thereof, and to prescribe penalties for the violation of said rules and regulations and for the licensing of chauffeurs. and to repeal an act entitled an act to regulate the running of automobiles, locomobiles and other vehicles and conveyances, whose motive power is other than animals, along and over the public highways of this State; to provide for the registration of the same; to provide uniform rules regulating the use and speed thereof, and to prescribe for the violation of said rules, approved March 17, 1910; and further, to provide for licensing dealers and garages and for running motor vehicles for hire, and to prescribe penalties for violations of this act. And to further provide for the payment of fees collected under this act into the State treasury and the expenditure of same in the maintenance and construction of State aid roads and bridges, as amended. and re-enacted by an act approved March 24, 1916, No. 32. They have passed, with an amendment, Senate bill entitled an act to amend and re-enact section 185 of the Code of Virginia, as heretofore amended, No. 40. They have agreed to House Joint Resolution proposing amendment to section 133 of Article IX of the Constitution of Virginia. In which bills, resolution and amendment they request the concurrence of the Senate. H. B. No. 31. A bill to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to provide for State money aid, in addition to convict labor, for the improvement of public roads, approved February 25, 1908, as amended and re-enacted by an act approved February 25, 1910, and as further amended and re-enacted by an act approved February 29, 1916, was taken up, read the first time, and referred to the Committee on Roads and Internal Navigation. II. B. No. 32. A bill to amend and re-enact section 23 of an act entitled an act to license and regulate the running of automobiles, locomobiles, and other vehicles and conveyances, whose motive power is other than animal power along and over the public highways of this State; to provide for the registration of the same; to provide uniform rules regulating the use and speed thereof, and to prescribe penalties for the violation of said rules and regulations and for the licensing of chauffeurs, and to repeal an act entitled an act to regulate the running of automobiles, locomobiles and other vehicles and Conveyances, whose motive power is other than animals, along and over the public highways of this State; to provide for the registration of the same; to provide uniform rules regulating the use and speed thereof, and to prescribe for the violation of said rules approved March 17, 1910; and further, to provide for licensing dealers and garages and for running motor vehicles for hire, and to prescribe penalties for violation of this act. And to further provide for the payment of fees collected under this act into the State treas ury and the expenditure of same in the maintenance and construction of State aid roads and bridges, as amended and re-enacted by an act approved March 24, 1916, was taken up, read the first time and referred to the Committee on Roads and Internal Navigation. House Joint Resolution proposing amendment to section 133 of Article IX of the Constitution of Virginia was taken up, read the first time and referred to the Committee on County, City and Town Organization. S. B. No. 40. A bill to amend and re-enact section 185 of the Code of Virginia, as heretofore amended, was taken up. The question being whether the Senate shall concur in the amendment proposed by the House of Delegates, as follows: Page 6, strike out the following in lines 22 and 23: "An emergency existing this act shall be in force from its passage, "--the same was rejected by the following vote-ayes, 20: noes, 9. Senators who voted are: YEAS-Messrs. Allen, Barham, Cannon, Conrad, Downing, Early, Garrett, Gayle, Gravatt, Holt, Jeffreys, Keith, Lacy, Mapp, Mathews, Mitchell, Rison, Strode, Thornton, Walker-20. NAYS-Messrs. Andrews, Davis, Goodloe, Hening, Jordan, Rinehart, Robertson, Royall, Webb-9. MR. MAPP was ordered to inform the House of Delegates thereof. A message was received from the House of Delegates, by MR. NORRIS, who informed the Senate that the House of Delegates insists on its amendments to S. B. No. 40, and requests a conference thereon. On motion of MR. MAPP, the Senate concurred in the request the House of Delegates for a conference on S. B. No. 40. of MR. MAPP was ordered to inform the House of Delegates thereof. THE PTESIDENT appointed MESSRS. MAPP, RISON, and CANNON conferees on the part of the Senate. MR. MAPP, from the committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the Senate and House of Delegates on S. B. No. 40, reported as follows: To the Senate and House of Delegates of Virginia: We, the undersigned conferees, on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses of the General Assembly of Virginia, on Senate Bill No. 40, amending section 185 of the Code of Virginia, beg leave to report as follows: Strike out House amendment, striking out in lines 22 and 23 on Page 6 the following: sage. "An emergency existing, this act shall be in force from its pas And insert in lieu thereof the following: "By reason of the fact that the terms of some of the judges of the Commonwealth affected by this act begin on the first day of February, 1918, an emergency is declared to exist and this act shall be in force from its passage." Given under our hands this 30th day of January, 1918. GEO. T. RISON, R. O. NORRIS, JR., WILBUR C. HALL, C. HENRY HARMAN, On motion of MR. MAPP, the Senate agreed to the report by the following