The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-19
BOARD ACR { ES
TO CONF ERE NCE
Technical Objections Raised by
Opposition Arc Over
ruled.
ONLY CONSIDER AMENDMENT
Councilman Morgan K. Mills
Slated for Chairman of
Conference Committee.

Under the ruling of President Rob
ert Whittet, the Board of Aldermen last
night authorized the appointment OF
conference committee to take UP With
a similar committee from the Common
Council the differences between the two
branches as to the amendments placed
by the Board of Aldermen on the ordi-
nance for the consolidation OIL klcn-
mond and Manchester.
Mr.. Adams. who in the former meet
ing of the Board of Aldermen was the
author of Tie amendments designed by
the friends of consolidation TO save
night that the request of the Council
be granted and that a committee Of
four members be named by the chair
The opponents of consolidation were
wanted to know whether it was neces-
sary to have such a conference. Pres
ident Whittet ruled that such a re-
quest could not be refused;
He read from rule ~, which says
that when an ordinance, has been
passed in one branch and is amended
by the other and the amendment is
not concurred in by tho branch IN
which 1t originated COMMITTEES OF
conference may be asked for by either
branch and shall be granted by the
other
Thought Ordinance Wn. Dead.
Mr.. Richardson wanted to know
what authority such conference
committee WOulu IdNt " 'ot'9AaSi tHo
ordinance.
"As / understand The matter" he
said, 1.-The ordinance is dead. 1t was
adopted as amended by the Board OF
Aldermen and the Council refused to
concur. l hold that that kills the
whole ordinance, and that conference
committee would have TO go over the
whole subject and get up new ordi-
nance. If my point is correct. then
there is nothing on the subject OF
y,,1, nd N
either branch. ] should like to have
a ruling of the chair on that point
1T Is competent for this body to
appoint conference committee, re-
sponded the president, and that COM
mittee can report substitute ordi-
nance which comes up on Its merits.
I believe, however, that the conferees
can only consider the points of diff
ference between the two bodies. Their
report is not binding on either branch.
TT should be made first to the Com
mon Council. in which the request for
conference originated, and the ordi-
nance as recommended by the confer
encc committee should be acted on
by each branch as new ordinance
Powers of Conference Committee.
Clerk August read rule 10, bearing
on the subject, as follows: Ordinances
or resolutions reported by a committee
of conference shall not be subject to
amendment or laid on the table, hut
must be either adopted. rejected or
recommitted a committee of con-
ference shall not have the power to
change or omit any section of an or
dlnance or portion of resolution that
has been agreed on by both branches.
but only those constituting the dis
agreement"
The presidents of the two branches
Will announce their conferees to-day.
Rule ~ provides that the member first
named in the branch in which the re-
Guast for conference originates shall
be the chairman. Under the fixed Gus
tom, therefore. Councilman Morgan r.
NILS, author OF the resolution for con-
ference in the lower branch. will be
the chairman, and Alderman Adams,
author OF the similar resolution in the
Board, Will be subchairinan. The
conference committee vii probably
convene on Monday.