Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-22
NOT ABLE TO AGREE.
rrs RcappOrtiCnment Question Re-
rcrci in The Senate Yesterday,
rnlr REFUSES TO CONCUR.
..-,oce Committee Appointed, but
..,.. Report Rciectcd-Iang Sessions
aud Lively Debates.
.-.ro legislature adiournod Sa,ur.

..... IIlHtNlN Oh INV NtiAlt, WHICH
.. .a..t the merits Of the measure
..v changes IN the redistucung.
Bake. Long before the Senate met
.-... -..ruiug certain senators were
.... ,..iv,uc Jcnerson'S Manual and
.. parliamentary charts, and il
apparent that the apportion-
..-..u was 10 be rcopencd. And
....el with vengeance.
..... House adjourned before the Sen
-...-.., the passage of the bill was
.... u.ra.ol 70 the House, and this
opportunity for moving 3 recon
.....f the vote by which Mr.. Floods
r...t changing the positions Of
..-..I and fluvanna. was defeated.
- amendment was then adopted,
....r House refused 20 concur. A COM
..... conference was appointed and
s.., took @ recess until 4.30 +. NJ.
80 ... soon adjourned, but the Senate
.. until z o'clock. with the re-
. tt they came out Of the
.t... they went IN at in the morning,
.. while IN the hole they wen.
.-.... most complicated parliamentary
.'-
.... $50 bodies do not come together
.-.-s. It IS hardly probable that the
20 adjourn to-day for the
...... holidays viii be carried out.
.. .4u,d proceedings of both houses
-....., was called 20 order at 1910
Yesterday 10y Lieutenant. Governor
... l.ar. and the proceedings were
with PRAYER by the Rev, DR.. George
l,s TO amend the charter of
r......-. and 20 regulate the unlawful
..- I'D Pulaski county were twice
...-. r..trrcd.
re- I'D moved TO reconsider the vote
. che passage of the apportiOn-
..... Hy the Senate was ordered 20 be
.r-.,.ei Otae House. Agreed to.
r. ... then moved 10 reconsider the
... IS rn the bill was passed. Agreed
WANTED 1T CHANGED.
..-... moved TO amend the bill so es 10
... t...wsttoN. buckingham, and Flu
.. ..-.a House district, and Cum er-
. rr.chlaui into Onc-that Is. 20
OH. positions Of Fiuvauna and
rl w the appOItonment IA
saturday.
oil. .--.,r opposed the amendment and
....-r.I the position he took IN the
4 ~Aturiay-lhat the committee
..-.....y considered the whole ques-
. ..I bee thought their report ought to
.......l.
...l amendment was agreed TO.
....jweut offered 10y Mr.. Black
-.... Institute Elizabeth City and Ac-
.... House d strict was lost. The bill
was then passed and ordered
Muuieate1 10 the House.
one BILL INTRODUCED.
v. Walls introduced q bill to incorpo-
,..... a--Stune Gap and Iron Company,
..- referred 10 the Committee on
-..... Laws.
HE JOINT ORDER.
. ...r having arrived for the execu-
... ella. fu!ut order, which was the cleo
... .l-ss for the counties of Clarke
.. u--u D., the following nominations
.Elchard Henry Lee, by Mr. EIar-
-... .rr,H-GIles Cook, Jr., by AIf.
..s1.
Harrison and Wickham were
.... q committee 10 act with SINH
..u the House and count the vote,
..... reported. the nominees were
I.. elected
-...-. ..Il tDlucOTpOrate the I hcsapehhc
iuu railroad was passed.
t.- CHAIR was vacated SUBJECT 10
.. .. TIE chairman.
r4R ArIoBTIOSMENT, AGAIN.
T.....l- wa. resumed at 2.27, when Mr..
......e moved 20 take up the Senate
......rtluuiuc the State for members
tr. General Assembly.
.....-.-y was received from the House
....... BODY had agreed to Senate amend
...'. tL,appurtiOumcut bill l, 2, 3, ana
...- ... rejected amendment 3, the last
. bonn, ;ae Flood amendment.
.. Hart moved that the Senate recede
... Flood amendment.
.- ..I autagonized the motion and
No.. -.~l sustained It.
-.t- refused 10 recede by vote
.-t..t
COMMITTEE OF CoSFERENCE.
H- Jones' moved that a committee OF
...r.... consisting Of three members
- ~..4t. and three from the House DE
. ...l au the disagreeing vote.
.....v.u was agreed to and the Char
,.. Messrs. Jones, Barnes, and
..-. ..r.
E ...astoue moved 10 take mp the
...y.r,IOumaut bill. Agreed to-
.- . arson moved that all the amend
rporated INTO the Senate bill.
BE-. ..',.y moved 10 pass the consldera-
... I.- bIll by until the Conference
.-..-t.. should be heard from.
.. -.u OF Mr.. EcAOls, the char was
...' u-ul 43O L. VI.
Afternoon Session.
o.. chair was resumed at 4:3O. Mr..
r.. .r.u the committee Of conference
o.. agreement over the appOruOn-
,..' ..I. presented the following report:
...wIftee Of conference appointed
.... Senate and House OF Delegates 10
r the matter referred to them beg
'.frp0rt that. finding II difficult TO
-.. '.ry suggest the following solution
. '.. matter. That the Senate take up
..-..gp sitl0ument bill and amend 1t III
.....' o. the delegates from Goochland;
...t,y, buckingham, Fluvanna, and
Cumberland ia the manner IN which 1t mas
a. 8 the House bill: that IL further
sad bill so as TO take the delegate
a.e and make hlm "a hoater between
q, d klppahaunOck and't IT stlli
r amend said bill so as to take the
r-.. from Elizabeth City and make
o.. t.a:yr between AccOmac and Eliza
o.. .ty. T.. W. SAUNDERS,
Thomas Ii. BARNES,
X. j. WAsaINGTOS,
20 4
, scent from tho conclusion reached
p Jointly Of ,he conference com mttee.
CHARLES L. JONES.
Mr.. JoNEss POSITION.
E- Jones' explained that he dissented
...-. d.. did not think II was competent
'- '.. committee TO consider anything
10. z. . question on which the two houses
... agreed VIZ, Dir. Floods amend
uyt
A- backstone supported the report as
Sir Walton. The latter sald tpat no
.a..ti ~ practical politics and pohLlcaI
tr.teucy and wanted 20 anchor rage
-l'Y where she belonged, and that was
'-.,y .L the Democratic party.
At. Parrish said that whether. ne coul9
ave .le grand little county Of GoochIah9
= % kcpubhcanism or not he thanKei
||l WAT the agitation had drawn from the
senator from AccOmac aud the senator
y I Shenandoah some respect for Reports
" ..aulttre.. For two days these gen
.t'.'. rad been opposing reports OF com.
i''..-. and now that q report had coine
10 i-a' tlckled them they championeu H.
hr. a.ar,er wished 20 reiteraie ms posi-
N.1 That the Senate should stand ny tnS
.'..r. Il the Committee on PRIVILEGES auu
L.'.."ls and by the action OF the cAucuS'
'fi 2.. yAERELL SUBJECTED THE REPohT:
Af Yarrell SAID he hoped tho report OF
y c.lierence committee would DC
pied, sy that he could then get III