vote-ayes, 27; noes, 5. Senators who voted are: YEAS-Messrs. Addison, Allen, Barham, Bowers, Byrd, Cannon, Downing, Drewry, Garrett, Gayle, Goolrick, Gravatt, Gunn, Holt, Jeffreys, Keith, Lacy, Mapp, Mathews, Mitchell, Rinehart, Rison, Strode, Thornton, Walker, Wendenburg, West-27. NAYS-Messrs. Davis, Goodloe, Jordan, Royall, Webb-5. MR. MAPP was ordered to inform the House of Delegates thereof. A message was received from the House of Delegates by MR. NORRIS, who informed the Senate that the House of Delegates had agreed to conference report on S. B. No. 40. MR. RISON. from the Committee on Public Institutions and Education, reported without amendments: S. B. No. 120. A bill to provide for the establishment of kindergartens as part of the public school system of the State He, from the same committee, reported without amendments: H. B. No. 7. A bill to relieve horses and vehicles from toll on any roads of the State when the same are conveying pupils or students to or from immediate attendance upon schools, colleges and other educational institutions And he, from the same committee, reported without amendments and with the recommendation that it be referred to the Committee on Finance. S. B. No. 5. A bill to provide text-books at the pubile expense for the use of pupils in the primary and graded public schools of the State. This bill was referred to the Committee on Finance.. MR. CANNON, from the Committee on County, City and Town Organization. reported without amendments: S. B. No. 102. A bill to amend and re-enact section 32-a of the charter of the city of Portsmouth, approved March 13, 1912, as heretofore amended, in reference to the issue of bonds. He, from the same committee, reported without amendments: S. B. No. 112. A bill to repeal the charter of the town of Upperville, in the county of Fauquier. He, from the same committee, reported without amendments: 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, repairing 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. He, from the same committee, reported without amendments: S. B. No. 134. A bill to amend and re-enact sections 45 and 54 of an act to incorporate the cit of Newport News, in the county of Warwick, and to provide a charter therefor. He, from the same committee, reported without amendments: 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. He, from the same committee, reported without amendments: 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. He, from the same committee, reported without amendments: 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. · He, from the same committee, reported without amendments: 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. He, from the same committee, reported without amendments: S. B. No. 139. A bill to amend and re-enact sections 61, 79, 80, 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. He, from the same committee, reported without amendments: S. B. No. 144. A bill to ratify and confirm a certain contract made between the bridge commissioners of the county of Stafford, a 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, Va. He, from the same committee, reported without amendments: S. B. No. 148. A bill to authorize the county treasurer of Surry county to pay certain warrants drawn by the board of supervisors of 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. He, from the same committee, reported without amendments: S. B. No. 152. A bill authorizing the councils of the cities of this Commonwealth having, by the last United States census, a popu lation in excess of 65,000 inhabitants and less than 100,000 inhabitants to establish, erect, construct, and maintain armory buildings and stables and other buildings necessary and convenient thereto and to ratify and confirm the establishment, erection and construction of armory buildings and other structures necessary thereto, heretofore made by the council of any said city. He, from the same committee, reported with amendments: S. B. No. 154. A bill to authorize cities having a population of more than fifty thousand (50,000) to condemn lands for street purposes outside of the corporate limits, under certain conditions. He, from the same committee, reported without amendments: H. B. No. 15. A bill to amend and re-enact sub-section 4 of section 20 of the charter of the city of Norfolk, as amended by an act approved March 17, 1916. He, from the same committee, reported without amendments: H. B. No. 16. A bill to authorize and empower the board of supervisors of Culpeper county to give rewards for hawk scalps. He, from the same committee, reported without amendments: H. B. No. 18. A bill to amend and re-enact section 19 of chapter III, of an act approved March 11, 1875, entitled an act to provide a charter for the city of Petersburg, as amended and re-enacted by an act approved March 17, 1910. He, from the same committee, reported without amendments: H. B. No. 19. A bill to authorize the clerk of the circuit court of Wise county to receive and keep on file in his office a delinquent land book of delinquent town lots and acreage located within the boundaries of the corporation of Norton. He, from the same committee, reported without amendments: H. B. No. 20. A bill to amend and re-enact an act approved February 5, 1915, entitled an act to amend and re-enact an act approved March 25, 1902, entitled an act to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act in regard to the notices by publication of the codification of the ordinances of the city of Norfolk, approved March 10, 1902. He, from the same committee, reported without amendments: |