The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-29
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eral particulars and the House refused 70
concur. The Senate refused to recede
from its position and asked for conf
mittee Of conference.
Report Agreed To.
The two houses planned conferees and
.Nhere is their report which was finally
agreed to by both houses;
THE Conference Committee appointed
Z on the disagreement Of the Senate and
House OF Delegates on House bill No.
12G, respectively renort as follows:
They recommend
l. That the Senate recedc from It's
amendments Nos. ] and 2 1i Il
g That the word Fifteen" on page g.,
section 0, line Of tho original bill be
stricken out and the word "f!Ve" put In
leu thereof
3. That all after the word children"
In line 3, section 0, be stricken out to the
end Of said section.
e., 90 "A. II. THOMAS. ii 4 Ia i Fl
II p. w. LYNN ,ass :. Z. n
II. G., KERNs,
Conferees on the part OF tho Sennte.
ROBERT w. W1THERS, ~
r. y. LEE, JR.,
s. II, WILSON.
Confeyees on tho part OF the House OF
Delegates.
Agreed to by senatc:
March 0, 1906,
1t will be- observed that 5000 Is con-
tanned In the report OF the conference
committee. The enrolled bill nor the
printed copy in the acts contain no npT
preparation whatever, and that tils where
all the trouble comes. n
Mr.. Brenaman Talks.
Mr.. J. N. Brenaman. reading clerk OF
the Senate, made u statement last night,
which shows that the original bill when
It was sent back TO tho House with the
Senate amendments. remained IN the lower
branch He says the Senate journal shows
that tho report OF the conferees was
agreed to, and that Mr.. Thomas was
named by tho chair to notlfydheuH
of tho Senate's action. Mr.. Brennmnp
says the Senate journal further. shows that
)intns few moments Mr.. Withars notified
the Senate that the House had agreed to
tho report of tho Inference committee.
Clerl. John Williams, OF tho Howe. is
out Of tho city. hut the amendment has
not been located. nor can any one ex-
plain how the amendment failed to DO
Incorporated in the enrolled bill,
Mr. Brenaman believes 1t having been
on separate sheet, may have been mis-
laid accidentally IN the rush OF work,
which came like a whirlwnd In tho lat
| ter days or me session.
One Ward Changed.
Senate bill No. 0 is tho one IN which
| the latest !rrcgularity has boon dlsW,v-
cred. It provides for county bonds for
permanent road improvements J in tho
| magistnrlal districts OF the counties Of
tho state.
An amendment was written on the bill
in the House, and afterwards the word
. voted" was changed IN u most bungle-
some manner tog'yoting," which altered
the entire sense OF the amendment.
III 1t shall be found that majority
of the frcaholders voted ut said elec-
ton" &C., says the amendment, and
some ono who evidently was not m artist
wrote ing over "ed." The hill was
enrolled and the act printed with the
word voting substituted for voted"
/ The patron has discovered the change and
| Is now looking into the matter.
Messrs, Fuller, Sands and SHIELD, whose
names were mentioned IN the recent off,
olal report OF tho investigating commits
tee, spent much time yesterday In going
( over the stanographlc report of the evil
dence.i with tho yiew 10 making UP their
replies,