The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-19
RICHMOND. VA. S sATURDAY. OCTOBER 10. 1901

was at first approved by the Bill
Of Rights Committee, which after
wards r,considered its action and will
hereafter hear argument on the question.
reads as follows:
i. No intoxicating liquors shall be sold
in this State without a license therefor
first obtained.
2. No license, to sell Intoxicating liquors
in quantities of less than five gallons
shall be authorized or granted for a pc
riod of, more than twelve months nor
without the written request of a majority
of the legally qualified and registered
voters actually resident in the election
precinct of the CITY. town. village or mag
isterial district wherein such liquors are
intended to be sold.
The Committee on Executive Depart
rnent had a meeting yesterday afternoon
and perfected the draft of the report of
the revisory subcommittee.
The full committee will decide to-day as
to whether the office of Second Auditor
shall be ma de a constitutional one or not
The committee will make its report to the
convention on Monday.
Tt is altogether likely that the conven-
ton will take q recess from some day
next week until after the election with
,,
without regard to party are anxious to
spend some days at their homes and help
their local candidates for the Legisla-
ture
While it appears now that the motion
to adjourn will not be made before next
week, yet it would cause no surprise
should the matter be brought up in con-
vention to-day.
:,
part of the committees to press their
work vigorously from now on It was on
motion of DR.. McIlwaine. chairman of
the Committee on Public Institutions,
that no afternoon session of the conven-
tion was held yesterday, in oraer that
his and other committees might be al
lowed to meet
He was backed in his motion by Chair
man Cameron OF the Committee on the
Executive Department, who with sub
committee, is laboring hard to complete
his report. 1t is expected that several
additional reports will be in the hands
of the convention in a few days.
The report Of the Bill of Rights Com
mittee is the first matter to come before
the convention for final action.
1t was called up by Chairman Green
Yesterday. and considerable progress was
made in its consideration. Things went
along suoo hly until section s. relating to
trial by jury, was reached. and then
there was a pretty little fight, precipi-
tatetl by those. who desire to see the ex-
pense Of a jury saved to the State in
cases where the jury@is waived by agree
rnent Of oil parties. The amendment was
rejected and the section is still bending.
It will be taken UP and disposed OF to-
day.
There is serious complaint among some
of the members at the failure of the Com
mittee on Corporations to make a report
or take some action on the employers
liability bill q member last night said
the matter had been thoroughly argued
weeks ago and the committee did not
even hold meetings to confer over this
or the railroad corporation BILL. He
threatens to ask that the committee be
discharged.
Senator Carter Glass. Of Lynchburg, is
again sick. and is detained at his room
on that. account. Leave of absence was
granted him by the convention yesterday.