The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-20
attending THE WORK.
yorsE DECIDES 10 HOLD TTO
10 ,ssIoNs a DAY HERExFTER.
-. .Imhsouse aud House of Refuge.
70 popular Vote on Constitutional
c,nyention-Licepsed Attorneys

d.. House OF Dcite"N'S f'N"FNS
clay In the absence OF Mr.. Charies
Inn Mr.. James \. Bell acted as read
..s clerk. o,,,,on
i' .,igens OF Mccklenourg, protesting
"' the passage OF the iocal-opuoh
o.. slenp. OF Lee. offered resolution
.,,rleine the Secretary OF the Common
..,,b TO sell the Code OF Virginia TO inc
.-,hcrs OF the Legislature at cost
,o,e auditor OF Public Accounts SUP
',,,1 report. at the request OF 'he
ns stating that three lawyers had
..sen out a license TO appear peiore COM
..l,,.cs of the Legislature.
. t.e suggestion OF Mr.. Saunders, OF
,..,tlin. "A resolution was adopted re-
.s.lnl, the chairmcn OF the various
s.,,tttccs TO see that hereafter only
,..,.sd lawyers appear before their com
,~ Mason. OF King George, offered
solution providing that the Auditor oil
rabilc Accounts furnish the House win
an. names Of the three lawyers who have
bald the license fee Of 500 which gives
,hcm the privilege Of appearing before
4e committees. The resolution WAS
sgrecd 10.
More state Ipstitutions
A., t,rvent Of Richmond offered
| s,lution providing for the appointment
| - copop,ittee of FIVE to sit after the au-
| ..,,,,ocpt 80 the Legislature al any uhle
90 r1oro convenient and consider ana
''.'-' - t,,o me expedicncy and economy
,...hFebin- State almshouse, or
,,.,,s. ~ refuge, or both under one au-
-oinisfratlon. and II need be, OF TWO such
,,sfitufions. one ia the eastern ana the
other in the western section OF tue ".".e.
r,.ss Institutions shall be supported by
,so state. but only counties 50 desiring
nav send their poor to them at twenty
MS pcr capita. The cities Of the Com
.-o~vycslth shall also be allowed the same
privilege.
AIR. pccs presented a petition from
,l.lzrns Of King William county asking
Insurance legislation for the protection OF
tte citizens Of the State.
az Nelson offered a resolution proVid-
az that when attorneys shall appear be
en- r0mmittees OF this House that they
sA.r le examined by the chairman OF the
,ormittecs as to whether they appear
,s attorneys for compensation or not
ana r. appearing as attorneys for com
,arsation they be required 10 take out the
license required by law, otherwise not
The resolution was agreed 70.
Afterno n -e.sions q dersd.
efr Saunders offered a resolution provid-
rc that beginning with to-day the chair
.h.u be vacated az 2.30 +. NJ and re-
.smed at $50 T.. NJ. except on Saturday,.
40 the evening sessions the roll shal
ha r4fed I'm alphabetical order for the
passage Of local bills. After the roll-call
las been completed twice in this man
ner this resolution shall become inopera-
five The resolution was agreed TO.
II nrO-
riding that the House Committee of Fed
eral Relations and Resolutions be au-
thorized 20 send for persons and papers
and hear evidence touching the abolition
0f The le per cent. tax on state bank
issues and shall have authority 10 en-
pioy ID stenosrapher TO take testimony.
The resolution was referred 20 the Com
mitteo on. Federal Relations ana Resolu-
tions.
Some discussion arose over Senate Bill
N0 -. amending an act for the relief OF
shenandoah Valley and other agricultural
societies The amendment was finally
agreed 10 and the bill was passed.
The Constitutional Convention.
M- Withers substitute to House Bil
No 3iS came up as a special order. 1T
provides for a popular vote in regard &c
me holding of a constitutional conyen
tom.
Mr. Patteson. OF buckingham. first Sc
cured the floor. lie stated that ne hac
been misrepresented i'm the Richmond Dis
patch which stated that he was opposed
to give the right OF suffrage 10 a man
| who could not read the Constitution o
the State intelligently. IL ne ever haS
made such a statement IL would imply
that q great number OF the people wOul,
have % be disfranchised. and amonl
them a good many lawyers. what he ac
ually did say was that he did not wan
g., have the right Of suffrage given TO q
man who could not read the Constitution
or Virginia. or who could not understand
when read TO him. This provision wa.
.lntaincd in the Constitution of Alissis
sppi. and 10 worked we'll in that State
Dee was in favor Of calling a cOnstitu
uonal convention. and at the same time
bin should be framed providing for Z
fedistrictlng o. the State so as 10 MAKE
that convention surely democratic ~
warmly advocated the Anderson AfcCOr
| mick biN. and stated that it was beyOnS
human power 20 frame any law which
entirely prevented the committing o
fraud.
Mr.. Nico spoke in opposition to tn
holding of a constitutional convention
The same question would have to be again
sli mittcd 10 the people in twelve years. 1
tte convention was held at this time /
would cost the State about Sl5. 900. and /
"ould nccessitate the holding Of an extra
session Of the General Assembly. which
would run up the total expense to a quar-
ter " a million dollars.
After some further discussion the Hons,
declined 10 order the bin 10 its engross
ment and third reading, bv a vote o
81 20 40. The vote was as follows:
The Vote.
Yeas Blakcmorc. Boiling. Bryant. ca
| hol. Caddall. Clark. Cox. Craft Deiar
| nette Digs. Fahrney. Fentress, Gibson
Ham, Harris Hathaway, Logan, Mason
Matthews. Nelson. patteson. Perkins
Ir1iy Russell. Smith, Speck Spilmar
simpicr Thomas. Knox Thompson, $. \
Thompson, White. Wilson. Withers. With
roN-1A
Nays Allen. Barham. Bendheim. Bin
io'i. Bovkin Brugh, Buford. Coleman
cooke. LdmondsOn. Graves Gregory
,ifier u. Harrison, Harwood. Hunt0n
irvine, Jones' kcllam. Miller. Moon, New
n.rne. Nicol. Petty. Pitcher. Richardson
N'hr Ryan. Sanders, Segar. Shelley
s.'np stokes. Tomney. Turner. Utz
elsnan. Weaver. Willard. Wilkinson
Mr Spcaker-i0.
"i Cooke moved TO reconsider tn
vote Just taken. and Mr.. S. A. Thompson
moved 20 pass that motion by. Mr.
ihomrson's motion was rejected and tn
ono uf Mr. Cooke adopted
colonel Bigger announced that tn
speaker had appointed Messrs Cooke
Mason. and Smith members of the specia
''Nnliee who are to confer with
a..