Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-03
PLAN OF PROCEDURE FOR
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES.
Chafrmen Outline u Scheme Design
ed to Facilitate the Work of the
Session Very Materially.

The conference of chairmen Of House
and Senate Committees held yesterday at
ternoon on the adjournment of the two
branches of the General Assembly lasted
for more than an hour After good
deal OF discussion the following was
agreed upon as plan OF procedure ana
a uniformity OF work:
Plans to facilitate the execution of the
work of the several committees of the
Senate and House of Delegates.
l. TO the end that no two committees
shall be at work on the same chapter or
title of the Code, at The same time.
nesoived, That the chairman of the
committees shall divide amongst their re-
spective committees the said titles and
chapters, and appoint subcommittee to
consider the same.
2. When the several committee chair
men have divided the work OF the COM
mittees. and appointed subcommittee,
and assigned certain parts of the work to
the said subcommittee The said sub
committees shall prepare the necessary
bills, having regard to the Constitutional
provisions, and the consequent changes
in the statutes, and report to the COM
mittee whose chairman appointed them.
and the said committee shall consider and
perfect the said bills.
g. Whenever a bill is thus perfected by
carried over to the corresponding com
inittee of the House by the chairman or
the member Of the ub-committee familiar
with the changes made and when it has
been considered by the last named COM
mittee. it shall be returned to the COM
mttee originating it, and If any changes
have been made to which the committee
first named cannot agree committee
OF conference shall be appointed by the
two committees. and the bill perfected
and when perfected, reported to the
Senate.
L. The same action should be taken by a
committee of the House in reference to
committees of the Senate. When the bill
snail be perfected in the first named
committee, and when SO perfected, report
ed to the House.
5. In the preparation of bills, all origi-
nal work and every amendment to exist
ing laws. where such laws can be perfect
ed by amendment should be put in italics.
6. All original work should be written
out in full and where sections of the Code
are amended, the said sections should be
cut out of the code or acts of the as
sembly, where passed or amended since
the Code of 1887, and SO divided and past
cd on sheets of paper that space shall
be left at the proper place for the amend
ments which ca n there be plainly written
out.
T. AS to tie sections of the Code which
require no amendment and the general
laws enacted since the Code, which re-
quire no amendment, the several COM
=nittees having the same in charge, shall
from time to time report the fact to thei.
respective houses.
s..All titles, chapters and sections should
be numbered in pencil >urtil the bills are
perfected and reported as hereinbetore
stated.
g. Provided however, that the CORE
spending standing committees OF the two
houses and subcommittee of the same
may SIT in joint session in their d.scre-
ton and from time to time make report
by bill or otherwise, on such subjects as
they may determine.