MR. HOLT moved that when the Senate adjourn on Monday, February 11, 1918, it do so in honor of Lincoln's birthday and until Wednesday, February 13, 1918, at 12 o'clock, which was agreed to. Joint Resolution to create a special committee on farm labor. Whereas, food will win the war, and failure to secure labor sufficient for our agricultural industries will be a source of destructive disaster for our people, our armies and our allies; Now, Therefore, Be it Resolved by the House of Delegates (the Senate concurring), That there be created a special committee on farm labor, to consist of not more than fifteen members, to be appointed by the Governor, from the State at large, who shall serve without compensation, except their actual and necessary travelling expenses, which shall be paid equally out of the contingent funds of the House and Senate upon the certificate of the Governor to the Clerks of the two houses. The duty of this committee shall be to investigate farm labor conditions and requirements in the Commonwealth of Virginia, in co-operation with the agencies of the government of the United States, with a view of establishing a practical system of obtaining the neces sary labor required by the farmers of this State, in order to effectively conduct the agricultural industries of the State; was taken up. MR. WALKER offered an amendment. On his further motion, the resolution and substitute were referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Mining and Manufacturing. H. B. No. 33. A bill to amend and re-enact section 24-a of an act approved March 25, 1914, printed as chapter 305, acts of Assembly of Virginia, session 1914, entitled an act to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to establish and regulate the holding of primary elections, to pay expenses of same; to secure the regularity and purity of same, and to prevent and punish any corrupt practices in connection therewith, approved March 14, 1912; was taken up, read the third time and passed with its title by the following vote-aves, 29; noes, 1. Senators who voted are: YEAS-Messrs. Addison, Allen, Andrews, Barham, Buchanan, Cannon, Conrad, Downing, Drewry, Early, Gayle, Goodloe, Gravatt, Gunn, Hening, Holt, Jeffreys, Jordan, Lacy, Mapp, Mitchell, Rison, Robertson, Royall, Thornton, Trinkle, Walker, Webb, Wendenburg-29. NAYS-Mr. Bowers-1. MR. DREWRY 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. GORDON, who informed the Senate that the House of Delegates had passed the following House joint resolution in which they request the concurrence of the Senate: Whereas, in the adjustment of the financial department of the government it is right, fair and necessary that the system adopted for the agricultural interests should be placed on a parity with that planned for the commercial interests, and in order that a proper financial equilibrium may be maintained; Whereas, this parity does not now exist and will not obtain so long as the government fails to guarantee the Federal loan bond issued by the Federal farm loan banks, therefore, Be it Resolved by the House of Delegates (the Senate concuring), That the Senators and Representatives in the Congress of the United States, from this State be, and they are hereby, requested to provide by legislation action that the same guarantee shall be given to the Federal farm loan bonds issued by the Federal farm loan banks as is given to any other bond issue of the government. Resolved, further, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates shall transmit a copy of this resolution to each of said Senators and Representatives; which was taken up and, on motion of MR. BUCHANAN, passed by. H. B. No. 44. A bill to declare Russ' Rock and Little Carter's Rock, situated in the Rappahannock river, between the shores of Richmond and Essex counties, a natural oyster rock, bed and shoal and to include the same within the Baylor survey; was taken up, read the third time and passed with its title by the following vote-ayes, 27; noes, 0. Senators who voted are: YEAS-Messrs. Andrews, Barham, Bowers, Buchanan, Cannon, Conrad, Davis, Downing, Drewry, Early, Gayle, Goodloe, Hening, Holt, Jeffreys, Jordan, Lacy, Mapp, Mathews, Mitchell, Rison, Robertson, Royall, Thornton, Trinkle, Walker, Webb-27. MR. WALKER moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed, which was rejected. H. B. No. 66. A bill to repeal an act entitled an act to authorize the board of supervisors of Bedford county to borrow money to build or improve the courthouse and clerk's office, and to issue bonds therefor, approved March 25, 1914; was taken up, read the third time and passed with its title by the following vote-ayes, 27; noes, 0. Senators who voted are: YEAS-Messrs. Addison, Allen, Barham, Bowers, Buchanan, Cannon, Conrad, Davis, Downing, Drewry, Early, Gayle, Goodloe, Gunn, Hening, Holt, Jeffreys, Keith, Lacy, Mapp, Mathews, Mitchell, Robertson, Royall, Thornton, Webb, Wendenburg-27. MR. ROBERTSON moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed, which was rejected. H. B. No. 87. A bill to repeal the charter of the town of Upperville, in the county of Fauquier; was taken up, read the third time passed with its title by the following vote--ayes, 27; noes, 0. Senators who voted are: and