priations for the expenses of the judge of the thirty-fourth judicial circuit; which was taken up, ordered to be printed and referred to the Joint Committee on Special, Private and Local Legislation. On motion of MR. MILLS, the Senate adjourned in memory of the late Senator W. W. Workman, of Richmond city, until tomorrow at 12 M. O. V. HANGER, Clerk of the Senate. JUNIUS E. WEST, President of the Senate. FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1927 Lieutenant Governor JUNIUS E. WEST presiding. The Journal of yesterday was read by the Clerk. MR. HOLT offered the following resolution: Whereas, the following resolution was adopted by the Senate of Virginia on the sixteenth day of March, 1927: "Resolved by the Senate of Virginia, That the credentials of Alfred C. Smith be, and they are hereby, referred to the committee on Privileges and Elections with directions to inquire into the election, qualification and return of the said Alfred C. Smith to fill the vacancy occurring in the third senatorial district, and report to the Senate before the said Alfred C. Smith shall be permitted to be sworn in and his name placed on the roll of the Senate as a member of this body;" and Whereas, it is necessary to send for persons, records and papers, issue subpoenas, and compel the giving of testimony under oath: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Committee on Privileges and Elections is authorized to send for persons, records and papers, issue subpoenas, and compel the giving of testimony under oath. Any expenses incurred by the committee is hereby directed to be paid out of the contingent fund of the Senate; which was taken up and agreed to. MR. HOLT moved that when the Senate adjourn today it adjourn to meet at 12:15 P. M., Monday, March 21, 1927; which was agreed to. MR. WICKHAM, from the Joint Committee on Special, Private and Local Legislation, reported that the object of within bills cannot be reached by general law or court proceedings: S. B. No. 2. A bill to amend and re-enact sections 2, 4, 10 and 11 of an act entitled an act to provide for the creation of sanitary districts. in counties of the State adjoining a city having a population, according to the last preceding United States census, of 170,000 inhabitants or more; to prescribe the powers and duties of the boards of supervisors of such counties as to the construction, acquisition, maintenance and operation of water supply, sewerage, light and power and gas systems in such districts; and to provide for the issuance of county bonds; to provide funds for establishing and operating such public utilities in said sanitary districts, approved March 17, 1926. The bill was referred to the Committee on County, City and Town Organization. S. B. No. 3. A bill creating a sanitary district in Henrico county, Virginia; to provide for the construction, acquisition, maintenance and operation by said district of water supply, sewerage, light and power and gas systems by such district; to provide for the issuance of county bonds on behalf of such district for said purposes; and to provide funds for establishing and operating such public utilities therein. The bill was referred to the Committee on County, City and Town Organization. S. B. No. 5. A bill to authorize the Board of Visitors of the Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind to sell and convey an easement or right of way for an electric transmission line, including a telephone line, over and across certain lands belonging to said school. The bill was referred to the Committee on Public Institutions and Education. S. B. No. 6. A bill to authorize the board of supervisors of counties having a density of population of more than five hundred per square mile, according to the last United States census, to divide the area of said counties into one or more districts, and in such districts to regulate the use of land and of buildings or other structures and the heighth thereof, and also to establish building lines and to regulate and restrict the construction and location of buildings and other structures in said counties. The bill was referred to the Committee on County, City and Town Organization. S. B. No. 7. A bill authorizing the boards of supervisors of the counties of Halifax, Mecklenburg and Lunenburg to make appropriations for the expenses of the judge of the thirty-fourth judicial circuit. The bill was referred to the Committee on County, City and Town Organization. MR. HOLT, by leave, presented S. B. No. 8. A bill to authorize the county of Elizabeth City to borrow the sum of $30,000.00, and to issue county bonds therefor, for the purpose of making additions to the county jail and installing new cells therein; making an addition to the record vault in the clerk's office, and installing new metal fixtures therein; adding one jury room to the courthouse for the use of petit and grand jurors during session of the circuit court of said county, and for installing a central heating plant in the addition to the jail for the purpose of heating said jail and the courthouse of said county; which was taken up, ordered to be printed and referred to the Joint Committee on Special, Private and Local Legislation. MR. SWANK, by leave, presented S. B. No. 9. A bill to repeal all special road laws now in force in the county of Rockingham, and to bring Rockingham county within the provisions of the general road laws of the State concerning roads and highways; which was taken up, ordered to be printed and referred to the Committee on Roads and Internal Navigation. A message was received from the House of Delegates, by MR. JEFFREYS, who informed the Senate that the House of Delegates had passed the following joint resolution; in which they request the concurrence of the Senate: H. Jt. Res. Accepting invitations from the Petersburg Chamber of Commerce and Mr. and Mrs. David A. Lyon. Resolved by the House of Delegates (the Senate concurring), That the invitation of the Petersburg Chamber of Commerce to the General Assembly to attend a dinner in Petersburg on Friday evening, March 25, on which occasion General H. M. Lord, Director of the United States Budget, will make an address, be accepted; and be it further Resolved, That the invitation of Mr. and Mrs. David A. Lyon to the General Assembly to visit Pine Gardens on which are located the Confederate Tunnels and Battlefield Park, on the afternoon of Friday, March 25, be, and the same is hereby, accepted; and be it further Resolved, That the appreciation and thanks of the members of the General Assembly be, and the same are hereby, extended to the Chamber of Commerce of