In a conference committee on May 9, the House conferees agreed to the Senate amendments. Senate and House conferees forged a compromise. The House and Senate may instruct conferees, but these instructions are not binding. The highway beautification amendments were not part of the controversy preventing agreement by the Conferees. The second house then insists on its amendment, agrees to a conference, and appoints conferees. The conferees nevertheless voted to accept the draft, with only Feder and Robert Ley dissenting. But leadership have increasingly exercised authority in the appointment of conferees. On other issues, the conferees were able to come to agreement much more easily. He has also delivered invited talks at many seminars and conferees. A letter from President Reagan was read to the conferees. Looking to the future, conferees worked on strategies for worldwide evangelism and cooperation. Pressure was mounting on the House conferees, however. Over time, the fall event attracted larger groups of fans and industry conferees. Each house determines the number of conferees from its house. The number of conferees need not be equal.