alleys within, or within ten miles from, the limits of any city, except in conformity with the plan provided by such city; which was taken up and referred to the Committee for Courts of Justice.

MR. MAPP, by leave, presented

S. B. No. 150. A bill to provide for a better assessment of notes, bonds and other obligations the payment of which is secured by deed of trust or mortgages by requiring that the name or names and residence or residences of the true beneficiary or beneficiaries. either be stated in the deed of trust or mortgage securing the payment of the same, or be furnished to the clerk of the court in whose office they are admitted to record before any such deed of trust or mortgage is admitted to record, and that when any such note, bond or other obligation is transferred, the name or names and residence or residences of the assignee or assignees shall be noted on the margin of the deed book or presented to the clerk in writing, and that unless and until these provisions are complied with the note, bond or other obligation shall be listed by and taxed to the record holder or holders thereof; which was taken up and referred to the Committee for Courts of Justice.

MR. BYRD, by leave, presented

S. B. No. 151. A bill to amend and re-enact section twelve of an act entitled "an act to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to create and maintain a State board of crop pest commissioners, and to define its duties and powers, approved March 5, 1900, approved May 9, 1903, as heretofore amended, and to add three sections to said act; which was taken up and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Mining and Manufacturing.

MR. MATHEWs, by leave, presented

S. B. No. 152. A bill authorizing the councils of the cities of this Commonwealth having, by the last United States census, a population in excess of 65,000 inhabitants and less than 100,000 inhab itants 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, hereto fore made by the council of any said city; which was taken up and referred to the Joint Committee on Special, Private and Local Leg islation.

MR. GUNN, by leave, presented

S. B. No. 153. A bill appropriating the sum of thirty-nin thousand ($39,000.00) dollars, for the purchase of a lot of land of the corner of Governor and Franklin streets, in the city of Riel mond, Virginia; which was taken up and referred to the Committe on Finance.

MR. GUNN, by leave, presented

S. B. No. 154. A bill to authorize cities having a population of more than 50,000 to condemn lands for street purposes, outside of the corporate limits; which was taken up and referred to the Joint Committee on Special, Private and Local Legislation.

MR. GUNN, by leave, presented

S. Jt. Res. No. 12. Proposing amendment to section 148 of Article II of the Constitution of Virginia; which was taken up and referred to the Committee on Public Institutions and Education.

S. B. No. 32. A bill to amend and re-enact sections 17 and 1 of chapter 1 of an act entitled an act concerning the Bureau of Insurance, approved March 9, 1906, as subsequently amended, was taken up, read the third time and passed with its title by the folowing vote-ayes, 33; noes, 1.

Senators who voted are:

YEAS-Messrs. Addison, Andrews, Barham, Bowers, Buchanan, Cannon, Conrad, Corbitt, Davis, Early, Garrett, Gayle, Goodloe, Goolrick, Gravatt, Gunn, Hening, Holt, Jeffreys, Jordan, Keith, Lacy, Mapp, Mathews, Mitchell, Rison, Robertson, Royall, Thornton, Walker, Webb, Wendenburg, West-33. NAYS-Mr. Allen-1.

MR. WEST moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was Cassed, which was rejected.

S. B. No. 38. A bill to invest in boards of supervisors of counties adjoining and abutting a city with a population of 125,000 or ore inhabitants, as shown by the United States census, the power install and maintain proper lights on the streets and highways the villages and built-up portions of such counties, and to pay for the same out of the county fund, was taken up, read the third ime and passed with its title by the following vote-ayes, 33; ·es, 0.

Senators who voted are:

YEAS-Messrs. Addison, Allen, Andrews, Barham, Bowers, Buchanan. Byrd, Cannon, Conrad, Corbitt, Davis, Downing, Early, Garrett. Goodloe, GoolHening, Holt, Jeffreys, Jordan, Keith, Lacy, Mapp, Mathews, Mitchell, hison, Robertson, Royall, Thornton, Walker, Webb, Wendenburg, West-33.

MR. HENING moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill passed, which was rejected.

The following House bills were taken up and read the second

me:

H. B. No. 1. A bill to authorize the board of supervisors of gusta county to issue time warrants to carry the present floating of Augusta county, and to levy a tax to pay the interest upon id debt, and to establish a sinking fund to pay off said debt in full.

H. B. No. 2. A bill to declare the lot on which is located the courthouse of Greensville county, in the town of Emporia, a part of each of the three magisterial districts for said county of Greensville.

S. Jt. Res. No. 2. Proposing amendment to section 138 of the Constitution of Virginia, was taken up, read the second time, ordered to be engrossed and read a third time.

S. B. No. 8. A bill to authorize the appointment of one additional commissioner in chancery for the circuit court of the city of Norfolk, was taken up and read the second time.

MR. MATHEWS offered an amendment, which was agreed to; and the bill as amended was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time.

A message was received from the House of Delegates by MR. EVANS, 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:

Requesting the United States Senators and Congressmen from Virginia to introduce or support the passage of a Federal stay law. under the military power of the Federal government, to protect the rights and property of persons in the military and naval services of the United States for the period of the war and for such time thereafter as may be deemed advisable.

