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a motion that the House do not concur in the Senate's amend-
ments is the proper one, and if sustained by a vote of the
House, the chairman of the committee submits for adoption a
message to the Senate, as follows:

BY THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES,

January , 190 .
Gentlemen of the Senate:

The House of Delegates having refused to concur in amend-
ments proposed by the Senate to the House Bill entitled (here
insert title), we respectfully request your Honorable Body to
recede from said amendments, and herewith return said bill.

Or,

The House of Delegates having refused to concur in amend-
ments proposed by the Senate to the House bill entitled (here
insert title), we respectfully propose, with the concurrence of
your Honorable Body, the appointment of a Joint Committee
of Conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses, and
herewith return said bill. We have named as conferees on
the part of the House Messrs.

Should the Senate agree to recede, the bill stands as orig-
inally passed by the House. Should the Senate adhere to its
amendments, a message is .dispatched to the House, usually in
this form:

BY THE SENATE,

January , 190 .
Gentlemen of the House of Delegates:

We have received your message requesting the Senate to
recede from its amendments to House bill entitled (title
inserted). We respectfully inform you that the Senate
adheres to its amendments, and propose, with your concur-
rence, the appointment of a Joint Committee of Conference
on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses. We haw
named on the part of the Senate Messrs. We
herewith return said bill.

A message is then returned as follows: