The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-17
ADJOURN SINE DE
/. IN REAL QUANOAR
Legislature Faced by Intricate
| Situation in Closing Hours
of Session.
SEN. DANIELS ILLNESS
/ GAUSS GRAVE DILEMMA
Some Lawmakers Insist Both
= Houses Are Alive Until Mid
night, Others Declare Assem-
bly, Ended in the Morning.

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Facing one of the most defeats
and involved parliamentary sttua-
tons that has ever confronted Vtr- rs
ginta Legislature, the General A.
sefnU1y aGJUurnvu sine ute at f0.55S
O'Clock Thursday morning.
Ali bills passed by the two houses VI
had been sIsnea Wednesday after
noon. and there was no necessity tor
cept 10 await ews from the peuslao II
oil senator Daniei. VINO Is critlcAity
iii In Daytona, ria, and 10 poxstpiy Il
cali BACK the absent senators and
Deiesates to elect another United
Slates senator.
IN auolllon to an absence OF dor
ciueu news from Daytona, the dam Y
ger OF reducing Virginia senatot1&l
representation IN CoIafess 10 0uSHx
soion nastenea the adjournment
An Intricate Situation.
The ADJOURNMENT, however, did u0E
clearly the situation, but tended more
toward making il more delicate ana
intricate, Tor although the LeEisiA.
ture adjourned sine die at 1919 A.4
NJ. a resolution is on the journab
OF the two houses stating that the
session OF the General Assembly wan
extended until IL o'clock THURSDAY
night. Should Senator Daniel die
before that time, an unparaliete0
situation will develop.
There are only q handful OF legt9-
iators in Richmond. They are San
ators Wickham. Sale. Hartman ana
Folkes and Delegates Cox. Oliver
Throckmorton. Bell, Baker. II. ~.
o. f,rtxh he
Byrd, Casey, Spatig. Wingo. McRsa.
Toney and Noting. Yet they SEEM
hopelessly divided as to whether thS
adjournment sine die prevails -
against the resolution extending xn4s
session until IL o'clock Tonight ThAa
division seems to be equal
When the delegates assembled ~
the House Thursday morning 20 Co..
pene 1t 10 O'clock. there was Moth
sourht 10 have the Hoifse &tt6sak
"wednesday afternoon, offered -
luton providing that the Legislature
adjourn sine die and that the gover-g
nor be informed that the General -
sembly had concluded Its iahors. Deie-s
gate Threekmorton objecfed. nut IL
resolution was adopted. II wa1 1eMS
to the Senate for concurrence. Win
Senator Wickham in the chair, IT,
resolution was concurred In. att
Senator Folkes had amended 30 thai
IL provided that the Journal Of the8
Senate show that the body had ad~s
journed at 1885 A. M. This record
was made on the journal.
Fixed Time to Adjourn.
The resolution adopted by both ~
houses last week was: Resolved
by the House of Delegates, the
Senate concurring, that the pres
enst session of the General A.
sembly be and the same IL hereby
extended for a perioc OF ave dayn III
from the day on which It would
have otherwise ended according to
law"
Counting Sunday IN the 1--WE days.
and there was no provision aSaing&
| il, the time of the extension expires
at midnight Thursday night Whether
by a subsequent resolution adopted
| by constructive body in the to-
houses could adjourn the L.egtslatu1o
| before this tire limit fixed by the
General Assembly when all the seuA-z
| tors and deieslteS were present. u -
question which has not been decided
by a majority. ss
1t Is known that Governor Mann
considers that the Legislature has Ad~S
| tourned. as he has received oniclAE
than that Governor Mann sincero1ys
hopes the General Assembly has Ad~l
| tourned for two years. for otherwise
the States representation at Waah.
ington would be jeopardixed
Difference OF View.
Among the few legislators In Rtc14~S
mond there are several who insist thafI
the Legislature does not die until mid
/ night, and that IL Senator Danf&1l
! passes away any time before that hear
he will have died within the session
Of the General Assembly. and turninRs
| the clock back until quorum OF hoth
bodies could arrive at the Capitol
would be all that WAS necessary for
| the Legislature to elect his succeawoxs
Should the distinguished senator a.
| after midnight. 1t would be up TO the
| governor to appoint Major DanielsUI
/ successor.
Speculation As to Choice.
There Is much speculation n o.
who would be appointed by JudeoS
Mann. II In known that he u "
close friend Of Congressman Hi
! Flood, who gave him earnest and supS
stanttai support during the xubefn1
toriai campaign. In fact. Il II knoNlj
that Mr.. Flood jeopardized his oNI
chances in Tucker districts out m
! loyalty and support Of Judge MAG1l
| That Mr.. Flood stands first In 00l
erncr Mann's mind In probably 0x<
/ doubted. yet his relations with 93
/ Governor Swanson arc of the xtr0St&
est and best. and the former cnd
executive 10 considered by many
the people OF Virginia A. this i0G
| man for Senator Daniels place III G. =
event the latter dies Or resigns Nttl
1 the immediate future. or even IatnG
Representative Flood haa fun
complicated the situation by 3Httl 4
| ting that he would not allow hfa m6x
to be used In connection WIFI 1ES
matter. It Ii known. however. :
he has put Speaker Richard \. :
| forward as the successor ~ ue1
! Daniel. should the latter ~
| This 10 taken ~ clever ntrN1
| politics. AZ Mr.. Flood stAnda G9N i
olining to enter into couteet aS11
| the popular And pr0ntaNeN&
ernor. yet swtngs his sNppork I
Ing 70 almost nnAlitys A. 1AvGF
| brother-tn-lAw. Aatufe pc11tt
+ however. say theY m gurN xlz