State and providing for their term and commissions, was taken up, read the third time and passed with its title by the following vote aves, 29; noes, 7. Senators who voted are: YEAS-Messrs. Addison, Allen, Barham, Bowers, Buchanan, Byrd, Conrad, Corbitt, Davis, Downing, Early, Garrett, Goodloe, Gunn, Hening, Holt, Jeffreys, Jordan, Lacy, Mapp. Mathews, Rinehart, Rison, Robertson, Royall, Strode, Thornton, Webb, West-29. NAYS-Messrs. Cannon, Goolrick, Gravatt, Keith, Mitchell, Trinkle, Walker-7. MR. GUNN moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed, which was rejected. S. B. No. 12. A bill to authorize and empower the board of supervisors of Culpeper county, Virginia, to use sufficient funds out of the county fund for the purpose of converting the lower floor of the old schoolhouse in the town of Culpeper, Virginia, into a public hall, was taken up, read the third time and passed with its title by the following vote-ayes, 28; noes, 0. Senators who voted are: YEAS-Messrs. Addison, Andrews, Barham, Bowers, Buchanan, Byrd, Cannon, Conrad, Corbitt, Downing, Early, Garrett, Goodloe, Gunn, Hening, Holt, Jeffreys, Keith, Lacy, Mapp, Mathews, Mitchell, Rinehart, Robertson, Royall, Thornton, Webb, West-28. MR. BOWERS moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed, which was rejected. On motion of MR. HOLT, the Senate adjourned until tomorrow at 12 o'clock. 0. V. HANGER, Clerk of the Senate. J. TAYLOR ELLYSON, President of the Senate. FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 1918. Lieutenant-Governor J. TAYLOR ELLYSON in the chair. Prayer by Rev. J. J. Scherer, Jr. The Journal of yesterday was read by the Clerk. A communication from the House of Delegates was received, and read as follows: In the House of Delegates. January 24, 1918. The House of Delegates has passed House bill entitled an act to amend and re-enact an act entitled "an act to provide (in certain cases) for the compulsory attendance of children between the ages of eight and twelve years upon the public schools of Virginia, and providing penalty for failure, and designating the manner of collecting such penalty," approved March 14, 1908, and to add thereto an independent section to be known as section 9, providing for the appointment of a truant or attendance officer in cities, No. 6; in which they request the concurrence of the Senate. H. B. No. 6. A bill to amend and re-enact an act entitled "an act to provide (in certain cases) for the compulsory attendance of children between the ages of eight and twelve years upon the public schools of Virginia, and providing penalty for failure, and desig nating the manner of collecting such penalty," approved March 14, 1908, and to add thereto an independent section to be known as section 9, providing for the appointment of a truant or attendance offi cer in cities, was taken up, read the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Institutions and Education. The following communication was received, read by the Clerk, and referred to the Committee on Insurance and Banking: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, DANVILLE, VA., January 24, 1918. Presiding Officer of the Senate, MY DEAR SIR: Richmond, Va. We enclose copy of a resolution adopted by our Chamber of Commerce and approved by some forty or fifty business men meeting with the Chamber of Commerce. This matter we consider to be of vital importance to the city of Danville and in fact to all property owners in the State of Virginia. We trust it will be your pleasure to get behind this resolution and take such steps as may be necessary to enact a law in line with the resolution. If this chamber can be of any assistance to you please do not hesitate to call on us. Yours very truly, THE DANVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, DANVILLE, VA., January 24, 1918. At a meeting of the directors of the Chamber of Commerce held on Tuesday night, January 22nd, Hon. R. A. James presented the following resolution, which was adopted without a dissenting vote: Resolved, That the Chamber of Commerce of the city of Danville does earnestly petition the legislature to take cognizance of the arbitrary and exorbitant rates charged by the fire insurance companies doing business in the State and to take some action looking to the fair supervision of the charges and adjustment of the rates, which are now absolutely fixed by the Southeastern Underwriters' Association and are arbitrarily raised at its pleasure. A communication was received from the Governor, by his secretary, transmitting the report of the Miller Fund; which was read and ordered to be printed as House Document No. 4. MR. GARRETT, from the Committee on Finance, reported without amendments: S. B. No. 48. A bill authorizing the payment of fees earned by certain attorneys for the Commonwealth. He, from the same committee, reported without amendments: S. B. No. 99. A bill to establish a hospital for the treatment of crippled and deformed children, and to appropriate money therefor. And he, from the same committee, reported without amendments: S. B. No. 113. A bill to amend and re-enact sections 2 and 3 of an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact sections 1, 2, 3 and 4 of an act entitled an act providing for the appointment of a State board of health and of local board of health, defining the duties and powers and compensation thereof, and of their members, officers and agents in connection with the preservation of public health; and prescribing penalties against witnesses failing to obey subpoenas issued by said State board of health, or any authorized member thereot, for refusing to testify or otherwise acting in contempt of said State board or its duly authorized members, approved March 7, 1900 (section 17-13-d, Code of 1904); to repeal sections 1714, 1715, 1716, 1717 and 1718 of the Code of Virginia, 1887, and all other acts and parts of acts in conflict herewith; to provide for the appointment of a health commissioner and assistants, to define their duties, to provide for their compensation and to appropriate money to carry the provisions of this act into effect, approved March 14, 1908. MR. GRAVATT, from the