pensation therefor and to provide penalties for the violation of this act, approved February 16, 1915, and to change the name of the State Advisory Board to the State Tax Board, and to appropriate money to carry out the provisions of this act," approved March 17, 1916, and to amend and re-enact sections 3 and 8 of said act; which was taken up and referred to the Committee on Finance.

MR. GARRETT, by leave, presented

S. B. No. 68. A bill to provide for the payment of contingent and incidential expenses of the General Assembly, and appropriate money for the same; which was taken up and referred to the Committee on Finance.

MR. GUNN, by leave, presented

S. B. N. 69. A bill to validate certificate of acknowledgment to deeds and other writings recorded in Virginia, taken before certain official in foreign countries; which was taken up and referred to the Committee for Courts of Justice.

MR. MATHEWs, by leave, introduced.

S. J. R. No. 6. Proposing an 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; which was referred to the Committee for Courts of Justice.

MR CANNON, by leave, presented

S. J. R. No. 7. Proposing amendment to section 138 of the Constitution of Virginia; which was referred to the Committee on Public Institutions and Education.

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 joint resolution, in which they requested the concurrence of the Senate:

Resolved, by the House of Delegates (the Senate concurring), That the General Assembly shall proceed at 12:30 o'clock P. M. today to the election of a Commissioner of Insurance for a term of four years beginning February 1, 1918; and to the election of the following judges: A judge of the Supreme Court of Appeals for the unexpired term ending February 1, 1919, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Judge George M. Harrison; a judge of the Supreme Court of Appeals for the unexpired term ending February 1, 1923, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Judge R. H. Cardwell; a judge of the Seventeenth judicial circuit for the unexpired term ending February 1, 1922, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Judge Thomas W. Harrison; a judge for the Twenty-sixth judicial Circuit for the unexpired term ending February 1, 1923, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Judge Edward S. Turner; a judge for the corporation court of the city of Buena Vista for the unexpired term ending February 1, 1920, to fill the vacancy caused by

the resignation of Judge W. P. Houston; a civil justice for the city of Richmond for the unexpired term ending March 1, 1922, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of judge William M. Turpin; and judges for the third, seventh, eleventh, fifteenth, nineteenth and twenty-third circuits for terms of eight years, respectively, beginning February 1, 1918; and that in the execution of the joint order for the election of a Commissioner of Insurance and Judges, nominations shall be made for the whole number in the order in which they appear in the resolution providing for their election, and that each house shall be notified of said nominations, when the roll shall be called for the election of a Commissioner of Insurance and the judges in the order named in the concurrent resolution providing for their election, and when the roll shall have been called for the whole number the presiding officer of each house shall appoint a committee of two, which, together, shall constitute a joint committee to count the joint vote in each case and report the result to their respective houses; which was agreed to.

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

The hour of 12:30 o'clock having arrived, MR. CANNON was ordered to inform the House of Delegates that the Senate was ready on its part to proceed to the execution of the joint order of the day, having for its object the election of certain State officers, judges and civil justices.

A message was received from the House of Delegates by MR. STEPHENSON, who informed the Senate that the House of Delegates was ready on its part to proceed to the execution of the joint order of the day, having for its object the election of certain State officers, judges and civil justices.

For Commissioner of Insurance MR. GAYLE nominated Joseph Button for a term of four years, beginning February 1, 1918.

For judge of the Supreme Court of Appeals, MR. ROBERTSON nominated Martin P. Burks for the unexpired term ending February 1, 1919, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Judge George M. Harrison.

For judge of the Supreme Court of Appeals, MR. CANNON nominated Robert R. Prentis for the unexpired term ending February 1, 1923, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Judge R. H. Cardwell.

For judge of the Seventeenth judicial circuit, MR. DOWNING nominated F. B. Whitting for the unexpired term ending February 1, 1922, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Judge Thomas W. Harrison.

