Evening star., 1901-08-27
REPORT MADE PUBLIC
On Expenditure of the Virginia Con-
tingent Fund.
ONLY YEARLY TOTALS GIVEN
Statement Shows Little as to the
Details.
WORK OF CONVENTION
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.

| Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
| RICHMOND. Va. August 27.-The COM
| mittee on executive department met at 10
o'clock this morning, Chairman Cameron
| presiding and the following other members
being in attendance: Blair Barham Glass,
Fairfax, Hancock, Sorell, Marshall and
| Walker.
| Chairman Cameron stated that there Is
the report of the expenditure of the con-
| .tingent fund, an ominous- looking package" ;"
| He desired the committee to dispose Of the
| report without any suggestion from or con-
| sideration for him. He requested Senator
| Glass to take the chair and asked that he
| be excused from further attendance upon
| the committee. Il have absolutely no con-
| Germ as to the showing made by the re-
| port" said Col. Cameron. as he took his
| hat and umbrella and withdrew from the
room.
| The administration of Col Cameron as
governor is included in the report and his
| expenditures Of the fund during his term OF
| office Is incorporated.
Senator Glass, on taking the chair. asked
what disposition the committee would make
Of the matter.
After waiting few moments Mr. Walker
| Of WestmoreIand moved that the commit
tee go into executive session.
the motion was put and adopted, only
| Mr.. Marshall Of Craig voting in the mega
| tive.
Statement Made to Public.
An hour and half was spent in execu-
| tive session, when the doors were opened
and the report made public. A statement
prefaced the report showing that on jan
uary 20, 1882, 10000; February 10. 1885,
$4,000, and March T. 1894 $25, 900 was ap-
| propriated to repair and refurnsh the ex-
ecutive mansion. in addition to the sum of
$4,000 yearly for the contingent fund. The
report is made up for fiscal years beginning
September to July 81.
The total amounts expended for the sey-
eral years is as follows: Year ending Sep
tember 3O 1881, $3.914S3; 1882, $13 .227 OF ;
1888, S.425.45: 1884. 1858. 10: 1885, $3.50. .93;
1886. s9955.23; 1887, s1O,024.64; 1885, s20,-
OO015; 1889. $9,99336; 1880, $9,912S3; 1891.
, $6,640.S1; 1892, s1O,O3260; 1893. $11. .65S. 43;
1884, 81. .152.2O; 1885, 81 7517 45; 1896. So 7sO.s5;
1897 s65777 20; 1898, $11 092. 4; 1S99 50. 17O6s;
1900, So, $50. 80.
The amount of $4,000 in 1888 includes an
| extra appropriation Of $4,000 due to the
| litigation in the coupon cases when the
| attorney general was jailed for contempt
| of federal courts and was used to pay
Roscoe Conkling and ]. Randolph Tucker as
counsel fees.
Work of the Convention.
The constitutional convention, in the es-
| timation Of the public. has gotten down to
work. the debate on the preamble and bill
| of rights being resumed today. With the
! opening of the debates the crowds have
| grown daily, and Notwithstanding the heat
| today the hall was densely packed
President Goode occupied the chair at
noon, prayer being offered by Delegate Nc
Ilwaine: Eighty members responded to the
| roll call.
Memorials In favor Of restricting the
| liquor traffic by providing for granting
| licenses only upon the application of a ma
jortty OF voters in precincts where It is
DTODOSe0 nrQSpntQd
! gates Miller of Pittsylvania, Orr of Lee,
Blair of Wythe and Tarry of Mecklenburg.
Mr.. Mundy of Botetourt presented me-
| mortal in favor Of the making terms Of
| court clerks eight instead of four years.
Fellow Employer Bill.
Delegate Withers OF Danville presented
| the following:
Resolved. That every employe Of any rail-
| road corporation shall have the same rights
| and remedies for any injury suffered by
| him from the acts of omissions of said
| corporation. or its employees, as are al
| lowed by law to other persons not en-
| ployes when the injury results from the
negligence Of a superior agent or officer, or
| OF a person having a right to control or d.
| rect the services of party injured, and
also when the injury results from the neg
| ligeHce of a fellow servant engaged in an
| other department Of labor from that of the
| party injured, or of a fellow servant on
another train Of cars or one engaged about
a different piece OF work
knowledge by any empoye injured OF the
| defective or unsafe character or condition
| of any machinery, ways or appliances. shall
be no defense to an acton for injury caused
| thereby, except as to conductors or en-
giners in charge of dangerous or unsafe
cars, or engines voluntarily operated by
them. When death ensues from any in
jury to employees. the legal or personal rep
resentatives of the person injured shall
| have the same right and remedies as are
allowed by law to such representatives Of
other persons. Any contract or agreement,
expressed or implied, made by any en-
ploye, to waive the benefit of this section
shall be null and void; and this section
shall not be construed to deprive an en-
ploye of a corporation. or his legal or per-
sonal representative. of any remedy or
right that he now has by the law of the
land.
The legislature may enlarge the relief
and remedies herein provided for the above
named class of employees, and extend those
herein provided for or herein authorized
to any other class of employees.
Discussing Preamble Again.
At 1890 o'clock the convention resolved
itself into committee Of the whole, and
consideration of the report on preamble
and bill of rights was resumed.
Mr. Barbour of Culpeper spoke at some
length in support of the right of the con-
vention to abridge the electorate or to pro-
claim the constitution. The convention was
called to restrict suffrage in a certain direc-
ton. it was folly to deny the correctness
of the statement: he was opposed to the
long preamble; he opposed allowing the
handicap of 10000 negro votes to the
question of affirming the constitution. His
speech was largely of legal character
Mr.. Keezell of Rockingham followed. He
championed submitting the constitution to
the present electorate. 1t was with that
view and expectation that the people Of his
county voted In favor of the people having
the right to affirm or reject The question
was a party ISSUE and 1t was the duty of