Petersburg and to Mr. and Mrs. David A. Lyon for the aforesaid invitations; Be it further Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the Chamber of Commerce of the city of Petersburg and to Mr. and Mrs. David A. Lyon; which was taken up and agreed to. of. MR. KENDIG was ordered to inform the House of Delegates there MR. MILLS, from the special committee appointed to draft proper resolutions in respect to the life and character of the late Senator E. B. White, offered the following resolution: Whereas, since the last session of the General Assembly of Virginia, Senator E. B. White, of the county of Loudoun, has departed this life; and Whereas, he was in all the walks of life an honorable respected gentleman and was without blame in his public career and private. life; and Whereas, the Senate of Virginia desires to place upon its records its admiration for his character, appreciation of his services and sorrow for his death: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the sympathy of the Senate is hereby extended to the relatives of Senator White and that when today the Senate adjourns it do so in honor of his memory; and it is further Resolved, That the Clerk of the Senate is instructed to send a copy of these resolutions to the bereaved widow and family of Senator White. MORGAN R. MILLS, Chairman, The resolution was taken up and agreed to. The following communication from the Governor, by his Secretary, was received, read and referred to the Committee for Courts of Justice: COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, RICHMOND, March 18, 1927. To the General Assembly of Virginia: I respectfully call your attention to the fact that the report of the Commission to Suggest Amendments to the Constitution includes certain amendments heretofore passed by the General Assembly of Virginia and which do not necessarily require action by you at this special session. Such amendments were included in the Prentis report for the sake of harmony and completeness. Three of these amendments were initiated by the General Assembly of 1924 and agreed to by the General Assembly of 1926, as follows: Section 22, providing for the exemption of a wife or widow of any person serving during the late war between the States from the payment of a poll tax. Section 170, making the following change: In lieu of the last sentence of this section, the following is substituted: "Except in cities and towns, and counties having a population greater than five hundred inhabitants per square mile, as shown by the United States census, no taxes or assessments, for local public improvements, shall be imposed on abutting land owners." This amendment is intended to include in its provisions only the county of Arlington in addition to cities and towns. Section 186, providing for a change in the appropriation year. Of these amendments only section 170 was changed in the report of the Prentis Commission. While these amendments, initiated in 1924, were agreed to by the General Assembly of 1926, no bill of submission was passed, thus requiring a bill of submission at this special session if the amendments are to be voted upon in the elections this fall. Certain other amendments were initiated by the General Assembly of 1926 and will automatically come before the General Assembly of 1928, and unless changes are recommended by the Commission to Suggest Amendments to the Constitution, or unless changes are desired to be made by you, such amendments need not be considered by you at this special session. Amendments initiated by the General Assembly of 1926 and remaining unchanged in the report of the Prentis Commission, are as follows: Section 81, providing for the appointment in lieu of election of a State Treasurer, with the proviso that after February 1, 1932, the General Assembly may determine whether he be elected or appointed. Section 131, providing for the appointment in lieu of election of a Superintendent of Public Instruction, with the proviso that after February 1, 1932, the General Assembly may determine whether he be elected or appointed. Section 145, providing for the appointment in lieu of election of a Commissioner of Agriculture, with the proviso that after February 1, 1932, the General Assembly may determine whether he be elected or appointed. Section 152, providing for the abolition of the office of Commissioner of State Hospitals. Section 171, providing that no State tax for State purposes shall be levied on real estate or tangible personal property. This is commonly known as the segregation tax amendment. These five amendments, unchanged by the Prentis report, will be before the General Assembly of 1928 for decision and that General Assembly can consider and determine the method of submission of the constitutional amendments for popular vote in 1928. I take the liberty of sending this message to you to recommend first, that a bill of submission be passed by you so that the three amendments initiated in 1924 and approved in 1926, namely, sections 22, 170, and 186, may be submitted to popular vote; and second, to call your attention to the fact that five amendments initiated by the General Assembly of 1926, and unchanged by the report of the Prentis Commission, namely, sections 81, 131, 145, 152, and 171, do not require your action at this time, as these amendments will automatically come before the General Assembly of 1928 for adoption or rejection. The numbers of the sections I have mentioned are the numbers of the present sections of the Constitution and not the new numbers assigned to such sections by the Prentis report. Respectfully submitted, HARRY F. BYRD, On motion of MR. MILLS, the Senate adjourned in honor of the memory of the late Senator E. B. White until Monday, March 21, 1927, at 12:15 P. M. (). V. HANGER, Clerk of the Senate. JUNIUS E. WEST, President of the Senate. MONDAY, MARCH 21, 1927 Lieutenant Governor JUNIUS E. WEST presiding. The Journal of Friday was read by the Clerk. MR. WICKHAM, from the Joint Committee on Special, Private and Local Legislation, reported that the object of within bill cannot be reached by general law or court proceedings: S. B. No. 8. A bill to authorize the county of Elizabeth City to borrow the sum of $30,000.00, and to issue county bonds therefor, for the purpose of making additions to the county jail and installing new cells therein; making an addition to the record vault in the clerk's office, and installing new metal fixtures therein; adding one jury room to the courthouse for the use of petit and grand jurors during session of the circuit court of said county, and for installing a central heating |