For Judge of the Twenty-sixth Judicial Circuit, MR. THORNTON nominated George Latham Fletcher for the unexpired term ending February 1, 1923, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Judge Edward S. Turner.

For judge of the corporation court of the city of Buena Vista, MR. ROBERTSON nominated Robert L. Gardner for the unexpired term ending February 1, 1920, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Judge W. P. Houston.

For civil justice of the city of Richmond MR. BUCHANAN nominated W. Crump Tucker for the unexpired term ending March 1, 1922, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Judge W. M. Turpin, For judge of the Third judicial circuit, MR. BARHAM nominated Jesse L. West for a term of eight years beginning February 1,

1918.

For judge of the Seventh judicial circuit, MR. RISON nominated E. J. Harvey for the term of eight years beginning February 1, 1918. For judge of the Eleventh judicial circuit, MR. HOLT nominated Clarence W. Robinson for the term of eight years beginning February 1, 1918.

For judge of the Fifteenth judicial circuit, MR. GOOLRICK nominated R. H. L. Chichester for the term of eight years beginning February 1, 1918.

For judge of the Nineteenth judicial circuit, MR. RINEHART nominated George K. Anderson for the term of eight years beginning February 1, 1918.

For judge of the Twenty-third judicial circuit, MR. BUCHANAN nominated Preston W. Campbell for a term of eight years beginning February 1, 1918.

Mr. Robertson 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 only names before the House of Delegates were those nominated by the Senate.

The roll was called with the following result:

For Joseph Button

Senators who voted are:

32

YEAS-Messrs. Addison, Allen, Andrews, Barham, Bowers, Buchanan, Cannon, Conrad, Corbitt, Downing, Drewry, Early, Garrett, Gayle, Goodloe, Goolrick, Gravatt, Hening, Holt, Jeffreys, Jordan, Lacy, Mathews, Mitchell, Rinehart, Rison,' Robertson, Royall, Strode, Thornton, Webb, West-32.

For Martin P. Burks

32

Senators who voted are:

YEAS-Messrs. Addison, Allen, Andrews, Barham, Bowers, Buchanan, Cannon, Conrad, Corbitt, Downing, Drewry, Early, Garrett, Gayle, Goodloe, Goolrick, Gravatt, Hening, Holt, Jeffreys, Jordan, Lacy, Mathews, Mitchell, Rinehart, Rison, Robertson, Royall, Strode, Thornton, Webb, West-32.

For Robert R. Prentis

32

Senators who voted are:

YEAS-Messrs. Addison, Allen, Andrews, Barham, Bowers, Buchanan, Cannon, Conrad, Corbitt, Downing, Drewry, Early, Garrett, Gayle, Goodloe, Goolrick, Gravatt, Hening, Holt, Jeffreys, Jordan, Lacy, Mathews, Mitchell, Rinehart, Rison, Robertson, Royall, Strode, Thornton, Webb, West-32.

For D. B. Whitting

32

Senators who voted are:

YEAS-Messrs. Addison, Allen, Andrews, Barham, Bowers, Buchanan, Cannon, Conrad, Corbitt, Downing, Drewry, Early, Garrett, Gayle, Goodloe, Goolrick, Gravatt, Hening, Holt, Jeffreys, Jordan, Lacy, Mathews, Mitchell, Finehart, Rison, Robertson, Royall, Strode, Thornton, Webb, West-32.

For George Latham Fletcher

32

Senators who voted are:

YEAS-Messrs. Addison, Allen, Andrews, Barham, Bowers, Buchanan, Cannon, Conrad, Corbitt, Downing, Drewry, Early, Garrett, Gayle, Goodloe, Goolrick, Gravatt, Hening, Holt, Jeffreys, Jordan, Lacy, Mathews, Mitchell, Rinehart, Rison, Robertson, Royall, Strode, Thornton, Webb, West-32.

