The vote required by the Constitution was recorded as follows:

AYES-Adams, Allman, Barton, Bear, Bird, George T., Bird, W. W., Bolling, Bolton, Boschen, Bowles, Boyd, E. T., Boyd, I. C., Breneman, Brewer, Carter, Cato, Coiner, Cole, Coleman, Davis, Doosing, Dovell, Fain, Folkes, Fuller, Gary, George, Graham, Hall, Hamner, Hanes, Hicks, Jeffreys, Jesse, Johnson, Jones, C. A., Keezell, Kelly, Lyon, Milstead, Mugler, Nickles, Norris, Page, Price, Rew, Rodgers, Saunders, Savedge, Shepherd, Sinclair, Smith, H. T., Smith, J. S., Snead, Speers, Taylor, Topping, Vellines, Waller, Warren, C. R., Warren, L. E., Watkins, Watts, Williams, Wood, Wright, J. W., Wright, W. A., Young, Mr. Speaker-69. NAYS-0.

Motions severally made to reconsider the votes by which Nos. 7, 10, 12, 13, 14 and 9 Senate bills were passed, were rejected.

The following Senate bills were read at length a second time:

No. 15. Senate bill to amend and re-enact section 4066 of the Code of Virginia, as heretofore amended, in relation to public utility companies; and to repeal sections 4064 and 4065 of the Code of Virginia and section 1 of an act entitled an act imposing public duties on heat, light, power, water and telephone companies, and providing for the control and regulation of such companies by the State Corporation Commission, approved March 27, 1914, as amended by acts approved March 23, 1918, March 20, 1924, and March 29, 1926.

No. 23. Senate bill to amend and re-enact section 1 of an act entitled an act for the protection of fish in certain streams in Alleghany and Craig counties, approved February 26, 1926.

The following house bills having been printed, were read at length a second time and ordered to be engrossed.

No. 31. House bill to amend and re-enact section two (2) of an act entitled an act authorizing and empowering the board of supervisors of any two or more counties in this State, or the board of supervisors of any one or more of the counties in this State and the council or councils of any one or more of the several cities in this State, to establish a home for the care and maintenance of the poor; to authorize the sale and conveyance of certain real and personal property belonging to such cities and counties as may adopt the provisions of the act; to authorize the authorities of such counties and cities to purchase farms of suitable size, fertility and location; to authorize such authorities to erect suitable buildings to be called district homes to which all of the counties and cities composing such district must send its poor, and care for same; providing for the appointment of boards of control, superintendents, physicians and necessary employees; and to abolish county and city poor houses in the several counties and cities, which adopt the provisions of this act, approved March 14, 1918.

No. 32. House bill to permit angling, with hook and line, in the waters of Smyth river and its tributaries in the counties of Franklin, Henry and Patrick for all fish during any time of the year.

No. 33. House bill making it unlawful for any person to permit dogs to run at large in Orange and Madison counties during the months of May, June and July of each year (amended and title amended).

No. 34. House bill to authorize the council of the city of South Norfolk to issue and sell bonds of the city of South Norfolk in an amount not exceeding fifty thousand dollars; to use the proceeds for the erection of a municipal building; and to provide for the levy of a tax to pay interest on said bonds and to retire the same as they mature (amended).

No. 35. House bill to authorize the council of the city of South Norfolk to issue and to sell bonds of the city of South Norfolk in an amount not exceeding two hundred thousand dollars, to use the proceeds for the construction of streets, sidewalks and alleys in said city; and to provide for the levy of a tax to pay interest on said bonds and to retire the same as they mature (amended).

No. 36. House bill to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act for the protection of fish in the waters of Tazewell county, approved February 27, 1926.

No. 37. House bill to amend and re-enact sections 2, 10 and 12 of an act entitled an act to incorporate the town of Windsor, in the county of Isle of Wight, approved March 15, 1902, section 12 of which is heretofore amended.

