ervation, also to repeal sections 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1974 and 1975 of the Code of Virginia, and to repeal an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to establish a State Highway Commission; to define its powers and duties; the term of office, salary and qualifications of the commissioner; to authorize the commission to call into consultation the professors of engineering in certian State institutions, and appropriating money to carry the provisions of this act into effect, approved March 6, 1906; to provide for the appointment of a commission, and fixing their term of office; to give to said commission the power of eminent domain, the power to make and enforce rules and regulations governing the traffic and use of the State Highway System, not in conflict with the laws of this State, and to prescribe penalties for the violation of such rules and regulations, approved September 5, 1919, and to repeal all other sections of the Code and acts or parts of acts inconsistent with this act, approved March 24, 1922; which was taken up, ordered to be printed and referred to the Committee on Roads and Internal Navigation. MR. GUNN, by leave, presented S. B. No. 15. A bill to amend and re-enact section 1491 of the Code of Virginia; which was taken up, ordered to be printed and referred to the Committee on General Laws. MR. LESNER, by leave, presented S. B. No. 16. A bill to amend and re-enact section 247 of the Code of Virginia; which was taken up, ordered to be printed and referred to the Committee on Privileges and Elections. MR. ALFRED C. SMITH, by leave, presented S. B. No. 17. A bill to amend and re-enact sections 2244 and 2298 of the Code of Virginia, section 2244 of which was amended by an act approved February 10, 1920; which was taken up, ordered to be printed and referred to the Committee on Finance. The hour of 1:30, P. M., having arrived, being the time fixed by the joint resolution to receive the Governor of Virginia, the Senate repaired to the hall of the House of Delegates and was received by the Delegates standing. The roll of the Senate was called, and the following Senators answered to their names: Messrs. Ames, Ball, Barksdale, Barron, Beaty, Booker, Buchanan, Byrd, Clement, Crockett, Downing, Early, East, Epes, Ferguson, Garrett, Goode, Gunn, Haddon, Holt, Jeffreys, Johnson, Lambeth, Layman, Lesner, Mills, Noell, Parsons, Rogers, Smith, Alfred C., Smith, W. Worth, Jr., Stubbs, Swank, Thompson, Vaughan, Wickham, Woodson and Workman-38. There were thirty-eight Senators present. The roll of the House of Delegates was called, and the following Delegates answered to their names: Messrs. Bear, Bird, Bolton, Bondurant, Boschen, Bowles, Boyd, Bragg, Brown, Israel, Brown, J. Sinclair, Carter, Samuel R., Carter, R. T., Cato, Crowder, Davis, DeFriece, Doosing, Dotson, Dovell, Mrs. Fain, Fletcher, Fuller, Gatewood, Gibson, Glass, Gordon, Graham, Graves, Gray, J. Walter, Gray, Z. T., Hailey, Hall, Mrs. Henderson, Hicks, Hodges, Hoover, Horner, Horsley, Houston, Hurt, Jeffreys, Jesse, Johnson, Jones, Edwin B., Jones, James, P., Keezell, Kelly, Long, Lyon, Malbon, Mason, Massey, McCotter, McLean, Milstead, Mitchell, Moffett, Moore, Nicholson, Norris, Nottingham, Ozlin, Pierce, Pitts, Price, Quillen, Radford, Ramey, Revercomb, Rew, Richards, Rodgers, Russell, Sebrell, Shepherd, H. D., Sheppard, James R., Sinclair, Smith, Charles Henry, Smith, Lemuel F., Speers, Stuart, Taylor, Tuck, Warren, Webb, Weeks, Wilkins, Williams, Franklin, Williams, R. L., Witten, Wright, Earl H., Wright, John W., Wright, William A., and Mr. Speaker-94. There were ninety-four Delegates present. MRS. FAIN offered the following resolution: Resolved, That the Speaker appoint a committee of three, composed of two Delegates and one Senator, to notify the Governor that the joint assembly is duly organized and would be pleased to receive him and any communication he may desire to make; which was agreed to. The Speaker appointed MR. DEFRIECE, MRS. FAIN, and SENATOR HOLT the committee. The committee subsequently presented the Governor, who was formally received by the joint assembly. The Governor addressed the joint assembly as follows: (The Governor's address is printed as House Document No. 2.) Ordered that 10,000 copies of the Governor's address be printed. On motion of MR. HURT, the joint assembly adjourned sine die. I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the journal of the House of Delegates in relation to the address of the Governor to the joint assembly January 9, 1924. JOHN W. WILLIAMS, Clerk of the House of Delegates and Clerk of the Joint Assembly. MR. WOODSON offered the following resolution; which was agreed to: Resolved, That when the Senate adjourn today it adjourn out of respect to the memory of the late Bland Massie, of Nelson county, and that the Clerk of the Senate notify his family of the action of the Senate. On motion of MR. WOODSON, the Senate adjourned in honor of the memory of