The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-08

plcdged to submit the Constitution to the
people lie reiterated the argument maue
by Senator Mann that after the party mao
giedged that, the Constitution should pc
submitted. and the people had votcd 10
have new. Constitution with the under
standing that they were to vote on 1t, It
would not be a valid instrument without
beng submitted to the peop.e
How do ~e know who is going to be
disfranchsed? ?" exclaimed Mr.. FLOOD.
did not opponents Of the convention say
Just after the convention at Norfolk that
we were going to disfranchlse certain
classes of whites?'
He declared that all the people who had
voted for Constitutional Convention
should vote upon the question of re1ec-
ton or ratification.
SENATOR DANIELS VIEW.
Mr. Glass followed Mr.. Flood. He de-
clared that at least one hundred and nifty
delegates to the convention at Norfolk
had assembled at the Monticello Hotel to
consider this question of submitting the
Constitution to popular vote
No less distinguished lawyer than the
Senior Senator from Virginia assured US
the new Constitution need not be SUD
!nitted to the vote Of all the people, said
Mr.. Glass.
"If the convention had known that
wouldn't there have been a fight on the
floor against making the Constitutional
Convention n party measure!
Yes, sir; but an Intellectual tight, re-
torted Mr.. Glass.
CONVENTION COULD NOT BIND.
Continuing, he said that the Norfolk
Convention had no right to bind the party
to submit the new Constitutions: 1t Was
called to elect delegates to 4Satlol!ai
Convention, and to decide whether the
Constitutional Convention should be mace
a party issue. He declared Mr.. bssle-
ston's amendment more Democratic than
the provision of Mr.. Floods BILL
Speaking of party pledges. said Mr.
Glass, although the party was pledged
to support the convention proposlLlou'
two Congressman declared they were i,ol
bound and in the district OF one the
proposition was overwhelmingly defeated;
in that of the other it came near tc being
so, although in each case the Congress
man was elected by an overwhelming ma
jority.
Continuing. Mr.. Glass made charac-
teristicaly strong argument. concludlng
nj 3.10 O'Clock, at which time L motion to
adjourn carried.
,,.usc Proceedings.
Rev. r. 2. Kerr offered prayer in the
House.
ar Bland, of Portsmouth, offered the
foNowing resolution:
Resolved That the Committee for
Courts OF Justice in preparing the Dill LOT
the Constitutional Convention be ana Is
hereby instructed to insert in that clause
OF tbs, b.ql providing tor the submission
OF the Constitution to the people, Tor thelr
rejection or ratiIcat ton, the following:
But the said convention may, in It's
discretion, submit separately any patti-
GUAR cause or causes III sald Cohst'tu-
Ton TO the peopI4 tor their feJtctloh VI
ratification. and likewise may submit al
tentative clauses
Mr. Rama made an able speech in sup
port OF his resolution. ana pointed Out
that it was safest tor the people ana LOT
the Constitution that the convention De
given this discretion.
Mr. Pitcher opposed the resolution ana
it was referred TO the Committee on
Courts of Justice.
On motion Of Mr.. Ryan, the mouse w
ed 10 meet from now on at IL O'Clock IN
stead of 10 o'clock, commencing with To-
day. ,-.
FOR PRIMARY ELECTIONS.
Ny t>oikes, of Richmond, pre-
scented III Ine mouse Il bif. proVlu4hs tor
the holding OF party primary elections iof
tne noniinaI lOn OF cauu.AateS iof "o'ei-
nor. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT and Attorney
,.anaral 10 be neld on Tue same day on
which the deiesates to the CONSTITUTIONS
convention are elected 80
me plll anords opportunity, without
expenses, 10 test the practicabii''y OIL pat-
~ primaries, WITCH have been aIfeaus
adopted in several States. Ii carer u
IS guards against Republicans pailieipat-
ing IN Democratic NOMINATIONS ana VICE
.srsa and hedges the voters who take
marc IN nomlnauon OF Democratic caIlui-
dates to support said candidates at the
general eIec,IoI, ana The republican voter
IS likewise pledged.
# Is 1,,seo III favor of the bill that It
bring out q large Democratic vote anu
nj
members TO Constitutional Convent4on.
NJ I,oll<as made an able speech in
examination Of his measure. lie salu potli
1h. leading candidates for Governor hau
voluntarily said to him that the measure
WAS satisfactory to them He referred
h. said, to Messrs. Montague and swan
son. He conteuded that it was presented
in the interest OF no candidate, nut III
order to stimulate the voters to come OUT
and vote for convention delegates and
provide a perfectly fair plan for the
nomination of party candidates.
The bill was referred TO the Committee
or Privileges and Elections.
PENITENTIARY COMMISSION.
When the Senate joint resolution in
regard to the appointment of a commission
10 investigate the over-crowded condition
OF the penitentiary was reached MI Price
offered an amendment that there be live
4o'sII
offered a further amendment that the num-
Der be six. The House committee SO
amended the bill that the expenses be
confined 10 the actual cost OF the work
OF the commission, and that the commits
sion look into the question Of what would
be best to 90 with the convicts in the
event of the passage Of the bill now pend
ing in Congress TO prevent the competi-
ton of convict and free labor. The reso-
luton as amended by Mr.. Price was
| agreed to-
Mr.. Fitzpatrick, Of Nelson, presented a
bill to permit Dr.. j. Fulton Williams to
practice medicine without appearing be-
fore the State Examining Board. He
asked that it be placed on the calendar.
but there was objection, and although,
he made a strong speech in favor of his
motion. it was referred to the Committee
on Genera! Laws.
The House agreed to a joint resolution
in relation to the protection of forestry
| in Virginia.
/ 1t also agreed to the Senate joint
resolution authorizing the Secretary of
the Commonwealth to give certain docu-
! ,neuts to the United States Government
MADISON WINS OUT.