The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-01
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SHORT SESSION
OF CoNyENI!!!|lO n.
Had Trouble 10 Securing a
Quorum.
NO BUSINESS WAS TRANSACTED 4!
s.rsly a.jority Present. aud Alter vo'-
inx for Call Of the House
The Body Adiourned-7he
Proceedings.
MO BUSINESS WAS TRANSACTED ED

1.ha CONGREGATIONAL Coprcntion die not
y,ansact any business yesteIulaas.
,r,,e body was in session for only TWEEN
a, minutes. and all this time was con-
sumed in an effort to muster a q uoi ui u
Only forly-four members answered. 20
the roil-cali, but enc by one they orop i,ise
In until the arrival Of Senator Glass
made the required ffty-cne. After
adopting a motion for a call OF the
I5o,,se. the body adjourned until lo:So
o,ctoct this morning as it was obvious
that little business, If indeed any, couio
be disposed Of r-,oao.
II Was evident before President Goooe
r,1icd 10 order that it would pe Ilalu ~
secure d quorum. Many of the members .s
had gone nome to spend outioas aiiu -
not returned ;.,, ,,sre
1,no,.,,rn present, little or no business OF
;mnortance could be transacted oeia.o oi:
.Kaezeij DIR. Barnes and MI. Withers were
esnecially anxious to remain IN ses 1.r'
The latter said he had some resolutions
TO offer. which would facilitate business
ana enable the body to proceed e VIII Us
r,orl, They had reference to AFTERNOON
sessions and to otherwise ma making d
arrangements to speed the work.
WE'RE NOT PRESENT.
- was suggested that Mr.. r. Walton
More the chairman Of the Committee
on the Legislative Department Was. uiis
s,,,sG .i,i,, absent and that the report OF
thai body could not therefore 0e laheii
UP. 4,,.,t tho
The chair reminded the BODY - that ing
rennrt of the Committee on PreaHipie
ma Rill of Rights was still pending. put
~ WAS then discovered that Chairman
Green who has charge of that report
,,.s also absent Mr.. BraNton thought
that. with such a slim attendance, II
would be unwise to attempt 70 80 on
and he said a number Of committees de
sired to utilize thesday with .heif Moih
ONLY FORTY-FOUR.
President Goode raped the convention
10 order at 1880 O o'clock A NJ, and prayer
was offered by Rev. p. 3. Price.
The call of the roll developed the pres
enca of only forty-four members rms
not being a sufficient number to cofsti-
tute a quorum, Mr.. Turnbul moved TO
ADJOURN. There was some spar1lhs over over
the matter and several members caiiies
The roll-call on Mr.. Turnbuils monon
resulted as follows:
Ayes-Messrs. Barbour, Braxton,
Brooke. Brown. Cameron, Carter. Gil
lespie. Hardy, Ingram, Moore, Summers,
Thorn, TrunbuSi, Walter. Watson-l5.
Noes-Messrs. Ayers, Thomas II.
Barnes, Blair, Bouldin. Dunaway, Egg
lesion, Epes Gilmore. b. T. Cor
don. J. w Gordon. r. L. Gordon,
Gregory, Gwyn. Hooker. HUBBARD, HIM
ton, G. w Jone- l<eezell Lincoln, Nc
llwaine. Nero Il o,F1aherty. Phil
lips Pollard. 0uarles. Richmond, Stuart
Tarry, Waddill WISE. Withers. Wyscr.
Yancey. and the Presidcnt-S5.
Mr.. oFlaherty moved a call OF the
house, and on this he demanded roll
call. which resulted as follows: ayes,
{fTasT,l N,t3,N
her but before the order for a call o.
the house was issued by the chair the
body, on motion of Mr.. Ayers, adiounded
until 1890 O'Clock to-day.