- The following House bills were read at length a first time and ordered to be printed:

No. 77, House bill "to amend and re-enact section 3780 of the Code of Virginia so as to increase the punishment imposed for carrying concealed weapons."

No. 78, House bill to amend and re-enact section 17 of an act entitled "an act to raise revenue for the support of the government and public schools, and to pay the interest on the public debt, and to provide a special tax for pensions as authorized by section 189 of the Constitution," approved April 16, 1903, as amended by an act entitled "an act to raise revenue," &c., approved December 12, 1903.

The amendments proposed by the Senate to the following House bills were agreed to:

No. 4, House bill to amend and re-enact section 2967, Code of Virginia, in relation to attachments-yeas, 52; nays, none.

The vote required by the Constitution was recorded as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Adams, Anderson, Baker, Beatie, Bird, Bowman, Bridgforth, Brooks, Cardwell, Churchman, Collier, Cox, Daniel, Duke, Early, Garrett, Gravely, Green, Griffith, Gunn, Harrison, Heermans, Hoge, Howle, Jennings, Lambeth, Latane, J. M. Lewis, Lion, H. C. Lowry, Lyell, Mays, McNeil, Mitchell, Ould, Owens, Pannill, Person, Rew, Rogers, Royall, Blackburn Smith, Charles Smith, Spessard, Stearnes, Sterrett, Stewart, Thomason, Thornhill, Walker, Watson, Weaver, and Withers—52.

NAYS-None.

No. 18, House bill to amend and re-enact section 458 of the Code of Virginia, in relation to land books of commissioners of the revenue in the several counties and cities in this State-yeas, 60; nays,

none.

The vote required by the Constitution was recorded as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Adams, Baker, Barnes, Beatie, Bird, Bridgforth, Bruce, Cardwell, Churchman, Clark, Coleman, Collier, Cox, Daniel, Duke, Early, Gravely, Gray, Green, Griffith, Gunn, Harrison, Heermans, Hoge, Howle, Jennings, Jordan, Lambeth, Latane, J. M. Lewis, Lion, H. C. Lowry, Lyell, Mays, McNeil, Ould, Owens, Pannill, Parker, Phillips, Rew, Rogers, Royall, Sayers, Blackburn Smith, Charles Smith, Spessard, Stearnes, Sterrett, Stewart, Stubbs, Sydnor, Thomason, Thomson, Thornhill, Walker, Watson, Weaver, Willeroy, and Withers-60.

NAYS-None.

No. 19, House bill to amend and re-enact section 504 of the Code of Virginia, as amended and re-enacted by an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact sections 464 and 504 of the Code of Virginia,

in relation to the mode in which land and property books shall be made out, approved February 22, 1890-yeas, 54; nays, none.

The vote required by the Constitution was recorded as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Anderson, Baker, Barnes, Beatie, Bird, Boaz, Bowman, Bridgforth, Brooks, Bruce, Cardwell, Churchman, Coleman, Collier, Cox, Dickinson, Early, Green, Griffith, Gunn, Harrison, Heermans, Hoge, Howle, Jennings, Jordan, Lambeth, Latane, J. M. Lewis, Lion, H. C. Lowry, Lyell, Mays, McNeil, Ould, Owens, Pannill, Person, Phillips, Rosenegk, Royall, Sayers, Blackburn Smith, Charles Smith, Spessard, Stearnes, Sterrett, Stewart, Thomason, Thomson, Walker, Watson, Weaver, and Willeroy-54.

NAYS-None.

Motions severally made to reconsider the votes by which the amendments proposed by the Senate were agreed to were rejected. No. 48, House bill to authorize Brookland school district of Henrico county to borrow $5,000 and issue bonds therefor, to be used for paying for a school-house at Dumbarton, in said county, was read at length a third time and passed-yeas, 63; nays, none.

