The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-18
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Saloon. People viii Nov Have Their
Inning.
SAN INTERESTING QUESTION.
Great Debate Yesterday Oh County Gov
crument Judge Hancock
Was tic "dr>at
0bjector."
is AN INTERESTING QUESTION.

cfHHent- JuQS HauSueh
Was tic "Gr,at
Objector."n
Chairman Green called a meeting Of the
Committee on Bill Of Rights Immediately
after the adjournment OF the con-
vention yesterday. Every member was
present.
Judge Green stated to the com
mittee that a, great many appl1-
cations had been made to him
as chairman to give the liquor dealers Oh
the State an opportunity to be heard on
the Barbour liuucr license resolution
which had been adopted.
Mr.. Barbour called attention to the tact
that the vote on his resolution was forced
not by; the advocates, but the opponents
OF it on the committee. He was
willing to give every one IN
terested a fair hearing and for that pur-
pose he would move to RECONSIDER lne
vote by which his resolution was Irss
adopted. The committee voted unaEi-
nousiy to reconsider.
tatives Of the liquor dealers in the III
lure, and notice uf the date will be pup
lished The fixing of date was lett III
the decretion of Chairman Green
The business petitions being gotten Zip
by the Anti-Saloon League anu
sent to the Constitutional Con-
vention in the interests of the
Ouarles-Rarbour resolution are beginning
to come in. One from South Boston is
signed by about thirty-tive firms Anot!'-
err which is being gotten up in Peters
h,Irc ir al signed
employ there are over one thousand men
and which represent over s1,oo0,oo0 of cap
The League will enter Petersburg
on Monday next and will en-
gage in a campaign which the league
hopes will end by enlisting the people Of
the old town in it's cause A branch
league will be organized and meetings will
be held. The Rev. c. H. Crawford of
this city, superintendent of the State
League. went to Petersburg yesterday, re-
turning last night. While there he ar
ranged for a conference of ministers TO
| be held in the Y. NJ. G. a. of that place
! at 4 o'clock on Monday afternoon next. At
this time some definite e, plan for work
| meeting is signed by DR.. II. w. Baltic.
! the Rev. Mr.. Lipscomb and other pro1ni-
! nent preachers of the city.
| The Suffrage Committee held brief
! session yesterday in the Court of APP
| peals room, Mr.. Flood, of Appomattox,
! presiding in the absence of Senator Dan
| iel.
| The only business transacted was to
| authorize the chair to appoint two sub
| committees, consisting of three members
each, to consider the following questions
| and report to a subsequent meeting OF
! the full committee:
First, the basis of representation ana
| apportionment for members of the Leg
! isiature; and second. the election and
! qualification OF members and the time of
! their election.
| Acting Chairman Flood has not yet
| named the subcommittee. but the full
committee designated him as chairman of
the former.
! The Finance Committee held long ses-
/ sion yesterday afternoon extending into
| the night. The session was executive.
The only matter discussed was the resolu-
ton providing for paying off the matured
| bonds and certificates held by educational
institutions. The committee did not reach
! a vote.
Mr.. Carter Glass was compelled to
leave for home last night on account Of
a severe attack OF acute neuralgia He
| tried to stay here and fight it out, but
| failed to secure relief.
| IueTe was COlSlueFdDie IiisiltS
| among a group of members in the han
! last evening over the defeat OF the With
| erS decapitator.
The question of quadrenniel sessions Of
the Legislature did not come up in Com
mittee of the Whole yesterday. By agree
| ment between Chairman Moore and Mr..
| Flood, who made the pending motion to
| reconsider, the latter withdrew the mo-
ton, and the matter will come UP in
convention in connection with the final
| consideration of the report before the
| latter body.
/! BY thewi thdrawal of this amendment
| the report OF the Legislative Committee
is complete SO far as the Committee OF
! the Whole, and it was ordered to be
| printed and be laid before the convnion.
| When the convention comes to this
| clause, Mr. Flood will make his fight for
biennial sessions, and the struggle prom
ises to be a brilliant one.
Mr. Mocre's report is the first one TO
| go to the convention for action. and he
has been warmly congratulated by his
| colleagues upon his good work.
The Judges in the convention had their
day in court" yesterday. Messrs. Han
cock, Portlock Kendall and Campbell, OF
Amherst. warmly opposed the substitute
Of Mr.. Withers. combining the offices OF
treasurer and sheriff.
Mr.. Hancock announced that he did not
want to speak long. but he. got warmed
up and sailed into the reformers with
gloves off, He said Mr.. GORDON. OF
Louisa, had called : the present Constitu-
i'm rcost for officers. He charged
that Mr.. Gordon was something
of a rooster, as was also Mr.. With
ers, they having something of a record
| for office-hoiding.
He said he himself had held Office for
thirty-one years and wanted to hold as
long as the people wanted him.
Mr.. Portiock maue a strong speech and
| Mr. Campbell, of Amherst injected a
feu, ran,a-kS which were sufficient to