YEAS-Messrs. Addison, Barham, Buchanan, Cannon, Conrad, Davis, Downing, Early, Goodloe, Gunn, Hening, Holt, Jeffreys, Jordan, Keith, Lacy, Mapp, Mathews, Mitchell, Rison, Robertson, Royall, Thornton, Trinkle, Walker, Webb, Wendenburg-27. MR. KEITH moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed, which was rejected. H. B. No. 91. A bill to authorize the town council of the town of Lawrenceville, Brunswick county, Virginia, to issue and sell bonds to the amount of and not exceeding $25,000 for the purpose of borrowing money to repair and extend the water works system of the said town; was taken up, read the third time and passed with its title. by the following vote-ayes, 32; noes, 0. Senators who voted are: YEAS-Messrs. Addison, Andrews, Barham, Bowers, Buchanan, Cannon, Conrad, Corbitt, Davis, Downing, Drewry, Early, Gayle, Goodloe, Gravatt, Gunn, Hening, Holt, Jeffreys, Jordan, Keith, Lacy, Mapp, Mathews, Rison, Robertson, Royall, Thornton, Trinkle, Walker, Webb, Wendenburg-32. MR. JEFFREYS moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed, which was rejected. 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; was taken up and, on motion of MR. GUNN, was indefinitely postponed. 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, Virginia; was taken up, read the third time and passed with its title by the following vote— ayes, 27; noes, 0. Senators who voted are: YEAS-Messrs. Addison, Barham, Buchanan, Cannon, Conrad, Davis, Downing, Drewry, Garrett, Goodloe, Gravatt, Gunn, Hening, Holt, Jeffreys, Lacy, Mapp, Mathews, Mitchell, Rison, Robertson, Royall, Thornton, Trinkle, Walker, Webb, Wendenburg-27. MR. ALLEN moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed, which was rejected. S. B. No. 147. A bill to amend and re-enact section 3 of an act entitled an act to provide for a road law for Spotsylvania county, approved February 21, 1898, as amended by an act approved March 14, 1908, as amended by an act approved March 13, 1914; 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, Barham, Bowers, Cannon, Conrad, Davis, Downing, Drewry, Gayle, Goodloe, Goolrick, Gunn, Hening, Holt, Jeffreys, Jordan, Lacy, Mapp, Mathews, Mitchell, Rinehart, Robertson, Royall, Thornton, Trinkle, Walker, Webb, Wendenburg-28. MR. GOOLRICK moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed, which was rejected. 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; was taken up, read the third time and passed with its title by the following vote-ayes, 29; noes, 0. Senators who voted are: YEAS-Messrs. Addison, Allen, Bowers, Buchanan, Cannon, Davis, Downing, Drewry, Garrett, Gayle, Goodloe, Gunn, Hening, Holt, Jeffreys, Jordan, Keith, Lacy, Mapp, Mathews, Mitchell, Rison, Robertson, Royall, Thornton, Trinkle, Walker, Webb, Wendenburg-29. MR. BOWERS moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed, which was rejected. 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; was taken up. By unanimous consent, previously obtained, the vote by which the bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time was reconsidered. MR. GUNN offered an amendment which was agreed to. 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, 27; noes, 0. Senators who voted are: YEAS-Messrs. Andrews, Barham, Bowers, Buchanan, Cannon, Davis, Downing, Drewry, Early, Garrett, Goodloe, Gunn, Hening, Holt, Jeffreys, Lacy, Mapp, Mathews, Mitchell, Rison, Robertson, Royall, Thornton, Trinkle, Walker, Webb, Wendenburg-27. MR. GUNN offered an amendment to the title, which was agreed to. MR. GUNN moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed, which was rejected. S. B. No. 120. A bill to provide for the establishment of kindergartens as part of the public school system of the State; was taken up and read the second time. MR. CONRAD offered an amendment. MR. CONRAD moved to pass by the bill, which was agreed to. S. B. No. 60. A bill to provide for the preparation and review of estimates for expenditures and revenue, and to establish a budget system for all State departments, bureaus, divisions, officers, boards, commissions, institutions, and other agencies and undertakings receiving or asking financial aid from the State of Virginia; was taken up and read the second time. The amendment offered by MR. WEST was rejected and the bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time. On motion of MR. CONRAD, S. B. No. 82. A bill to provide for State insurance of public property against fire and lightning; and to make an appropriation out of the State treasury for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this act; was ordered to be reprinted with the amendments. On motion of MR. DREWRY, it was ordered to have 1,000 copies of the road bills printed. 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; was taken up, read the second time, ordered to be engrossed and read a third time. On motion of MR. CANNON, the Senate adjourned until Monday, February 11, 1918, at 12 o'clock. O. V. HANGER, Clerk of the Senate. B. F. BUCHANAN, President of the Senate. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1918. President pro tempore C. HARDING WALKER presiding. The Journal of Saturday was read by the Clerk. MR. DREWRY, from the Committee on Fish and Game. reported without amendments. S. B. No. 186. A bill to amend and re-enact the title of and clauses 1, 2, 3, 10, 13, 14, 15, 17, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, |