The vote required by the Constitution, this being an emergency act, was recorded as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Adams, Anderson, Baker, Barnes, Beatie, Bird, Boaz, Bridgforth, Brooks, Bruce, Bryant, Coleman, Collier, Cox, Daniel, Dickinson, Early, Garrett, Gravely, Gray, Green, Griffith, Gunn, Harrison, Heermans, Hoge, Howle, Jennings, Jordan, Lambeth, Latane, J. M. Lewis, Lion, H. C. Lowry, Lyell, Mays, McNeil, Mitchell, Ould, Owens, Parker, Person, Powers, Rew, Rosenegk, Rogers, Royall, Sayers, Blackburn Smith, Charles Smith, Spessard, Stearnes, Sterrett, Stewart, Sydnor, Thomason, Thomson, Thornhill, Walker, Watson, Weaver, Willeroy, and Withers-63.

NAYS-Nonė.

Mr. JENNINGS moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed, which was rejected.

No. 35, House bill to define and determine the natural oyster beds, rocks and shoals of the State, to provide for an investigation and examination of certain public grounds within the Baylor Geodetic Survey, to determine what part of such ground is natural beds, rocks or shoals, and what part barren grounds; to provide for leasing such barren ground to citizens of the State, to appoint a special joint committee to carry into effect the provisions of this act, and to appropriate money to defray the expenses incurred hereunder.

Having been printed, was read at length a second time.

Mr. JORDAN offered an amendment in the nature of a substitute, which was ordered to be printed.

On motion of Mr. JORDAN, the bill was passed by.

The following House bills having been printed, were read at length a second time and ordered to be engrossed:

No. 40, House bill to provide for official receipts for fines. (Substitute agreed to.)

No. 41, House bill to repeal sections 1185, 1186, 1187 and 1188, section 1189, as amended by an act approved February 20, 1892, and by an act approved January 31, 1898; sections 1190 and 1191, section 1192, as amended by an act approved February 3, 1888, and by an act approved February 28, 1890, and by an act approved March 6, 1896, and by an act approved February 26, 1900; sections 1193, 1194 and 1195, section 1196, as amended by an act approved February 3, 1888, and by an act approved February 28, 1890, and by an act approved March 5, 1896, and by an act approved February 26, 1900; section 1197, as amended by an act approved February 2, 1892, and by an act approved February 24, 1898; sections 1198, 1199, 1200 and 1201, section 1202, as amended by an act approved March 3, 1898; sections 1203, 1204, 1207, 1213, 1215, 1216, 1217, 1218 and 1219, section 1220, as amended by an act approved December 20, 1897; sections 1221, 1222, 1223, 1225 and 1226, section 1227, as amended by an act approved March 4, 1890; sections 1228 and 1229, section 1230, as amended by an act approved February 12, 1894; sections 1231, 1232 and 1233, section 1234, as amended by an act approved February 25, 1892; sections 1235, 1237, 1240, 1241 and 1242, section 1243, as amended by an act approved February 17, 1898, and by an act approved March 2, 1900; section 1244, section 1245, as amended by an act approved February 25, 1892, and by an act approved March 3, 1898; sections 1246, 1247, 1248, 1249, 1250, 1251, 1252, 1253, 1255 and 1256 of chapter 51 of the Code, relating to works of internal improvement. (Amended.)

No. 42, House bill to amend and re-enact section 10 of "an act concerning public service corporations, approved January 18, 1904," and providing for the continuance of annual tolls and turnpikes.

No. 43, House bill construing the term "railroad" and the term "railway" to mean the same thing in law.

No. 45, House bill to amend and re-enact section 43 of an act entitled "an act to raise revenue for the support of the government and public free schools, and to pay the interest on the public debt, and to provide a special tax for pensions, as authorized by section 189 of the Constitution," approved April 16, 1903.

No. 46, House bill to provide for the collection of all musterrolls, records and other materials, showing the names, number and character of the officers and soldiers furnished by Virginia to the army and navy of the Confederate States of America; and to provide for the appointment and compensation of a secretary of Virginia military records and for the other expenses incidental to the work to be performed, and to appropriate the sum of $3,000 therefor.

