Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-02-11

EARLY CONFERENCE.
Makeup of Committee Causes Con-
siderable Commcnt.-No Farther
Amendments Will be Made.

Amendments Will be Made.
| Richmond. Va, Feb. 1.-THE Will
! liams enabling act was shuttled back
again to the Senate yesterday. shorn
| Of every amendment that that body
had engrafted upon il last week. With
it came the report of the House OF
! Delegates, transmitted by Judge Mar
tin Williams, patron of the measure
that it has declined to concur in the
adoption of any Of the amendments
ratified by the senate.
Upon receipt of this information
the senate unanimously adopted a
JOINT resolution offered by Senator
Holt notifying the House that it in
sists upon its amendments, AMI re-
questing the appointment of COM
mittee on conference. The resolu-
ton was corcurred in by the House.
Lieut. Governor Ellyson appointed
as members Of the Senate committee
on conference Senator Holt, of New
port News, chairman of the commit
tee on Privileges and Elections; Sen
iistor Mapp,( Of Accomac floor lea'ser,
of the senate enabling act forces, and
Senator Echols, of Augusta, chair
man Of the committee or finance.
As members Of the corresponding
committee from the House, Speaker
Cox appointed Judge Wiiliams,p patron
# tttEe anr.;iins act: Delegate Oliver,
of Fairfax;l ;leader OF the antoprohibi-
Sion forces il the House, and Dele
gate Barley. Of Botetourt, who kas
consistely voted with the enabling
act majority.
Senator Holt says that an effort
will be made to get the joint COM
mittee together as soon as possible,
and that it will probably hold a
meeting today. Judge Williams ex-
pressed the same desire for eNpedi-
ton.
The makeup Of the Senate and
House conference committees afford
ed a, topic for general speculation
last night. Considered from the
STANDPOINT of the recorded vote alone.
the committee county only two men
bers who are opposed to the enab-
ling act--Senator Holt and Delegate
Oliver. Senator Mapp and Judge
Williams are the Senate and House
Headers, respectively, of the enabling
act forces.
With the four members just enum-
Grated offset against each other BY
reason of their opposite sentiments
with regard to the passage of the act,
the balance of power in the confer
ence committee, it was admitted. rests
with Senator Echols and Delegate
Barley. Both of these voted for the
! bill Senator Echols voted against
the bill at the last session, and is be-
iieved to favor certain of the amend
ments rejected by the House.
The makeup of the joint commit
tee was received on all sides with
general satisfaction. While its noml-
nal A to 2 majority in favor OF the
enabling act gives little room for en-
couragement to antiprohibition men,
who hope for compensating amend
ments, it was regarded as probable
that the conferees will make conces-
s;ons to both sides in the compromise
measure that it will report.
Whatever the form in which the
bill will be reported by the conference
committee, it will not be subject to
further amendment. The confer
ence report, under the rules, Is indl-
visible, and must be accepted or re-
! iected as a whole. In the event
either branch should decline to ratify
the committee report. it nay ask for
! q second conference which would be
gfnal. The second conference, how
ever.is seldom requested and will
hardly be asked for when the COM
Emittee appointed yesterday makes its
reprot.
Mr.. Robert S. Barrett left this at.
ternoon for Harrisonburg, Va, on al
official visit to the Elks' Lodge Of that
| city. He will return to the city Fri