The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-18
THE DATE POPULAR.
Leaders Agree That the Governors
Action is Wise.
MEMBERS TO BE NOTIFIED.
Capitol Hill notcs-Hose Tyler Rifles
Pass Examination and Arc ';cady
TO 30 Mustered in-About
the School l'i: :hts-The
Farmers lnsti-
tutes.

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Governor Tyler settled the long agitated
question as to when the Legislature VIII
meet 10 arrange for the election ana
holding of the Constitutional Convention
yesterday, by causing proclamation to
pc issued fixing the date fer Wednesday,
January ed, 1901
Colonel Joseph Button and Senator w.
p Barksdale called upon the Governor
yesterday morning, and the three held a
conference on the subject, at the end OF
which the cali was issued.
Colonel Button and Senator Barksdaie
called 10 urge an earlier date, but after
l:stentng to the Governors reasons for
postponing the matter until the latter
,,art of January, were thoroughly sat
isfisd that his position was a proper one,
and came out oI the conference highly
pleased with the :esult-
THE PROCLAMATION.
Following is the call issued by the
Governor:
- Under the authority vested in me by
the Constitution of Virginia, and in ac-
cordance with what l believe to be the
wishes of a majority of the people OF
the State, manifested by the pubic ut
terances Of their representatives and by
the press therefore /, j. Hoge Tyler,
Governor of the Commonwealth of Eir-
g4nia, do hereby summon the members
of the Senate and House OF Delegates,
constituting the General Assembly Of
Virginia, 10 meet in extra session in their
respective chambers III the Capitol. at
Richmond, al u o'clock noon. on We'd
nesuay. the 23d day Of January, 1901.
In testimony whereof. ! have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal of
the Commonwealth to be affixed at Rich
naond. this the 18th day OF November
lsvy. ana IN the 10th year of the Com
flonweafth.
J. HOGE TYLER,
Governor of Virginia.
BY the Governor:
JOSEPH T. LAWLESS.
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Secretary Joseph T. Lawiess will innle-
diatelr notify each member of the General
Assembly, officially, of the call, and they
will ali doubtless arrange their matters
50 as to be here at the opening Of the
extra session.
Hon. Lyon G. Tyler, president OF William
and Mary College, was at the Capitol yes
terday.
Hon. r. T. Barton, of Winchester: Gen.
Bradley T. johnson, Of Amelia. and Col.
George Wayne Anderson. Of the Seventeen
Virginia Regiment, were among the callers
On the Governor.
COURT NOT IN SESSION.
The Court of Appeals vas not in session
yesterday. Il Will meet again Tomorrow
and take UP the case Of 1labail Us. Shen-
andoah National Bank Of Winchester Hon.
Holmes Conrad will appear as counsel for
appellants. and r. E. Byrd for appeilees.
Commissioner koiner will not return
here before the last Of the week He will
attend a Farmers Institute in Acconlac
to-nlorrow, and viii go from there to
Roanoke. to be present at meeting OF
the Horticultural Society of the State in
that city on Wednesday he Will be at
another institute at Salem on THURSDAY
Hon. A Q. Mauck<of York county, mem
her of the Board of Agriculture from the
Second District. was caller at the De
rar;neEst of Agriculture yesterday.
The roll of the surviving Confederate
veterans OF Henry District, in Hanover
county, was brought TO the State Library
yesterday by Commissioner Of the Revenue
". w Wicker. It shows that there are
firty-six Of The men still alive in that dis
trict that fought on the Confederate side
during the late unpleasantness-
In addition TO e,ect:as i Superintendent
of Schools for Pulaski county on Thurs
DAY, the State Board transacted some
other routine business not of especial in
terest to the public.
WILL MAKE FEW CHANGES.
In regard TO the warm tignts wn.ch are
coming up over the Super!n,endeats OF
Schools for some OF the counaes OF the
State It is said that fewer changes will
probably be made than usual. Tor the rea-
son thai the Constitutional Convention is
likely to make the Office elective, and the
terms Of the incumbents would then be
cut short, and if new men were put in
they might have but brief while 10 serve.
Il is understood that this rule will obtain
where the present officers have discharged
lnetr duty faithfully
General William Nal:e left for his home
in Culpeper yesterday TO spend Sunday.
He wss accompanied by his little son.
Adrian. who is rapidly recovering from
the effects Of recent operation.
The off1eers ot the Hcse Tyier Rifles, az
Pulaski. have passed most crsai-ab!e
exan,na ton. and are now reaay 10 be
mustered In. They are as follows: Cap
tain. Hugh Einde. formerly of the British
army: First Lieutenant. ". " Dosgett;
Second Lieutenant. Maurice D. Lang
horne, J-. The two iieutenan-s are both
chemists in iron works at Pulaski.