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; was taken up. MR. GUNN 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-yeas, 30; nays, 0. Senators who voted are: YEAS-Messrs. Ames, Ball, Barksdale, Booker, Buchanan, Connor, Crockett, Denny, Early, East, Ferguson, Gunn, Haddon, Holladay, Holt, Jeffreys, Kendig, Lambeth, Lesner, Noell, Parsons, Rogers, Smith, W. Worth, Jr., Stubbs, Swank, Thompson, Vaughan, Wickham, Willis and Woodson―30. MR. GUNN offered an amendment; which was agreed to. The bill was then ordered to be engrossed and being forthwith engrossed, on his further motion, was passed with its title by the following vote-yeas, 30; nays, 0. Senators who voted are: YEAS-Messrs. Ames, Ball, Barksdale, Barron, Booker, Buchanan, Clement, Connor, Crockett, Denny, Early, Ferguson, Garrett, Gunn, Haddon, Holladay, Holt, Jeffreys, Kendig, Lambeth, Layman, Lesner, Parsons, Rogers, Smith, W. Worth, Jr., Swank, Vaughan, Wickham, Willis and Woodson―30. MR. GUNN moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed; which was rejected. 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; was taken up. MR. GUNN 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-yeas, 29; nays, 0. Senators who voted are: YEAS-Messrs. Ames, Ball, Booker, Buchanan, Clement, Connor, Crockett, Denny, Early, Ferguson, Garrett, Gunn, Haddon, Holladay, Holt, Jeffreys, Kendig, Lambeth, Layman, Lesner, Noell, Parsons, Rogers, Smith, W. Worth, Jr., Stubbs, Swank, Vaughan, Wickham and Woodson—29. The bill was then ordered to be engrossed and being forthwith engrossed, on his further motion, was passed with its title by the following vote-yeas 32; nays, 0. Senators who voted are: YEAS-Messrs. Ames, Ball, Barksdale, Beaty, Booker, Buchanan, Clement, Connor, Denny, Early, Ferguson, Garrett, Gunn, Haddon, Holladay, Holt, Jeffreys, Kendig, Layman, Lesner, Mills, Noell, Parsons, Rogers, Smith, W. Worth, Jr., Stubbs, Swank, Thompson, Vaughan, Wickham, Willis and Woodson-32. MR. GUNN moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed; which was rejected. 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 height thereof, and also to establish building lines and to regulate and restrict the construction and location of buildings and other structures in said counties; was taken up. MR. BALL 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-yeas, 33; nays, 0. Senators who voted are: YEAS-Messrs. Ames, Ball, Barksdale, Barron, Booker, Buchanan, Clement, Connor, Crockett, Denny, Early, East, Ferguson, Gunn, Haddon, Holladay, Holt, Jeffreys, Kendig, Lambeth, Layman, Lesner, Mills, Noell, Parsons, Rogers, Smith, W. Worth, Jr., Stubbs, Swank, Vaughan, Wickham, Willis and Woodson-33. MR. BALL offered an amendment; which was agreed to. The bill was then ordered to be engrossed and being forthwith engrossed, on his further motion, was passed with its title by the following vote-yeas, 32; nays, 0. Senators who voted are: YEAS-Messrs. Ames, Ball, Barksdale, Barron, Booker, Buchanan, Clement, Crockett, Denny, East, Ferguson, Gunn, Haddon, Holladay, Holt, Jeffreys, Johnson, Kendig, Layman, Lesner, Mills, Noell, Parsons, Rogers, Smith, W. Worth, Jr., Stubbs, Swank, Thompson, Vaughan, Wickham, Willis and Woodson-32. MR. BALL moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed; which was rejected. 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; was taken up. MR. BOOKER 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-yeas, 33; nays, 0. Senators who voted are: YEAS-Messrs. Ames, Ball, Barksdale, Barron, Booker, Buchanan, Clement, Connor, Crockett, Denny, Early, East, Ferguson, Gunn, Haddon, Holladay, Holt, Jeffreys, Kendig, Lambeth, Layman, Lesner, Mills, Noell, Parsons, Rogers, Smith, W. Worth, Jr., Stubbs, Swank, Vaughan, Wickham, Willis and Woodson-33. The bill was then ordered to be engrossed and being forthwith engrossed, on his further motion, was passed with its title by the following vote-yeas, 32; nays, 0. Senators who voted are: YEAS-Messrs. Ames, Ball, Barksdale, Barron, Booker, Buchanan, Clement, Crockett, Denny, East, Ferguson, Gunn, Haddon, Holladay, Holt, Jeffreys, Johnson, Kendig, Layman, Lesner, Mills, Noell, Parsons, Rogers, Smith, W. Worth, Jr., Stubbs, Swank, Thompson, Vaughan, Wickham, Willis and Woodson-32. MR. BOOKER moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed; which was rejected. 