The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-12
HEARD ON CAPITOL HILL.
State Board OF Cauvassers Meets
Other NcyySy Notes

state Boaf0 OIL CaHyasSerS Meets
Other Newsy Notes.
The State Board of Canvassers met yes
terday in the Office of the Secretary of the
Commonwealth, for the purpose of can
vassing The vote OF the State, on the Con-
stitu.ional Convention question, cast in
the recent election.
Following is the official vote:
For Convention. 1862
Against Convention. ............ CO., 75
Majority in favor of Convention. .l6 ,9S7
All the members Of the Board were
present except Attorney-General Mon
tasue, who is at Wytheville, attending
the Supreme Court, which is in session
there.
Among the callers at the State Library
yesterday We're Messrs. A T. Koerner
Treasurer of the State of Minnesota and
L. a. Roslng, private secretary to Gov
ernor John Lind, Of that State.
They brought to the Second Auditors
Office SS70000 of Virginia State bonds, to
have registered in the name of the school
fund of their State, which, together with
those already registered, amount to about
100000.
Under the plan of organization of the
State Of Minnesota sections Is and Sc OF
each township Were set apart and sold,
and the proceeds applied to the public
school fund Of the State, the interest only
upon which fund is allowed to be used.
Minnesota has the largest public-school
fund of anS-SS-a-e in the Union. except
Texas, and its schools are in admirable
working order.
Mr.. Rosing is chairman Of the State
Democratic Committee of his State, and
expressed the belief that Governor Lind
would be reelected, should he decide to
run again this fall, and said that there
was good chance for Mr.. Bryan to carry
the State.
All the State officers of Minnesota are
Republicans, except Governor LIND, who
ran far ahead Of his ticket
The distinguished visitors will remain
in the city for several days.
The State Board OF Visitors have re-
turned from their trip to the coast
a member of the board said yesterday
that they made a tour of inspection of
the oyster grounds and settled some dis
putes relating thereto. beyond which moth
ing of interest was done.
Major Richard V. Gaines, of Charlotte
has written very interesting letter to
the Board of Agriculture on the sub
ject: "a tobacco experiment station and
model farm and the letter has been
printed IN circular form for distribution
Major Gaines shows great familiarity
with the subject and it Is claimed that if
lis Views de- ouIitieH,-! his #leilef are put
into practical shape by the Board of
Agriculture. it will be an important move
in the interest of the tobacco-growin in
dustrv of the State.
Tammany Society or Columbian Order,
of New York city, will celebrte the one
hundred and twenty-fourth anniversary Of
Americn Independence in Tammany Hall
and Governor Tyler has been urgently in
vited to attend, but will not be able to
do SO on account Of other engagements.
The next annual congress of the Ma
tional Prison Association of the United
States will be held in the city of Cleve-
land. o., September I'D to 26th, and Gov
ernor Tyler has been requested to APP
point delegates from this State. The per-
sons whom the Governor may see fit to
appoint need not be confined TO the Of
fc!als of the State and city prisons and
resorma tories, but the congress will be
glad to welcome any persons commits
stoned by the Governor. who are inter-
ested in the solution Of tie great prison
problem.
DR.. ]. w. southalI. Superintendent OF
Public Instruction. left yesterday Tor
Rlacksburp to attend a meeting OF the