to amend and re-enact chapter 23 of the Code of Virginia, in relation to the assessment of lands and lots, approved December 10, 1903, so as to provide additional time for returning assessments in cities having a population of over forty-six thousand, by the last United States census. On motion of MR. GUNTER, indefinite leave of absence was granted MR. WALKER. On motion of MR. LASSITER, the Senate adjourned until to-morrow at 12 o'clock. FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 1910. Lieutenant-Governor J. TAYLOR ELLYSON in the chair. Journal of yesterday read by the Clerk. A communication from the House of Delegates, by their Clerk, was read as follows: In House of Delegates, January 21, 1910. The House of Delegates has passed House bills entitled an act to amend and re-enact section 1 of an act entitled “An act to regulate the practice of veterinary medicine and surgery in the State of Virginia, approved February 27, 1896, and set out in the Code of 1904 as section 1753a, No. 2; an act extending the time for collecting taxes accounted for by the city and county treasurers and not returned delinquent, No. 3; an act to amend and re-enact section 446 of the Code, as heretofore amended, in reference to the compensation of land assessors, No. 4; an act to provide for the payment of contingent and incidental expenses of the General Assembly, and to appropriate money for the same, No. 22. In which they request concurrence of the Senate. No. 3, House bill extending the time for collecting taxes accounted for by the city and county treasurers and not returned delinquent. Was taken up, read first time and referred to the Committee on Finance. No. 2, House bill to amend and re-enact section 1 of an act entitled "An act to regulate the practice of veterinary medicine and surgery in the State of Virginia, approved February 27, 1896, and set out in the Code of 1904 as section 1753a." Was taken up, read first time and referred to the Committee on General Laws.. No. 4, House bill to amend and re-enact section 446 of the Code, as heretofore amended, in reference to the compensation of land as sessors. Was taken up, read first time and referred to the Committee on Finance. No. 22, House bill to provide for the payment of contingent and incidental expenses of the General Assembly, and to appropriate money for the same. Was taken up, read first time and referred to the Committee on Finance. MR. GARRETT moved that the Committee on Finance be discharged from further consideration of the bill, which was agreed to by the following vote-ayes, 36; noes, none. Senators who voted are: AYES-Messrs. Carter, Chase, Early, Echols, Edmonson, Elam, Fletcher, Folkes, Garrett, Gayle, Gunter, Halsey, Harman, Hart, Hobbs, Holland, Holt, King, Lassiter, Lesner, Lincoln, McAlexander, Noel, Owen, Parks, Parsons, Rison, Sale, Saunders, Sims, Strother, Thornton, Tucker, Ward, Watkins, and Wickham-36. NOES-None. MR. GARRETT moved to dispense with the reading of the bill, as required by section 50 of the Constitution, and the Senate being satisfied that an emergency exists, it was agreed to by the following vote-ayes, 32; noes, none. Senators who voted are: AYES-Messrs. Carter, Early, Echols, Edmonson, Elam, Fletcher, Folkes, Garrett, Gayle, Gravatt, Halsey, Hobbs, Holland, Holt, King, Lassiter, Lesner, McAlexander, Noel, Owen, Parks, Parsons, Rison, Saunders, Sims, Strode, Srother, Thornton, Tucker, Ward, Watkins, and Wickham-32. NOES-None. On his further motion, the bill was then passed with its title by the following vote-ayes, 32; noes, none. Senators who voted are: AYES-Messrs. Carter, Early, Echols, Edmonson, Elam, Fletcher, Folkes, Garrett, Gayle, Gravatt, Halsey, Hart, Hobbs, Holland, Holt, King, Lassiter, Lesner, McAlexander, Noel, Owen, Parks, Parsons, Rison, Saunders, Strode, Strother, Thornton, Tucker, Ward, Watkins, and Wickham-32. NOES-None. MR. GARRETT moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed, which was rejected, and he was ordered to inform the House of Delegates thereof. MR. GARRETT, from the Comimttee on Finance, reported No. 29, Senate bill to amend and re-enact sections 37, 38 and 39 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, with refer ence to fees on charters of domestic corporations and fees on foreign corporations authorized to do business in this State, and to add a section thereto designated as section 38a." Without amendments. MR. HOBBS, from the Committee for County, City and Town Organizations, reported, without, amendments, No. 6, Senate bill to amend and re-enact section 448 of the Code of Virginia, as amended by an act approved March 11, 1908, entitled "An act to amend and re-enact section 448 of the Code of Virginia, as amended." He, from the same committee, reported, without amendments, No. 44, Senate bill to amend and re-enact section 6 of an act entitled "An act to incorporate the town of Jonesville, in the county of Lee, approved February, 1901, and to provide for the assessment and collection of such taxes as may be deemed proper by the council of the town, and to appropriate money out of the taxes so levied and collected and apply the same to the building, improvement or repair of said roads or the payment of any indebtedness thereon already created on the pike road leading from the town of Jonesville to Ben Hur and known as the Jonesville and Ben Hur pike, to issue certificates of indebtedness for the purpose of building, repairing or improving said road, or any of its streets, roads, alleys or sidewalks. On