice of dentistry, approved January 28, 1890. To the Committee on Agriculture and Mining: By Mr. CABELL: A bill regulating the sale, &c., of fertilizers. To the Committee for Courts of Justice: By Mr. MCRAE: A bill to facilitate the giving of bond required by law. By Mr. RYAN: A bill to amend section 240 of the Code of Virginia, with reference to furnishing the reports to reporter and judges. By Mr. RYAN: A bill to amend section 4025 of the Code of Virginia, with reference to jurors. By Mr. SAUNDERS: A bill to amend and re-enact section 3246 of the Code of Virginia, in relation to when action not to abate for want of form. By Mr. SAUNDERS: A bill to amend and re-enact section 3271 of the Code of Virginia, in relation to form of demurrer or joinder in demurrer. By Mr. SAUNDERS: A bill to repeal section 3267 of the Code of Virginia, in relation to "How traverses to conclude." By Mr. SAUNDERS: A bill to amend and re-enact section 3286 of the Code of Virginia, in relation to "When, in action of assumpsit, no plea in bar to be received, or inquiry of damages made, unless defendant file with plea affidavit denying plaintiff's claim, but judgment given therefor." By Mr. SAUNDERS: A bill to simplify the mode of procedure in actions at law and in suits in equity. By Mr. SAUNDERS: A bill to amend and re-enact section 3269 of the Code of Virginia, in relation to how plea shall commence. By Mr. SAUNDERS: A bill to abolish the action of detinue and to enlarge the action of trover. By Mr. SAUNDERS: A bill to amend and re-enact section 2907 of the Code of Virginia, in relation to when and how property sued for may be taken from possession of defendant; the bond to be given by plaintiff. The morning hour having expired, the House proceeded to the business on the calendar. Mr. MASON moved to reconsider the vote by which No. 16, House engrossed bill for increase of the compensation of the county court judge of Rockbridge county, was postponed until January 10, 1894; which motion was agreed to. The question recurring on the motion to postpone the bill, was put and decided in the negative. On motion of Mr. EDMONDSON the bill was dismissed. No. 21, House bill to amend and re-enact section 1488 of the Code, in relation to condemnation of land for school houses, was read a second time. The amendment proposed by the Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns, as follows: "Provided, further, that in the county of Henrico the law shall be that no yard, garden or orchard shall be invaded, nor any space within one hundred yards of a mansion house without consent of the owner Was agreed to. The bill as amended was ordered to be engrossed. No. 26, House bill to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to incorporate the Blue Ridge railroad company, was read a second time. Mr. WITHROW moved to amend the bill by adding at end of second section the following: "And shall be subject to amendment, modification or repeal at the pleasure of the general assembly " Which was agreed to. The bill as amended was ordered to be engrossed. No. 31, House joint resolution to postpone the imposition of the five per cent. penalty on taxes and levies until April 1st, 1894, was read a second time and ordered to be engrossed. The joint resolution being presently engrossed, Mr. GIBSON moved that it be read a second time this day; which was agreed to, two-thirds in the House so determining. The joint resolution was read a third time and agreed to. Mr. THOMAS moved to reconsider the vote by which the joint resolution was agreed to; which motion was rejected. No. 35, House bill authorizing the board of supervisors of Bedford county to apply the proceeds of certain judgments belonging to the said county in improving the public roads of the said county, and authorizing the said board to raise money with the aid of the said judgments and to sell or assign the same for cash or as collateral, was read a second time and ordered to be engrossed. The bill being presently engrossed, Mr. BOLLING 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. BOLLING moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed; which motion was rejected. 