The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-05-24

Intere.ting Report to the Confederate Con-
vsntion ~ Houston.

NfutiOu ~ Houston.
HOIr rSTON, TENAS. May 23-The
weather continues inclement and dark
gray clouds are lowering over the city
and "a chilly rawness pcrNndes the ai-
mosphcre. but the joy and enthusiasm o.
tho veterans continues undated. and
when General Gordon called the c0nven-
ion 90 order at iD o'clock this morning
the auditorium was again fun 90 over
flowing. The meeting was much more
orderly to-day than yesterday, however.
and the business OF the meeting was con-
Quoted more satisfactorily.
Chaplain-Geueral j.. William Jones I'M
voked Divine blessing on the delibera-
tiOns of the meeting.
10 was understood that AIRS. chapman
the daughter of General Le0niias Polk.
was in the audience. ana the chairman
asked that she come 10 the stage n she
was present. She did not respond. how
ever and 10 was announced that She
would he expected ON the stage whenever
she rcachd the hall
similar invitation was extended the
daughter OF General ID. III. Hill.
THR CONSTITUTION.
General $. ID. Lee reported that the
committee had agreed upon "a constitu-
tion They have fully accepted the ola
constitution formulated an Jackson. This
constitution continues iu force the COM
mittee on history. which the birmingham
convention Dissolved. The principal aim
is 60 define the duty of officers. and 30
provides that there shall Dee three de-
partmcnts, as follows.
The department OF the Army OF Vir-
ginia. composed of the States Of Virginia.
Maryland. North and South Carolina
and Kentucky.
H.N
ncssee. composed of of the States or
Georgia. Alabama. Tennessee. Mississippi
Louisiana. and Florida.
The Mississippi department conf
posed Of an a. States and Terrific
post of all the states and Territories
west of the Mississippi, except Louisiana.
There wa "A movement on foot % fix the
same memorial for all the States. but the
new constitution provides that each camp
may ilx us own.
General Claiborne object 20 the part
OF the constitution separating Texas into
five divisions. saying it was done for po-
litical purposes General Lee explained
that the State practically was not ar
ranged differently from other States.
These subdivisions We're merely for the
sake of convenience In "a State so large
as Texas. There was but one Major
General General Rossl for the State, the
other generals being merely brvits
General Claiborne renewed his objection
which was followed hy a motion 20 table.
4 vote was taken. and the attempt 10
make hut one division OF Texas was de-
feated. The constitution was then adopt
ed amid loud applause.
TEE REpREsENrAriyFs.
The report Of the Committee on Gre
dentials was then read In full The num-
- of delegates was shown 90 be ~
Snows. Louisiana. ll6. Tennessee. 80;
FLORIDA. ss: Alabama. 1877. Mississippi iZl:
TEXAS Gf South Carolina. s6. Indian
Territory. r.. Missouri. 81, Kentucky. o..
Arkansas 81. Washlngton, - c.. III.
Evansville. Ind. ?. Virginia, 81. North
Carolina, q. Georgia, lb; Maryland. ?.
Oklahoma, ,. West Virginia. 2 New
York J.
With some subsequent names the iuri
her of voting delegates was 02 he Pc
port was adopted
rHL DAVIS MoNUMrsr.
The special order Of the morning was
th. report of the jefferson Davis M0nu-
u,ent COmr1ittee. Chairman Cabell in
troduced Chairmau !. Taylor fiiyson. Of
Rfrhmoni whose report was made part
~ mat committee from the United Con-
Mr. Ellyson stated that on June Sd