No. 50, House bill to allow the street mileage in the town of Chase City, county of Mecklenburg, Virginia, to be included in mileage of county public roads, and to receive its proratable share of county road levy.

No. 51, House bill to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact sections 826, 831, 832, 834, 835, 836, 838, 840, 841, 846, 847, 849 and 850, and to repeal section 839 of the Code of Virginia approved December 31, 1903. (Substitute agreed to.)

No. 52, House bill to authorize the boards of supervisors of counties to contribute such amounts as they shall deem proper towards the erection of Confederate monuments in the court-house squares at the county seats of their counties.

No. 53, House bill to amend and re-enact section 20 of an act approved March 5, 1894, entitled an act to amend the charter of the town of Gladesville, in Wise county.

No. 60, House bill to amend and re-enact section 1 of an act approved March 6, 1900, entitled an act to provide for working, building and keeping in repair the public roads and bridges in Grayson county.

No. 63, House bill to amend and re-enact section 4 of an 'act approved March 4, 1898, amending and re-enacting sections 3 and 4 of an act entitled an act to provide for a bureau of labor and industrial statistics, and defining the duties of said bureau, approved March 3, 1898. (Amended.)

No. 68, House bill to prevent traveling circuses, &c., from advertising, by hand-bills or otherwise, what they do not exhibit.

No. 69, House bill amending and re-enacting sections 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10 of an act entitled an act to protect and advance agriculture by regulating the sale and purity of commercial fertilizers, and the guarantee and condition upon which they are to be sold, and fixing the penalties incurred for violation of the same, approved February 24, 1890, as amended by an act approved March 8, 1894, as amended by an act approved March 5, 1896, as amended by an act approved December 22, 1897, as amended by an act approved December 28, 1899. (Substitute agreed to.)

No. 70, House bill authorizing the board of supervisors of Prince William county to issue bonds and appropriate the proceeds thereof to the establishment of a State normal school for girls in said county. (Amended.)

No. 73, House bill to repeal an act entitled an act to provide for working and keeping in repair the public roads in the county of Louisa, approved February 29, 1892, as amended by an act to amend and re-enact section 14 of an act to provide for working and keeping in repair the public roads in the county of Louisa, approved March 4, 1896, as amended by an act to amend and re-enact section 16 of an act approved February 29, 1892, entitled an act to provide for

working and keeping in order the public roads in the county of Louisa, approved February 26, 1900.

On motion of Mr. GREEN, the House adjourned.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1904.

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

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

In Senate, February 8, 1904.

The Senate has passed House bill entitled an act to amend and reenact an act approved April 4, 1903, entitled an act to authorize and empower the board of supervisors of Botetourt county to appropriate and contribute money for the purpose of aiding in the erection of a monument to the Confederate soldiers of said county, No. 16.

No. 10, House bill to amend and re-enact section 3500 of the Code of Virginia, as amended and re-enacted by an act approved the 31st day of December, 1903, heretofore recommitted to the Committee for Courts of Justice, was reported back.

The following House bills having been considered by the committee in session, were reported from the Committee for Courts of Justice:

No. 79, House bill to provide for the appearance of attorneys for the Commonwealth before mayors, justices of the peace and police justices in prosecutions for misdemeanors and violations of town and city ordinances.

No. 80, House bill to regulate the costs to be taxed in prosecutions for the violation of town and city ordinances.

No. 81, House bill to amend and re-enact section 2693 of the Code of Virginia, in reference to posting costs of fiduciaries by commissioners of accounts.

No. 82, House bill to amend and re-enact section 2690 of the Code of Virginia, in references to notice to be given by commissioner of

accounts.

No. 83, House bill to provide for lists of all persons who have paid their State poll-taxes, and for posting the same, and for providing compensation therefor.

No. 84, House bill to amend and re-enact section 3059 of the Code of Virginia, as amended by an act entitled an act to repeal sections 3063, 3066 and 3067 of the Code of Virginia, and to amend and re