189 of the Constitution, approved April 16, 1903, and acts amendatory thereof; which was taken up and referred to the Committee on Finance. MR. CANNON (by request), by leave, presented S. B. No. 133. A bill to amend and re-enact section 18 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, and acts amendatory thereof; which was taken up and referred to the Committee on Finance. MR. HOLT, by leave, presented S. B. No. 134. A bill to amend and re-enact sections 45 and 54 of an act to incorporate the city of Newport News, in the county of Warwick, and to provide a charter therefor; which was taken up and referred to the Joint Committee on Special, Private and Local Legislation. MR. HOLT, by leave, presented S. B. No. 135. A bill to authorize the issuance of $350,000.00 of bonds by the city of Newport News, for the construction of permanent municipal improvements; which was taken up and referred to the Joint Committee on Special, Private and Local Legislation. MR. HOLT, by leave, presented S. B. No. 136. A bill to provide for the issuance of $150,000.00 of bonds by the city of Newport. News, for the repayment of funds borrowed and expended in the construction of the concrete roadway on certain streets and avenues; which was taken up and referred to the Joint Committee on Special, Private and Local Legislation. MR. HOLT, by leave, presented S. B. No. 137. A bill to amend and re-enact section 104 of an act to incorporate the city of Newport News, in the county of Warwick, and to provide a charter therefor, approved January 16. 1896, as amended; which was taken up and referred to the Joint Committee on Special. Private and Local Legislation. MR. HOLT, by leave, presented S. B No. 138. A bill to authorize the city of Newport News to, from time to time, borrow money not exceeding $200,000.00 on short-term notes; which was taken up and referred to the Joint Committee on Special. Private and Local Legislation. MR. HOLT, by leave, presented S. B. No. 139. A bill to amend and re-enact sections 61, 79, SO, 97 and 100 of an act to incorporate the city of Newport News, in the county of Warwick, and to provide a charter therefor, as heretofore amended; which was taken up and referred to the Joint Committee on Special, Private and Local Legislation. MR. JEFFREYS, by leave, presented 107 S. B. No. 140. A bill to amend and re-enact section 1061⁄2 of an act entitled "an act to raise revenue for the support of the government and public free schools and to pay 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, and acts amendatory thereof; which was taken up and referred to the Committee on Finance. MR. GOOLRICK, by leave, presented S. B. No. 141. A bill to amend and re-enact sections one and nine of an act providing for the issuing of county bonds for permanent road or bridge improvement in the magisterial districts of the counties of the State, approved March 13, 1912, as amended March 17, 1916, p. 141, as amended March 17, 1916, p. 461; which was taken up and referred to the Committee on Roads and Internal Navigation. MR. GOOLRICK, by leave, presented S. B. No. 142. A bill to amend and re-enact section fourteen, of an act to establish a State Highway Commission, to define its powers and duties; the term of office, salary and qualifications of the commissioner; to authorize the commissioner to call into consultation the professors of engineering in certain State institutions, and appropriating money to carry the provisions of this act into effect. approved March 6, 1906, as amended March 3, 1908, and as amended March 2, 1914; which was taken up and referred to the Committee on Roads and Internal Navigation. MR. GOODLOE, by leave, presented S. B. No. 143. A bill to amend and re-enact section 448 of the Code as heretofore amended for the purpose of providing a commissioner of the revenue for each of the four magisterial districts of Wise county, instead of only two commissioners for the entire county, as at present; which was taken up and referred to the Committee on General Laws. S. B. No. 2.. A bill to amend and re-enact sections 17, 18 and 19 of an act entitled an act to establish a uniform system of bookkeeping and accounting and for the appointment of a State accountant, approved March 14, 1910, as amended by an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to establish the uniform system of bookkeeping and accounting and for the appointment of a State accountant, approved March 14, 1910, so as to add thereto sections 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21, enlarging the powers and duties of the State accountant so as to authorize counties and cities to have the use of his services for the examination of the accounts of county and city officers at the expense of counties and cities, and providing for a biennial examination of county offices, was taken up, read the third time, and passed with its title by the following vote-ayes, 23; noes, 9. Senators who voted are: YEAS-Messrs. Addison, Allen, Buchanan, Cannon, Conrad, Corbitt, Davis, Garrett, Goodloe, Gravatt, Gunn, Hening, Holt, Mapp, Mathews, Mitchell, Rinehart, Rison, Robertson, Strode, Trinkle, Walker, Wendenburg-23. Nays-Messrs. Andrews, Barham, Bowers, Downing, Jeffreys, Keith, Lacy, Thornton, Webb-9. MR. BUCHANAN moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed, which was rejected. All other business having been suspended, the President, in the presence of the Senate, signed the following bills which had been passed by both houses of the General Assembly and duly enrolled, the titles of said bills having been publicly read: No. 68. Senate bill to provide for the payment of contingent and incidental expenses of the General Assembly, and to appropriate money for the same. No. 7. Senate bill to appropriate the sum of thirty-five thousand dollars to the Virginia Penitentiary to meet the deficit in maintenance for the fiscal year ending February 28, 1918. The hour of 12:30 o'clock having arrived, S. B. No. 23. A bill to establish "The State Highway System," being the special and continuing order for the hour, was taken up. The motion of MR. ADDISON to pass by the bill, together