and is prepared to receive any communication he may be pleased to make.

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 2.

(Adopted January 29, 1915.)

"Raising a joint committee to confer with the governor on the Virginia debt."

Resolved, by the Senate of West Virginia, the House of Delegates concurring therein:

That a special committee consisting of three members from each house be appointed by the presiding officers thereof-not more than two members of the committee from each body to belong to the same political party-to confer with the governor in conformity with his special message.

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 3.

(Adopted February 5, 1915.)

Authorizing and directing the clerks of the two houses to have printed advance copies of Senate Bill No. 79.

Resolved, by the Senate of West Virginia, the House of Delegates concurring therein:

That the clerks of the senate and house of delegates are hereby authorized and directed to have printed 2500 advance copies of Senate Bill No. 79, amending the prohibition laws of the state, for distribution among the members of the legislature and for public distribution.

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4.

(Adopted February 10, 1915.)

Authorizing and directing the clerks of the two houses to have printed advance copies of Senate Bill No. 131.

Resolved, by the Senate of West Virginia, the House of Delegates concurring therein:

That the clerks of the senate and the house of delegates are hereby authorized and directed to have printed two thousand five hundred advance copies of Senate Bill No. 131, amending the mining laws of the state, for distribution among the members of the legislature and for public distribution.

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 5.

"Providing for the printing and distribution of advance copies of the acts of the regular session of one thousand nine hundred and fifteen."

Resolved by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring therein:

That the clerks of the two houses are hereby directed to have printed by the public printer, two thousand five hundred advance copies of the acts of this session exclusive of municipal charters, properly headnoted, and with a full table of contents, and in paper binding, for distribution among the members of the legislature, judges of the supreme court of appeals, and of the county, circuit, criminal and intermediate courts, sheriffs and prosecuting attorneys.

Said public printer shall print and deliver said advance copies to the Clerks of the two Houses as soon as possible after the adjournment of this session. Upon receipt of the same, the Clerks shall, without delay, forward by mail or express to each member of the Senate and House of Delegates at least ten of said advance copies, and one copy to each of the officials hereinbefore enumerated, and ten copies to each of the state officials. The said Clerks are also authorized and directed to have printed in signature or advance sheet form laws which they may deem of sufficient importance to be issued and distributed in that form. The sum of two hundred dollars out of the contingent fund of the House and one hundred dollars out of the contingent fund of the Senate or so much thereof as is actually used for the purpose, is hereby directed to be paid by the auditor upon proper warrants drawn by the Clerk of the Senate and Sergeant-at-Arms of the House, respectively, to pay the postage or expressing of said advance copies.

For the extra work provided for in this resolution, the time of said Clerk and one assistant clerk from each House is extended for sixty days, the per diem to be paid out of the contingent fund of the Senate and House, respectively, upon proper warrants being drawn therefor by the Clerk of the Senate and Sergeant-at-Arms of the House, and the Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to pay the same.

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 5.

Raising a Joint Committee to wait upon the Governor.

Resolved, by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring therein: That a Joint Committee of five, consisting of three on the part of the House, to be appointed by the Speaker, and two on the part of the Senate, to be appointed by the President, be appointed to notify the Governor that the legislature is ready to adjourn by reason of the expiration of the constitutional limit of forty-five days.