For Robert L. Gardner

Senators who voted are:

32

YEAS-Messrs. Addison, Allen, Andrews, Barham, Bowers, Buchanan, Cannon, Conrad, Corbitt, Downing, Drewry, Early, Garrett, Gayle, Goodloe, Goolrick, Gravatt, Hening, Holt, Jeffreys, Jordan, Lacy, Mathews, Mitchell, Rinehart, Rison, Robertson, Royall, Strode, Thornton, Webb, West-32.

For William Crump Tucker

32

Senators who voted are:

YEAS-Messrs. Addison, Allen, Andrews, Barham, Bowers, Buchanan, Cannon, Conrad, Corbitt. Downing, Drewry, Early, Garrett, Gayle, Goodloe, Goolrick, Gravatt, Hening, Holt, Jeffreys, Jordan, Lacy, Mathews, Mitchell, Rinehart, Rison, Robertson, Royall, Strode, Thornton, Webb, West-32.

For J. T. West

Senators who voted are:

32

YEAS-Messrs. Addison, Allen, Andrews, Barham, Bowers, Buchanan, Cannon, Conrad, Corbitt, Downing, Drewry, Early, Garrett, Gayle, Goodloe,

Goolrick, Gravatt, Hening, Holt, Jeffreys, Jordan, Lacy, Mathews, Mitchell, Rinehart, Rison, Robertson, Royall, Strode, Thornton, Webb, West-32.

For E. J. Harvey

32

Senators who voted are:

YEAS-Messrs. Addison, Allen, Andrews, Barham, Bowers, Buchanan, Cannon, Conrad, Corbitt, Downing, Drewry, Early, Garrett, Gayle, Goodloe, Goolrick, Gravatt, Hening, Holt, Jeffreys, Jordan, Lacy, Mathews, Mitchell, Rinehart, Rison, Robertson, Royall, Strode, Thornton, Webb, West-32.

For Clarence W. Robinson

Senators who voted are:

32

YEAS-Messrs. Addison, Allen, Andrews, Barham, Bowers, Buchanan, Cannon, Conrad, Corbitt, Downing, Drewry, Early, Garrett, Gayle, Goodloe, Goolrick, Gravatt, Hening, Holt, Jeffreys, Jordan, Lacy, Mathews, Mitchell, Rinehart, Rison, Robertson, Royall, Strode, Thornton, Webb, West-32.

For R. H. L. Chichester

Senators who voted are:

32

YEAS-Messrs. Addison, Allen, Andrews, Barham, Bowers, Buchanan, Cannon, Conrad, Corbitt, Downing, Drewry, Early, Garrett, Gayle, Goodloe, Goolrick, Gravatt, Hening, Holt, Jeffreys, Jordan, Lacy, Mathews, Mitchell, Rinehart, Rison, Robertson, Royall, Strode, Thornton, Webb, West-32.

For George K. Anderson

Senators who voted are:

32

YEAS-Messrs. Addison, Allen, Andrews, Barham, Bowers, Buchanan, Cannon, Conrad, Corbitt, Downing, Drewry, Early, Garrett, Gayle, Goodloe, Goolrick, Gravatt, Hening, Holt, Jeffreys, Jordan, Lacy, Mathews, Mitchell, Rinehart, Rison, Robertson, Royall, Strode, Thornton, Webb, West-32.

For Preston W. Campbell

Senators who voted are:

32

YEAS-Messrs. Addison, Allen, Andrews, Barham, Bowers, Buchanan, Cannon, Conrad, Corbitt, Downing, Drewry. Early, Garrett, Gayle, Goodloe, Goolrick, Gravatt, Hening, Holt, Jeffreys, Jordan, Lacy, Mathews, Mitchell, Rinehart, Rison, Robertson, Royall, Strode, Thornton, Webb, West-32.

The PRESIDENT appointed MESSRS. ANDREWS and ROYALL, a committee on the part of the Senate to meet a similar committee on the part of the House of Delegates and count the joint vote.

MR. ANDREWS, for the comittee, reported as follows