ruary 1, 1898, as amended by an act approved December 24, 1899, and by an act approved March 13, 1903; chapter 226 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1899-1900, approved January 30, 1900, as amended by an act approved February 15, 1901; chapter 312 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1899-1900, approved February 9, 1900, as amended by an act approved February 16, 1901; chapter 328 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1899-1900, approved February 14, 1900; chapter 880 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1899-1900, approved March 6, 1900; chapter 64 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1901-'2, approved January 16, 1902; chapter 595 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1901-’2, approved April 2, 1902; section 2 of chapter 438 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1893-'4, approved February 27, 1894; chapter 346 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1899-1900, approved February 14, 1900; chapter 689 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1899-1900, approved March 2, 1900, and chapter 966 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1899-1900, approved March 7, 1900. (Amended.)

No. 65, House bill to amend and re-enact section 2197, chapter 99, Code of Virginia, in relation to burial of hogs that died from disease, as amended and re-enacted by an act approved March 30, 1890, and by an act approved February 14, 1896, so as to require the cremation or burial of all animals or fowls that die from infectious disease, and fixing the penalties for violation thereof.

No. 66, House bill to amend and re-enact section 1 of the act entitled "an act to define the powers and limitations of building and loan associations," approved March 1, 1894.

No. 67, House bill to prohibit the enticing away, hiring or having in employment laborers of another during their contract term of service, and to provide public punishment and the recovery of private damages therefor.

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

Mr. HEERMANS moved to amend by striking out the word "farm" before "laborer," which was rejected.

Mr. KELLEY moved to amend the bill by striking out the words "or hire, or have or retain in his employment," in lines 2 and 3. Which was agreed to-yeas, 36; nays, 30.

On motion of Mr. GRAVELY, the vote was recorded as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Anderson, Beatie, Bowman, Brooks, Caton, Clark, Collier, Cox, Edmondson, Griffith, Gunn, Heermans, Hoge, Hunley, Jennings, Jordan, Kelley, Lacy, Latane, Lion M. K. Lowry, Moncure, Moss, Owens, Powers, Rosenegk, Royall, Sayers, Spessard, Stearnes, Stewart, Thomason, Thomson, Wallace, Watson, and Withers-36.

NAYS-Messrs. Barnes, Boaz, Bruce, Churchman, Clarke, Coleman, Crawford, Duke, Early, Gravely, Gray, Green, Gregory, Harrison, Lambeth, R. E.

Lee, Jr., W. H. Lewis, Lyell, McNeil, Pannill, Powell, Rew, Slaughter, Blackburn Smith, Charles Smith, Sterrett, Stubbs, Walker, Willeroy, and Wood-30.

Mr. KELLEY moved to strike out the second clause of the bill.
Which was agreed to.

Mr. SMITH of Clarke, moved to amend in line three by inserting after the word "laborer" the words "or domestic servants." Which was agreed to.

The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed.

On motion of Mr. LEWIS of Fauquier, the House adjourned.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1904.

Prayer by Rev. Dr. W. J. Young, of Centenary Methodist Church. On motion of Mr. JENNINGS, the reading of the Journal was dispensed with.

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

In Senate, February 17, 1904.

The Senate has passed House bills entitled an act to incorporate the town of Cedar Bluff, in Tazewell county, No. 13; an act to̟ amend and re-enact an act entitled "an act to amend and re-enact section 923 of the Code of Virginia, as amended and re-enacted by an act approved February 16, 1892, and by an act approved March 3, 1898, approved December 10, 1903," so as to allow notaries public to qualify before clerks of courts, No. 76; an act to amend and re-enact sections 1653, 1656, 1656a and 1657 of the Code of Virginia, as amended and re-enacted by chapter 266, Acts of Assembly, session 1902-'03, approved May 16, 1903, No. 105.

They have passed, with amendments, House bills entitled an act to amend and re-enact section 10 of an act entitled "an act concerning public service corporations, approved January 18, 1904," and providing for the continuance of annual tolls on turnpikes, No. 42; an act 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. 45.

In which amendments they request the concurrence of the House of Delegates.

Nos. 42 and 45, House bills were, on motions, severally made by Messrs. CHURCHMAN and Cox, placed on the calendar.

No. 60, Senate bill to amend and re-enact sections 2 and 3 of chapter 2, and sections 40 and 63 of chapter 5 of an act entitled ar act concerning corporations, which became a law on May 21, 1903, and which is contained in chapter 270 of the Acts of the General Assembly for extra session 1902-'03-'04.

Having been considered by the committee in session, was reported from the Committee on Roads and Internal Navigation.

No. 99, Senate bill to amend and re-enact an act entitled “an act to amend and re-enact section 3154 of the Code of Virginia, as amended by act approved January 11, 1904, in relation to selection and peremptory challenge of jurors in civil cases.

Having been considered by the committee in session, was reported from the Committee for Courts of Justice, with amendment.

