The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-17
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learned that he had said that he had
no aspirations OF that sort.
AS o result OF the early conferences
3 a resolution was passed by tho House
directing Clerk Williams to request
the absent members to report MS soon
as possible, but this was not acted
upon by the Senate Further meetings.
held on the subject apparently resulted
In no solution. since adjournment was
merely had until to-day, and this would
perhaps have been tho case had there
Nj been no outside event.
Resolution offered.
Three sessions of tho House were
held during the day. At noon the read
ing OF the journal was dispense with,
md on motion of Mr.. Cox the chair was
vacated until 1880, to give the Licu-
itenant-Governor an opportunity to sign
the last. OF the enrolled bills.
AS soon as the House met again.
which was not until L O'clock, Major
y. IN. Stubs, OF Gloucester, offered the
following resolutions:
Being tapprfsed of the desperate ILL.,
ness OF John Warwick Daniel, United
States Senator. and learning that his
$ demise Is n1omentarily expected. the
anembersfin attendance upon the Legis-
1ature Of 1910 feel that they arc OK 4
pressing the spontaneous wish OF all
virginfnns sin urging the Leg lslature
to be In session In order that the rep
resentatives OF Virginia may be en-
abled, by proper resolution and by
1lleir personal presence. TO pay the
last honor to the last representative
in national affairs who links Wire inia.s
present with her glorious and splendid
past.
/. clerk OF the House BIO Instructed to
Immediately use all efforts in order
& that a sufficient number OF members
be present on Thursday, the 17th. to
4 oxtend the session In accordance with
the titutional provision for Tho
extension of the sessions Of the Gem
I eral Assem- bly,
Would LIE in state.
Speaking to his resolution Major
4 Stubbs referred to- the desperate ill-
ness OF the first man in Virginia, her
!, most honored citizen. Virginia." he
sale, Cannot pay him too any honors
srorbtoo much respect Should he die
when the Legislature Is not IN session
4 we cannot pay his memory the respect
. which Is due him. We want his body
i loIle Au92lAtcs IN our Ci1siIHoeIs 2dHo we
want the members to gather around
1T we should be in session when his
spirit takes its flight. ,st
Mr.. McRae opposed the resolution He
I thought It little premature. He did
mot think It quite seemly to- be holding
memorial services over man who was
still living. He referred to tho con-
fiicting reports of the past few weeks
regarding the condition OF the senior
Senator. to whom lie paid high
tribute. If the members were required
TO como back. he argued. 1t would be
at great trouble and expense.
His attention was called by Mr..
Oliver to the proposition that 1t would
be Impossible to get the members to-
until to-day.
Continuing. Mr.. AIcRae said he did
not think the House should be called
together and wait for the death Of the
Z Senator. 1t did not seem to him to be
In good taste. The proceeding would
be published and would seem strange
to the world
Resolution Adopted.
The motion was put to g vote. Mr.
McRae apparently being the only Nom
Der OF the fourteen present who voted
no.
The bills having arrived from the
Senate. they were signed by the
Speaker. and the House rose until 4
o'clock
Major Stubs was sked to communi-
cate the resolution to tho Senate, but
that body adjourned to O'Clock with
out taking action.
Only three members we're on that
side of8sthe Capitol. lieutenant Cover
nor Ellyson signed the remainder Of
the bills, this marking the completion
OF this part OF the worksof the Gem
eral Assembly.
When tho time came for tho after
n Don session committee OF confer
ence on tho situation met in tho SEN
ate c1oakroon,,; Present were all the
members Of the two .l,ouses who were
IN sight. Possibilities as to getting a
quorum present by tonight were dis
cussed, with tho result that ma =
iority thought 1t could not be DONE
and that the best action under the
clrcum stances would be to adjourn sine
de. This would have the effect Of
putting tho question in the hands OF
the Governor. NJ
Senate Ready to Quit.
The Lieutenant-G overnor resumlne
the chair. Senator Folkes moved. that
q committee be appointed to notify tho
]. House au, that the Senate was ready for
agreed to. and Senator FOXES ite.o Was n apz
s. pointed tosperform that duty. ~
The House was wal ting It was 6:2 :!
5W!ieH Inc sflcnnOndG senator appeared
with the message. He delivered it.
NJ Oliver moved that the House
adjourn until IL o'clock to-day. Mr..
Nolting moved to amend by making
by the member from Fairfax.
As a substitute. Mr.. NIcRae moved
that committee Of i've be appointed
= 70 join with a similar commit tee from.
the Senate to notify the Governor that
the General Assemhly was ready to
adjourn sine die. and to inquire IL
10 had any further communication to-
Tho substitute was passed by on a
point of order. and the Oliver motion
was pnt. It was lost by a tie vote
\ g 20 6. The Affirmative votes were:
Baker. Oliver. Noting. Throckmorton.
\ Toney end Bell. The mega tive: Cox
Casey. HARDWOOD, Spattg. McRae and
& Zimmer. ~
A Mr.. Oliver called for the ayes and
IN oes. The Speaker reminded him that
this would absolutely ston all bust
Rising to question Of personal
privilege. Mr.. McRae reminded tho
House that he had not asked for a
rec0rda1 vote or raj ia INF ~