The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-01
THE SIZE OF
THE CONVENTION
This Question is Engaging the Atten-
ton Of Legislature.
WANT ONE HUNDRED DELEGATES
Ii any Seem TO Favor This Number.
Told kidnapping Bill Passed.
The Anniversary Of the Set
Element OF Jamestown.

The Legislature IS dealing with the
Constitutions! Convention question IN
dead earnest. and this was the chief mat
H. ,,pd.,r consideration in both branches
yesterday
The Senate and House had long debates
nycI, the question of the size OF the BODY
and how me dc!vsatcs shall be appointed,
but no action Was taken IN either pranch.
II has developed that there is Il decided
disposition on The part Of the members
To have a reappcinImenJ of the STATE Tor
the election Of convention Delegates
based upon the changes OF population IN
the various sections, and ii would not De
surprising should this be tie result oil 'he
deliberations now in progress
II came out in debate yesterday that
n great many, and perhaps majority OF
members favor a body composed OF about
one hundred members. though there IS no
disposition TO contend over the matter
should il be fixed at anywhere from
ninety 10 one l-uTErcd and twenty. Both
bodies will further consider the questions
Of membership and apport!onment to-day.
though it is not thought vote Will be
reached
Tho House passed Mt Todd's ldidnap
ping bill 50 amended as to protect ANY
person from l.idnappcrs, the word child
being stricken out on motion of Mr.
Bland.
The Senate adopted 2 Joint resolution
Offered by Mr.. Tyler. calling upon Eir-
.tnia Senators and Representatives in Con-
gross to urge the President 10 do all in
his power to llaVe the time Of the three
,lundretdth anniversary Of the settlement
or jamestown officially recognized by The
United States Government. Many local
bills were rassed by both branches
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
The hour having then arrived for the
consideration of the s-pecia: order, the
Constitutional Convention bills, they We're
taken up.
Mr.. ST. Clair offered an amendment TO
section four of the Flood bill. providing
for COM enllon of fifty members, one
from each of the forty senatorial districts
and one from each of the ten COMPRESSION
al districts He argued for q small conVen-
tion. as more economical and likely TO
be composed of the very best men.
\ CONVENTION Or lo9.
Mr.. JefTries offered a substitute, proVid-
ing for I. convention OF 100 members, ltS
hundred 10 be apportioned by legislative
districts and Tile nine additional members
10 be given to districts witch have large
IL increased in population, as 1oiIoWs: al
ieshany and Bath. one additional; Acco-
mac. one additional: Buchanan and Dick
;nson one. additional; Heurlco. one addlt-
ional: Newport News and Warwick couh-
~. one additional; Norfolk, one adoilloii-
al; Norfolk county, TWO additional; iSoah-
ol1a. one additional.
Mr. Shands caiIed attention to the coun-
nj southampton and Its increase IN pop
ulauon. of
Mr. ST Clair, calling for I small conFen-
ZION Of fifty.
Mr.. Bruce spoke for a convention ION o.
tiny, as called for by MI 81. 80 -
amendment he stated that even though
bls disrric, aad largely Increased III pop
ulaLion, he beheEeo ihe Sti'ei'1 eo-4' - 'i0--
would be best.
Mr. Nlckf,am wanted ITO Know the
status of the propositions. He was IN
formed by the chair as follows:
Mr. Sands moved for two for eech
senatorial district and TWO from e3ch
congressional dictrict, these TO be nom
i,,at.>i py districts and elected at large
making, 100 members: tbs Mr. St Clair
7noy.d 10 amend 10 provide for fifty mem
hers. ont. from each senatorial! and con-
r,r,eSsionai district: and as a SUBSTITUTE
Tor all Mr. Jeffrics moved his 1873 members
based on the Hol.sc of Delegates and nine
e,tra based on the census reported m
crease
THE THREE PLANS.
Mr.. Wichkam discussed the three plans
before The Senate and pointed out the
merits OF the propoSIt4o4i tiiSih LIZ Sip'
,or,iou,nent be TWO from each senatorial
district and two from each congressional
district Ti?ts is the Sands proposition with
the amendment accepted by MI Sands. He.
believed that the corgressonal-district
feature Was necessary to secure the larger
won of State and national reputation as
Vol as the men of local and district pop
,,,arity. he also pointed out that the
growing districts would by the congress