The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-09
!. settlement Of this

there will be speedy settlement OF THIS
all-important question.
The Bill of Rights Committee will give
hearings, commencing "Wednesday after aftsel
noon. to the liquor and anti-llquor# people
and will shortly report finally on theeBar-
bo,,r- r-ouarles resolution. When thatsques-i
tion is settled the Bill of Rights will be
completed by the convention. Every ef-i
fort will be made to complete the new
Constitution early in the coming year. Il
It is the opinion Of many members of
the convention. and even of members OF
the Suffrage Committee. that tho grand.
faith : clause Will probably be adopted as
the basis of the new. franchise scheme.
unconstitutional and would therefore be
a risky. clause to insert 1t will be bitter
ly attacked by some of the strongest law
yers in the body on this ground.
There are numbers of members Wilo
We're not originally in favor OF the grand
father clause who nov believe It VIII nave
TO be adopted as the last resort. as #ttss
regard it MS about the only principle upon
which the members will finally agree to'
stand with any degree Of unaniinity.
There is going to be some strong fee.-
ing against the convention in legislative
circles should the former body decide TO
curtail the session OF the latter. 1t is he
leved that some amicable adjust
ment will be reached but it IS
out of all question to talk about,
the convention completing its work before.
the Legislature meets. Conservative cstl-
mates place the time of final adjournment
of the convention at March 1st, and it
may go far beyond this. While a commit
tee of the Constitutional Convention will
be named to-day to take the matter up
with the view to avoiding a conflict be-
tween the meetings of the two bodies,
yet it seems almost certain that they
will both sit here until spriNg. Where
the convention will sit in this event is a
question. SmithdeaI Hall, among other
places, has been suggested. but it is hard
to say what will be done should the con-
tingency mentioned above arise. 1t looks
like the Legislature is determined to.Ineet
here and go on with its work as usual.
The question of quadrennial sessions Of
the Legislature will come up in the con :;
vention for final action shortly upon :hc
return here of Congressman, Flood. who;
is now at the bedside of his sick sister. III
winchester. Indefinite leave was granted
Mr.. Flood yesterday on this account. He
is the recognized leader OF the biennial
session forces. while Chairman r. Walton
Moore, of Fairfax, is the leader for the
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sessions. Mr.. Moore appears confident Of
victory 1t will be recalled that the Com
mittee of the Whole adopted the Lesisla-
tive Committees recommendation on this
subject by a narrow majority, and that
Mr. Flood moved a reconsideration lie
afterwards withdrew the motion to re-,
consider and announced that he would
make his fight on the floor of the conven-
ton The battle will be a brilliant one.
and both the young leaders claim that
they will win out
The Democratic conferences on the suf-'
frage will be resumed next Wednesday
night The reason for deferring it so long
is twofold. Chairman keezell and some
of the other leaders are absent and may
not return, here before next week. Then,
too. there are a number of new plans to
be presented, and ssemet5.of Itllem have