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; was taken up. MR. HOLT 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-yeas, 33; nays, 0. Senators who voted are: YEAS-Messrs. Ames, Ball, Barksdale, Barron, Booker, Buchanan, Clement, Connor, Crockett, Denny, Early, East, Ferguson, Gunn, Haddon, Holladay, Holt, Jeffreys, Kendig, Lambeth, Layman, Lesner, Mills, Noell, Parsons, Rogers, Smith, W. Worth, Jr., Stubbs, Swank, Vaughan, Wickham, Willis and Woodson-33. The bill was then ordered to be engrossed and being forthwith engrossed, on his further motion, was passed with its title by the following vote-yeas, 32; nays, 0. Senators who voted are: YEAS-Messrs. Ames, Ball, Barksdale, Barron, Booker, Buchanan, Clement' Crockett, Denny, East, Ferguson, Gunn, Haddon, Holladay, Holt, Jeffreys, Johnson, Kendig, Layman, Lesner, Mills, Noell, Parsons, Rogers, Smith, W. Worth, Jr., Stubbs, Swank, Thompson, Vaughan, Wickham, Willis and Woodson-32. MR. HOLT moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed; which was rejected. S. B. No. 12. A bill to amend and re-enact section 2002 of the Code of Virginia, as amended by an act approved March 20, 1922, relating to the pay of clerks of boards of supervisors; was taken up. MR. SWANK 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-yeas, 33; nays, 0. Senators who voted are: YEAS-Messrs. Ames, Ball, Barksdale, Barron, Booker, Buchanan, Clement, Connor, Crockett, Denny, Early, East, Ferguson, Gunn, Haddon, Holladay, Holt, Jeffreys, Kendig, Lambeth, Layman, Lesner, Mills, Noell, Parsons, Rogers, Smith, W. Worth, Jr., Stubbs, Swank, Vaughan, Wickham, Willis and Woodson-33. The bill was then ordered to be engrossed and being forthwith engrossed, on his further motion, was passed with its title by the following vote-yeas, 32; nays, 0. Senators who voted are: YEAS-Messrs. Ames, Ball, Barksdale, Barron, Booker, Buchanan, Clement, Crockett, Denny, East, Ferguson, Gunn, Haddon, Holladay, Holt, Jeffreys, Johnson, Kendig, Layman, Lesner, Mills, Noell, Parsons, Rogers, Smith, W. Worth, Jr., Stubbs, Swank, Thompson, Vaughan, Wickham, Willis and Woodson-32. MR. SWANK moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed; which was rejected. S. B. No. 14. A bill to amend and re-enact section 2770 of the Code of Virginia, relating to clerks of boards of supervisors; was taken up. MR. EAST 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-yeas, 33; nays, 0. Senators who voted are: YEAS-Messrs. Ames, Ball, Barksdale, Barron, Booker, Buchanan, Clement, Connor, Crockett, Denny, Early, East, Ferguson, Gunn, Haddon, Holladay, Holt, Jeffreys, Kendig, Lambeth, Layman, Lesner, Mills, Noell, Parsons, Rogers, Smith, W. Worth, Jr., Stubbs, Swank, Vaughan, Wickham, Willis and Woodson-33. The bill was then ordered to be engrossed and being forthwith engrossed, on his further motion, was passed with its title by the following vote-yeas, 32; nays, 0. Senators who voted are: YEAS-Messrs. Ames, Ball, Barksdale, Barron, Booker, Buchanan, Clement, Crockett, Denny, East, Ferguson, Gunn, Haddon, Holladay, Holt, Jeffreys, Johnson, Kendig, Layman, Lesner, Mills, Noell, Parsons, Rogers, Smith, W. Worth, Jr., Stubbs, Swank, Thompson, Vaughan, Wickham, Willis and Woodson-32. MR. EAST moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed; which was rejected. On motion of MR. HOLT, the Senate adjourned until tomorrow at 12 M. O. V. HANGER, Clerk of the Senate. JUNIUS E. WEST, THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1927 Lieutenant Governor JUNIUS E. WEST presiding. The Journal of yesterday was read by the Clerk. MR. GARRETT, from the Committee on Finance, reported without amendment, House joint resolution. Directing the State Tax Commission to investigate the subject of the taxation of public service corporations. MR. JEFFREYS, from the Committee on Roads and Internal Navigation, reported without amendment, S. B. No. 17. A bill 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. MR. ROGERS, by leave, presented S. B. No. 19. A bill to authorize the town of Wakefield, in the county of Sussex, to acquire, construct or establish a system of water works for the said town, and to borrow a sum of money not exceeding $75,000.00, and to issue the bonds of the town therefor, for the purpose |