motion of MR. NOEL, the bill was taken up. MR. NOEL moved to dispense with the reading of the bill, as required by section 50 of the Constitution, and the Senate being satisfied that an emergency exists, it was agreed to by the following voteayes, 34; noes, none. Senators who voted are: AYES-Messrs. Carter, Chase, Early, Echols, Edmonson, Elam, Fletcher, Folkes, Garrett, Gayle, Gravatt, Halsey, Hart, Hobbs, Holland, Holt, King, Lassiter, Lesner, McAlexander, Noel, Owen, Parks, Parsons, Rison, Saunders, Sims, Strode, Strother, Thornton, Tucker, Ward, Watkins, and Wickham-34. NOES-None. MR. NOEL offered an amendment, which was adopted. The bill, as amended, was then ordered to be engrossed; and being forthwith engrossed, on his further motion, was passed with its title by the following vote-ayes, 29; noes, none. Senators who voted are: AYES-Messrs. Carter, Chase, Early, Echols, Edmonson, Elam, Fletcher, Folkes, Garrett, Gayle, Gravatt, Gunter, Harman, Hobbs, Holland, Lassiter, Lesner, Lincoln, McAlexander, Noel, Owen, Parks, Parsons, Rison, Strother, Thornton, Ward, Watkins, and Wickham-29. NOES-None. MR. NOEL moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed, which was rejected. And he, from the same committee, reported, with amendments, No. 82, Senate bill to authorize the submission to the legal voters of the city of Winchester of the question whether or not they will favor the issuance by said city of not more than $125,000 of "gravity water bonds," and to authorize the issuance by said city of not more than $125,000 of said bonds, if a majority of those voting vote in favor of such issuance. MR. GARRETT, from the Committee of Agriculture, Mining and Manufacturing, reported, without amendments, No. 65, Senate bill to prevent the manufacture or sale of adulterated, misbranded, poisonous or deleterious stock and cattle feeds, and to repeal section 15 and subsections a, b, c, d, e, f and g of said section 15, chapter 188, Acts of Assembly, 1908, approved March 11, 1908, and to repeal all other laws in conflict with this act, in so far only as they may be in conflict with the provisions of this act. MR. STRODE, by leave, presented No. 136, Senate bill providing for the election of the members of the State Corporation Commission by the qualified voters of the State and providing for their terms and commission. Was taken up and referred to the Committee on Privileges and Elections. MR. PARSONS, by leave, presented No. 137, resolution to abolish the district school supervisors appointed by the State Board of Education. Was taken up and referred to the Committee on Public Institutions and Education. MR. MCALEXANDER, by leave, presented No. 138, Senate bill to amend and re-enact an act approved March 5, 1894, and as amended and re-enacted by an act approved March 5, 1900, and further amended and re-enacted by an act approved December 8, 1903, in relation to appointment of electoral boards, term, vacancies, judges, clerks and registrars of election and their qualification, be amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows. Was taken up and referred to the Committee on Privileges and Elections. MR. OWEN, by leave, presented No. 139, Senate bill to amend and re-enact an act entitled "An act to regulate the Governor's staff." Was taken up and referred to the Committee on Privileges and Elections. MR. WARD, by leave, presented No. 140, Senate bill to authorize any county in this State in the discretion of its local road authorities, to use its apportionment of State money aid appropriated for the improvement of public roads, in the construction of bridges, and providing how such money shall be expended. Was taken up and referred to the Committee on Roads and Internal Navigation. MR. WARD, by leave, presented No. 141, Senate bill to amend and re-enact an act entitled "An act to make railroad companies liable for damage from fire occasioned by sparks, or coals thrown from their engines or trains, whether such fire originate on the railroad's right of way or not, and regardless of the use or condition of spark arresting appliances, approved March 13, 1908." Was taken up and referred to the Committee on Roads and Internal Navigation. MR. HALSEY, by leave, presented No. 142, joint resolution relating to the joint resolution of the Congress of the United States proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, to be known as Article XVI. Was taken up and referred to the Committee for Courts of Justice. MR. HALSEY, by leave, presented No. 143, Senate bill to require county and city treasurers to send out notices in writing to all persons assessed for poll taxes. Was taken up and referred to the Committee for Courts of Justice. MR. HALSEY, by leave, presented No. 144, Senate bill to amend and re-enact sections 117 and 118 of an act approved April 16, 1903, 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, as amended and re-enacted by an act approved February 19, 1904, entitled an act to amend and re-enact sections 75 to 147, inclusive, of an act approved April 16, 1903, 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." Was taken up and referred to the Committee on Finance. No. 145, Senate bill to require the reporting of cases of infec tious, contagious, communicable and dangerous disease to boards of health. Was taken up and referred to the Committee on General Laws. MR. SALE, by leave (by request), presented No. 146, Senate bill to amend and re-enact section 31 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 |