The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-09
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ION NOW
DOING BUSINESS S |
NO Working Sessions Held Yes.
terday.
MR.. NEWTON's RESIGNATION y.
j. j. Accepted and New Election is ordered.
Report Of the Committee on
County doyera-
MR.. NEWToN's RESIGNATION.

The Constitutional Convention heio Two
sessions Yesterday and accomplished ',ol,-
siderable work along the line OF con-
pletin.y consideration OF the County Gov
urnment Committees report Ihere were
considerably over sixty members IN tn'iss
seats and they went on with their Work
! in dead earnest
Attorney-Gencrai-cle w a. Anderson
( was in his seat, as was also General tsu-
af11s a. Ayers and other distinguished
leaders
There was great food of petitio:s.
most OF them praying the passage o, me
\ Barbour-to uarles resolution OIL the SUBJECT
+ of grating liquor licersss The Chamosr
I of Commerce of this city stnt up, through
Mr. James W. Gordon. a petition asking
the passage of the Winners faiiToao COM
mission ordinance.
The resignation OF Delegate Newton
was received and accepted, and the S;s.s-
dent issued a writ fixing Thursday, No
/! yember list, as the time for holding IN
1 election to fill the vacancy.
There were a good many visitors on liz:
!: floor. includingra. number of ladies. some
/ of tho prominent. gentlemen present were
/. Captain G. G. Gooch, of Stanton: Hon.
! II. J. Ayers. of Wise: Hon. W. D. Card.
1 well, of arlover; andd Major +. r. Henry,
4 of Tazewcll
When the routine business of the morn
/ ing hour was disposed Of the body went
into Committee Of the Whole tNr. Wise
IN tho chair and took up the report OF
the County Government Committee The
pending question was on the amendment
offered by Mr.. Eggleston, of Charlotte,
providing That the mode of choosing COM
misSionerS Of the revenue. and to this
there were many amendments, all of
which. after a long debate, were rejected.
Mr.. Eggleston's amendment was finally
nd tod ffat Job,
| the committee rose and a recess was
taken until ) O'Clock p. NJ.
At the afternoon session, which lasted
until nearly ; o'clock, the section as to
| the eligibility of county treasurers to re-
election after one term was taken up and
defeated. Many amendments on the sub
ject were voted down, and at the end of
the session practically nothing had been
accomplished.
The morning Session.
The convention met at. 10 o'clock Pray
er by Rev. George Cooper, of the Bap-
list Church.
! Sixty-three members answered to the
! roll-call. The journal of the. proceed
ings of the convention of Fr11ay, Octo-
Der 18th. was reao and approved.
A flood of memorials and petitions were
submitted by delegates asking for the
passage of the liquor-lcense ordinance.
: = t-elillONS were also introduced IL favor
of the passage of the Withers railroad
commission resolution.
Leaves OF absence were granted to Mr..
Flood, OIL account of sickness, and to
Messrs. Cameron, Miller and Richmond,
for the same cause.
MR.. MENTIONS RESIGNATION.
The president laid before the conven-
ton the following communication from
Mr.. Virginus Newton. announcing his
resignation on account Of sickness:
Hon. John Goode. President of the Con-
sGtntional Convention of Virginia:
Sir.-A continuance OF i'll health and the
strenuous adnontion of my physician
makes it imperative upon me to bring to
a cicse my labors in the convention.
have earnestly desired to avoid this
conclusion. and 1 therefore tender You
my resignation as chairman of the Com
Tnittee on Taxation ard Finance and as
a menher Of the convention with a re-
gret and disappointment no language can
express.
Nav I beg of You to express to the
members of the convention my grateful
appre ciatior- of every courtesy and kind
ness to me on all occasions and assure
you of my undiminished regard and es-
teen, as well rs a grateful sense of the