Whereas, the several States of this Union, including Virginia. are unable to pass any "stay" law, which will not be a violation of their own Constitution or the Constitution of these Unites States whereby the bringing of any action at law or suit in equity of whatever kind or nature it may be, against any person in the military or naval service of this country, may be "stayed" or the foreclosure of any deed of trust, mortgage or other liens against such person may be restrained, for the period of the war and for such time thereafter as may be deemed advisable, so as to protect the rights and property of such persons while they are giving their efforts and their lives for the cause of democracy of this the greatest world war.

Whereas, there is an urgent need for such legislation as mentioned above to protect persons in the military and naval service of this country; therefore,

Be it Resolved by the House of Delegates (the Senate concur ring) that our representatives in the upper and lower branches of the National Congress be, and they hereby are, most respectfully requested to either introduce or support the passage of such legislation under the military power of the United States Government. if it is possible so to do as will meet the urgent need as set out in the premises which was agreed to.

MR. STRODE was ordered to inform the House of Delegates thereof.

A message was received from the House of Delegates by MR. STEPHENSON, 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:

Resolved by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, that the Clerk of the House of Delegates be requested to place on each bill presented in either House, the number of the section in the revisor's report covering the subject matter of the bill, and that the committees of each House be instructed to consider the revised section of the proposed new Code in connection with the bills which would, in effect, amend the same; which was agreed to.

MR. WALKER was ordered to inform the House of Delegates thereof.

S. B. No. 30. A bill to authorize the board of supervisors of Augusta county to issue time warrants to carry the present floating debt of Augusta county, and to levy a tax to pay the interest upon said debt, and to establish a sinking fund to pay off said debt in full, was, on motion of MR. JORDAN, indefinitely postponed.

S. B. No. 31. A bill to amend and re-enact chapter 252 of Acts of the General Assembly of 1906, entitled an act to authorize the several school boards of the school districts in this State to borrow money belonging to the literary fund for certain purposes and to authorize the loan of said funds to each district, as amended by chapter 82 of the Acts of 1908 and chapter 359 of the Acts of 1914, and further amended by chapter 187 of the Acts of 1916, was taken up, read the second time, ordered to be engrossed and read a third time.

S. B. No. 36. A bill to declare the lot on which is located the courthouse of Greensville county, in the town of Emporia, a part of each of the three magisterial districts for said county of Greensville, was, upon motion of MR. BARHAM, indefinitely postponed.

S. B. No. 37. A bill to amend and re-enact section 30 of chapter 5, of an act entitled an act concerning corporations, which became a law on the 21st day of May, 1903, as heretofore amended, was taken up, read the second time, committee amendments agreed to, and the bill as amended, ordered to be engrossed and read a third time.

S. B. No. 6. A bill for the relief of Smith-Courtney Company, was taken up, read the second time, ordered to be engrossed and read a third time.

On motion of MR. WEST,

S. B. No. 18. A bill to amend and re-enact section 9 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, was set for a special and continuing order for Tuesday, February 5, 1918, at 12:30 o'clock.

S. B. No. 29. A bill to amend and re-enact section 614 of an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact section 614 of the Code of Virginia as amended and re-enacted by an act approved March 10, 1910, entitled an act to amend and re-enact section 614 of the Code of Virginia as amended and re-enacted by an act approved March 13, 1908, entitled an act to amend and re-enact sections 613 and 614 of the Code of Virginia, as amended and re-enacted by an act approved March 15, 1904, approved March 18, 1916, was taken up, read the second time.

MR. DAVIS offered an amendment, which was agreed to.

On motion of MR. CONRAD, the bill was passed by.

S. B. No. 41. A bill to amend and re-enact section 27 of chapter one of an act entitled an act concerning the Bureau of Insurance, approved March 9, 1916, as subsequently amended, was taken up, read the second time, ordered to be engrossed and read a third time.

S. Jt. Res. Providing for procedure of committees in reporting bills.

Whereas, the Code revisors appointed by the General Assembly of 1914 have completed their work of revising and codifying the Statute law of Virginia, and submitted their report to the General Assembly of 1918, and

Whereas, it is the desire of this General Assembly, to enact no general legislation in the absence of information relative to the question of whether the Code revisors have dealt with the subject matter of any proposed bill;

Therefore, Be it Resolved, by the Senate the (House of Delegates concurring), That no committee of this General Assembly shall report any bill unless the patron thereof or some one interested therein shall appear before the Comittee having consideration of the bill and state positively on his own knowledge whether the Code revisors have dealt with the subject matter of such bill in their report, and, if so, the effect of such bill, if enacted into law, upon the corresponding section of the new Code; which was agreed to.

MR. ALLEN was ordered to inform the House of Delegates thereof.

S. Jt. Res. No. 6. Proposing amendment to section 117 of article 8 of the Constitution of Virginia, and providing for publishing said amendment and certifying the same to the next General Assembly, was taken up and read the first time.

S. B. No. 69. A bill to validate certificates of acknowledgment to deeds and other writings recorded in Virginia, taken before cer