Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-02-23
LEGISLATURE OF VIRGINIA.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18TH, 1916.
SENATE.
NJ WA1IAcE 1rnm Ihe Commiltec

Mir. WALLACE, from the Committee OF
Conference, presented the following report:
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE.
The committee appointed on the part oil the
Senate to act in free conference with commit
lee of the House OF Delegates, on the dis
agreement by the House of Delegates to the
amendment OF the Senate to the bill provi-
ding for The revision Of The Criminal Code, in
formed The committee Of the House that the Sen.
ale adopted said amendment, because, in their
opinion, il was calculated more effeciually 10 al
tain The object proposed by The passage OF the
bill that The law which is proposed 10 be sus-
pended by the said amendment, was passed and
intended 10 relate TO the General Assembly when
engaged in the ordinary business of legislation,
aud was not designed TO operate upon that body
on occasions when, as is contemplated by the bill,
il has superadded 10 the subjects annually ensa-
ging rs attention, the revision OF all The criminal
laws Of the Communwealth-a subject OF the
greatest Importance, demanding OF its lime but
lille If al all snort Of the period employed in cur
rent business Of that body for its careful conside
ration.
The Committee Of the Senate also inform The
Committee of the House OF Delegates that The
Senate, in adopting this amendment, considered
il proper 10 leave The period o! the Suspension q
the act referred 10 10 aid amendment Indefinite,
because il was believed that about the time he re-
vision o. the Criminal Code would have been
completed, the greater and more comprehensive
and difficult du,y OF the revision OF the Civil
Code would be cast upon the General Assembly,
and that from he multiplicity of the subjects il
would present 10 The patient consideration Of that
body, it was probable il would not DC disposed ol
Tor several sessions. Governed by these consider.
alions, the Senate adopted The said amendment,
and The Committee OF that body communicated
them 10 The Commiuee 0! the House OF Dele
gates, trusting that they will be sufficient TO in
duce that Committee 10 recommend 10 The HoaSe
of Delegates TO recede from their disagreement
10 The amendmen, OF the Senate, and 10 concur in
the same.
The Committee of The House of Delegates
declined the intimalion" Of the Senate's Com
mittee and proposed that The Senate should re
cede from their amendment" This The Senate's
Committee declined. The Committee of The
House of Delegates then proposed that the Com
mi,;ee of the House Of Delegates will recommend
to the House OF Delegates 10 amend The "hill 10
provide for the revision Of the Civil Code, SO as
10 provide that the pay oil the members oil The
General Assembly shall be reduced TO two dollars
per day from and alter The end Of ninety days al
each session, il the same continue so long; and
that the Senate recede from their amendment to
the Criminal Code which was agreed 10 By The
Senale's Committee.
Mr. WALLACE proposed resolution, that
The Senate disagree TO The report Of The Commit
tee, which was decided in the negative. The re-
port was then adopted and The amendment of the
Senate was lsceded frnm
Mr.. PIPER presented The following resolutions:
Rcsolred Lp the General Assembly n Virginia,
Tha! the resolution adopted b. the House Of ke-
personalities nfthe Congress OF lhe United States
advising the Prs sdent 10 cause notice TO be CIV
zen 10 The Government Of Great Britain that The
"Conve3tion between The United States OF
"Amer;ca and Great Britain in relation 10 The
",erritory ofthe Northwest coas west oflhe Rocky
" or Stony Mountains, Of the 9Th day OF August,
!" 1927 signed al London, shall be aDnnlled and
" abrogated twelve months after giving said no.
" tice," meets with the entire appreciation and
hearty concurrence OF this General Assembly.
Resolred, That this General Assembly fully con.
ours in the opinion. that there "a nothing con-
tanned in said resolution "intended to interfere
"wth The right and discretion Of the proper au-
"thorilies OF the two contracting parties, 10 re-
"new or pursue negotiations tor an anicable sell
" Element OF the controversy respecting the Ore
"gon territory"
Mr.. PIPER said that he had presented the reso-
lutions without consultation with any one. He
had not reviewed The subject as party measure,
nor was il so considered in Congress, since ma
lority Of The Wings were found voting fer the
"notics"-3s voting for and 81 againstir.
Mr.. WITCHER considered the subject one Of
grea, importance, and il there had ever been an
occasion upon which the General Assembly
should express its opinion, this was the occasion.
he indicated, however, his opinion to be in opPo-
silion to the resolutions.
MIR. THOMPSON Of K, moved 10 lay them
on The table and hoped they would be suffered 10
remain there. for the balance olthe session.
Mr. McMuLLEN was in favor OF action, and
moved that The resolutions be made the order OF
the day for Saturday next.
MT NEWMAN was for action 90 Saturday
next He believed the people of Virginia were
for the Notice
After further remarks from Msssrs. Thomp-
SOP Of Amherst, Bonduranr, Cox, Baptis, and
Gallahsr, the resolutions were laid OR The table
and made The order Of The day for Saturday next.
On motion cfMr SMITH, the Senate took up
The bill concerning Jane HaiHoek. The substt-