A message was received from the Senate, by MR. HOLT who informed the House that the Senate had agreed to the joint resolution. The hour of 1:05 o'clock 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, Connor, Crockett, Denny, Downing, Early, East, Ferguson, Garrett, Goode, Gunn, Haddon, Holladay, Holt, Jeffreys, Johnson, Kendig, Lambeth, Layman, Lesner, Mills, Noell, Rogers, Smith, W. Worth, Jr., Stubbs, Swank, Thompson, Vaughan, Wickham, Willis, Woodson-37. There were thirty-seven Senators present: The roll of the House of Delegates was called, and the following. Delegates answered to their names: Messrs. Adams, Allman, Barton, Bear, Bird, George T., Bird, W. W., Bolling, Bolton, Booker, Boschen, Bowles, Boyd, E. T., Boyd, I. C., Breneman, Brewer, Brown, Bruce, Carter, Cato, Coiner, Cole, Coleman, Davis, Diggs, Doosing, Dovell, Fain, Folkes, Fuller, Gary, George, Gordon, Graham, Graves, Hailey, Hall, Hamner, Hanes, Harman, Hicks, Horner, Jeffreys, Jesse, Johnson, Jones, C. A., Jones, E. B., Jones, J. P., Jordan, Keezell, Kelly, Lyon, Malbon, Mason, Massenburg, Milstead, Moffett, Moore, Nickels, Norris, Page, Parker, R. R., Parker, W. A., Pierce, Price, Ramey, Rew, Rodgers, Saunders, Savedge, Sebrell, Shepherd, Shrader, Sinclair, Smith, C. H., Smith, H. T., Smith, J. S., Snead, Speers, Stickley, Taylor, Topping, Vellines, Waller, Warren, C. R., Warren, Geo. M., Wright, L. E., Watkins, Watts, Weeks, Wesson, Williams, Witten, Wood, Wright, E. H., Wright, J. W., Wright, W. A., Young, Mr. Speaker-98. There were ninety-eight Delegates present. MR. DENNY 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 ready to receive any communication he may desire to make; which was agreed to. THE SPEAKER appointed MESSRS. DENNY, BROWN and REW, the committee. The committee subsequently presented the Governor, who was formally received by the joint assembly. The Governor addressed the joint assembly as follows: Ordered that 5,000 extra copies of House Document No. 1 be printed. MR. GUNN offered the following resolution: Resolved that the commission appointed by act approved March 25, 1926, to suggest amendments to the Constitution of Virginia, be invited to address the joint assembly on Thursday, March 17th, at 12:15 o'clock P. M., and that the Clerk of the joint assembly transmit a copy of this resolution to the chairman of the said commission, which was agreed to. On motion of MR. GUNN the joint assembly adjourned sine die. THE SPEAKER laid before the House the report of the Commission to Suggest Amendments to the Constitution of Virginia, authorized by act approved March 25, 1926, which is printed as House Document No. 2. THE SPEAKER laid before the House the report of the commission appointed by the Governor, upon the Consolidation and Simplification of Government, which is printed as Senate Document No. 1 together with the report of the Bureau of Municipal Research accompanying the same, which is printed as Senate Document No. 2. THE SPEAKER announced the following appointments made in vacation: Committee to suggest busts of Eminent Virginians to be placed in the niches in the Rotunda of the Capitol; MESSRS. MOORE, ADAMS and JONES, of Spotsylvania. Committee to arrange for the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Virginia Bill of Rights: MESSRS. DOVELL, TOPPING and BOWLES. Committee to consider the establishment of a memorial to the 'Big Four,' Samuel H. Newberry, Peyton G. Hale, A. M. Lybrook, B. F. Williams and their associate, John E. Massey: MESSRS. BIRD and GEORGE. Committee to consider and report upon the advisability of placing markers on European battlefields where Virginia units fought: MESSRS. BARTON and WOOD. Committee upon the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of General George Washington: MR. J. SINCLAIR BROWN. THE SPEAKER announced the following committee appointments. MR. BOLLING: Courts of Justice, Schools and Colleges, Claims. MR. WARREN, of Bristol: Courts of Justice, Claims, Retrenchment and Economy, Insurance and Banking. MR. BIRD, of Russell: Roads and Internal Navigation, Finance. MR. COLE: Schools and Colleges, Roads and Internal Navigation, Offices and Officers at the Capitol, Immigration. THE SPEAKER laid before the House the following communication: To the Honorable House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled: We your memorialists, the House of Representatives and the Senate of the State of Washington, in legislative session assembled, most respectfully represent and pray as follows: Whereas, under our present constitution the President, Senators and Representatives take up their duties many months after the day of election, and Whereas, the provisions of the constitution herein sought to be amended are antiquated and unworkable under modern conditions, to such an extent as to be, in some cases, a positive menace to the best welfare of the Nation, and Whereas, the Senate has seen fit to offer and pass a constitutional amendment known as the "Norris Amendment", providing that such officers shall take office promptly after election, and have sent the same to the House. Therefore be it resolved: That, we, your memorialists, do earnestly and respectfully pray that the House of Representatives will take similar action at the earliest possible date and present the same to the legislatures of the various States for their adoption, and Be it further resolved: That the Secretary of State, under the seal of the State of Washington, transmit to the Senate and the House of Representatives of the United States at Washington, D. C., and to each Senator and Congressman from the State of Washington, and to the legislature of each of the several States, a full, true, and correct copy of this Joint Memorial. I. J. Grant Hinkle, Secretary of State of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of House Joint Memorial No. 3 as