The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-12
WILL TAKE RECESS 4!
TILL FEBRUARY J: [
This Course Agreed Upon for the
Legislature.
REPORTS TO BE. MADE TODAY
II May Be Fought IN the Convention.
Interest In the Outcome.
Gossip Of Both
Bodies.

The Triangular Committee composed
of representatives of the Constitutional
Convention and both branches Of the
General Assembly, named for the pur
pose Of agreeing upon d plan OF proceed
ure for the latter, body as to a recess
and further session, met in the enrolling
room Of the House yesterday afternoon
and after a long conference agreed upon
a report, which Will be MADE to the
three houses at their sessions to-day.
The report provides that the Legsa-
ture shall take a. recess next FRIDAY,
December Goth. and reasonable on We'd
nesday, February 10, 1902.
The convention members favored All ad-
journment sine die, and the reassembling
Of the Legislature subject to the call of
the convention. This was understood to
have been tacitly agreed upon at an in
formal conference Of all the members
yesterday morning. but upon ceassem-
bling in the afternoon the legislative
members had decidedito press their orig
inal ioea to{adiourn to- a fixed day.s.The
report agreed iuponf will go, through the
Senate and House to-day without a. hitch,
but it is expected to cause. some trouble
in the convention, and may provoke a
lively debate. While the convention mem
hers of the conference committee wanted
all adjournment subject to their call,
they did not press their views in the
conference, and the report was the result
of perfectly harmonious session. Hon.
John Goode, president of the convention,
presided at the conference.
There are already some slight evidences
of friction, and a member of the conven-
ton said last night that he feared there
would be some feeling before the two
bodies finally disposed of the many mat
tiers with which they will have to deal.
The legislators urge that there is other
business OF Importance to claim their at
tention even though the convention may
not have completed its work when they
return here in February. To-day'S de-
velopments in connection with the report
of the conference committee in the sew
eral houses will be looked for with great
interest.
There is coincidence in connection
with the seats of two members Of the
House and two of lie convention. The
members are Messrs. r. =. Lee, Jr., and
N. B Early, .r of the former, and Eppa
Hunton, Jr., and II. G. Stuart, or the
latter. The members occupy the same
seats in the two bodies. One IS a grand
son and namesake of General r. =. Lee,
another a close Kinsman of the late Cen
eral Jubal Early; another the son o.
General Eppa Hunton, a distinguished
Confederate general, and still, another
the nephew of the brave and knlsntly
J. f. B. Stuart Three of them are jul
uiors and Messrs. Lee and Early-were-
first basemen on the Washing on ana
Lee and VIM. I. baseball teams. respect
lively. at the same time, they having at
tended these schools during the same Pc
riod.
Hon. E. z. Montague, who was onTues-
day night named by the Democratic cau-
Gus to succeed the late Baker P. Lee as
Judge of his County Court. must nave
felt proud of the splendid support given
MIN by his neighbors and friends ano
of the warm congratulations that were
showered upon him in the. lobbies after
the caucus adjourned. Nearly every
prominent leader in his immediate sec
ton was here lobbying for him and they
were very happy over the result,
The woodward Democratic, Cup, Oh
Hampton, sent. large delegation, here
to root for the distinguished young
leader.
Hon. T. D. Jennings, Of Lynchhurg,
to-day. presented in. the House by re-
quest bill approprating $4,000 for an
industrial exhibit on the part of Virginia
at the ST. Louis Exposition in 1908. The
bill places the matter Of getting up the
exhibit and its management in the hands
of the Commissioner of Agriculture. who
is auth orized to employ such assistants
for the work as he may see fit: Inc Dill
went to the Committee on Finance.
Tho House Committee. on General
hold . meeting Yesterday morning