The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-17
THE END OF The
EXTRA SESSION
God Save the Common
Wealth!''
SIGNS BILL
But the Governor Withheld His Sig
nature Until Late.
ALMOST INFORMAL SESSIONS
The Two Houses Did Little More Than
Meet and Adjourn Yesterday.
Many Members Will Not
Be Here at the Next
Session-Iwo Con-
.ressmen.
GOVERNOR SIGNS BILL
ALMOST INFORMAL SESSIONS

ssICSSNASts >
God save the Commonwealth, salo
Governor Tyler yesterday afternoon as
he sat at his big desk in the Executive
office. Then he took up his pen ana az
fixed his signature to the bill providing
for the Constitutional Convention The
hands of the clock on the wall 10 MS
right pointed to 4:10.
TIE Governor did not sign the bill Will
ingly. He had it in his hands hrst on
Friday night There was never any
doubt that he would approve it. but ne
would not say SO, fact which led an
other paper to intimate that ne might
veto the bill. Those on the inside knew
that His EXcellency would not refuse
his approval, but they also knew that
he did not like the features OF the blli.
His chief objection was to that feature
which provides for the election Oh deie-
gates from House districts. lie thlnks
very powerful influence will be exercised
by county officers in the choice OF dele
gates, and that the men chosen may feel
hampered in dealing with constitutional
provisions regarding county offices. But
he signed the BILL though he took a long
time to consider it.
INFORMAL SESSIONS.
There was quite stir in the cloak
rooms and lobby before the General AS
sembly convened yesterday, caused by
report that the Governor would veto the
BILL But it was of short duration, for
those who knew quieted misrepresentation
The sessions of the two Houses yester-
day amounted to very little, so short
We're they, and SO uneventful. There
were but thirteen Senators present when
Lieutenant-Governor Echos called that
body to order at noon-Senators Morris,'
Fairfax, Claytor, Flood, Tyler, LIE Cato,
Lyle, EggIeston, Barksdale, Massie, May
nard, Wallace and Jeffries-an even thir-
teen. Later Judge Mann and Mr.. Wick
ham came i'll.
AS soon as the Senate convened Mr..
Morris, by unanimous consent introduced
and had passed bill amending section
of the charter of the city Of Char
lottesville.
Senator Lyle then moved that the chair
be vacated until o'clock; the motion
prevailed at 12:0S O'Clock.
The House session lasted two minutes.
The body was raped to order by Speaker
Saunders at noon 1t was announced
that the Governor had not completed
the signing Of the bills passed at the
extra session. The House took a recess
until o'clock yesterday afternoon. It
was on Mr.. Pitchers motion that the
chair was vacated, and he and Mr., Bland
were the only members that had any
thing to say the latter rising to inquire
if the report of the Conference Commit
tee on the Constitutional Convention
would be printed.
THEY GO UP HIGHER.
The members remained at the Capitol
for sometime after adjournment. but sat
at their desks, writing letters and chat
ting With friends discussing matters done
ana Ief1L undOne.
Senator Maynard created interest by
remarking to a friend just after adjourn
ment that he had placed his resignation
in the hands of the Governor, to take
effect Monday, the 18th instant. He
enters Congress from the Second District
at the beginning of the extra session,
March 26th
Senator Flood has not resigned, but will
tender his resignation tomorrow.
He, too, leaves Tho Senate to enter Con-
gress, to succeed Hon. j. NJ. Quarles,
from the Tenth District.
For ten years Mr.. Flood has been one
of the strong men of the Senate, and
many beneficent statute owes its ex-
istence to-day to him.
SENATOR FAIRFAX.
Senator Henry Fairfax, of Loudoun,
and Senator Henry Wickham, of Han
over, are the only members of the Sen
ate who We're in the body when Mr..
Flood entered it--a striking instance of
the mutations of politics.
Mr. Fairfax will not be back at the
next session. or, at least, has not made
up his mind to be q candidate. Mr.. Fair
fax is, and has always been, one OF the
wisest, safest, most conservative men in
the Senate AS chairman of the Com
mittee on Finance and Banks, his ser
vices have been invaluable. 1t is re-
markable fact that he has never made
but one canvass for the position he now
holds and then he only drove about the
county and talked with a few friehos.
Mr.. Fairfax's farm at Aldie. in Loudoun
county, is one of the largest and hrest
in Virginia. His hackneys are celcetaled
beyond the limits of the State.
CAPITOL IMPROVEMENTS.
Mr.. Fairfax and Mr. Wickham are The
Senate members of the joint committee
to Investigate and report to the next
General Assembly as to repairs needed
by the Capitol. The committee has en-
gased Messrs. holland & Baskerville, ar
chitects, of this city, to examine the
building and report as to improvements
needed.
Senator George Norris served his last
day in the Senate yesterday. He has
been elected Judge of the Corporation
Court Of Charlottesville Mr.. Morris has
served his people several sessions. Those
who know him know that his career on
the bench will be as signally valuable to
the public as his career in the halls Of
legislation
THE FINAL SESSIONS.
The afternoon sessions of the two bodies
were very brief. They met at o'clock.
and the following joint committee was
designated to wait upon the Governor to
inquire if he had any further communica-
tions TO make: Senators Mann, Clayton
and Lyle, and Delegates McAllister,
zBowles, Early, Gallagher, and Prddy.
The committee was received by the Gov
ernor in his usually hospitable way. He
had nothing further to communicate, and
so informed his visitors. They carried
the Inflammation TO their resnectiys