Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-23
MOTION DEFEATED
. TO RECOMM|T BILL
FOR HIGHWAY BODY
Senate Will Amend Com
mission Measure Only
on Floor.
UPPER HOUSE ADJOURNS
UNTIL NOON ON MONDAY
Senator Booker Seeks to Amend
Law Affecting Congressional
Nominations.
SAYS MAY BE AN EMERGENCY
Would Change Plan to Make 1t
Compulsory to Name Candi-
UPPER HOUSE ADJOURNS
UNTIL NOON ON MON NDAY
SAYS MAY BE AN EMERGENCY
Would Change Plan to Make 1t
Compulsory to Name Candi-
dates by Primary.

In the Senate yesterday. Senator
Strobe. OF Amherst, moved that the
bill creating a State highway commits
sion be recommit,cd to the COMMITTED
on Roads and Internal Navigation in
order that proposed amendments might
be considered.
Senator Gravatt opposed this and de-
clarcd that the bill might be passed
by and amendments later submitted on
the floor of the Senate.
Senator \. Willis Robertson agreed
with Senator Gravatt and declared that
the bill had been carefully considered
in committee and that to recommit il
would undo all the progress made in
the eight days of the session. 1t was
finally decided TO pass the bill by and
Adjourns Until Monday.
After considerable debate OIL the sub
ject the Senate yesterday voted TO ad-
journ untli noon Monday. The dis
cussion was precpitated by Senator
TO that hour. Senator j. L. West moved
10 amend by naming noon Tuesday as
the next hour OF meeting.
Senator Holt objected TO the amend
ment. stating that It's adoption would
| look like the Senate did not wan, to
work. He said that he believed that
tired out and he did not want to give
them too much time IN which to re-
Cuperate.
senator Booker suggested that an
adjournment to Tuesday would violate
the constitutional inhibition against
auJournncnts Tor more than three days,
but Senator j. +. Royal said that THIS
matter had just been considered in The
House and the Speaker had ruled that
such action constituted no violation of
the Constitution, as Tuesday could not
De considered In counting the days dur
ms whlch the House stood adjourned.
Objects To Adjournment.
Senator c. O'Conor Goolrick declared
that II the Senate adjourned until Tues
day. II would mean that at the time
oil convenins the session would have
lasted two wceKS without Il SOLITARY
thing being decided with the exception
oI Inc action OF the Roads and Inter-
nal Navigation Committee having re-
ported the highway commission bill
rte attributed ,ne lack vt progress TO
the Injection OF foreign issues having
no connection with good roads legis-
lation.
Senator West declared that nothing
could be accomplished by liking the
date OF meeting earlier tnan Tuesday
as littie could be accomplished before
The FINANCE Committee acted at its
meeting Monday night. Senator G.. u.
GraVatt. however, was OF the opinion
that in the state of the calendar there
were various matters that might be
considered.
s: should A~alt Finance Report.
senator Aubrey Il. Strobe moved as
J. l.. buchanan declared that ii would
be physical impossibility for the
tee TO have its report ready before
Monday night. and he expressed the
opinion that ii would be folly to con-
Committee made its report.
Ine previous question being moved
by Senator Robert r.. Lcedy the Sirode
substitute was defeated by viva voce
vote Adjournment until Tuesday was
defeated, II TO 10, and adjournment
until Monday was carried, ~ to ii.
When there was read the message
OF the President of the United states
urg! ing the Senate to ratify the woman
suffrage anne endment TO the Constitu-
TON Of the United states. senator
STROBE asked if any communication
Informing the Senate of the action of
Congress in submitting the amend
ment had been sent TO the Senate
Knew OF No Such Communication.
Lieutenant-Govern Buchanan re-
Piled tnat the chair mad no knowledge
ot any communication The message
Committee on Privileges and Elections
The Senate concurrcd in the House
he'i"m he ili1%dnf he rertan local bills to
ono more loca! bill affecting SmytR
County.
Senator Booker succeeded in getting
allowing him To appear and present
before the Committee on Privileges
and Elections the merits of Senate bill
mary law and limit nominations TO
Congress TO primary only
Knows of No Impending Election
Senator Rson declared that he knew
or no impending election that calls
| for this act as an emergency
Senator Booker said that while there
| soon would be one
| Senator Gravatt declared that an
emergency had existed for years
Senator Cannon spoke i'm favor or
| the Booker resolution. declaring thai
while the General Assembly had hoe n
called TO consider good roads leCisla-
! ton he believed that. since IL had
convened. 1t should consider all ncces-
| sary legislation.
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