Committee on Roads and Internal Navigation, reported without amendments: S. B. No. 104. A bill to amend and re-enact sections 3 and 4 of an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact an act to provide for creating, working and maintaining public roads in Fairfax county and defining the boundaries of the same, approved March 14, 1904, approved March S. 1906, approved March 14, 1908. He, from the same committee, reported without amendments: S. B. No. 105. A bill to authorize and empower the board of supervisors of Alleghany county to levy a special district road tax for Boiling Springs and Clifton districts. He, from the same committee, reported without amendments: S. B. No. 107. A bill to authorize the board of supervisors of Albemarle county to borrow money and to issue bonds for the purpose of securing national and State aid in the building of roads. And he; from the same committee, reported without amend ments: S. B. No. 114. A bill to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to authorize and direct work on the public roads of Goochland county by convicts at the State farm, now located in Goochland county, approved March 14, 1912, so as to make the requirements thereunder more specific. MR. BOWERS, from the Joint Committee on Special, Private and Local Legislation, reported that the object of within bill cannot be reached by general law or court proceedings. S. B. No. 110. A bill to amend and re-enact section 4 of an act entitled an act for the protection of sheep in Rockingham county. approved January 30, 1894, as amended by an act approved March 4, 1916; which was taken up and referred to the Committee on County, City and Town Organization. MR. BOWERS, from the Joint Committee on Special, Private and Local Legislation, reported that the object of within bill cannot be reached by general law or court proceedings. S. B. No. 112. A bill to repeal the charter of the town of Up perville, in the county of Fauquier; which was taken up and referred to the Committee on County, City and Town Organization. MR. BOWERS, from the Joint Committee on Special, Private and Local Legislation, reported that the object of within bill cannot be reached by general law or court proceedings. S. B. No. 128. A bill to authorize the mayor and council of the city of Williamsburg, in the county of James City, State of Virginia, to issue bonds and borrow money for the purpose of building, reparing and maintaining streets, sidewalks and bridges, and extending water and sewer mains, provided that the question of such bond issue, for the purposes named, be first submitted to the qualified voters of said city, and to authorize such council to call a special election for the submission of the same to the voters thereof; which was taken up and referred to the Committee on County, City and Town Organization. MR. GUNN, by leave, presented the following resolution: Resolved. That the Auditor of Public Accounts be directed to issue his warrant upon the Treasurer of the State, out of the funds provided by and in accordance with an act approved January 24, 1918, to cover such contingent and incidental expenses of the Senate and clerk's office of the Senate, pay of the joint committee clerk, extra committee clerks, extra pages, extra enrolling, journal and other typewriting, and such other clerical help and other expenses as may be certified to him by the clerk of the Senate, approved by the President of the Senate; which was agreed to. MR. GOOLRICK, by leave, presented S. B. No. 144. A bill to ratify and confirm a certain contract made between the bridge commissioners of the county of Stafford, a 115 corporation. duly chartered by the General Assembly of Virginia, by an act approved February 20, 1886, and Gari Melchers and Corinne Lawton Melchers, of the county of Stafford, Virginia; which was taken up and referred to the Joint Committee on Special, Prirate and Local Legislation. MR. BOWERS, by leave, presented S. B. No. 145. A bill to appropriate a sum of money not to exceed $10,000.00 per year for the two years, nineteen hundred and eighteen and nineteen hundred and nineteen, for the relief of needy. Confederate women of Virginia, who are not upon the State pension rolls, and who are not inmates of any Confederate, independent or church homes, or charitable institutions; the relief of such needy Confederate women to be effected by the Auditor of Public Accounts of Virginia issuing his warrants upon the State treasury to cach beneficiary under this act, such beneficiaries to be ascertained and determined by proofs satisfactory to said Auditor furnished by the organization of women known as the Virginia Division of the nited Daughters of the Confederacy; which was taken up and reterred to the Committee on Finance. MR. ANDREWS (by request), by leave, presented S. B. No. 146. A bill to enable the rector and board of visitors of the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute to provide needed accommodations and equipments for students, to issue bonds and borrow money therefor, and to appropriate money to provide for interest and a sinking fund for such purpose; which was taken up and referred to the Committee on Finance. MR. GOOLRICK, by leave, presented S. B. No. 147. A bill to amend and re-enact section 3 of an et entitled an act to provide for a road law for Spotsylvania county, pproved February 21, 1898, as amended by an act approved March 14, 1908, as amended by an act approved March 13, 1914; which as taken up and referred to the Joint Committee on Special, Pritate and Local Legislation. MR. HOLT, by leave, presented S. B. No. 148. A bill to authorize the county treasurer of Surry unty to pay certain warrants drawn by the board of supervisors said county, payable out of the county levy, in favor of Dr. S. B. Barham, late chairman of said board, for his salary as a member thereof, which warrants are barred by the statute of limitations; hich was taken up and referred to the Joint Committee on Special, Private and Local Legislation. MR. MATHEWS, by leave, presented S. B. No. 149. A bill to prohibit the recordation of plats for the sub-division of land into lots showing on said plats streets and |