The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-14
IT LOOKS LIKE
ANOTHER FIGHT
Some Features Of Confer
enCe Convention Bill.
LARGE MEMBERSHIP.
Provides for 1870 Members; Election
April 4th; Meet Apri! 18th.
NO REF EREN D u NJ CLAUSE
Mr.. Flood Says He Will Fight-Wili
Even Delay His Resignation if
Necessary-Thc Valley Hailroad
Bill Legislators to Go to
Soldiers Home = Topics
Among Lawmakers.

1INOHS,,
One hundred delegates chosen from
House districts; twenty delegates at
large; a special election April 18th; con-
vention to meet April nth; no declaration
in favor of submission of the amended
Constitution to popular vote.
These are the salient features OF the
bill which the joint committee OF confer
ence of the two houses appointed yester-
dav agreed on last night. The bill VIII
be reported to-day.
1t is understood that four of the SIN
members Of the committee Will sign Tue
report The committee is composed "
Senators Glass, Sands and Aeezel!, ana
Delecates Hunley, Kelley and White
head II is understood that Senator
Sands will not sign the report; Mr. hun
ley may not.
IT will not send in my resignation
Thursday unless this convention piii
shall have passed the two houses, ssl'o
senator Flood last night. ''There VIII be
a strong fight against the report. l SINH
oppose it, YOU may rest assured.
There will undoubtedly be strong ol
nosition to the adoption of the report OF
the COnlDlltSS 1iS 1iSos'N "-iN
for 1o4 members: the Senate measure for
so The House has once voted down
Dronos.tion for twenty delegates at large
Each house has voted to submit the
amended Constitution to a vote OF all the
Deople. It is seen, therefore. that the
prospect of q lively fight over the con
ference report is excellent indeed II
looks as though the report VIII not DC
satisfactory to either side. so that INC
,oa,ot Nat p
dny is not as strong as it was before the
report of the conference colnHlitlee "'s
seen to be q factor.
Hon. Upton D. Jennings. of Lynchpurs.
who always objects to relief plliS uhtii
their object is fully explained, MADE Vlso,
rous objection to a measure presented
Yesterday by Mr.. Fitzpatrick. of Nelson,
to relieve Gilbert Marshall from q me
imposed for the illicit sale Of liquor. Inc
member from Lynchburg had failed TO
get bill through in the morning reileV-
ing q widow in Campbell county from
certain obligations to the State, ana ne
drew the distinction sharply between tle
relief sought in his bill and that OF MI.
F'itZpatricks- $
The House and Senate yesterday passed
a ioint resolution providing that no more
bills shall be considered at the extra ses-
sion and most of the leaders pe!leEe tiide
as soon as the conference report on the
Constitutional bills is agreed TO ana q
few; other matters disposed of a 1lnal ad-
iournment will be had. 1t is the general
opinion that the body will adjourn sine
die tomorrow night.
Captain w D. Cardwell, of Hanover,
presided with great ability ana dignity
in the House for some time on yesterday,
n f{SpiY
problems in q prompt and Intelligent
manner. EIe has evidently inherited some
o. che splendid ability possessed by ms
distinguished father in this line, who has
long been recognized as one of the ablest
presiding officers in the State.
The members OF the House and Senate
are invited to make a tour of inspection
of the Soldiers Home this afternoon at
o'clock. A number Of them have signi-
fed their intention to so out and see the
old soldiers, unless they shall be pre-
vented by afternoon sessions or other
official duties.
The bill amending the charter of the
Valley Railroad Company SO as to make
its property liable to county and city
taxation now needs only the signature OF
Governor Tyler to make 1T a law. Ihe
Governor will sign the bill to-day or to-
morrow MIR. w. G.. Mcdowell, of Lex
ington, the representative OF the Board OF
Supervisors Of Rcckbridge county. which
body took the Initiative i'm the matt 7 OF
making the railroads property liable to
county taxation, is still here and win
not return home until he can carry the
news that the bill proposed has become
q law.
Mr.. Pitcher, of Fauquier presented a
bill in the House yesterday, which was
placed on the calendar, incorporating the
Exalted Buffaloes OF Virginia The
charter. nx of IL cents was duly paid.
The bill caused a good deal Of discussion,
some members desiring that it so 10 q
committee. Mr.. Jennings wants 5000
copies printed at the expense of the pat
ron, but the House declined TO thus bur-
den the farmer members. The OBJ
iects of the organization are set forth
to be purely 1n!rthful.
The following gentlemen are named as
officers of the order for the first year: J.
N. Whitehead, OF Lee, White Buffalo;
Pembroke Petit. Of Fluvanna, Guiding
Buffalo: D. S. Pollock, OF Pulaski, Pros
vender Buffalo; T. c. Pitcher, of Fauquier
Dry Buffalo: Carter Glass, Of Lynchburg
Working Buffalo; John f. Ryan OF Lou
doun, Retired Buffalo: a. B. Fitzpntrick
of Nelson, Healing Buffalo: Charles T.
Bland, of Portsmouth Roaring Buffalo;
John Whitehead. Of Norfolk Quiet Buffa-
10; John Z. Epps Of Richmond, Tall Buf-
falo; George 3. Keezell. OF Rockingham,
Junior Buffrlo; ". W. Baker. of Chester
field, Venerable Buffalo: r. S. Powell of
Brunswick, Recalcitrant Buffalo: W. H.
Boaz. of AlDemarle, Objecting Buffalo; 7.
D. Jennings, OF Lynchburs Reading Suf-
falo; Felix NJ. Jones, Of Richmond, Rae
ing Buffalo: Joseph e. Wil}nrd Of Fairfax,
Doodle Buffalo.
INST last night, and, after a splendid dis
cussion. reported adversely a bill offered by
Mr.. Whitehead, of Norfolk, authorizing w.
II. Van Meter, of that city. to practice
dentistry without standing the exanina-
tion before the State Board. Several dem
lists connected with the board aDpeared