Evening star., 1901-09-16
vIRGlNlANS WILL ATTEND
COMMITTEE COMING TO PARTICI-
PATE IN CEREMONIES.
Appropriate Services VIII Also BE
Held I'm the Hall at Rich
m0nd Thursday.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
RICHMOND, September 16.-The consti-
tutional convention was called to order al
noon today, President Goode presiding
Prayer was offered by Rev. w. w. Lear
Of the Methodist Church. Sixty-four mem
bers were present. Senator Daniel fmme-
diately after the reading Of the journal
offered the following:
Resolved, That the president of the con-
vention Is requested to appoint commit
tee of five members of this body to attend
tomorrow in the city of Washington the
services In honor Of the late William Nc
Kinley, President Of the United States.
THAT a committee OF five be also ap-
pointed by the president Of the convention
to make necessary arrangements for ap-
propriate services to be held in this hall on
Thursday, the 10th instant. the day of the
late Presidents funeral"
/ The resolution was unanimously adopt
ed. 1T being amended by Senator Daniel to
make President Goode chairman of the
committee to attend the ceremonies In
Washington.
Committee to attend services at Wash
ington, John Goode, chairman; John w.
Daniel, George D. Wise, Thomas L. Moore
and Robert w. Blair.
Committee to arrange for services at
Richmond on Thursday, R. Walton Moore.
man Green, d. Tucker Brooke and A. P.
Gillespie.
Information on Taxes.
Mr.. Newton, chairman Of the committee
on finance and taxation, offered the follow
ing. which was adopted:
Resolved, That the auditor of public ac-
counts be requested to obtain from the
proper authorities in each city and town in
the commonwealth the following informa-
tion, and to furnish the same to the COM
mittee on taxation:
The tax rate in each of the said cities
and towns for the year 1900, not including
the state tax rates.
THE assessed valuation for the year
1900 OF the shares of stock, and also sep
arately, the assessed valuation for said
year of the bonds of corporations. taxable.
in the hands of the holders thereof. in
each of said cities and towns.
the nature and amount of license tax
imposed for local purposes during the year
1860 In each Of said cities and towns upon
corporations doing business therein, speci-
flying the nature and amount of license tax
to which the different classes of corpora
tions are respectively subject therein"
A great volume of memorials and petit
tions were presented today in favor of the
Barbour resolution, regulating the sale OF
liquor in the commonwealth.
On motion of Mr.. Green of Danville, the
convention went into committee OF the
WnOle ana resumed consideration OF the
report Of the committee on the bill of
rights, the section under consideration be-
ing IL, relative to juries in court cases, an
amendment pending being to empower the
legislature to provide for less than twelve,
a majority to render verdict after three
hours deliberation.
Civil Juror Unanimity.
Delegates Robertson and Anderson Of
Rockbridge favored the amendment, while
Messrs. Daniel and Anderson Of Allegheny
opposed, contending for unanimity Of jurors
in civil cases, even though the number Of
jurors was reduced to less than twelve.
Mr.. O'F1aherty OF Warren was opposing
the amendment at 2 O'Clock.
Delegate B. A. Davis of Franklin county,
who was injured few days ago in a wash
out on the Southern ra..way, is in the re-
treat for the sick at Danville, where his
left forearm was amputated on Sunday.
He is. threatened with blood poisoning and
Is in critical condition.