passed by the twentieth session of the legislature of the State of Washington. Done at Olympia, this 14th day of February, 1927. J. GRANT HINKLE, House Joint Resolution in relation to the introduction and consideration of bills at this extra session was presented by MR. OZLIN and referred, under Rule 37, to the Committee on Rules. On motion of MR. SMITH, of Alexandria, the House adjourned. JOHN W. WILLIAMS, THOS. W. OZLIN, Speaker of the House of Delegates. Clerk of the House of Delegates. THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1927 Prayer by Rev. Wm. S. Golden, Pastor, Westminister Presbyterian Church, Richmond, Virginia. On motion of MR. NORRIS, the reading of the Journal was dispensed with. THE SPEAKER and Clerk signed the Journal as provided by Rule 3. House Joint Resolution in relation to the introduction and consideration of bills at this extra session, having been considered by the committee in session, was reported from the Committee on Rules. The following Joint Resolution: Whereas, this extra session of the General Assembly was called for specific purposes and the people are expecting the time to be spent in the consideration of the business for which the extra session was called, and not for general legislation. Now, therefore, resolved by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, that no bills shall be introduced or considered at the extra session except local bills and those pertaining to matters presented in messages of the Governor and such other matters as may be ordered by joint resolution agreed to by three-fourths of the members elected to each House, the vote to be taken by ayes and nays; was agreed to. Ordered that MR. SMITH, of Alexandria, carry the resolution to the Senate and request their concurrence. A message was received from the Senate by MR. HOLT, who informed the House that the Senate had agreed to the joint resolution. MR. BOSCHEN offered the following joint resolution: Whereas, the General Assembly, consisting of the House of Delegates, and the Senate, have been called in extra session by the Governor, to meet on the 16th day of March, 1927, to consider measures for the reorganization of the State departments, or offices, and to consider the proposed amendments to the Constitution, and Whereas, the deliberations over these important measures, and the debates thereon will make history for our State, and Whereas, it is necessary to record the debates which will take place in the House of Delegates and the Senate during the extra session, Therefore, be it resolved, the House and Senate concurring, That a committee of three (3) members, two (2) appointed by THE SPEAKER of the House of Delegates and one appointed by the PRESIDENT of the Senate, to ascertain what will be the cost of securing sufficient stenographers or experts to take down the debates of the General Assembly, in the House and Senate, daily and transcribe them for publication. That the committee so appointed shall report to the General Assembly by noon, 12 o'clock, Monday, March 21, 1927; which was agreed to. Ordered that MR. BOSCHEN carry the resolution to the Senate and request their concurrence. MR. NORRIS offered the following resolution: Resolved by the House of Delegates (the Senate concurring), That the General Assembly meet this day at 12:15 o'clock P. M. in joint session to hear addresses by members of the Commission appointed to Suggest Amendments to the Constitution, and that the rules for the government of the Senate and the House of Delegates when convened in joint assembly for such purpose shall be as follows: 1. At the hour fixed for the meeting of the joint assembly, accompanied by the PRESIDENT and Clerk of the Senate, the Senators shall proceed to the Hall of the House of Delegates and shall be received by the Delegates standing. Appropriate seats shall be assigned to the Senators by the sergeant-at-arms of the House. THE SPEAKER of the House shall assign an appropriate seat for the PRESIDENT of the Senate. 2. THE SPEAKER of the House shall be PRESIDENT of the joint assembly. In case it shall be necessary for him to vacate the chair, his place shall be taken by the PRESIDENT of the Senate or in his absence, by such member of the joint assembly as THE SPEAKER shall designate. 3. The Clerk of the House shall be Clerk of the joint assembly, and shall be assisted by the Clerk of the Senate. He shall enter the proceedings of the joint assembly in the Journal of the House and shall certify a copy of the same to the Clerk of the Senate, who shall enter the same on the Journal of the Senate. 4. The sergeant-at-arms, the doorkeepers and pages of the House shall act as such for the joint assembly. 5. The rules of the House of Delegates, so far as practicable, shall be the rules for the joint assembly. 6. In calling the roll of the joint assembly, the names of the Senators shall be called first, in alphabetical order, then the names of the Delegates in like order, except that the name of THE SPEAKER of the House shall be called last. 7. When the joint assembly adjourns, the Senators, accompanied by the PRESIDENT and the Clerk of the Senate, shall return to their chamber and the business of the House shall be proceeded with in the same order as when it was interrupted by the entrance of the Senators; which was agreed to. Ordered that MR. NORRIS carry the resolution to the Senate and request their concurrence. A message was received from the Senate by MR. HOLT, who informed the House that the Senate had agreed to the joint resolution. The hour of 12:15 o'clock P. M. having arrived, being the time fixed by the joint resolution to hear the addresses by members of the Commission appointed to Suggest Amendments to the Constitution, 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, Connor, Crockett, Denny, Downing, Early, East, Ferguson, Garrett, Goode, Gunn, Haddon, |