February 23, 1904, at 12:30 o'clock, and that the vote be taken on Wednesday, February 24th, at 1:30 o'clock P. M.

On motion of Mr. JENNINGS, the House adjourned.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1904.

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

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

In Senate, February 19, 1904.

The Senate has passed Senate bill entitled an act to amend and re-enact sections 2903 and 2904 of the Code of Virginia, No. 14. In which they request the concurrence of the House of Delegates.

No. 14, Senate bill was referred to the Committee for Courts of Justice.

No. 131, House bill to allow the shipping and transporting of game from the county of Frederick and city of Winchester by residents of the county of Frederick and the city of Winchester.

Having been considered by the committee in session, was reported from the Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns, with recommendation that it do not pass.

Mr. CRAWFORD was granted two days' leave of absence, on motion of Mr. Lowry of Bedford.

The following were presented and referred under Rule 37:

To the Committee for Courts of Justice:

By Mr. JENNINGS: Petition from the city of Lynchburg urging the passage of the bill establishing the Torrens system.

To the Joint Committee on Special, Private and Local Legislation: By Mr. Cox: A bill to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to extend the time for making returns of assessments for the city of Richmond and the county of Henrico, approved February 12, 1894, approved February 27, 1900.

By Mr. THOMASON: A bill authorizing Prison Association of Virginia to expend in certain improvements and in the installation, equipment and conduct of its Sloyd manual training school the sum of $7,223.48 in its possession, being balance of $9,100 appropriated

to it under act approved April 2, 1902, appropriating the public revenues for the two fiscal years ending, respectively, on September 30, 1902, and September 30, 1903.

By Mr. LYELL: A bill to exempt parties conducting hotels, horse lots and confectioneries at religious gatherings from the license tax. By Mr. HOWLE: A bill to authorize and empower P. D. Gwaltney, Jr., to build and maintain a wharf in Pagan creek, near the town of Smithfield, in the county of Isle of Wight.

By Mr. HOWLE: A bill to suspend and repeal, as far as it applies to the counties of Isle of Wight and Nansemond, in the State of Virginia, an act of the General Assembly of Virginia, passed at its extra session 1902-1903, approved May 9, 1903, making dogs property, and providing that they may be subject of larceny and malicious and unlawful trespass, and repealing certain other statutes therein referred to; and also to suspend and repeal, so far as applicable to the counties of Nansemond and Isle of Wight, an act of the same General Assembly, approved February 12, 1903, providing for imposing and collecting a license tax on dogs, and to amend and reenact certain statutes therein mentioned, and to re-enact said statutes and make the same applicable to the counties of Isle of Wight and Nansemond, whenever the boards of supervisors of said counties shall, by a vote of a majority of their members, so declare.

To the Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns:

By Mr. OULD: A bill requiring county treasurers to deposit all moneys due the school boards of the county, at the end of the school year, and to produce a certificate of deposit for same, when he makes final annual settlement with said school boards, and to provide how such certificates shall be drawn and disbursed.

By Mr. Cox: A bill to amend and re-enact section 1, chapter 112 of an act, approved March 28, 1903, in relation to changing the boundaries of wards in cities, and for increasing or diminishing the number thereof.

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

No. 131, House bill to allow the shipping and transporting of game from the county of Frederick and city of Winchester by residents of the county of Frederick and the city of Winchester, was read at length a first time, and ordered to be printed.

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

No. 72, House bill to amend and re-enact an act to incorporate the town of Salem, in Roanoke county.

No. 92, House bill to authorize persons appointed to office in vaca

tion by the judges of circuit courts to qualify before the clerk of such court in his office, as well as before the judge thereof in vacation.

No. 99, House bill to authorize C. H. Gwaltney, W. H. Berryman, Geo. A. Savedge and others to erect a wharf on James river, in Surry county.

No. 100, House bill for the protection of squirrels in Southampton county. (Substitute adopted.)

No. 101, House bill to authorize the collection of birds and eggs for scientific purposes.

No. 106, House bill to amend and re-enact section 3916 of the Code of Virginia, as amended and re-enacted by an act approved December 24, 1903. (Amended.)

No. 91, House bill in relation to the commitment of minors to the Prison Association of Virginia, their custody therein, the compensation for and expenses of such custody, and their discharge therefrom.

