The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-23
TO TAKE Up DIR.
BARNES REPORT
The Nansemond Leader
Has Returned.
NEW BILL OF RIGHTS.
There are, But Few Material Changes
From the Old.
TO STIR UP THE COMMITTEES.
Resolution Looking to Speedy Reports
May Be Presented Several cou'-
mlttees, However, Are Now
Ready to ,iake Their Re-
Professionalism
There are, But Few Material Changes
From the Old.
TO STIR UP THE COMMITTEES

The convention unexrectedly ran out OF
work yesterday 1t was supposed that
work would have seen begun on the Leg
is!atfve Committees report But it was
found that the printing OF the report as
adopted by the COMMITTEES of the Whole
had not been completed. The printed
copies were delivered during the after
noon, and that report is now ready for
the convention to act upon.
DR.. Thomas Fl. Barnes. chairman oil the
Committee on County Government, ar
rived yesterday. Owing to his enforced
absence. postoonement of consideration
of that report was made necessary AS
soon as it was aseertained yesterday af-
ternoon that Chairman Barnes was able
to be present. it was informally agreed
by several leading members to take up
the County Government report to-day
and endeavor to complete it before Fri
day. It will be remembered that as soon
as the vote was taken last week in Com
nlittee of the Whole on the consolidation
of the offices of sheriff aud treasurer.
the chairman was compelled to leave
to attend the trial of a viii case in
which he was an important witness.
The first matter to be taken UP to-day
will be the question OF abolishiUs, the
office of Commonwealths attorney. Sem
ator Wittfers has a minority report in.
providing for this.
There is going to be serious opposition
to the consideration Of the County Gov
ernnent report this week at all. but il
is thought a majority win favor the plan
agreed upon yesterday afternoon, and let
the convention get down to work
prominent advocate of proceeding with
the work in hand said yesterday that un-
less this was done he should immediately
offer motion that the convention adj
journ forthwith unti November eth.
In spite of the fact that on last Friday
the newspapers We're authorized to an
nounoe that the report of the Committee
on Executive Department was ready to
be presented Saturday, but would be for
ra!ly reported Monday morning. there
has not been q report made yet.
The report has been completed and
signed for several days. Chairman Cam
eron obtained leave of absence Yesterday
to be present at the veterans reunion IN
Petersburg this week. and it looks now
as If the report would not be made in
time for it to bS printed before the corr
yentfon is billed to adjourn Friday
But 1t Will not be surprise il the
convention finds itself unable this morn
ing to go forward Some members siren
uously object to taking up the serioug
questions involved in the Legislative and
County Government reports while a bare
quorum is present, even If the matters
are ready for consideration
It is all a complicated mix-up. and
the convention cuts the Gordian knot b.
an adjournment to-day it will not b
news to some.
There will be a resolution introduced
before the convention adiourns requiring
that committees make reports to the con.
yention within ten days after it's re.
assembling. Coupled with this resolution.
is provision that on failure to make
such report. the committee shall he dis
charged and q new one formed. The
,, member who declares he viii INTRODUCED
such q resolution says ne has becomf
satisfied that something of the kind is
necessary to prevent the further hotd:na
back of reports. Another member stated
that the chairman of his committee
would not even call q meeting and
vote had never been taken on Il sinSta
proposition. He is a member of one Of
the most important committees OF the
convention.
Several committees have been on ;ha
eve of reporting for several weeks. bat
there seems always TO be q hitch just st
the last moment to prevent presentation
OF the completed work to the conye:l-
ton. Some members are anxious to haes
these reports in, so that they can avoid
anything ike Il stampede after the suf-
fraSe clause is disposed Of There are
those who do not hesitate 70 express tns
fear that some reports will be held back
until the last moment and be slaughtered
in that rush
AS was forecasted exclusively inv Ths
Times OF yesterday. the CONSTITUTIONS.
Convention will take a recess from Fri
day until Thursday. November 9Th. with
out pay to the members of officers of thai
body. This was definitely fixed by the eoa-7
vention yesterday when a resolution en-
bodying these details was offered BY Mr.
Turnbull and adopted without debate
It took only five minutes to dispost
OF the resolution Mr.. Turnbuii offered
it and Mr.. Barbour Immediately rose Sad
called the pending question. MIR. Brown
demanded the ayes and noes on the reso.
luton. and the secretary called the roll
after Sena -1s keezeil had asked whethe,
the resolution provided that the convene
ton officers. too. shoul,; not have pay
during the recess. The chair iufonea
SIr. keezeii that world be the eGecG OF
the resolution. and the roll was called
with the following result: Ayes 4t;; noes
1s.
The BIZ OF Rights was nnally, disposed
or by the Constitutional Convention yester-
day. ana thus it IS the first ordinance to
receive the approval, OF the body and to
become a part of the proposed new or
ganic law OF the State
Beyond the amendment offered by Mr..
Braxton and adopted on Monday. relating
to freedom of speech. ana q few others.
most of which are imniateriai. this iu-
strurnent is substantially as it came from
IN, hands of the committee.
Chairman Green has managed the re-s
port of hss committee. bosh in Committee