The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-10-21
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WEDNESDAY, October 90, 1902
SENATE.
The Senate met Mt II. 80 4. NJ. !; Lieutcn
ant-Govcrnor LEWIS iii the char
/ No clergyman present.
/ The PRESIDENT, retiring, calied senator
! COURTNEY. Of Richmond. to the char.
COMMITTEE or ROADS.
! The CHAIR announced the appointment
! OF j. i. Roller to the Committee ON Road
and Internal Navigation in place OF Senator
Hcrndon. declined.
/ The hour appointed for the joint assem-
bly, for the election Of United States sena
tors hayirr arrived. tho Semitic proceeded
to the hall Of the House Of Delegates.
! After the adjournment Of the joint assem-
blv. the Senate assembled again in the Sc
cate chamber.
coURTE=IEs TO GENERAL CANDY.
! On motion Of Mr.. CARR. Of Dinwiddie:
, the privileges Of the House We're extended
/ to Mnjor-General Canhy and staff.
! ADJOURNMENT.
Mr.. Sy0vpFy. Of Alexandria, moved that
the House he informed that the Senate was
| ready to adjourn.
| Mr.. FRENCH requested Mr.. SSowDES tc
Withdraw his motion. as he had reason tc
believe that the Governor had some lurthel
communication TO make to the Senate. -,
Mr.. HERHDoH. with all Difference 70 INC
| Governor, favored the motion Of The senator
from Alexandria CIR. SEowDEN). The senate
had transacted all the business allowable
under The Attornav-GrncralS opinion and
with this view several resolutions Aad
already been laid on the table.
Mcscrs. PATTERSON Of Franklin and lay
Lor Of Norfolk thought that Is matter Of
courtesy La the Governor the Senate should
not now adjourn.
Mn. FRENCH explained that accordin" 10
his understanding the matter to he brought
before the General Assembly by the Cover:
nor was not political but that he wished
S1,cb action taken n would convince the
| Congress Of tho United states that Wnat we
have done has been done in good faith, not
withstandino The efforts Of faction oil the
Legislature to prove the contrary.
At this ilncturc. Mr.. BCDD. of the House,
appearcd with n message announcing inc
passage bv the House ofnelcgateS OF loInt
resolution providing that when the House
ad;nurnS tomorrow il adjourn to meet on
the third Wednesday after The admission OF
the state by Congress.
Mr.. WADDELL moved to amend the Joint
resolution ~ striking ont the words - TO-
morrow" and inserting "to-day." Lost.
NJ. ROLLER. Of Rockingham, moved a
rccor Sidcration Of the vote upon the mo-
ton TO amend the joint resolution. Car
ricd-aycs. %: noes, l..
The question recurrin" upon the amend
mnnt proposed by Mr.. NADDELL, McSSrS.
IfFREDoN and Taylor of Loudoun) H.
vorcd and llr. TERRY opposed the amend
mrpt.
Nr. PrHX. Of Montgomery, moved that n
rccc>. Of half III hour he taken. Lost.
in n H.
mcnt on the Ground that the General As
sc,nhlr had done it whole duty, believing
that the hucinc.. to he brought before the
Senate was purely political.
The vote was then taken under call for
the uravious question with the following re-
suli.-gycS. ri: noes. l.. so III" amend
mcnt Of Dir. WADDEIL was agreed to.
Mr.. SyowDEH moved that the joint rcso-
lutiGn be further amended by striking out
.thc third Wednesday, and inserting
second Tuesday" ; which was agreed to.
and the Joint resolution rs amended passed.
PER DIEM DURING RECESS.
llr. AsurrsoS. Of Rockhrid"c. offered
the following joint resolution
"Rosoircd, Ghe House Of Delegates con
cu.rin@l That no pay or pr djem shall be
received ~ the momhera If the Senate and
Horse of Delegates during he ensuing
recess q: tho General Assembly,"
7Ir. ArrrrsuH said ihat he hc3cd 10
member wnGld think Of drawing pay under
The circumstances. Int deemed il wise that
there should he some expression 81 I'll" sen
timcut a. the Legislature on the >u' irc'.
pr. HCpD. q the lion>" OF neIc4ltrS,
announced Tia concurrence OF that body il,
IT," amendments Of the Senate To the joint
resolution referring to adjournment.
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