with S. B. No. 21 and S. B. No. 22, pending, was rejected. MR. ROBERTSON moved to dispense with the reading of the bill, as required by section 50 of the Constitution, and the Senate being satisfied that an emergency exists, it was agreed to by the following vote-ayes, 24; noes, 0. Senators who voted are: YEAS-Messrs. Allen, Andrews, Bowers, Buchanan, Byrd, Downing, Garrett, Goolrick, Gunn, Hening, Holt, Lacy, Mapp, Mathews, Mitchell, Rison, Robertson, Royall, Strode, Thornton, Trinkle, Walker, Wendenburg, West-24. The bill, as amended, was then ordered to be engrossed, and being forthwith engrossed, on his further motion, was passed with its title by the following vote-ayes, 38; noes, 0. Senators who voted are: YEAS-Messrs. Addison, Allen, Andrews, Barham, Bowers, Buchanan, Byrd, Cannon, Conrad, Corbitt, Davis, Downing, Early, Garrett, Goodloe, Goolrick, Gravatt, Gunn, Hening, Holt, Jeffreys, Jordan, Keith, Lacy, Mapp, Mathews, Mitchell, Rinehart, Rison, Robertson, Royall, Strode, Thornton, Trinkle, Walker, Webb, Wendenburg, West-38. MR. ROBERTSON moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed, which was rejected. S. B. No. 21. A bill to authorize the use, so far as practicable, of the convict road force in the construction and maintenance of "The State Highway System," was taken up. MR. ROBERTSON moved to dispense with the reading of the bill, as required by section 50 of the Constitution, and the Senate being satisfied that an emergency exists, it was agreed to by the following vote-ayes, 38; noes, 0. Senators who voted are: YEAS-Messrs. Addison, Allen, Andrews, Barham, Bowers, Buchanan, Byrd, Cannon, Conrad, Corbitt, Davis, Downing, Early, Garrett, Goodloe, Goolrick, Gravatt, Gunn, Hening, Holt, Jeffreys, Jordan, Keith, Lacy, Mapp, Mathews, Mitchell, Rinehart, Rison, Robertson, Royall, Strode, Thornton, Trinkle, Walker, Webb, Wendenburg, West-38. The bill was then ordered to be engrossed; and being forthwith engrossed, on his further motion, was passed with its title by the following vote-ayes, 38; noes, 0. Senators who voted are: YEAS-Messrs. Addison, Allen, Andrews, Barham, Bowers, Buchanan, Byrd, Cannon, Conrad, Corbitt, Davis, Downing, Early, Garrett, Goodloe, Goolrick, Gravatt, Gunn, Hening, Holt, Jeffreys, Jordan, Keith, Lacy, Mapp, Mathews, Mitchell, Rinehart, Rison, Robertson, Royall, Strode, Thornton, Trinkle, Walker, Webb, Wendenburg, West-38. MR. ROBERTSON moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed, which was rejected. S. B. No. 22. A bill to provide for the acceptance of the terms and provisions of an act of Congress, approved July 11, 1916, entitled an act to provide that the United States shall aid the States in the construction of rural post roads, and for other purposes, was taken up. MR. ROBERTSON moved to dispense with the reading of the bill, as required by section 50 of the Constitution, and the Senate being satisfied that an emergency exists, it was agreed to by the following Vote-aves, 38; noes, 0. Senators who voted are: YEAS-Messrs. Addison, Allen, Andrews, Barham, Bowers, Buchanan, Byrd, Cannon, Conrad, Corbitt, Davis, Downing, Early, Garrett, Goodloe, Goolrick, Gravatt, Gunn, Hening, Holt, Jeffreys, Jordan, Keith, Lacy, Mapp, Mathews, Mitchell, Rinehart, Rison, Robertson, Royall, Strode, Thornton, Trinkle, Walker, Webb, Wendenburg, West-38. The bill was then ordered to be engrossed; and being forthwith engrossed, on his further motion, was passed with its title by the following vote-aves, 38; noes, 0. Senators who voted are: YEAS-Messrs. Addison, Allen, Andrews, Barham, Bowers, Buchanan, Byrd, Cannon, Conrad, Corbitt, Davis, Downing, Early, Garrett, Goodloe, Goolrick, Gravatt, Gunn, Hening, Holt, Jeffreys, Jordan, Keith, Lacy. Mapp, Mathews, Mitchell, Rinehart, Rison, Robertson, Royall, Strode, Trinkle, Walker, Webb, Wendenburg, West-38. MR. ROBERTSOx moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed, which was rejected. A message was received from the House of Delegates by MR. NORRIS, who informed the Senate that the House of Delegates had passed the following joint resolution, in which they request the concurrence of the Senate: House Joint Resolution in relation to economy and efficiency in the State government and to the receipt, accounting and disbursement of certain public funds. Whereas, the commission on economy and efficiency appointed by the Governor of Virginia, pursuant to an act approved the sixteenth day of March, nineteen hundred and sixteen, has recommended to the General Assembly that hereafter all funds, however derived, received by any department, institution or other agency of the State should be strictly accounted for and covered into the State treasury, and that no money should be spent by any department except out of appropriations provided by the General Assembly, which recommendation the General Assembly deems it advisable to enact; therefore, Be it resolved by the House of Delegates (the Senate concurring). That all fines, license taxes, inspection taxes or other monies assessed, collected, or in any manner derived by any office, board. bureau, institution or other agency of the State, or any deputy, employee, agent or officer representative of the same, should be remitted to the Treasurer of Virginia by him when in the opinion of the Attorney General it is necessary, kept in separate funds, and all monies paid out by any such office, board, bureau, institution or other agencies of the State, or any officer, deputy, employee, agent or represen tative of the same, should be paid out of appropriations made from time to time by the General Assembly. Be it further resolved, That the speaker of the House shall appoint two members of the House and the President of the Senate shall appoint two members of the Senate, whose duty it shall be to prepare and present to the two branches of the General Assembly a series of bills to carry this resolution into effect; which was taken up and referred to the Committee for Courts of Justice. S. B. No. 3. A bill providing for the election of the members of the State Corporation Commission by the qualified voters of the |