The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-13

CONVENTION WAS
UNDER HEAVY FIRE.
Members Of House Make
Vigorous Attacks.
WAS ABLY DEFENDED
Messrs. Cabell and Davis Speak for
the Trainers.
ADOPTS COMMITTEE REPORT.
To Adjourn Next Friday Till February 10th,
l9O2-Short Session of the Sen
ate-The Days Proceedings
In the House a1d Senate.
Lively Debates
Cornered.
.Messrs. Cabell and Davis Speak for
the Trainers.
ADOPTS COMMITTEE REPORT.

The House of Delegates yesterday af-
te~noon. after q breezy session lasting
for some two hours, adopted the report
OF the Conference Committee, provldlns
that when the Legislature adjourn next
Friday it adjourn to meet on February
18th, 1902.
There were a number OF amendments
offered but they were all rejected, ana
the committee report was finally adopted
by an Overwhelming majority. AL ths
questions that could possibly arise out
of the presence of the Legislature ana
the convention were discussed and some
of the speeches were very spicy.
There were many warm thrusts at the
convention, and that body was ably de-
Tended by Colonel George c. Cabell, Jr-,
of &Danville, and Hon. r. B. Davis, OF
Petersburg. Colonel Newhouse, of Cul.
nener. asked Mr.. Boaz if he didn't think.
in view of the attack made by n member
of the convention recently upon the Leg
islature. that the members OF the latter
body were unit to transact business
and that they ought to resign ana 20
home Mr.. Boaz thought the present
bcdv was the one to put the new .nstru-
ment into operation Hon. Moses Green.
who succeeds Hon. T. c. Pitcher, from
FauGuier did not want to pay any re-
gard to the convention. I'VE are not the
subjects of those sovereigns. said tha
new statesman. Mr.. Cation, of AleXan-
dria, thought the convention would prob
| ably. he here on the morning Of the res
direction, sand>SIr. Jordan. Of Frederick,
| did not think it becoming in the mem
! bers Of the convention to say anything
on the subject of economy after their
| own long session, and the body was
| ''lambasted' from many other quarters.
| Colonel George c. Cabell, Jr.. and Mr.:
! Davis came to it's defense. however, the
latter declaring that it contained the
very pick of the chivalry and manhood
Of the State. The latter counseled pa
tience.- and said the people had no Just
| quarrel with the convention.
Little of interest was done i'll the House
save the disposition of the committees
report. The session of the Senate lasted
/ only an hour The proceedings were
| tame. No action was taken upon the
| resolution in reference to adjournment.
The Jamestown Exposition Companys
| bill was favorably reported and placed
! upon the calendar
The Senate almost unanimously adopted
| a resolution to pass no bill until it shall
have been printed in the calendar.
THE REPORT PRESENTED
The recess matter came up early in the
! session of the House
MIR. Cabell, from tbs Joint committee
on schedule. reported that the commit
tee had decided to recommend that when
! the l4egisla ture adjourned en- Friday De-
| cember 20th, it be to meet at noon on
| Wednesday, February 18th. 1902 Mr. Ca
bel. spoke briefly for the adoption of the
| report, which was accompanied by
! joint resolution, carrying out the pro-
visions of the report. Colonel Cabell
| explained. However. that while he bad
| signed the report and was willing to any
/ thing his colleagues should want but he
! did not think the Legislature Should
come back 50 early.
IMPORTANT WORK. AHEAD.
! Mr. Jordan. Of Frederick, spoke for
! return in February. as did also Mr.
| Whitehead. The latter said he represent
ed a constituency who were knocking at
the door OF the Legislature with bills
! whose passage meant millions to his peo-
rle. He had paid into the treasury on
/ the first day of the session $1,000 in char
ter fees and the f'ody should do the bus
iHiness for which they were sent here
Mr. Bcaz offered "a substitute for the
committee report, providing that the Leg
| islature adjourn on Friday, December
! Goth. sine die; that the members and Off
GERS be paid per diem for the time they
actually served.
i NIr. SNewhouse~ wanted tc knoY1 if there
was any assurance that the present Leg
| slature would be recalled to deaf with
/ the work Of the convention, should the
~,fl,stitutA nrev5aiI. Mr. Eoaz answered
in the affirmative.
Mr.szSettle created great laughter by
osking If the convention would probably
get through within the next year Mr.
Boa "a not know.
RESENTS THE GLASS SPEECH.
1 Mr.. Newhouse asked if Mr. Boaz did
/ not think, in view of a speech made in
he convention OF Wednesday. attack
ing the methods OF elect~ns judges the
members should all resign and go home
on the ground that they were unfit to
deal with such uomentous proposition
1 IS the work Of the convention Mr.
! sBoaz thought this LEGISLATURE was the
-roner body ior the work.
Other questions were fired at the Al
benarle Leader, and the Constitutional
i Convention came in for a fair share OF
/ pleasant criticism
!. NoTETHEIR SUBJECTS.
Hon. Moses M Green. Of Fauquierz did
not think the members of the Legislature
were subjects of the sovereigns in the
higher BODY, and should not consult the
convention as to its course NIessrs
Whitehead and Jordan OF Frederick.
I thought the charter fees and the money
invested in certain: localities in the event
certain charters We're passed would pay
/ for the session of the Legislature.
Mr. Jordan thought the State had to
be reapportioned by the Legislature. Mr..
Boaz said the convention would relieve
the Legislature of that task. He thought
It in bad taste for the convention to try
to teach the Legislature economy In the
light of recent events. Mr.. Boaz declared