the late Hon. Bland Massie, in compliance with the provisions of Senate resolution this day adopted, until tomorrow at 12 M. JUNIUS E. WEST, President of the Senate. O. V. HANGER, Clerk of the Senate. THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1924 Lieutenant-Governor JUNIUS E. WEST presiding. The Journal of yesterday was read by the Clerk. The Governor, through his Secretary, submitted to the President of the Senate copies of his Budget, required to be submitted by section 7 of an act approved February 19, 1918, together with the tentative bill, designated "Budget Bill," required by section 8 of said act; which tentative bill is printed as House Document No. 3. Senator HOLMAN WILLIS being present, and having previously filed in the office of the Clerk of the Senate certificate of his election, came forward and the Clerk of the Senate administered to him the oath prescribed by law. MR. EARLY, from the Steering Committee, presented the following report on Senate committees: Finance-Messrs. Garrett, Holt, Early, Byrd, Gunn, Ferguson, Jeffreys, Crockett, Wickham, Lesner, Mills, Epes, Lambeth, Buchanan, Smith, W. Worth, Jr., and Parsons. Roads and Internal Navigation-Messrs. Byrd, Jeffreys, Ferguson, Early, Woodson, Mills, Layman, Vaughan, Booker, Goode, White, Rogers, Thompson, Beaty and Stubbs. Courts of Justice-Messrs. Gunn, Booker, Downing, Goode, Epes, Clement, Swank, Buchanan, Willis, Haddon, Ames, Barron, Barksdale, Ball and Smith, Alfred C. Fish and Game-Messrs. Downing, Goode, Lesner, Lambeth, Vaughan, Willis, Rogers, White, Ames, Smith, Alfred C., and Stubbs. Insurance and Banking-Messrs. Ferguson, Holt, Layman, Vaughan, Lesner, Buchanan, Willis, Ames, Workman, Barksdale and Beaty. Public Institutions and Education-Messrs. Early, Booker, Downing, Layman, Woodson, Epes, Clement, Lambeth, Swank, Haddon, Johnson, White, Noell, Barksdale and East. Privileges and Elections-Messrs. Holt, Early, Byrd, Gunn, Booker, Ferguson, Crockett, Wickham, Clement, Johnson, Beaty and Thompson. Moral, Social and Child Welfare-Messrs. Goode, Jeffreys, Holt, Lambeth, Layman, Swank, Barron, Ball, East, Noell and Parsons. County, City and Town Organization-Messrs. Layman, Gunn, Crockett, Lesner, Willis, Workman, Barron, Smith, Alfred C., Johnson, Ball and Rogers. General Laws-Messrs. Mills, Garrett, Jeffreys, Holt, Swank, Downing, Willis, Workman, Barron, Smith, Alfred C., Noell, Smith, W. Worth, Jr., and Parsons. Agriculture, Mining and Manufacturing-Messrs Jeffreys, Early, Garrett, Woodson, Swank, White, Johnson, Noell, East, Beaty and Thompson. Joint Committee on Special, Private and Local LegislationMessrs. Wickham, Barron, Barksdale, Ames and Ball. Nominations-Messrs. Booker, Woodson, Clement, Swank and Johnson. Enrolled Bills-Messrs. Vaughan, Jeffreys, Wickham, Noell, Haddon, Workman, Smith, Alfred C., Beaty, Ames and Parsons. To Examine the Clerk's Office of the Senate-Messrs. Noell, Ball and East. Rules Messrs. President of the Senate, President pro tempore of the Senate, and Chairman of the Committee for Courts of Justice. Executive Expenditures-Messrs. Ferguson, Mills and Swank. Library-Messrs. Buchanan, Downing and Workman. To Examine Office of Auditor of Public Accounts-Messrs. Swank, Barksdale and Stubbs. To Examine Second Auditor's Office-Messrs. Lesner, Wickham and Parsons. To Examine Office of the Register of the Land OfficeMessrs. Woodson, Ball and Clement. To Examine Treasurer's Office-Messrs. Lambeth, Garrett and Parsons. To Examine Bonds of Public Officers-Messrs. Ball, Smith, W. Worth, Jr., and Johnson. Printing-Messrs. Haddon, Holt and White. N. B. EARLY, HARRY FLOOD BYRD, MORGAN R. MILLS, N. E. CLEMENT, JOHN HENRY JOHNSON. MR. EARLY moved that the report be adopted; which was agreed to. MR. EPES offered the following joint resolution: Be it resolved by the Senate of Virginia (the House concurring), That the Clerk of the House of Delegates be, and is hereby, required to report to the General Assembly of Virginia the number of days during the years 1921, 1922 and 1923 on which the courts of each circuit were in session, as shown by the returns of the clerks of courts to him made; which was agreed to. MR. EPES was ordered to inform the House of Delegates thereof. MR. GUNN, by leave, presented S. B. No. 18. A bill to amend and re-enact sections 5420 and 5423 of the Code of Virginia; which was taken up, ordered to be printed and referred to the Committee for Courts of Justice. MR. BOOKER, by leave, presented S. B. No. 19. A bill to amend and re-enact sections 4414 and 4767 of the Code of Virginia, and to repeal an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact section 3680 of the Code of Virginia, as heretofore amended, approved February 28, 1918; which was taken up, ordered to be printed and referred to the Committee for Courts of Justice. MESSRS. BOOKER and GUNN, by leave, presented S. B. No. 20. A bill to amend and re-enact sections 6337, 6347 and 6355 of the Code of Virginia, sections 6337 and 6355 |