No. 118, House bill to amend and re-enact section 24a of the charter of the city of Richmond, as prescribed by an act approved February 20, 1886, entitled "an act giving authority to the city of Richmond to improve and control roads to the Reservoir and Soldiers' Home," so as to give authority to the city of Richmond to improve and control a road running east from the limits along P street to Thirty-fourth street extended; thence northwardly along Thirty-fourth street, extended, to Oakwood avenue; thence along Oakwood avenue to Oakwood Cemetery, and to amend section 105 of the charter of the city of Richmond, providing for the election of a police justice, as prescribed in an act approved July 11, 1870, amending certain sections of the city charter, so as to fix the term of office of said police justice at four years.

Was reported from the Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns. No. 119, House bill to sell or lease the Medical College of Virginia, in order to save to the State the enormous appropriation annually made, and to make proper disposition of the funds derived from said sale or lease.

Having been considered by the committee in session, was reported from the Committee on Schools and Colleges.

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

No. 120, House bill to amend and re-enact section 3287 of the Code of Virginia, as amended and re-enacted by an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact section 3287 of the Code of Virginia, approved February 4, 1892, in relation to when judgment entered in office to become final.

No. 121, House bill to amend and re-enact section 1 of chapter 58 of the Acts of 1889 and 1890, approved February 11, 1890, as

amended by chapter 567 of the Acts of 1899 and 1900, approved March 5, 1900, entitled an act to provide for the appointment of assistant commissioners of accounts, and to define their duties and powers.

No. 122, House bill to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act in relation to fraudulent conversion of property held under trust deed, approved May 23, 1887, as amended by an act approved February 14, 1898, making the said act apply to the fraudulent disposal of personal property by any person who had agreed in writing that the title or ownership of the same shall be or remain in another without the written consent of such other, larceny.

No. 123, House bill to amend and re-enact section 3603 of the Code of Virginia, as amended by an act approved February 23, 1898, relative to proceedings by interrogatories to ascertain the estate of a debtor on which a fieri facias on a judgment may be a lien, and to compel an examination of such debtor and his debtor or bailee, so as to include proceedings to ascertain the location of property for which a writ of possession or distringas is in the hands of an officer.

The following House bills, having been considered by the committee in session, were reported from the Committee on Chesapeake and its Tributaries:

No. 124, House bill to prohibit the taking of oysters in the Potomac river with dredges or implements other than ordinary oyster tongs for a period of two years from the date of ratification of this act by concurrent legislation enacted by the Legislature of the State. of Maryland.

No. 125, House bill to amend and re-enact section 2086 of the Code, as amended by an act approved May 5, 1903, entitled an act to amend and re-enact section 2086 of the Code of Virginia, as amended and re-enacted by an act approved February 18, 1890, as amended and re-enacted by an act approved March 3, 1898, in relation to fishing in the waters of the Commonwealth, to provide for levying a license tax on fishing devices, and for the collection. thereof, and to extend the provisions of said act to all the waters within the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth, as amended by an act approved March 1, 1900, and as amended by an act approved March 14, 1902, and to repeal section 2088 of the Code.

No. 126, House bill to repeal section 2146 of the Code of Virginia. No. 127, House bill appropriating the public revenue for the period of five months, beginning the first day of October, 1903, and ending the 29th day of February, 1904, and for the two fiscal years. ending respectively, on the 28th day of February, 1905, and the 28th day of February, 1906.

Having been considered by the committee in session, was reported from the Committee on Finance.

No. 128, House bill to provide for the appointment and terms of office of the several commissioners of the revenue for the counties and cities of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Having been considered by the committee in session, were reported from the Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns.

The following were presented and referred under Rule 37:

To the Joint Committee on Special, Private and Local Legislation: By Mr. WITHERS: A bill to appropriate $2,500 to Virginia State Firemans' Association to be used for the relief of disabled firemen, and to require certain reports of said association relative to fires to certain officers of the State Government.

By Mr. MONCURE: A bill to authorize the board of supervisors of Caroline county to levy an additional capitation tax of $1 per annum to be applied in aid of public schools in said county or for such other county purposes as they shall determine.

By Mr. PERSON: A bill to fix the times for the commencement of the terms of the Circuit Court of Greenesville county.

By Mr. SMITH of Northampton: A bill to amend and re-enact sections 3 and 4 of an act entitled an act to incorporate the town of Cape Charles, in the county of Northampton. approved March 1, 1886, as amended by an act approved February 12, 1892, as amended by an act approved December 20, 1895, as amended by an act approved February 17, 1898, as amended by an act approved March 28, 1902, and to establish a uniform date of election and term of office for the Mayor and councilmen of said town.

By Mr. GRIFFITH: A bill to provide a road law for Russell county, Virginia, and to repeal chapter 237, Acts of Assembly, extra session 1902-23-24.

By Mr. GRIFFITH: A bill for the relief of M. C. Clark, late treas urer for Russell county, and his deputies.

To the Committee on Federal Relations and Resolutions: By Mr. GRAVELY: House joint resolution expressing the approval of the General Assembly of Virginia to two bills pending before the United States Congress proposing to make the orders of the Interstate Commerce Commission operation until set aside by the

courts.

To the Committee on Public Property:

By Mr. JENNINGS: A bill to provide for the removal of the Houdon statue of Washington from the capital to the Library Building, or to some other place.