The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-30
Committee Fails. to Adopt Resolution
Therefor.
Therefor.
THE, FORCE MAY ! BE REDUCED
Resolution of Mr.. Wi.hers Looking. to This
End to Be Considered-Looking for
Hail Convention
Gossip.

Inc COulInlttSe- OIL .SclissilI1oll A-->koiAAeS
yesterday afternoon considered the reso-
luton to pay. the per diem of the en-
ployes-tpages, committee clerks, &c9-
of the convention fortthe twelve days Of
the recent recess. The result was draw.
| Messrs. Waddill, Miller. and Hubbard
| voted to pay and NIessrs. Walker, Phil
! lips and Barboursvoted not to pay
| The discussion of the proposition de-
| veloped the fact that these expenses
amounted to about seventy dollars 4 day
| end the adoption OF the resolution would
| involve the payment of nearly a thou
sand dollars. These were the figures pre-
sented by Mr. Barbour, who moved that
| the resolution be reported uufaVorable,
| with the result above recorded
Mr.. Miller moved that half pay be al
lowed. The vote was the same as be-
| fore. The resolution, not having received
| an at1irma tive endorsement, was declared
| indefinitely postponed.
This led Chairman Walker to state that
| Mr. Withers had asked him about Il reso-
| luton introduced by him in the conven-
| tiontion over u month ago, requiring the
committee to Investigate and report what
clerks and other employees Of the conVen-
| ton could be dispensed with. The chair
| man said he had never heard OF sucn
! a resolution. He was Informed that the
| resolution was considered in his absence
| ana indefinitely postponed.
| Mr. Barbour said almost all the COM
mittees had made, reports, and still tue
| convention was running the same number
/ of clerks He thought it a piece of ab-
| solute extravaganza. He moved that at
| ter December 1st all committee clcrkS
| and one-half the pages be discharged.
| This motion was passed BY
Chairman Walker stated that the COM
! ,l:ttee owed it to the convention u make
! some report on the Withers resolution,
| which. for the first time, he had been in
| formed, was unarir. ously adopted by That
| body The committee rose to meet again
next Friday SO the employees need have
! no fear OF decaDitation OF any Official
| heads before that time.
A member Of the committee, after the
| meeting, accompaniment loudly at the effort
of employees to get extra pay, and charged
| that some of them were actively lobbying
| against the convention, having sessions
| apart from the Legislature, because it
! would interfere with their plans to hold
| offices in both bodies and draw double
| nay. He used words that not print
! able, and gave instances of some en-
| I5oycS already drawing double pay. who
were striving for treble pay. 'IIci said ne
| thought outsiders ought to favca chance,
AID made other warm remarks that
would be hot stuff for reporters1to use.
| but unfair to u corps of clever and faith
| full employees.
Messrs-sA yers,l 'Boazn and Thorn,i Of the
| subcommittee to look into: the ACCESSIBILITY
of securing another hall for the conven-
! ton to meet in, upon the assembling of
| the Legislature next week, are busy
Estrying to find a convenient hail. shouo
| it be decided that the two bodies cannot
use the same one. The Chamber of Com
merce and the Council chamber are now
cut of the question. The former cannot
| be secured and the latter is too small.
The halls now being considered are at
! the y. NJ. C. a.. the Masonic Temple ana
| the Snithdeal building The former one
seems to be a favorite, but members can
| not use tobacco in it if it is secured.
| Mr.. Thorn yeste day looke into the ques-
| ton of desks.l. He finds that they can be
purchased and put in;for $3.50 each, and
| can probably be- sold for half price when
| the convention aojourns. All the conven-
| ton otficers-most. if not all. Of whom
! hold similar positions in the Legislature
| are anxious for the two bodies to use the
same hall, as they will have to resign
| their positions in the convention if this
| is not done. They will go with the Leg
| isature if the issue comes, and their
! places in the convention will have to be
filled.
| he members have practically come to
! the conclusion that they will have to get
another hall, and that course will likely
| be pursued. Nothing absolutely certain
as to the matter will be determined upon,
! however, until the Legislature meets next
week. - .iifavsgzcs 90 n-1
| The reaction in convention circles
against any understanding clause in Vir-
| GINA S proposed new suffrage scheme
and certainly permanent one--has be-
come very pronounced in the last few
days, and is the talk among the mem
bers. 1t was struck a powerful blow
| yesterday, when Delegate Thornton
received a letter from his old law part
ner. Congressman John Sharp Williams,
sof Mississippi, practically declaring the
law a failure in his State. The docu-
ment is a very interesting one, inasmuch
as reference has several times been made
to the Mississippi plan in the suffrage
debates before the conference and also
| because Mr.. Williams has been quoted
| in support OF the understanding feature
| of the majority plan. Mr.. Williams is a
| man OF national reputation and his views
on the subject are expected to count for
| much.
| The letter says that the scheme lets
in nearly as many negroes as whites and
| that the ignorant of the latter race shrink
| from being subjected to the required ex-
animation. Mr. Williams says conditions
| in Mississippi have not keen improved
| by the new suffrage laws of that State.
| This letter has given new life to the
| fight against the understanding feature
and it seems doomed to certain defeat.
| Mr.. Glass was able to be out yesterday
| but was still very unwell. He expects TO
address the. conference in support of his
plan on Monday night, and it is under
stood that he will vigorously attack the
majority plan.
The fight is developing into a very
spirited one.
It developed yesterday that the con-
| sideration of the report of the Commit
tee on Public Institutions aud Prisons
had not been completed in Committee of
the Whole. The chairman asked that fur
ther cons deration be postponed. This
leaves uncompleted every committee ie-
port before the Committee of the Whole.
except that on the Legislative Depart
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