The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-26

The Constitutional Convention was not
in 81 ss.5n q graf wniie yesterday, and
no business OF sweeping importance MAS
transacted.
In,.,,, we're sIxty-two members present
ana a great many visitors were on the
floor incluGlng Congressman LnuerWoGu,
OF Alabama; Hon. John W. fishbuitie.
OF Cha4 10 tiesrille. and MI George i.
HaW, OF hanover
The rur,ner consideration of the REPORT
of the Education Cuiulu:t,ee WAS sOsil az
to in Committee, OF the Whole tMr. Flood
in the chair and sections relating to the
maintenance OF The University :tho appii-
cation of local school Iunos were passed
by until to-day in the absence Oh .Aessis
Glass and i.ggleston, VINO desire 10 DC
heard upon them.
On motion OF Mr. Withers the section
relating 10 the composition OF the Slate
Board OF Education was Tecommltted. lie
consideration of the report VIII hkciy p@
completed by the COMMITTEE OF the w hole
to-day.
The convention met yesterday at noon
and adjourned at l:25 o clock i. M. until
10 clock this morning.
DAY In DETAIL.
The convention net at noon; prase: be-
ing offered by DR.. Mcliwaine.
Sixty-two members answered to the
roll-can.
memorials and resolutions relating to
We're presented.
Leaves of absence We're granted sew
eaal members.
The convention then went into Commit
tee Of the Whole to further consider the
report OF the Committee on Education,
Mr.. Flood presiding.
Mr.. Thorn offered an amendment TO sec
ton Z relating to the disposition of local
school taxes by the district or city. au-
thuIilies. The amendment changes the
sense of the section, SO that the require
ment of the continuance OF primary
schools for four months is made obllSa-
tory on the respective districts desiring TO
Use the local tax fund IN their discretion
for higher grades.
The amendment, by request of Mr..
Thorn, was ordered 1o lie on the table
until to-day.
Mr. Pollard offered to amend section
by adding and such other sums as the
Legislature may appropriate to the
public free schools.
On motion Of Mr. Walker, further con-
sideration of section was passed by.
Mr.. Turnbuli moved to amend section
six by striking out the words and all
fines collected for offenses committed
against the, State shall go to the per1na-
nent literary fund.
CHANGE OF APPLICATION.
Mr.. Turnbull said he thoroughly be-
1ieved that the fines collected out of vio-
1ationS of the criminal laws shoAld be
devoted to paving the criminal expenses.
1t was not business TO devote this sum,
amounting to $4,000 each year, To any
other use except that Of paying the Grim
inai expense deficit in the State Treasury.
DR. Dunaway said the committee had
copied the exact language o. the present
Constitution. To ADOPT the amendment
amounted to taking exactly that sum
from the public schools of the State The
y
amount in lump, and making the change
would in the end be as broad as it was
long.
DR.. McIlwaine said the reason for hay
ing the section as it WIS, was that it ha.
a tendency TO diminish crime and also to
guard against the tendency of the Legis
lature to diminish the literary fund. The
section was consecratcd by age in adolf
ton to the practical wisdom OF keeping
it in. and he hoped the amendment would
not be adopted
Mr.. Thornton said if the fines were al
lowed to be invested in 4 permanent
literary fund it would provide Il safe ana
juoIcious plan to protect the public
schools from fuctuating fortune. The
annual revenue from this permanent fund
would, as the fund accumulated year by
year, be of vast benefit to the schools.
PRINCIPLE WRONG
Mr.. Turnbull said he did not believe the
SCHOOLS SEoulQ IiOuIlSIl as crime fOurlSheC.
That was the principle on which it was
founded, and that principle was wrong
The interest on this fund was only thrs
per cent. That made 500 year to the
public schools, when the whole So, 00u
ought to be used to pay the deficit in the
States criminal expenses. If the State
was going to have a permanent literary
fund, the Legislature ought to say how
much the State should invest for thai
purpose.
Mr.. Dunaway: '.Are You will to ac-
sept substitute to the effect that the
Legislature shall set apart each year SO
600 TO be invested as a permanent literary
funo:.'
Mr.. Turnbull: 81 want to leave it to the
Legislature to say how much shall be in
vested. and when it shall be invested
The amendment was reiected-yeas, 16:
nays. &c.
Chairman McIlwaine said they had gone
as far as they could go with the report
until Mr.. Glass and Mr.. Eggleston re-
turned; he. therefore. moved that me COM
mittee rise.
Mr.. Turnhull callnd attention to the
fact that sect on thirteen. requiring that
terms of office Of visitors and trustees of
institutions owned or controlled by the
tate should be for four years would
not apply to William and Mary Colleg
1t was not owned or controlled by the
STATE, ana Inc trustees Coulu nave as long
a tenure as they pleased when all others
were confined to our years.
He explained why the trustees of the
Framville Normal were appointed for fe
He moved to strike out the whole Sec
ton.
Dr. Dunaway offered a substitute. pro-
vid,ng that all .fustees who We're apo Mt
ed by the Goevrnor should serve for four
years.
DI3.n
Mr. r Walton Moore read the charter
of William and Mary College and the act