No. 107, House bill to amend and re-enact section 2962 of the Code of 1887, in regard to attachments for rents.

No. 109, House bill to authorize the erection of a bronze statue of Governor Wm. Smith on the Capitol Square, in the city of Richmond.

No. 111, House bill to require the State board of medical examiners to preserve the examination papers of all applicants for examination.

No. 112, House bill to amend and re-enact section 906 of the Code of Virginia, and to repeal section 907 of the Code of Virginia. No. 113, House bill to repeal section 2507 of the Code of Virginia, as amended by act approved March 3, 1898.

No. 117, House bill to amend and re-enact sections 2434 and 2618 of the Code of Virginia.

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 Thirtyfourth 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.

No. 104, House bill to prohibit the establishment, location or maintenance of small-pox hospitals or pest-houses within fifty yards.

of any street, public road, public park or public cemetery in any city, town or county of the Commonwealth, or to hereafter establish any such hospital or pest-house within one hundred and fifty yards of any public road, public park or cemetery in any county of the Commonwealth.

Mr. Boaz moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was ordered to be engrossed, which was rejected.

No. 94, House bill to provide for the settlement, registration, transfer and assurance of titles to land, and to establish courts of land registration, with jurisdiction for said purposes,

Was, on motion of Mr. SMITH of Clarke, made a special and continuing order for Thursday, February 25, at 12:30 o'clock P. M. On motion of Mr. EARLY, the House adjourned.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1904.

Prayer by Mr. G. H. THOMSON, member from Floyd county. On motion of Mr. STEARNES, the reading of the Journal was dispensed with.

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

In Senate, February 20, 1904.

The Senate has passed House bill entitled an act 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, No. 73.

The Senate has passed Senate bill entitled an act to prevent the unauthorized use of the name or picture of any person for the purpose of trade or for advertising purposes, No. 35.

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

No. 35, Senate bill was referred to the Committee on General Laws.

No. 130, House bill to provide for the removal of the Houdon statute of Washington from the Capitol to the Library building, or to some other place.

Heretofore recommitted to the Committee on Finance, was reported back with amendments.

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

No. 132, House bill to amend and re-enact section 2148 of the Code of Virginia, as amended by an act approved February 14, 1901, and by an act approved April 24, 1903, and by previous acts, in relation to the time for taking oysters and to prohibit the use of patent tongs.

No. 133, House bill to amend and re-enact section 2147 of the Code of Virginia.

No. 134, House bill to regulate the catching of crabs.

The following House bills, having been considered by the committee in session, were reported from the Committee on Finance: No. 135, House bill to exempt persons conducting temporary eating or lodging-houses, horse lots and confectioneries at religious gatherings from license tax.

No. 136, House bill to amend and re-enact section 637 of the Code of Virginia, as amended and re-enacted by an act entitled "an act to amend and re-enact section 637 of the Code of Virginia, in relation to clerks delivering to treasurers copy of list of delinquent real estate; treasurers to post the same with notice of sale of land for taxes, levies, &c., attached," approved February 23, 1894.

No. 137, House bill to amend and re-enact sections 607 and 608 of the Code of Virginia, in relation to lists of property, &c., delinquent for non-payment of taxes.

No. 138, House bill to amend and re-enact section 2, chapter 453, Acts of Assembly 1901-'2, approved April 2, 1902, entitled an act to aid the citizens of Virginia who were disabled by wounds received during the war between the States while serving as soldiers, sailors or marines of Virginia, and such as served during the said war as soldiers, sailors or marines of Virginia, who are now disabled by disease contracted during the war, or by the infirmities of age, and the widows of soldiers, sailors or marines of Virginia who lost their lives. in said service or whose death resulted from wounds received or disease contracted in said service," and providing penalties for violating the provisions of this act.

No. 139, House bill to enforce contracts between laborer and employer, and to fix a penalty for its breach.

Having been considered by the committee in session, was reported from the Committee on General Laws, with a recommendation that it do not pass.

Indefinite leave of absence was granted Mr. WEAVER, on motion of Mr. HOGE.

Mr. SPESSARD was granted three days' leave of absence, on motion of Mr. TURPIN.