The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-15
CONFERENCE BILL
WAS KNOCKED OUT
Committees Report Rejected by Both
B anches.
PLACED IN NEW HANDS.
Another Committee Appointed to Deal
With tho Important snhicct-No
Light Barrels Of Fiour-F'isht
Over Liquor Biil.
PLACED IN NEW HANDS.

The expected. Us forecasted in yestcr-
days Times, has happened, ana the TWO
houses o. the General Assembly, by very
decisive votes promptly rejected the re-
port of the Joint committee OF conference
.ppe;utcd to formulate constitutional
Convention bill satisfactory TO the Two
branches.
The matter is now in the hands OF a
new committee, consisting of Messrs- St
Clair Ilcod md Maynard from the Sen
ate and Ncssrs Anderson, Southall and
Pollock. of the House.
When The personnel Of the committee
became known yesterday it was very
generally thought that bill providing
for a convention membership OF one nun
ared. selected from the House districts,
elected at the spring elections IN May,
4 The convention TO assemble in June, the
CONSTITUTION TO be submitted to the vote
of ali the people. would be reported a
week ago The Times said a bill OF this
nature would be finally adopted
There was nothing done in the General
Assembly yesterday OF = nature interest
ing to the general public. The usual
number of local bills were passed lhere
were, more or lest Interesting fights over
several measures.
l'nc senate session.
Lieut. enant Governor Echois waited ten
minutes before calling the Senate TO or
der Yesterday. but when his gave! fell at
1910 a roll-call would have revealed that
not more than third OF the Senators
were in their seats.
A great many local bills were passed.
and then The calendar was cleared or
Senate and House bills There were seFe-
raj shaTi, fights.
The event of the day, of course. was
the report of the Conference COMMITTEE
1,.~i, ltsla
AT ] O'Clock the chair was vacated for
n half-hou-, 10 Await the report Of the
committee During the recess a meet
ing of the Committee on Roads and
Internal Navigation was held IN the
c,loak-room and the Southern Railway Dill
was considered. Mr.. James appeared for
III. bill. and Mr.. a p Thorn, OF Norfolk.
oI.npss.d il. The committee decided not
to report the bill, as it will provoke
lengthy discuss on.
AS soon as the chair was resumed the
Senate bill Incorporating the Virginia
Equipment Company and the Senate bill
Incorporating the Norfolk County Railway
Company were passed
THE COMMITTEE REPORT.
There was still delay IN submitting the
report. and it was 20 O'Clock when Mr..
Glass chairman submitted the report of
the committee. In response 20 an inquiry
M Glass said the report was being sim
ulta1eoEsly presented in the House.
The report of the committee was as
forecasted this morning. 1t is printed
more fully below
Mr. Flood raised the point that the con-
ference committee had no right to strike
out any portion OF either the House or
Senate bin. Each house had agreed to
submit the bin to the people The COM
Inittee's bill eliminated this feature. Mr.
Glass. replying. said the two bills had
provided for submission; the House bill
provided for submission OF the amended
constitution as a whole; the Senate bill
provided for submission of the Constitu-
ton in sections. The committee simply
placed the election machinery of the
State at The disposal OF the convention.
This feature WAS q compromise. The
three conferees from the House and one
from the Senate advocated the House of
Delegates basis: q majority Of the Sen
ate members advocated the Senate basis.
The House basis and twenty delegates al
large We're finally agreed on.
REPORT REJECTED.
Mr. Ecgleston moved 10 adopt the re-
port. The report was rejected by a vote
of 10 ayes; ~ noes The vote was as fol-
lows:
Ayes-Barksdaie. Blalsey. Eggleston,
Glass. keezeil. Lupton, Stands, Walker.
Wallace. Watkins-lo.
Noes-Bluce, CiaEtor. Cosbill, Dinwid-
die. Donohoe, Fairfax, Flood, Gold,
James. Jeflries. Johnston, LIE Cato, Mann,
Massie. Maynard. McIlwaine Morris.
Munford. Opie, Sands St. Clair, Tate,
Tyler, Wickham-24.
The action Of the Senate was at once
communicated To the House.
THE NEW COMMITTEE.
There was a further delay OF fifteen or
r,ziTi
peAred from tlhe House and reported a
joint resolution asking for u committee
OF conference TO adjust u new DILL. The
rd.'oiution WIS concurred in and the
President announced the following mem
5e',ts on the part of the Senate: Messr.s
st Clair Flood end Maynard.
LESS IMPORTANT WORK.
Eefore the conference committees re-
Esons was presented a great many bills
Were passed.
When the House bill amending the di-
vorce laws of the State was reported by
!ts. title Mr.. Eggleston moved to place
the bill on the calendar. but AIR. kee-
zell and Mr.. Flood opposed and it was
sent TO the Committee for Courts of
Justice 10 enjoy dreamless sleep. Sew
eral other House bills went off in the
same way.
The House bill to provide how suits
soT personal Damage against the CITY OF
Norfolk may be Instituted and maintain
ed went to The committee.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
To prevent carrying seed oysters out
of this State.
To amend the charter OF the town OF
Covington.
To allow School District No. i. of Nor
folk county. 10 borrow money
To prevent hogs from running at large
in Warwick county.
To repeal the act preventing the haul
ing of seines in Starry and Prince George
counties.
To authorize the Board of Supervisors
of Isle of Wight county TO expend 5000
for an armoIy.