The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-10
CLAY ACTIYES
REFUSED TO ACT
Wouldn't Pass Resolution
InstruCting Senators.
A LIVELY DEBATE.
Mr.. Diggs Led the Opposition to Mr.
Winston's Proposition.
TALKS ABOUT CORPORATIONS.
,,cssrs. Hi! Montague and j. Garland
pollard Thought the House Plan
Would Bring { II Convcn-
tio,, Closer to the People.
NIr. II. Il. Carter was
Elected President.
TALKS ABOUT CORPORATIONS.

The Clay Ward Actives last night as
cussed the basis Of representation III tiic
Constitutional Convention, ana by an
overwhelming majority voted to lay on
Tho table a resolution endorsing the
House apportionment plan
There was an unusually large atten-
dance Of members The first business
done was to elect q president TO III .lle
,scancy occasioned by the death OF MI.
1-,.,r, Snead Mr.. Henry J.. Carter, the
first vice-president, was elected " 9I1r
=nna6 Mr. Snead: Second Nice-President n
r. Davis was moved up a peg ana WI
p I winston was chosen second VICE
n,:ocidant All cf these elections were
made unanimously.
BASIS OF Rl5PRESENT-NiioN
,lr p +, Winston offered the resolution
endorsing the House apportloh1neii. III .,t1
and calling on Senators Muhioru or, aA,,
Sands to support it. The paper seci.o'
,rat Richmond ought to nave nv iepiS
sentatiyes, which the cits 49, ,,n5or he
do, tho House bill, whereas uhnei tltS
senatorial plan the city and lienlleo
c,,,ntv would have only four delcsitt''
and one would naturally go TO 'iie coun's
NJ, 1eaac D:egE; opposed the resolution
1rc said this matter had beeh car ."''S
considered and discussed pE tiie lo
Walkers of the State. and he thou5h' ~
would be unwise and impolltc 10" i
~. cif,h II take action. He also
,ir,,1ad mo cluh that MI Sands was the
or1,or of the bill 10 elect oeiesittS "l
e,nnto-ial districts and Nj. Mun'ord hai
,,,o1a q curech in favor Of this piah- II
voIld not be fair TO these Seh'islii-ii
nov, I, ask thcm 10 change their posltio.'-
AR Dirgs further stated shat in n
Judgment the county rings W2uid hot ~
able to exercise SO 1nuch lnfilelice IN"
the Senatorial as under the house l3ils.!.
# was no. !, question, he said. of nov
,,'on,- ). nrrsent8tiy any partl uar local
ity crol,li have, bat ii was matter "L
securing The best men to draft tne
o-eantc law. which would apply 10 the
whole. State. For one. he was wiring u
select men like John ". Daniel. whelhsr
or net they resided in Richmond
MR.. MoNTAGUE's POSITION,
7ir 1IiI Montague earnestly advocated
tn@ resolution He thought Richmond
shDrl, have ut least five representatives.
IRE CITY vas entitled to this on account
Of the population ana taxes paid.
Mr. H. L. Carter urged the cluo 10 ',e
SLOW in taking any radical ACTON, re
thought it was too late for the poaS -
accomplish anything in the way OF m
one good Inan would be worth INe WedA
ones in the convention. He said that
,,h:ln there we~c one hundred members
OF tie House. il vas 4 we'll known TACT
that :. dozen or SO shaped leS1Siatioh
while the others &te peanuts.
There was a lively ranning DEBATE oe-
tween Mr Digss and Mr.. J. Gafland fol-
lard as 10 the att!tu@e OF the cci POI q,
lions toward the convention. NJ" Polara
11lr N-0llII Dr.ilg tQS
convention closer to the people ana he
heIieyed the votes in the General Assem-
b1,- showed that the corporations favored
the senatorial plan. Nh pollard arSueu
th1t il would b. much easier for the cor
,,',,,tio,,s TO control the convention under
the plan proposed by the Senate-
HOW IT Is DONE.
Mr.. Diegs did not agree with HIM: lie
said the corporations. as a RUE "iu mo-
90 10 tie cities to get theiE Te!'resellt'-
lives but went into the COUNTIES. M''
Digs HAD never heard senator 9alus hc,
c,,s,stl Of being a corporation lawyer ana
,,rT.n,,-e,. the interest Of the corporations
-d the repole have contiictcd Senator
1mnfo-d has always sided with the
Mr.. Diggs said he was no particular
friend OF corporations, nor Vas he tH
enemy to them. They were GOOD tL-hss
when kept WITHIN their 1eSltlnate S;'iiel ;,I: !.
u. reminded the cub that hen the people
80 I2fchnoo,}d to boast Of the rapid STRIDES
tbn;r cirv is, making they have TO refer
~ ,,J,a. the corporations are DONG. i u
ono he would prefer that a corporation
iavye,. draft the Constitution rather ilah
,anraeentativie of q county ring, Tor lle
co,.nnra ton lawyer could 40 'tie "oi ~
better. ,,,,, "a
no wanted see them