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, was read a second time and ordered to be engrossed. The bill being presently engrossed, Mr. NEFF moved that it be read a second time this day; which was agreed to, two-thirds in the House so determining. The bill was read a third time and passed. Mr. NEFF moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed; which motion was rejected. The following House bills were read a second time and ordered to be engrossed: No. 32, House bill to regulate the sale of ardent spirits by druggists in cities, counties and magisterial districts where local option prevails. No. 33, House bill to authorize the school board of Catalpa district, Culpeper county, to fund the indebtedness of the district incurred under the act approved February 18, 1890. No. 34, House bill to authorize the board of supervisors of Page county to appropriate and use certain surplus funds now in the hands of the treasurer of said county and to come into his hands from the levy to be made for the year 1894. 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. Mr. NICOL, chairman of the joint committee to investigate certain matters in connection with the senatorial contest, stated that the committee of investigation will report finally to-morrow at 1 o'clock, but nothing has yet transpired which makes it improper to proceed to the election of United States senators. The hour of 1 o'clock P. M. having arrived, being the time fixed for the execution of the joint order, which has for its object the election of a senator to represent this State in the congress of the United States to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Hon. John S. Barbour, Ordered, That Mr. PILCHER inform the Senate that the House is ready on its part to proceed to the execution of the joint order. A message was received from the Senate by Mr. FAIRFAX, who informed the House that the Senate is ready on its part. Mr. NICOL nominated Eppa Hunton, of Fauquier. Mr. GREGORY nominated Mann Page, of Prince George. A message was received from the Senate by Mr. WASHINGTON, who informed the House that the names of Eppa Hunton and Mann Page are in nomination in the Senate. Ordered, That Mr. NICOL inform the Senate that the names of Eppa Hunton and Mann Page are in nomination in the House. The roll was called with the following result: For Eppa Hunton, For Mann Page, 88 10 Delegates who voted for Eppa Hunton are: Messrs. Speaker, Anderson, Barham, Bendheim, Binford, Blakemore, Bolling, Booker, Boykin, Brooking, Brugh, Bryant, Buford. Burks, Byrne, Cabell, Caddall, Campbell, Coleman, Cooke, Cox, Craft, Crump, Dejarnette, Diggs, Downing, Eanes, Edmondson, Evans, Fahrney, Fentress, Gibson, Graves, Hall, Harris, Randolph Harrison, Harwood, Hathaway, Irvine, Jones, Kellam, Kendrick, Koiner, Lee, Leggett, Logan, Mason, Massie, Matthews, McRae, Miller, Moon, Murrell, Neff, Nelson, Newberne, Nicol, Patteson, Paxton, Perkins, Petty, Pilcher, Pretlow, Priddy, Richardson, Russell, Ryan, Sanders, Saunders, Segar, Sheffey, Smith, Speck, Spilman, Stratton, Sumpter, Tabb, Thomas, Knox Thompson, S. A. Thompson, Tomney, Utz, White, Willard, Wilkinson, Wilson, Withers and Withrow-88. Delegates who voted for Mann Page are: Messrs. Allen, Gregory, Carter H. Harrison, Ricks, Sayers, Slemp, Stokes, Turner, Vaughan and Weaver-10. Eppa Hunton received a majority of all the votes cast for senator to represent this State in the congress of the United States to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Hon. John S. Barbour. The hour of 1:30 o'clock P. M. having arrived, being the time fixed for the further execution of the joint order which has for its object the election of a senator to represent this State in the congress of the United States for the term of six years, commencing on March 4th, 1895, A message was received from the Senate by Mr. HAY, who informed the House that the Senate is ready on its part to proceed to the further execution of the joint order. Ordered, That Mr. HARRIS inform the Senate that the House. is ready on its part.. Mr. DOWNING nominated Thomas Staples Martin, of Albemarle. Mr. ALLEN nominated Mann Page, of Prince George. A message was received from the Senate by Mr. MORRIS, who informed the House that the names of Thomas Staples Martin and Mann Page are in nomination in the Senate. Ordered, That Mr. MooN inform the Senate that the names of Thomas Staples Martin and Mann Page are in nomination in the House. The roll was called with the following result: For Thomas Staples Martin, For Mann Page, 86 10 Delegates who voted for Thomas Staples Martin are: Messrs. Speaker, Anderson, Barham, Bendheim, Binford, Blakemore, Booker, Boykin, Brooking, Brugh, Bryant, Burks, Byrne, Cabell, Caddall, Campbell, |