The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-16

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personal property, or real estate shall
be made by the General Assembly, or
by the authorities OF any city, town,
county, district or other municipal cor
poration to any church or sectarian So
ciety. association or institution OF any
kind. whatever, which is entirely or part
Nv. directly or Indirectly controlled by any
church or sectarian society, Or make
any appropriation for paying Tor any re-
ligiCus services.
chairman Moore here made a motion
to reconsider. the vote by when ttle reso-.
slution had been adopted. He made
most earnest plea for; the adoption.
of the lost clause or the re-
lection of both. He said the result OF the.
vote was to strike down the noble city
charities and to continue appropriations
to institutions now receiving aid from
the state.
- WAS RECONSTRUCTED.
The motion was agreed to; yeas 80;
noes, %.
MIR. Brown then offered the following
substitute:
the General Assembly shall not make
any appropriation of public funds, OF per
sonal property nor of real estate to any
church or sectarian society. association or
restitution Of any kind whatever, which IS
entirely or partly, directly or indirectly,
'
controlled by any church or sectaran So
cietv: nor shall the General Assembly
make any like appropriation to any chari-
ia bic. industrial or educational institution
which is not owned and controlled by the
state, except that the General Assembly
may in its discretion make approprla-
lions to non-sectarian institutions LOT the
reform of youthful criminals ana commune
the appropriation to Nlllanl anu va
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provided that nothing herein contained
shall prohibit the General Assembly from
authorizing cities, towns Oh cou'ities ~
! make such approximations.
Mr. rpl1.nbull moved to amend by strlk-
| ;np out,the words make APPROXIMATIONS
10 institutions for the reform OF Sou YOU II
criminals and.
| Judges Green said there was grave
illegal question; that II the Legislature i
was prohibited from making appfoplia-
lions 1T would be prohibited from au-
tl,nrizinr municipalities to do so. Mr.
#cx1aes appealed to the convention to vote
dawn ali Questions before the committee
and sustain the report of the Legislative
Committee.
Mr.. Meredith strongly opposed me
amendment Of Mr. Iurnnull anu
told what was being Gone ~
t1,s IS reformatory to bring young
! erir,inals under reform influences. and
mat it. was a kind of an institution that
should not be conducted by the State
and put under political influences.
| He said the resolution would either
destroy the reforlnatory or compel 1t TO
| become a State Institution
AR. Brown offered a substitute to his
resolution to meet Judge Green's OBJ
lection, and it au-lorized the sLeglsla-l
! ture to give authority to cities to make
appropriations.
| AIR. Turnbull's amendment was reject
&c.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Brown
was then adopted by vote, on division,
| of yeas, AZ; noes, 10.
The committee then arose. Progress.
was reported to the. convention, and at
4 AS q clock it took a recess Until 8 O'Clock
P. NJ.
An Interesting Night Session.
When the convention reassembled at s
O clock President Goode asked What was
the pleasure OF the body. Chairman
Moore, of the Committee on Legislative
Department stated that consideration OF.
the legislative report lad been completed
except the motion to reconsider the vote
byswhich the quadrenniil session section
was ADOPTED. He stated tina this would
not come sup until Thursday.
The convention then went into Commit
tee OF the Whole TO consider the report
of the Committee on Organize ton and
Government of Counties. Ju0sge Orr said
the report was not in proper shape to be
considered that It was nderstood that
some changes would be made before the
report was considered.
Chairman Barnes said the committee
COULD take up those sections that were
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settled upon the committee. his
course was adopted. Ehe clerk read tho
,ajorlty and minorit s renorts. he mis-
snority report requires the sheriff topper
form the dutiesso # trea surer m q iEcou1l-
ties of less han ID rts llsands infla biz
atants: aaboli fishes the office OF spmEaohss
veal th ttorney or eac h Count md,