The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-17
THE LIQUOR MEN
GAIN A POINT
Bill Of Rights Committee
Called for Tonight.
MAY REOPEN CASE.
Qusdrennial Sessions Matter to Come
Up To-Day.
Mr.. MOORE SAYS He WILL WIN.
Suffrage COMMITTEES Meets This Morning.
Discussion on County Government.
Committees Report - Live
Convention Notes and
Political Gossip of
the State.
Quadrennial Sessions Matter to Come
Up To-Day.
Mr.. MOORE SAYS HE WILL WIN.

Chairman Green has issued a call for
a meeting of the Bill Of Rights Commits
tee in the Senate Chamber tonight Tor
the purpose of considering the questoh
of reopening the consideration o. the
Earbour-tl iarles liquor resolution, Win
view to hearing the liquor men who de-
sire TO oppose Its adoption o! the coiii-
,,,t+..e The case will most likely De re-
oraned. Judge Green has said that Should
- ,a ,eopened. no paid attorney Wlii De
allowed TO speak.
g,,,ere is little question but what the
cor, n;.tee will so amend the resolutloii -
"a exempt from Its operation lnco'i'oiaeeo
,ou-ns or cities OF over two thousanu l'l. NJ
,..,4.ts There is some hard hchlhs,
,.-...s,r tro,,, members who live IN pro-
i,iri,ion localities in the country uis :. tes9
n,,o,, claim that the new law wouiu lin lin
/, possihle to open pafr pafrooiis'
cross roads that the COM
- ,,.;,, stand by its last 9ole.
MI. ll'a.s.,e of one vote will defeat the reso-
luton.
,a,s+ brilliant of all the pat
.,es vet bought out i'll the
49, isrb,le Of the Constitutions Oo'i' i -
.is., .i. Iii taS. place to-day. IL ma pe
49, mt IL. will draw the Dig 'ts
t,,a arena. 1t will come uE' oNei -,e
,.,,sia,.,.ation of fMr. tloou '-ANsla,,,
,scc,.ssder the vote by WhncIi .iiS eo
,,,,,tee adopted that Sectloh VI
t-,n..f Of the Legislative Co1nrfiallee p.S ~
yieing for quadrennlai .i. ses.'lo't~ s,st,,.sa,,
1n.5sI.ture by agreement pel"esil s..l
s,ood and Moore, Of Fa1rfa1t lAe
- ,yil, he taken at noon to-day, So -
al, .,.ohablv a,e the first business .ahsn @
,,,,s fter the morning hour. bolh S, SUE
70 f,,l, af fight. and the two young ieau-
~. viii make the efforts Oh tlslr iiSee -
t.,.o,. t,f their respective sides ilie 80
..a,, ,,-,s adonted by a. majority OF apoue WI.
60 =, Committee of the Whoie. MI.
,n.s.a +,ipls he can wipe this out anu So
.he committees action Teyefsed. on l.,.iie -
o+,,ar hand. Mr.. Moore appears san g So 49,,
,i,ot th,, former action Wlii Staa1u St<,, 60.
t;,at the section Will be tnco'po,aseu 80
.ne new organic law. Propauis a 80
fest of strength will be haa gu .ns 80
to reconsider. and if that nloliot p.s
~. y. Tho committee will likely reverse
itself.
-r,,e meeting Of the Suffrage Commit
,,hicl, has been called by Aculs
.-,has,.,,am II D. Flood for s:So . cioeh H,V1A
,,,is orning, will be the first sathe.1lls
,f ,1,at body since about three oi ao..
,,sont,,s ago. The session Will 4'e iol eiie
,,nrpose of taking Up the 11a.eei .1' - .s,a,+
s,, ;onr,ent and the subject is one . ei'.
T. a,,,ected to give the committee sree1
deal OF trouble. The commune ci', tnis nis
b.,,IsIzy do more than map OUT psaitS
,,or,,ins as the task is one OIL iiea-is -.
much intricacy as the sum sum- .ast;,,o
..aaif There will not be a fuil meellhs s~l,
i.ss., So ,,,,,, ,,ost.ee for there are SeFerai
s..,,.,e,t,,s absent from the city. Some "
.ss,se.. WHO canno. be present are Messs
,aas,sas ffhairman) Anderson, Gl teoeh,
a,r,de,e and wysor. Messrs. Bou.olh .. aaiu
5yarda,t are absent on leave oue ii's
,nt,,rr, in time for the meeting.
ne,erate Eugene Withers, of the city ol
.1,anyille. has long been known 10 DC o,ie ,is
nf the ablest Of the younger men iiA ~ az.
state. He fully sustained his reputaeiuii
for force and cleaTness in. debate on ses -
tardav by his splendid argument IN iaSoi
of combining the Offices of treasurer @ 'tiio
tia I.,ok the question and argued 1T from
10 5.t.ndnoi;,t of economy, and produced
:, s4i.,irs to show that the change woulu
,.as,,,t an great benefit to the State. lie
s,,ote viii, great vigor and earnestness,
ana his: remarks showed that he had given
,,,a subject A great deal of study. aud
WAS thoroughly familiar with his suoSeet
in its every phase.
He went into details as TO me duties VI
4he two offices. and undertook 70 snow snow
NAT they could be performed With ease
. x ca, m that the ADOLF
tfnn of the other would conduce to a i'et-
ter system of county government and re-
is,it in a great saving to the state. wi.
y-it,ers was listened TO with marked ;A-
tentfon, and ia made every point cieaN
shat he attempted to establish.
Senator George b. Keezell, of Rocking
ham. made a strong speech in Comlnltte
of the Whole yesterday in favor of the
proposition to make county treasurers IN
eligible for reelection after a second
term In support Of the proposed change,
Mr. Keezell used some vigorous languaSe.
In which he left no doubt as to his posi-
ton. He said among other things, that
he took no stock in the idea advanced by
some that the public business would stf-
fer by u change OF officers from time to
time. He said there never was an officer
so good and efficient that his place could
not be equally well filed by some one else.
He emphasized the fact that he believed
ii, the doctrine OF rotation in office: con-
tended that 1t was old-fashioned Demo
cratic principles. He then referred to the.
many aefaications that had taken place
among the county treasurers of The State,
and said one Of the causes was that the
treasursr,s were often allowed to remain
in Office until they become involved by in-3
duiging the Taxpayers in an effort TO,
secure reelection.
The Barbour euarles resolution, pro-
sard or district must sign application for
n relAiI siauor license before it can be
granted. has created great deal OF In
ierEst throughout the State. Memorials
and petitions from the temperance peo-
pie. have poured in upon the convention
Kntil 1t ID said that pspers bearing the