The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-16
!CO'NVENI | ION is
HARD AT WORK
| Legislative [ Committees.
Report Disposed Of.
| ANOTHER TAKEN UP.
Fight Over QuadrenniaI Sessions To-
Morrow.
CHAIRMAN MOORE is CONFIDENT
Change in Schedule for Future Sessions and
the Body Will Not Sit at Nigh,-Fight
Io.Day on Abolshing tie .on,-
ml,tee OF the ah,ie-Lon>
yentlol News aud
Gossip.
ANOTHER TAKEN UP.
Fight Over QuadrenniaISessions To-
CHAIRMAN MOORE Il. CONFIDENT j

'SAtiSAA ~ - >0s
Gossip.
The Constitutional Convention put in
nearly six hours of hard work yesterday
holding a morning and an evening session.
The schedule for future meetings of the
body which will so into effect to-day is
to hold a morning session from 10 A. NJ.
to P. NJ, and an afternoon one from )
to o'clock. This does away with night
sessions, and opens the way for the Dem
ocratic conferences on suffrage question,
which will be resumed upon the return
of Senator Daniel A brief conference
was held last night after the convention
adjourned, and 1t was decided to defer
further discussion until the return OF the
distinguished chairman Of the committee,
and the body adjourned subject to the
call of the chairman It is thought that
Senator Daniel will be able to return to
his duties by the 1st of next week. There
will be a great fight in the convention
this morning over the question of abolish
ing the Committee of the Whole. 1t will
be led by Mr.. Withers, who is the author
of the pending resolution on the subject
and the vote will be taken at noon
The Committee of the Whole CT the
ccnven ion has practically disposed of the
report or She Committee on the I1egisIa-
tive Department., having settled the asst
question involved on yesterday, that hav-
ing been in relation to the APPROPRIATION
of public funds to the support of secta-
ran Institutions. Section l. in relation to
quodrennia1 elections and sessions Of the
Legislature was adopted by the Commit
tee OF the Whole by q safe majority. but
on the latter proposition as to sessions.
Mr. Flood moved a. reconsideration, and
that motion was passed by and Is Still
pending SO this is the only matter in
connection with the report that has not
been finally settled by the Committee of
the Whole. Wlsile no order has been
made to that effect by the convention,
there is q sort of tacit understanding
between Chairman Moore and Mr.. Flood
that the vote shall be taken on the lat
ter's motion to reconsider on tomorrow
It is likely that the time for taking the
vote will be definitely fixed by the con-
yention to-day for 12 O'Clock tomorrow.
Chairman Moore is confident that the
committee will refuse to reconsider, ard
he says that the adoption Of this change
has been widely commended by the peo-
ple on all hands. He said last night that
so far as he was concerned he was VIII
ing that the vote should be taken on MI
Foods motion without debate, though
of course he could not SPEAK Ior tue
other side.
Mr.. Moore expressed himself as highly
pleased with the success which his
report has met in the Committee Of the
Whole. He says, while there have Eeen
some amendments adopted, yet the vital
portions Of. the rroort have remained
intact, or have been but slightly modified
He believes tha. the convention Wlll n
nallv adopt the report practically in It's
present form, and that it will result IN
great benefit to the people. Mr.. Moore
has disU'ayed wonderful ability in the
anagement of his report.
Delegate Eppa Hunton. Jr., is not only
one of the ablest leaders in the conven-
ton, but he is a delegate who believes in
substantial reform in the organic law OF
the State. He made an eloquent appeal
to the Committee of the Whole last night
to conform to the proposed report Of the
judiciary Committee on the subject Of
court clerks in dealing with the County
Government Committees report on that
subject He said his committee would
report in favor Of but one court for each
county, which would be the circuit court,
and he did not wish that there should be
any conflict between the two reports He
emphasized his idea that there were
many officers whose services could be
dispensed with.
DR. w F. Dunaway took the result of
the fight over the appropriations of public
money to sectarian institutions in phil
osophical manner. II did not get al
wanted" he said last night, but when
man proposes anything, In this conVeh-
tion he may expect to get some hard
knocks, and I believe in taking medicine
like a man when I lose fight Dr.
D1naway SAYS of course, he is thankful
for what the numerous amendments iert
him. but that he would greatly nave pre-
ferred the adoptfnn of the entire idea for
which he cOntenaeQ.
The suffrage conference was called 10
order nv Chairman Keeze'1 at 10 o'clock
last night. 1t was decidrd that considera-
ton of the suffra ge plans should os tie
4 ferred until Senator Daniel had sufficient
5Iy recovered from sickness to present his
views The information received lei the
conference to believe that Senator DAME!
will be present in q few days l'he con
ference attjourned subject to the call OF
the chairman
Delegate Wvsor offered an. amendment
s to the report of the COMMITTEES on County
4 Government. providing that sherif1s ssl;t'l
be ineligible to the Office after serving
two terms Mr.. Nyysor said. in support
Of his amendment. that this would be
one of the most valuable reforms that
could be- instituted. He declar red - hat {
personallv he he'd nothing AGAINST The
f sharifYs but he nointed ont that ssii riffs
v-ara liable 10, use ttai- re ses II, c-ders.:a
: sec,,r, re-election and ehst in s.. nf'ig
they we're apt. to fall short n their duty
to the psople. The amendment was over
whelmingly lost
The convention yesterday.sby an over
!. .wrelning ma ioritv adapted a resolution
Il offered by Mr. O,sF1a hertys changing the
sbn,,r OF meeting of tfst body each day
& And aholishing nish sessions.