The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-10
HOUSE ADOPTS
CONVENTION BILL
Measure Provides for 1914 Members
and Submission.
LONG DEBATE IN The SENATE.
= Resolution 10 Submit tho Amended
Constitution Only To the Voters
Qualified Under 1t Causes the
Dis.uss.on-No Final Action.

che House adopted a Constitutional
Convention bin yesterday; the Senate dis
cussed one for Two hours. but adopted
nothing GnaIly.
The ldI passed by tho House provides
for I0i members. 100 from the various
House districts, and one from each OF
the following districts: Norfolk city,
Norfolk county. the Newport News dis
trict and The district including the coun-
lies OF Buchanan. Dickinson and Wise.
The. fourth Thursday in May is the date
set for the choice OF delegates; the con-
vcntion is 10 assemble in Richmond on
Wednesday, June j.: the amended ConSt-
tution is to be submitted to the people
for ratification or rejection ri the NoVem-
Der election. 1891.
The bill! viii so to the Senate to-nor-
row There is no likelihood Of that body
:filoptinG it. y committee Of conference
snay consider it before the Senate acts
finally on tho Flood bill which has now
l,een under discussion for more than
week.
The Senate was In session from Il until
go O'Clock yesterday. The sum total ac-
compliShcd by three ard half hours
work was the massage of u great mass
OF local legislation and slight approach
towards = final vote on the Flood conTen-
lion bill.
The hill was under debate for nearly
two hours No changes we're effected.
When the Senate adjourned there was
pending a most important amendment
offered by Mr. Glass. providing t1at the
amended Constitution should be voted IN
only hy those persons entitled TO Vote
under it's provisions. The debate on the
amendment proposed WAS lengthy and in
:eresting. 1t viii be continued to-mor-
row.
The senate met an hour earlier yester-
DAY. IT Is Il significant fact that it viii
meet at II o'clock every day until ad-
.iournment 1t probably realizes that the
fly was called to meet in extra session
IS rot being disposed of in Il sufficiently
expeditions manner.
The Day III the Senate.
The Senate met at Il o'clock yesterday,
with the result that there we're compare
lively few members present The attend
ance throughout the day was not so large
as usual
\ number of House bills were put
through under suspension Of the rules
The first hitch came when Mr. Tyler en-
deayored TO have passed in this way n
measure TO receive Harry Howard, n
pharmacist of Newport News. OF the
necessity OF being examined by the State
Board of Pharmacy. The Senator failed
\ House bin to relieve j. Thompson
Morton Il syradute of the Virginia Mill
tary Institute, from the obligations OF
teaching in a Virginia school, was point
cdly opposed by Mr. Fairfax, who seldom
speaks in the Senate AIr. Morton was for
three years :: State cadet and for one
year 4 navy cadet. He taught two years
IN q private family.
The bill vas also opposed by Mr.. James
on the ground that the Board Of Visitors
of the institute could give the relief ask
ed Mr. Rarilsdale declared the statute
was obsolete; that General Scott Ship,
superintendent of the institute had re-
Gently told him that the law was obso-
1ete.
The attempt 10 place the bill on the
Calendar failed and an attempt TO have
an exactly similar measure. with refer
cnce to an cX-cadet from Holloway
county, also failed.
Mr.. Ccgbill made strong effort TO have
placed on the calendar a bin imposing
= fine for failure 10 put 19G pounds of -four
In a barrel.
lis opponents claimed The bill was gen
cad legislation. Several other House
measures were turned down for the same
reason and sent en- 20 committee to take
a nap.
4 memorial from citizens Of Danville
asking for passage Of Il law 20 prevent al
legged Discrimination Of the Southern Rail-
way against that city in lie matter of
freight rates, was read from the clerks
desk
Mr. 2dunford introduced and had passed
a bill changing the W-oman'S Club of
Richmond from a Joint stock company TO
. social organization.
The clerk read an invitation from the
Negro Business Mems League, of this
city, 10 attend 4 lecture 10 he delivered