The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-06
it would oe impossible to resist her claim

that the delegates had b~en told thae
Richmond did not want Eeace'eoritioH-
If the city does not want \ you Sentte.l'esi
should act, ant: believe you can get it.
1T is impossible to say. he declared, what
is going to, happen. II Senator Wick
ham S resolution goes through it VIII be
innpc> il.e for tie Garter pass. 1t now
seems he thought, that the present SEES
sion will last only a short tine, ana
there will probably be no session lmn'e-
dtately after the holidays. but an extra
session after the Constitutional ConFen-
/, ton adjourns.
81 believe said Mr.. Kelley. 1T Is IN.
cun,be1t on Richmond to start to work
at once. II we can say TO TIE LeS-sL<l-
ture that Richmond is working on q
proposition we will have somciAlnS 10
back up our CLAIMS. If Richmond wants
the exposition let her give Inc General
Assembly an assurance that she wants
it, and she Will get it. as It stands
now. tSe charter. tax on the Norfolk
bill has not been paid and it lies on the
table. Just as If it had never been intro
Guced.'
NO ANTAGONIST.
Professor Mitchell advised against any
anita gonism between cities. ana Said lnat
for the absolute Success OF the eNpoSi-
ton it seemed to him that every city
should unite in energy and enthusiasm.
y
more suitable as a site for the eXposi--efl
than any other city. Still there ought TO
be the utmost cooperation He thought
a compromise with Norfolk would be pos
sible and possibly desirable
Mr. pollard declared that what was
needed was 4 committee winch would
work for a, delay in the General Assembly
"a committee to express the sentiment
Of the Chamber to the city Councii-and
influence their consent. and a committee
70 devise somea general plan, so that work
could begin at once. He suggested u
resolution providing for these committees.
Mr.. Kelley asked particularly That a COM
mttee be named 70 assist the represent
tatives in the General Assembly
ASKED NOT TO ACT so HASTILY.
MIR. Hutzler moved the adoption OF
resolution, introduced by Ilr. Lancaster
| with the provision that this resolution
should be considered in connection with
the reDort which had oeen handed III by
Colonel Murphy. The resolution, as
given below, was passed unanimously:
Whereas at the last regular SESSION
| of the General Assembly a series VI
! resolutions were adopted, emphasizing the
| fact that the three hundredth anniEeF-
| sarv of the settlement of jamestown
Esbould be appropriately celebrated by the
| good peorle Of this Commonwealth eS-
I dressed the wish that all of the cities
! within. her borders will consider ways
and means and make such proposition to
the General Assembly IS Will enable
| ot IT'S next session to determine that
there will lie a celebration, the Icca Ton
| etc. and requested the Governor CT TINS
| Commonwealth to issue s. proclatnatioH'
| setting forth these resolves of the Gea-
| eral Assent bly,;
! "And. whereas, this proclamation OF
/ the Governor was issued last month, ap-
/ bearing in the press of this city on tiie
10th ult. and presumably was MADE puo-
lie in other cities of the State at ABOUT
/ the same time;
and, whereas it was not apprehendeD
| that the present General Assembly, ior
! reasons we'll known, would enter upon
any general legislation Immediately upon
it's assemblage,
"Resolvcd, That this Chamber earnestly
petitions against any hasty action by
the General Assembly upon this import
ant question as calculated TO produce
results abortive of the original spirit and
nurnose OF tho resolves touching TINS
great epoch, not only in Virginia S. Out
Americas history. and especially II re
spectfully protests against the granting
of any exclusive charter to any CITY OF
:. locality as calculated to narrow the
scope and diminish tho general interest
in so patriotic &. movement.
..Resolyed. That it is the sense of TINS
meeting that Richmond for the reason
that it is the capital of the CoIEE,oh-
wealth. its largest and most historic city,
centrally located and most easily aces
sible. and for other coGent reasons TOO
patent and numerous to mention s'nouid
take her full part in the suggested cele-
bration.
Resolved. That committee be ap-
pointed by the president OF TINS Chali'osi
which. after conference with a comm L
tee of representatives or the society io-
the preservation of Virginia Antiquities
and ~ the civ Council. shall after care
full but prompt elaboration, report 20 an
adjourned meeting Of this Chamber It's
conc,,,sIons as to the best manner ana
means of carrying out the resolves OF
the Legislature, and plan ana scope
OF celebrating the settlement Oh James
town, especially with respect to the CITY
Of Richmond"
TIME FOR ACTION.
Mr.. Lecky opposed any action "hici'
would bind the city to an exposition. III
sisting on an expression that it would DC
advisable to hold it here. and asking foI
time to consider the matter and submit
proposition.
In reply. partly to this. Mr.. Stewart
Rryan said that Richmond must want
the exposition; that IS what tae t.tseUi I
was held for 1--WE can't say that We
think It is a good thing to have ht
said eve must act now.
Mr.. johnson took the same view. reit'
Grating his belief that there should DC
no rivalry between Richmond and Nor
folk, and his belief that whatever appro'
CREATION Congress might make should be
, divided between Richmond and Norfos
, in proper proportion He suggested a
committee to confer with the Nortoih
| projectors of the exposition. Mr. Hutz
Ter said Richmond had. gone too far &C
!, retreat, and after further discussion tne
t Lancaster resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Morris announced that the com
, mittee which would ask the Council tc
endorse the exposition project would os
| named to-day.
Before the meeting closed Colonel AIur-
Il p1ly expressed his belief that the Com
mittee on Plans and Scope should con
3 .ist of only about five or seven of the
most prominent men of the city. Ht
{ thought that this would be best, as il
would be small enough to handle and a
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