The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-10
MIR. HU'NT0N LOSES
HIS BATTLE
Convention Refuses to Adopt His
Amendment.
AFTER COMMITTEE OF WHOLE.
Another Effort to Abolish lt-Word Damage
Causes Much Debate-hiessrs. Roberts
son and Nescott Speak-Mr.
Carrier To-Day.
AFTER COMMITTEE OF WHOLE,

The convention made considerable pro
t-ress Yesterday with the consideration Oh
the legislative report in Committee Oh
the Whole, eighty four members answer
ed to their names, and there We're great
many ladies and prominent Democrats
present
The amendment to the rules offered by
MIR. IIunton some time ago, allowing sew
en- members TO call for the ayes and noes
in Committee of the Whole, was called
up and defeated by a vote OF D TO 40, al
ter a spicy debate, in which MI ltuntoi
charged that MI. Hancock, of Chester
field, was always opposed to anything
which had for its object any chahee Al
the present organic law. MI Nlthers
offered resolution abolshing the CON-
mittce Of the Whole, and it Went over UNI
der lie rules and Will be read on two
succeeding days and then taken up and
considered.
When the body went into Committee of
the Whole, Mr. Robertson offered an
amendment striking out the word damage
from the report of the Legislative Com
mittee, and leaving the clause on the
right OF eminent remain as it is in the
present Constitution. lie made a strong
legal argument in favor of his amend
ment. and it was vigorously opposed by
Mr.. Wescott, of Accomac. Mr.. Carter
was then recognized, and viii speak in
favor of the amendment Today
Mr.. Richmond offered lie suffrage plan
which is printed below:
THE DAY IN DETAIL.
The convention was called to order at
1880 o'clock a. M by President Goode.
and prayer was offered by DR.. Nv. T.
Dunaway. the member from Lancaster
county. The roll-call developed the
presence OF eighty-two members, and the
u &C
read and approved.
Mr. Smith offered the Bill of Rights OF
l776 as substitute for the report of the
Committee on Preamble and Bill of
Rights, which was ordered TO lie on the
table.
There were a great many petitions and
memorials, and Mr.. Richmond offered the
following suffrage plan, which was ap-
propriately referred:
Resolved, That no male person Who
was on The first day of January, 1867, or
at any date prior thereto, entitled to
vote under the Constitution or statutes
of any State of the United States, where
in IN. then resided, and no male descend
ant of such person not less than twenty
one years Of age at the date of the
adoption of this CONSTITUTIONS shall be
denied the right to register and vote in
this State, provided such person or per-
(
in the manner and to the extent pre-
acribed in this Constitution.
The president laid before the conyen-
ton an acknowledgment OF the resclu-
tlon OF sympathy passed by the Consti-
tntional Convention from Secretary of
State Hay. ii WAS as follows:
MIR. HAY REPLIES.
Department OF State, October s, 1901.
John Goode, Esq, Richmond, Va,
Sir.--Among the many messages Of
grief and OF sympathy with Mrs Nc
Kinley and the other members Of the
late Presidents family in their over
whclminS trouble. received by the Gov
eminent and acknowledged by me on
their account and among the multiply
ing expressions OF profound respect for
President McIialey's nnseltish devotion
and great services to his country, to-
gefher with wide and increasing testi-
mony to his exalted character and gra-
c,o,is personality. from every part of the
United States-ipdeed. from nil parts of
the woriG-I have the honor to acino@l-
edge with sentiments OF sincere apprecia-
tion the resolutions adopted by the
constitutional Convention CT Virginia on
si,e l4lh ultlmo.
! am. sir.
Your obedient servant
3s8s.ss JOHN HAY.
o.est,on q AR. J. ar.l.osnnaos BROWN.