The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-22
THE SENATE AND
HOUSE DEADLOCK.
Former Body Likely 70 Agree to
4, Take a Recess OF Five
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Now. that the House OF Delegates has
adopted Il Joint resolution proposing q
recess from December 23d TO tho 29th,
there Is some probability Of the legislators
getting away for 81 few days When the
Senate adopted the resolution yesterday.
tho Senate had already adjourned, and
hence It could not DO ascertained With
any degree OF postiveness whether the
body would ngreo to the resolution. While
the House has shown some disposition
t. cocrce the Senate into action favor
Ell BY the delegates, tho Senate has
shown no disposition to retallate at any
tlmc. The two houses 81 re at oggerhcads
over tho general bills In relation to corr
,TDrntions. a House bill amended by that
body so us to make It's final fate In the
Senate doubtful.a This impression is
necessarily largely speculative, however,
for, the, bill has not even come from the
committee. is now In the Committee
for Courts OF Justice. and Mr.. Mc1lwainc,
tho chairman, was not present yester-
day: hence no idea when the committee
would report the bill could be had def
.nltely. IN
There is an impression among some OF
tho members of tho House that the Sem
ate committee seems inclined TO pigeon
hole the amendments. Just how veil or
Ill founded that Impression may BIO is
d matter for con lecture.
The bill, which is now in the Committee
for Courts Of Justice. Is one Of the most
Important and one of the most formIda-
bic that, had to be considered by the
General Assembly. It Is that concerning
public service corporations and Is vol
luminous, as well as import ant, one, coy
cring ninety-nine printed pages or about
fcrty-flve or fifty closely printed pages.
Without the passage Of some bill on the
subject, it will not be possible to put
fully into effect the provisions Of tho
Constitution in relation to CORPORATIONS
The bill embraces fourteen. printed pages
Of general provisions sixteen pages in
relation to Transportation companies"
page In relation to canals and canal
companies; - three pages III relation to
steamships and steamboats,; six pages
in relation TO express companies: SIX
teen pages in relation to telegraph and
telephone companies; and eight In reln-
ton to turnpikes and turnpike companies,
All legislation with respect to these pub
lie service corporations Is included In
this bill. Among tho important features
are the provisions as to the right of emil
merit domain, and as to the requirement
added BY the House that telephone COM
pa MES shall connect. rs
III IT begins to appear that there will be
"a struggle between the two houses that
may prolong final adjournment until tho
very hour Of the legal limit.
The Senate yesterday had as many as
twenty-five members present. but during
much OF the time 1t did not have a work.
ing quorum. and finally had to adjourn
after an hours fruitless sitting.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Willard will give
dinner to the members Of the Senate
tonight at the Westmoreland, and the
acceptance OF invitations to this has held
many of the senators here and may pos
slhly have the effect Of holding Il quo
rum to-day, but that Is doubtful, Wheth-
er there be qourum or not, tho SEN
atc will almost certainly adopt the House
Joint resolution for q five days recess,
for the senators are not moro DESTROYS
than the delegates Of spending Christ
mas away from their families.
The conclusion finally is inevitable that
tho members will have to return after
the holidays and sit well. into the new
year. thus making the life of the Cen
ere tAsse mbly continue from 1901 through
1900 and 1903 and into 1904, the longest In
recent years, certainly.