No. 38. House bill to amend and re-enact section 9 of an act of the General Assembly, entitled an act to provide a charter for the city of Winchester, approved April 2, 1874, as amended by an act approved April 30, 1874, as amended by an act approved February 26, 1896, as amended in section 9 and section 11 thereof by an act approved March 5, 1900, as amended in section 9 thereof by an act approved March 9, 1910, as amended by an act approved March 21, 1923.

No. 39. House bill to authorize the town of Chincoteague in the county of Accomac to cross and maintain across certain lowlands, marshes, meadows and waters in Accomac county, Virginia, certain pipe lines and electric lines.

No. 40. House bill to amend and re-enact sections 5 and 6 of an act approved March 12, 1908, entitled an act to incorporate the town of Branchville, Southampton county, Virginia, section 6 of which was amended by an act approved March 14, 1912 (amended).

No. 41. House bill to provide for the appointment of a commission to investigate and survey the sea food industry of Virginia and to prescribe the powers and duties of said commission; also to make certain appropriations to carry this act into effect.

No. 42. House bill to amend and re-enact section 5111 of the Code of Virginia, as amended by an act approved March 6, 1926, relating to divorces.

No. 43. House bill to provide for the building and improvement of public roads in the county of Surry, and for the appointment of district road managers in said county; and to repeal an act entitled an act to provide for the building and improvement of public roads in the county of Surry, and prescribing the powers and duties of road boards in the several magisterial districts of said county, approved February 9, 1916; and further to repeal an act entitled an act requiring each local road board in the county of Surry to publish annually detailed

statement showing the receipts and expenditures of public money for highway construction and maintenance in its respective magisterial districts, and providing a penalty for failure, approved March 24, 1926.

No. 47. House bill to incorporate the town of Boone Mill, in the county of Franklin, Virginia.

No. 48. House bill to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act for the protection of foxes in the counties of Fluvanna and Goochland and Louisa, approved March 24, 1926.

No. 44. House bill to amend and re-enact sections 3, 4 and 7 of an act entitled an act to levy a tax upon motor vehicle fuels; to provide for its collection; to appropriate revenue raised by the same and to prescribe penalties, approved March 26, 1923, section 3 of which was amended by an act approved March 10, 1926, and section 4 of which was amended by acts approved March 21, 1924, and March 10, 1926; to provide for publicity as to retail prices of motor vehicle fuels and to prescribe penalties, having been printed was read at length a second time.

MR. HALL moved severally to amend the bill as follows:

Page 3, section 4, subsection (b), line 152, after the word "three" strike out the words "and one-third."

Page 3, section 4, subsection (b), line 19, after the word "two" strike out the words "and one-third."

Page 3, section 4, subsection (b), line 20, after the word 'three" strike out the words “and one-third.”

Page 3, section 4, subsection (b), line 22, after the word "three" strike out the words "and one-third."

Page 3, section 4, subsection (c), line 27, after the word 'from" strike out the words "one and" and after the word "two" strike out the word "third" which motions were severally rejected.

The bill was ordered to be engrossed.

MR. SINCLAIR moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was ordered to be engrossed.

MR. GORDON moved to pass by the motion to reconsider, which was rejected.

The motion to reconsider was rejected.

MR. BROWN moved that when the House adjourn today, it adjourn to meet at 12 M o'clock, Monday, April 4, 1927, which was agreed to. On motion of MR. BROWN, the House adjourned.

THOS. W. OZLIN.

JOHN W. WILLIAMS,

Speaker of the House of Delegates.

Clerk of the House of Delegates.

MONDAY, APRIL 4, 1927

Prayer by Rev. J. T. Mastin, D. D., of the Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Richmond, Virginia.

On motion of MR. COLEMAN, the reading of the journal was dispensed with.

THE SPEAKER and Clerk signed the journal as provided by rule 3. A communication from the Senate, by their Clerk, was read as follows:

In Senate, April 1, 1927.

