The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-14

HAD ON ON
HOUR ssI(lll
Committee on County Government
MayNoW Rest.
ITS REPORT IS COMPLETED.
Rcrorts Of the Executive Department Com
mittee to Come Up To-Day.
Til. Days Pro-
ceedings.
Committee on County Government.
ITS REPORT IS COMPLETED.

The Constitutional Convention was in
session only a short time yesterday. The
Committee on. County Government pre-
sented its report and it was ordered
printed.
There was a rather full attendance OF
members when President Goode rapped
to order. After completing consideration of
the County Government Committee the
convention a { II: rs O'Clock adjourned I'M
til 10 O'Clock to-day, wher the report Of
the Committee on the Executive Depart
ment Will be taken up and considered.
TBEHD DETAIL.
The convention met at 10 o'clock Pray
er was offered by. Rev Mr.. Beaucnnnlp, of
the Methodist Church.
Seventy-seven nenbers were present
Memorials relat ting to liquor license were
presented
DIR. Richard AIcIlwaine, chairman CT the
Committee on Education, presented he
report Off that committee. ct is the
same as, printed i'll The Times of last
Sunday, except that cities are not re-
qrired to elect school trustees.
On motion of Chairman Barnes. the
convention went into Committee of the
Whole to consider the report Of the Com
n1ittee on County Government
The following amendment reported by
the committee Tuesday was taken up and
finally adopted:
There shall be elected by the qualified
voters of each county, one county treas
urer who shall not be elected nor serve
for more than two consecutive terms, nor
shall he act as deputy cf his immediate
successor.
Mr.. Keezell made an extended argument
in support of the report Of the committee:
requiring ineligibility. He referred to a
great many States. more than twenty,
that had found it necessar: to limit the
terms. of treasurers and the Constitution
of Virginia of 1851. he. said had a like pro-
vision. He stated this to show that the
report of the Committee was not an in
nova ton.
He then explained the necessity OF the
rule OF ineligibity. along the same lines
that were taken last week.
WAS REJECTED.
Judge Rosoertson's amendment to strike
out all of the section relating to ineligibili-
ty of treasurers after the second term
was then defeated. Yeas. %; Noes, 40.
The amendment reported by the commit
tee was then adopted-yeas. 43; noes, 20.
Mr.. O'Flaherty offered to amend the sec
ton so that a deputy should not be eligi-
tle for treasurer for the term next sue
ceeding that for which he served Us dep
uty Mr. O'Flaherty said unless this
amendment was adopted the one just
voted on could be easily nullfied by dep
uties succeeding. treasurers for one term
and the old treasurer succeeding him. The
amendment was rejected
Mr.. r. Walton Moore offered an amend
ment prohibiting any officer from holding
more than one office.
OUT OF. ORDER
Mr.. Withers offered a substitute provid-
ing that in case the offices Of treasurer
and sheriff were combined d.. these two Of
fees could be held by the same person.
The chair ruled the substitute out of
order. Mr.. Witners gave notice that he
would offer it in the convention.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Moore
was then adopted. 80
Mr.. Withers then offered the minority
report to section one, which he explained
differed but little from the report Of the
OF the Whole.
The substitute was rejected-yeas. GO;
noes, 4G.
Mr.. r. Walton Moore offered an amend
ment requiring the Legislature to provide
for an examination of the books relating
TO the revenue Of each county.
He said for fifteen or twenty years
der discussion. He thought but little
money would be spent in providing for
an expert accountant to examine the
books of fiscal officers of cities and cou.i-
ties. as we'll as of State officers, and that
it would effect a great saving, besides
being g check on this class Of officers who
had in charge the public fumes.
Mr. James W. Gordon thought this mat
ter properly belonged to the Committee
on Finance and Taxation.
Mr.. keezell said where a. city or a
town had no connection whatever with
the State revenue, he did not think the
State had any business with it. 1t was
only when the same officer disbursed both
State and city funds that his books
should be examined at the expense Of the
State.
FINISHED IT UP.
Mr. Moore's amendment was then
adopted as an independent section.
This completed the work of the Com
mittee of the Whole on County, Govern
nlent. The committee then rose and
Chairman Wise reported to the convention
that the Committee of the Whole had
completed consideration of the report and
recommended that as amended it be
adopted.
On motion of Mr. Boaz the report was
ordered to be printed.
1t was now. IL o'clock. Chairman Came
ron, of the Committee on Executive De-
partment. stated that the report OF ;hat
committee had just been printed, but Lad
not been distributed. He would be pi e.
pared 10 take it up Thursday. A motion
to adjourn was defeated.
Mr.. Brown then renewed the motion to
adjourn. He said it would be impossible
to consider the report of the Executive
Department until It had been printed ana
distributed. and there was no BUSINESS
that could be taken up now. The VIE
was taken again and the convention at
11.15 o'clock adjourned.
TROUBLESOME THIEVES.
They Carry OFF Chilling. Grnceries end 0fI1cr