The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-03
STILL GUARDED BY POLICE.
None But Members Of The Committees Need
Apply for Admission.
STATE DEBT COMMISSION YESTERDAY.
The Meetings In the Governors once are
Strictly Private-Nothing Can DE pono
Until Voted on by the People.

Joint session Of the State Department Com
mission and the members and representatives
of the Olcott committee were held yesterday
In the executive Office at the Capitoi' 10 Oh
the previous day the entrance was guarded ny
apoliceman. who refused admittance 10 any
one ,vbo was not member of either OF the
two bodies. This rule was so rigidiy enforced
that even during the recess no OUTSIDER was
permitted 10 enter the Governors ante-room
10 saw nothing Of the inner Office.
M followino members Of the OlcOtt COM
,oittee were in attendance during the session
Messrs Hugh u. Garden, }. 3. Dumont, g.
ID. Diskey. J. w. Mason Of West Virginia
Colonel W. W. Gordon, of this city, was also
present. and acted as counsel for the Olco1
committee. VI.
Mr. Ellis is the secretary Of the New YORK
Central Trust Company. Only recently ne
went TO London on behalf Of the Oicott com
mittee TO confer with the bOndholders IN per-
SOM all probability with regard 70 the
pending negotiations and the scheme Tor SET
ting the debt
M Dumont was not one Of the original
members Of the Olcott committee but ne mas
only recently been added to the hist.
AN the members Of the committee are very
reticent in regard 90 their actions and II iooRs
that this attitude has been taken on the advice
OF some one behind the scene. =.
II is thought. however, that the members OF
the New York committee would not pc op~
posed TO having the meetings open 10 me
representatives OF the press, Il tins would
meet with the approval of the Debt Commis-
sion.
Conferences were held frequently yes
terday as well as on the previous day with
the leading Democrats IN this city Among
u j,.4ara Faaa
tors Barbour and Daniel, Hon. Jol~l +.
Massey. and Mayor Ellyson, the chairman OF
the Democratic state Committee
In all likelihood some more consultations
will take place with representatives, from
other parts of the State before any action can
be taken by the commission.
II this plan is adopted an effort will be
made 10 invite TO these conferences the most
representative and conservative men OF the
State.
The general impression is. however. that
the present gathering may not lead TO any
more definite result than a thorough inter-
change of views between the interested par
ties.
Certainly Mr. Garden and his associates
will have an opportunity to hear the opinion
of the most prominent men of Virginia on
this subject. who will no doubt assure them
that the people Of this Commonwealth are
determined TO deal with the bondhOlders in
the most liberal spirit our revenues VIII war
rant.
The Olcott committee have not yet deposit
ted the million of dollars required by the act
under which the committee was created.
They take the ground that a liberal con-
struction of the language of the act does not
make necessary such requirements, unless the
proposition submitted is accepted.
The committee. however, are Of the opinion
that they would have no difficulty IN deposit
ing the million dollars if necessary.
During the morning session the subject was
informally discussed by Mr.. AfasOn, of West
Virginia, and others. After short recess
about O'Clock. during which lunch was
taken IN Ringers private dlning-rOOm, the
session was continued, and later III the day
other conferences were held at the West
moreland Club and elsewhere.
Whatever may be the result Of the sessions,
if any. no definite action can be taken by the
commission until il has been submitted TO @
popular vote Of the residents of this State.
When representative of THE TIMES called
at the Exchange Hotel about II o'clock last
evening four of the membe.s of the Olcott
committee were still cOseted together.
They most decidedly declined TO make any
sort of a statement in regard TO the laDOrs Of
the day, end it could be inferred that this
modus was adopted at the instance Of the
debt commission.
One of the members of the committee init
mated that even if a decision had been
reached they would have no right to say SO
without the authority of the commissioners
Another session will be held at 10 O'Clock
this morning.