The Senate has passed House bills entitled an act to authorize and empower the board of supervisors of the county of Norfolk to borrow money by the issuance of bonds in a sum not to exceed two hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($250,000.00) for the purpose of building and improving roads and bridges in the said county and to pay certain debts heretofore incurred in building and improving roads and bridges in the said county; to sell the said bonds and to, provide for their payment and to authorize the commission of roads and bridges to expend the said funds when appropriated to it by the said board of supervisors, No. 3; an act to amend and re-enact sections 1 and 17 of an act entitled an act to provide for opening new roads and building bridges, and working and keeping in repair the public roads and bridges in Rockbridge county, approved March 3, 1894, as heretofore amended, No. 4; an act to amend and re-enact section 7 of an act entitled an act to create a State Highway Commission; to provide for a chairman thereof; and to prescribe the powers, duties and the compensation of the commission and chairman; and to provide for a State Highway Commissioner; to create road construction districts; to provide for the apportionment among them of road construction funds, and to provide for road construction, improvement, maintenance and preservation, 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 certain 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, as heretofore amended and re-enacted by an act approved March 21, 1924, No. 5; an act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto a new section, to be numbered section. 1771-a, which new section relates to the sale of land for delinquent drainage assessments; to redemption of and deeds for lands so sold,

No. 6; an act to amend an act entitled an act to incorporate the town of Graham, in the county of Tazewell, approved January 28, 1884, as 'amended by an act approved March 10, 1910, (the name of the said town of Graham, Virginia, was changed to Bluefield, Virginia, by an act approved March 14, 1924), by adding thereto a new section to be numbered section 11, No. 7; an act to amend an act entitled an act to create the city of Hopewell, in the county of Prince George; to provide temporary and permanent officers for its organization and management and to authorize the assessment and collection of revenue necessary for the permanent improvement and government of said. city, approved February 26, 1916, being chapter 65 of the Acts of 1916, page 89, so as to confer upon said city of Hopewell the right and power to develop, govern and maintain a port and harbor for said city; to construct all necessary or proper facilities and port terminals, and to define the rights, powers and duties of any dock commission created by said city for the exercise of such powers, No. 8; an act to amend and re-enact section 13 of an act entitled an act to provide a new charter for the town of Pulaski, Virginia, and to repeal all acts in conflict therewith, which was approved by the General Assembly of Virginia on March 16, 1910, as amended by an act approved by the General Assembly of Virginia on February 28, 1920, No. 10; an act to amend the charter of the town of Lexington, same being an act approved April 28, 1874, entitled, "An act to provide a charter for the town of Lexington," by adding a new section thereto, to be known as section 21-a, providing for the issuance of notes, certificates of indebtedness, revenue bonds, or other obligations in anticipation of the collection of the revenue of said town, for the then current year, No. 11; an act to authorize the city of Hopewell to construct a drawbridge across the Appomattox river at the said city; to enter into contracts for the construction of the said bridge; and to authorize the said city to provide for the operation and maintenance of the said bridge, No. 12; an act to authorize the council of the town of Vinton, in Roanoke county, to levy a tax for the purpose of providing funds for the purchase of a high school site in said town, No. 14; an act to authorize the county school board of Elizabeth City county to borrow the sum of $80,000.00 for school purposes and to issue bonds therefor, and providing for taxes to pay said bonds, No. 15; an act to authorize the county school board of Buckingham county, Virginia, to issue and sell its school bonds in the amount of sixty thousand dollars, for the purpose of retiring outstanding indebtedness incurred for school purposes; to provide for the collection of a tax for the payment of said bonds; to validate the proceedings heretofore had and the indebtedness to be retired; and declaring an emergency, No. 17; and an act to authorize an issue of school bonds of Charlotte county and the levy of taxes to pay the principal and interest thereof and to repeal chapter 447 of the Acts of 1926, No. 18; they have passed with amendments house bills entitled an act authorizing the James River Bridge Corporation, its successors and assigns to construct, maintain and operate bridges and approaches thereto across the James river, Chuckatuck creek and Nansemond river, the acquisition of the same by the State Highway Commission, and the control and regulation of the State