The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-28

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| them"
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure
| dizziness and sick. headache.
twice as much money as was necessary,
and because they could not get that, they
| abandoned the contest
CALLED IT PREMATURE.
| DR.. Dunaway said he considers the
whole matter and the discussion of it
premature. The Legislature will meet
rext month 1t was best to wait and see
if it failed to make provision for the en-
| large.nent OF the penitentiary. Then
would be time to act. He did not think
the Legislature would fail to do so. The
convention would evidently be in session
several months yet. To adopt these
sections now would be a reflection on
that body If the whole matter was
passed by there might be no necessity OF
adopting any such provision, besides an
act of the Legislature would go into eff
feet Immediately. If placed in the Con-
stitution it might be until 1928 before it
was adopted o. its recommendations
made effective. Laughter.)
Mr.. Walker offered substitute leaving
the whole matter with the Legislature
! making improvements mandatory.
Mr.. James W. Gordon offered an amend
ment, requiring the Legislature to ex-
pend not exceeding a certain sum in
making the necessary improvements.
Mr.. Meredith said there was every rea-
son why the convention should meet this
issue of whether the penitenuary should:
be properly taken care of. The com
mittee had given the matter the most
careful consideration and their report
should be adopted as amended by Mr..
James W. GORDON, limiting the amount to
be expended to S25O,0O0
AMENDMENT LOST
The amendment substituting General
Assembly for Governor, offered by Mr..
Turnbul, rejected.
Mr.. James W. Gordon's amendment was
to add to the substitute offered bv the
committee. the words provided the Cen
eral Assembly shall not authorize the ex-
penditure of more than s25OOOO bv the
Board of Directors
After further discussion by IL. Gordon
in favor of his amendment and Messrs.
R. Walton Moore and Harding Walker
in opposit on. Chairman Ayers stated that
the sole obligation of the committee had
been to rescue the convicts from what
one Of the surgeons called 4 living death.
The principle announced by the committee
was that the profits of the convicts Should
be devoted first to alternating present con-
ditions and provide for them humane ac-
commodations. He read a table of tie
profits made out of the labor of the con-
victs in the past SIX years, and contend
ed that the surplus earnings should be
first applied to furnishing sufficient cell
room anC, air space for the convicts. He
said that was the principle involved in
the recommendations and it was no re-
Election on the Legislature to embody 1T
in the Constitution.
The Gordon amendment was rejected
yeas 10; noes, 40.
The vote was then taken on the sub
stitute offered by the committee, and it
was aGopted-yeas, j; noes, %.
Mr.. Walker then offered his amend
ment. requiring the coming Legislature to
make such an appropr alton as may be
necessary for the enlargement of the State
prison.
A STRONG SPEECH.
Mr. R. Walton Moore advocated the
Walker amendment. He said It would
accomplish the purpose of the committee
without confining the Legislature to the
expenditure of the rece pts OF the pen
Tertiary. AS recommended by the COM
mittee there might become an accumu-
lation Of revenues of the pSnitentiary
over which the Legislature had no con-
troll. He had gone as far as any one in
pldC-IiS Get lSoll-IIioiiS "f'Oii ehS In 8
islature, but he did not believe in TAX
ing from the Legislature the complete
control over the revenues of the State.
To deny this power was going bow
shot beyond what ha6 ever been att mpt-
ed or contemplated by Constitution max
ers He sa d he was not at d. n SYM
pathy with the argument OF some VINO
claimed that the convention should
adopt nothing new because it was special
legislation.
Chairman Ayers explained that under
the provis on of the report there could
BE- no accumulation of revenues.
The amendment was adopted-yeas, 81;
nays, %.
STRICKEN OUT.
Mr. Walker announced that in conse-
sequence of the adoption Of his amend
ment to section s, section would have to
be stricken out. and this was done. II pro-
vided for and it authorized the BOARD OF
D rectors to borrow not exceeding s2ao,-
900 Tor the enlargement and Improvement
of the prison
STATE HOSPITALS.
This completed consideration Of the
State penitentiary, and section S. relating
to the COVE rnment Of hospitals for the
insane was taken up. Judge Harr SIN
opposed the recommended ons o. -..e COM
,nittae. He said he-had heard no COM
plant of the present system, and had
heard Of no abuse under it. He asked for
an explanation of the change.
Chairman Ayers explained that under
the present system the local members OF
the boards of visitors performed their
duties in a perfunctory manner, knowing
really but little. if anything, Of the ae-
tuai conditions, financial OF otherwise,
Of the asylunls.
Judge Harrison said he did not think
this was a matter that belonged in the
Constitution 1t belonged to the Legisia-
ture.
Judge Robertson moved to strike out
section five, but the motion was rejected.
The sections relating to local boards
and a general board were adopted with