The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-22
TIII TIMES: RIOHMoND Va FRIDAY NoVEN1BER % 1901

night for a while i'll the
sence Of Chairman keezeis.s - 1870 nnls
questions were being asked iii - 90
plan. ~ ;memt;ers who feared difficulties
that mtchtga rise If this cr that pi .,i
should be adopted After rappinG s7utls
for order. the Judge was heard " oo'
serve to himself: 20 what dllereheo
between tearing down anu pullui, 60. ~,
How easy 1t is to let the bricks fall 1roli1
the top of a house.
The suffrage question IS s1lil tue III
ing one of the hour, but members s.o ut.,a
contend that they are gong 70 s 49,
u to the satisfaction OF al peioie
finish It's agitation.
Judge B. r. Wexford. Jr., has reptieu
to the petition asking him TO ilia IL
public address to the people OF -.
mond OH the Constitutional CONVEX
and kindred subjects. and VIII spsaN
the Academy Of Music to-morro" eNe-
ming at o'clock. =, IN
Ex-senator II. A Atkinson VIII can
the meeting to order and Major Charies
S. Stringfellow will introduce Judge
Wexford A fine musical programme mas
been arranged by Captain Frank Cun-
ningham and a pleasant evening is as
sured. Ladies are cordially invited to at
tend this meeting and fine arulence Wiz
no doubt greet the distinguished Jurist.
Judge Wexford is known as ripe
scholar and profound thinker, and ms
address will be repete with interest and
information.
Delegate. c. Y. Meredith made a. strorS
fight in the Committee of the Whole yes
terday to have the education report so
amended as to allow the State Board Of
Education to choose all school books for
the counties and cities of the State. the
report providing that in cities of 5000 IN
habltants and over the local boards select
the textbooks, subject to the rules and
regulations of the State Board. In his
argument Mr.. Meredith contended that
1t would be far better for the State to
put the cities. Oh the same basis with III.
counties. He said he was not attacking
any one. Many of the members of the
Richmond board were men highly capable
of such a task, but there were others who
were not fit to be on the board. The
amendment, which was offered by Mr..
James W. Gordon, was lost.
The Committee on Finance received the
report of the subcommittee appointed to
investigate the oyster question at It's
meeting yesterday afternoon. They rec
commended the adoption of the resolution
reported in Wednesdays Times declar-
lHS lIltiL the Deus Sliouitl pc CNSi
held in trust for the people OF the State.
The report was adopted.
The resolution to exempt new nlanufac-
turing enterprises from taxation was dis.
cuSSed. but no conclusion was reached.
The committee decided to hear argument
from parties interested in this measure
on next Tuesday afternoon at t o clock.
On Tuesday morning hearing will be
given the liquor and other interests con-
cerned in; the Harrison resolution of tax
alton, and on December 10th the rail-
roads will be heard.
Col. Robert Catlett. who was recently
defeated for the Senate in the Seventh
District after the. most gallant fight
made by a Democrat up there in years,
was upon the floor of the conference last
night, and was warmly greeted by his
friends. 1t is not unlikely that Col Cat
lett will be appointed by Major Ander-
son as his assistant when the latter as
suu.es charge of the office Of Attorney
General on January list.
a great fight is coming up in the Con-
vention when the report of the Committee
on the Executive Department comes ',p
for final action in that body. 1t will be
over the adoption of that part of the re-
port which in effect merges the Offices
OF Secretary @of the Commonwealth and
Register of the: Land Office. Theavote
by which the section was adopted in the
Committee of the Whole was 80 TO %
and the champions of the report believe
it will stand: Its opponents, however
all seem very hopeful and promise to put
|>lp {, powerful fight.
Colonel Francis Il. Smith. the popular
and courtly leader in the convention from
Alexandria city. has returned to his seat
after an absence OF some weeks. on ac-
count of sickness in his family. Colonel
Smith left his people much better. and
was warmly greeted by his colleagues in
the convention.
Messrs. Montague and Willard were on
The floor of the convention yesterday Ma
,e, of that hody So # hnnnsnad men, zen
The entire State ticket so far as State
officers is concerned, was present in the
Convention.