Evening star., 1901-08-27
On Expenditure Of the Virginia Con-
tingent Fund.
ONLY YEARLY TOTALS GIVEN
Statement Shows Little as to the
Details.
WORK OF CONvE TION
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
RICHMOND, Va, August 27.-The COM
mittee on executive department met at 10
o'clock this morning, Chairman Cameron
presiding and the following other members
being in attendance: Blair. Barham. Glass,
Fairfax, Hancock, Sorell, Marshall and
Walker.
Chairman Cameron stated that "there is
the report of the expenditure of the con-
tingent fund, an Notwithstanding package
He desired the committee to dispose of the
report without any suggestion from con-
sideration for him. He requested Senator
Glass to take the chair and asked that he
be excuseS from further attendance upon
the commit Il have absolutely no con-
Germ as to the showing made by the re-
port said Col. Cameron as he took his
hat and umbrella and withdrew from the
room.
The administration of Col Cameron as
governor is included in the report, and his
expenditures Of the fund during his term OF
office Is Incorporated.
Senator Glass, on taking the chair. asked
what disposition the committee would make
Of the matter.
After waiting few moments Mr.. Walker
OF Westmoreland moved that the commit
tee go into executive session.
The motion was put and adopted, only
Mr.. Marshall of Craig voting in the mega
tive.
Statement Made to Public.
An hour and a half was spent in execu-
tive session. when the doors were opened
and the report made public A statement
prefaced the report, showing that on jan
uary 20, 1892 10000; February 10. 1885,
$4,000. and March Z, 1894, $4,000 was ap-
propriated to repair and refurnish the ex-
ecutive mansion in addition to the sum of
$4,000 yearly for the contingent fund. The
hpp
September l to July 81.
The total amounts expended for the sey-
eral years is as follows: Year ending Sep
tember 80, 1881, s3.914.S3; 1882, s13 .227 OF;
1883, S9,425. .45. 1884, 1888 49, 1885, $500. .93
1856. 1885. %; 1887 s1O,024.64; 1888, 500
| 0O0.15; 1889. s9,993.36; 1890, $9912.S 50: 1891.
St. 81; 1892, s10.O32. 60; 1893 $11, ,65S. .43;
1894, s7.152.2o 1895, s7517. 49, 1896. 80, ,7s0.s5
1897 Sc, ST. 20; 1898, $11 O92 II; 1899, So 91706S
1900, IS. .359 50.
The amount of $4,000 in 1888 includes an
extra appropriation of $1,000 due to the
litigation in the coupon cases when the
attorney general was jailed for contempt
of federal courts and was used to pay
Roscoe Conkling and ]. Randolph Tucker
counsel fees.
Work of the Convention.
The constitutional convention, in the es-
timation Of the public. has gotten down to
work, the debate on the preamble and bill
of rights being resumed today With the
grown daily. and Notwithstanding the heat
today the hall was densely packed.
President Goode occupied the chair at
noon, prayer being offered by Delegate Nc
Ilwaine. Eighty members responded to the
roll call.
Memorials in favor Of restricting the
| liquor traffic by providing for granting
| licenses only upon the application of ma
| jority of voters in precincts where 1t is
| proposed to sell We're presented by Dele
| gates Miller of Pittsylvania, Orr of Lee,
Blair of Wythe and Tarry of Mecklenburg.
Mr.. Mundy Of Botetourt presented a me-
| mortal in favor of the making terms of
court clerks eight instead of four years
Fellow Employer Bill.
! Delegate Withers Of Danville presented
| the following:
Resolved, That every employe Of any rail-
road corporation shall have the same rights
| and remedies for any injury suffered by
him from the acts of omissions of said
| corporation, its employees, as are al
| lowed by law to other persons not en-
ployes when the injury results from the
negligence of superior agent or officer, or
Of person having a right to control or di-
rect the services of a party injured, and
also when the injury results from the neg
ligence of fellow servant engaged in an
| other department Of labor from that of the
| party Injured, or of fellow servant on
| another train Of cars or one engaged about
a different piece Of work.
| defective unsafe character or condition
| of any machinery, ways or appliances. shall
be no defense to an acton for injury caused
| thereby, except as to conductors or en-
| giners in charge of dangerous or unsafe
cars, or engines voluntarily operated by
them. When death ensues from any in
| jury to employees, the legal or personal rep
| resentatives of the person injured shall
have the same right and remedies as are
allowed by law to such representatives Of
other persons. Any contract or agreement,
expressed implied, made by any en-
ploye, to waive the benefit of this section
shall be null and void; and this section
shall not be construed to deprive an en-
| ploye Of corporation, or his legal or per-
sonal representative, of any remedy or
right that he now has by the law of the
land.
The legislature may enlarge the relief
and remedies herein provided for the above
| named class of employees, and extend those
herein provided for or herein authorized
to any other class of employees.
Discussing Preamble Again.
At 1890 o'clock the convention resolved
itself into committee Of the whole, and
consideration of the report on preamble
and bill of rights was resumed.
Mr.. Barbour of Culpeper spoke at some
length in support of the right of the con-
vention to abridge the electorate or to pro-
claim the constitution. The convention was
| called to restrict suffrage in certain direc-
ton. it was folly to deny the correctness
of the statement: he was opposed to the
long preamble; he opposed allowing the
handicap of 10000 negro votes to the
| question of affirming the constitution. His
| speech was largely of legal character.
| Mr.. Keezell of Rockingham followed. He
championed submitting the constitution to.
| the present electorate. 1t was with that
view and expectation that the people of his
county voted in favor of the people having
| the right to affirm or reject. The question