The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-02

in Newport News. He was friendly to
ali sides and hoped there could be a pro-
,per adjustment.
This c,osed the argument lin favor Oh
tho measure, and tho committee then
hoard further argument against ats pas
ago by friends O. Mayor Moss.
MIR. WRlGHTs HOT SPEECH.
Rev. l.. r. Wight was the first speaker
on the side of the Mayor. He upheld the
action OF Rev. T. Belton II IL in
speech last Tuesday. He said fifteen OUT
of the nineteen m NIB rs OF the Ministers
Association had been unrepresented at the
meeting which passed the resolutions
condemning the action sf Mr.. Hi ], and
about that number Of the members were
opposed to the. passage of the pending
bill. He sad he came in jus ice to nj
brethren who had been miSr ent q
and he desired to set them and him
straight. He scored the official record of
the Chief Of Police ard said the trouble
was that the Law and o der League hal
uncovered the lawlessness and crime that
was allowed to 60 on IN the ei under
the eyes of the Chief. He said the Chef
had admitted in court that he was re-
ceiyiDE. rent for a. house which he owned.
the occupant of which he had arrested
for crime. And this Is the man. e1c;t-
edly exclaimed the mini ter, 9Th 1T these
four ministers who condemn Mr. Hill are
defending. and this is the m II whom the
great Business Mems Association is here
to uphold
no. No. came from several advo-
Gates of the bill. and Mr.. w. E. Barrett
sprans to his feet and pronounced TIL"
statement absolutely fa-se. Excite
ment ran high for a few moments, and
Chairman Jordan threatened to clear tn
room of all but the speakers Mr.. Barrel
apo,ogized and Mr. Wight .proce edel
with his speech. which was a vey abb
one. He closed by asking that the hi l
be not passed.
Mr.. w T. Moss. a. brother Of the Mayor.
was the next opponent of the bill. He
went over the old munic pal fight from
its inception. and paid his respects to the
opponents OF his brother in vigoro@s
term. He asked the committee net t.
pass the bill, as the people. of Newport
News did not seek the legislation which
it provided.
Mr.. L. S. Robinson who spoke las:
Tuesday against the bill, reiterated His
views in an able speech. He said til r2
was Il factional fight gong on in New
port News, and that it should be lie t
alone by the Legislature and it wol1l
work itself ont in time. He said the % j
should not pass, and that if the commit
tee would report adve- sely the whole
trouble would adjust itself in due time
AN APPEA1. FOR HARMONY.
Mr.. Charles Ruth was heard as the re-
preventative of the American Democratic
Club, which he said was the Oldest po-
litical organization on the Peninsula. He
came, he said. with the sanction of nine
Councilmen from Newport News, and
seven members of her Democratic Com
nlittee to appeal TO the Committee to
take no action in the matter. but to let
the people of his city get together and
frame another bill that would be satisfac-s
tory to all parties He thought this could
be done, and it should be done, in the in
teTest of harmony He made q. splendid
speech and c.cSed with an imprisoned
appeal for harmony, in which he said he
had no higher interest in the matter than
the welfare of Newport News and the
supremacy of Democratic government.
After a brief statement by Mayor Moss,
the Committee went into executive ses-
sion, and in a few moments announced
that they had decided to report the bill
10 the House with the recommendation
that it do not pass