The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-07
THE SENATE AND
HOUSE DISAGREE
The Upper Branch Wants But 80
Members in the Convention.
oFFlcEnoLDERs MAY COME IN.
The House Decides Not to Dar Them.
The Conference Committee Ea-
pcctc,i 10 Recommend u
Hundred Members.
oFFlCEpolDERs MAY COME IN.
The House Decides Not to Oar Them
~. Conferences Committee Ex-

vote ficciaed in favor OF u constitdtionai
Convention composed of eiShtE Ihet"peis'
TWO from each Senatorial Distfic.- Inc
decision was reached after long oeoa'e,
of many interesting features Inc adSo-
ca,cs of a convention OF one hundred
members are certain of succeeding. mas
much as a joint committee OF conference
will be charged with the duty of recon-
cjiir. the Senate and House bills, one
providing for eighty members. the othcr
Tor one hundred. plus Increased repfeseh-
,ation from districts showing great an
crease by the last census
II was made evident that there Will be
;, s,ron.. fight in the Senate to-day over
a provision of the hill 10 submit the new
Constitution 10 popular vote Toy ratified
ton.
Perhaps the most interesting feature OF
the day in the House was the DECISION OF
that body after considerable debate, 10
allow office-holders TO occupy seats IN
The convention if the people choose a
resolution debarring this class was de-
fealcd Tho ciinchins argument used
against the resolution was that its adop-
ton would keep Senator Daniel out OF
the convention.
The lower branch. after completing the
consideration OF The convention bills. re-
fcrred them TO tho Committee for Courts
of Justice with directions to report a
perfected measure cmbodyinS the features
agreed upon hy the House. This body,
after a stiff fight, adopted the Todd reso-
luton. providing that the work of the
convention shall be submitted 10 the peo-
pie for ratification. 1t is proposed that
The convention meet in Richmond June
18th. that delegates be elected May 9th
and that the per diem of members be 81.
Governor Tyler sent a message to. each
house recommending legislation needed t"
effect Z; change in the boundary between
Virginia and Tennessee. to which the
Legislature of The latter State has agreed.
The Governor recommends an appfopria-
ton Of $1,000 for the purposes of the pro
I,esed bill as the expense of locating
new boundary must be borne by the two
States.
The two houses on yesterday elected
Mr.. E. NJ. Ware judge of the County
Court of Essex, to which position he was
nominated by the Democratic caucus
Tuesday night.
Tie Day i'm tho Senate.
A number or the dozen absences of
Tuesday were in their seats. when the
Senate convened at noon yesterday.
Many House bill, passed yesterday We're
placed on the calendar. There was no
pray er: there was none Tuesday
The rules were suspended. aI.d a h;ll au-
thorizing the Board of Supervisors of New
Kent county 10 construct j wharf on York
river was passed.
bill authorizing the supervisors of
Mont gomery county TO issue bonds to
pay the cost of constructing Il macad-
aInized road, was passed in the same
WY.
AR Fairfax had passed a bill authorize
ing the mayors Of towns and justices OF
the peace in Fairfax county TO sentence
jaii prisoners 10 work oa The pubic
roads.
A FARMvILLE DISPENSARY.
Mr. Watkins offered q bill permitting
the establishment Of a liquor dispensary
al FarGnville. Mr.. Opie opposed Mr. Wat
lzin.s motion declaring he was opposed
10 having the state engage in the liquor
traffic
Mir. Watkins said the bill was an exact
copy of that passed at The last session.
creating a dispcnsary- at Franklin, South
ampton-
AIR. Stands testified to the excellent
7nanne. in which the law had worked i'll
his county. The Senate voted to take the
hql NO out of its order, but refused to go
further.
Mr. Mcllwaine secured the passage OF
a bill! giving 10 the Virginia International
Improvement Company. Of Petersburg, the
rights OF the old lAppo.naitoX Canal COM
pany.
MI Fairfax offered a joint resolution,
directing the Secretary of the Common
wealth TO furnish the Librarian OF Con-
sreSs with such copies of the annual
reports. of the journal of the two Houses
and other State publications as may De
necessary 10 complete various SETS.
The resolution WAS passed.
NUDGE WARE ELECTED.
At l2:ea o'clock the Senate, having
adopted and the House concurred IN
Joint resoluties to elect q judge OF the
County Court of Essex, Mr.. Blakey, of
Essex, placed in nomination the name
of Mr. T. IL Mare. the caucus nominee
Mr.. Ware received AL the votes cast
Immediately after the election, Nh
Zen. p. owen. private secretary, appear
ed and delivered a message from His tx
ceilercy transmitting a copy of an act
of the Tennessee Legislature, ceding to
Virginia a certain narrow strip of ter
I,itory in the city of Bristol.
The Governor recommends that the
Legislature act promptly if il deem II
best to accept the territory. He men
lions that the cost of re-marking the
boundary line shall be borne equally by
The two States. lie suggests an appro-
i,I'iation Of 5000,
TIE SECOND AUTHORSHIP
The committee appointed to report as
TO whether the General Assembly. had the
power 10 elect a Second Auditor. which
position is now filled by Judge John G.
lpsSN. appointed bt Inc Governor 10 Sue
coed the late Josiah Ryland. presented
two reports through the chairman. Mr..
Aicllwainc. The majority report held that
the General Assembly had the right TO
elect at this session. Ii was signed by
Mcssrs. a. d. Watkins D. G. Eggleston,
c. Harding Walker. Philip Y. Cogbin, z.
J. TIarves, and Graham Clayton
The minority report held that the Cen
eral Assembly could elect at this session
only by declaring the office vacant. 1t
was signed by Mcssrs. VIM. b. Neil
waine. John y. opie. Thomas Z. Blakey,
Joseph Whitehead and II. D. Flood.
A RICHMOND LAND COMPANY.
Mr. Munford introduced Il bill! incor-
porating the Lewis Ginter Land and I'm
provernent Company. with Il capital stock
of not less than 100000 nor more than
twice that amount. The corporators are
George Arents.z Joanna Arents. Thomas
r Jeffress. Minnie L. Young and Grace
T. Arents. The company is authorized
to acquire. hold. sell and convey land in
he counties OF Eenrico. Hanover. Ches-
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