The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-16
CONVENTION WILL
NOT TAKE RECESS
Body Decides to Sit While Leg
islature is Here.
THE CORPORATIONS REPORT
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sas Whoe Cay Consumed In ;hc 1osidera.ion
o; four srb-SeeaoBs, All of
Which We're Finally
Adopted.
THE CORPORATIONS REPORT

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Tic Constitutional Convention scster-
day decided not TO tale 4 recess for tho
Legislature. but will hold its sessions IN
another hall, preferably IN the Mechanics
Institute, Il pending negotiations arc sue
ccssful.
The wlielc OF The session was consumed
81 adopting tour suhscctions 10 section
four OK tho report OF the Corporation
Committee. leaving four moro subscctions
TO be completed. There are eighteen sec
lions 10 the report, but the principle
:;ef.L Is on this section four, the only one
yet talieE IN, which bears upon TIN,
aoxers OF the Commission with reference
to transportation and transmission corE-
p;l:i.eS.
DAY IN DETAIL.
Rex. DR. Gardner, of Gface-Strect Sap
list Church. opened The convention @ish
3l.,ayCr siaty-scvcn members being pres
ent.
Air. Blair called 10 his resolution pro-
yiding that when the convention adjcurns
sIeSt Tuesday it bc TO meet On March 10Th.
AIR. Turnbuif moved 10 amend by sub
Shutting March 18th.
Mr.. Thorn. opposed 4 recess, lie made
Il report from the special committee, say
ing ii recommended that the convention
continue its work during the session OF
The LEGISLATURE: that hy T. O'Clock they
would ,e able 10 report as TO whether the
Mechanics Institute Hall could be Sc
cured.
AIR. Boaz, cf the committee, said two
OF the committees did not think it best
scr the convention 10 continue the ses-
sion during the Legislature.
Tie hall TO lJe secured had no desks or
other corycnienccs and the rental would
he a very considerable item. y minority
of the committee recommended a recess
until March 18th.
Mr. Thorn contcndcd that there was no
necessity for any further adjournment I'M
.it the convention had finally completed
its work The Committee on Final Re-
vision could easily do its work at night
while tie convention Was III session IN
the day time.
TO CLEAR THE TRACK.
Mr. Iurnbul said there was no rea.
son on earth why the corporation report
could not be completed by next Tuesday.
Thcn he wanted the convention to Set
t,:t of the way of the Legislature and
Jet il complete its work, untramcllcd by
the presence of the convention Inc
legislators were extremely courteous To
the convention at its short session, at
great Inconvenience to themselves.
Mr. Turubul gave other reasons Tor
lie advisahlity of q recess. saying it
would be without pay, and The Commit
Ice on Revision would then have an OPP
Ic,tunity TO take up its work during the
recess.
General Ayers opposed a recess. lie
SAID the convention could finish its work
by the 1st OF March, and he thought it
might do so within week. 1t any rate,
it could be done by March ISL aud many
of the leading lawyers in the convention
had other important work TO do i'll March.
AGAINST RECESS,
After further discussion tho motions
,.oir, ted
noes, Il.
Mr.. Thorn presented a resolution au-
iLorizing the special committee 10 secure
II hall for the sessions of the convention,
which was adopted without division.
Many leaves Of absence We're granted.
On moricn of Chairman Eraxton. the
convention went into Committee of the
Whole to further consider the report of
The Committee on Corporations.
Subsection & OF section four was taken
np. after few minor amendments On
The recommendation of the committee and
were adopted III subsection ~
This relates TO the jurisdiction of the
Corporation Commission, making il a
Court of Record, With power 10 admin
lister oaths, compel attendance of wit
MISSES, production of papers etc, and
giving power 10 enforce compliance with
any OF its orders or requirements. 1t also
provides penalties and punishment Of any
corporation refusing 10 obey the order or
judgment of tho commission.
WOULD HAVE NO POWER.
Edr. Stuart moved TO strike out the
,iausS giving the commission authority
10 investigate the subject Of taxation gem
orally. Chairman BraNton explained tina,
lie commission would have no power to
.slx, but in Investigating the property of
corporations for assessment, they would
necessarily have 10 investigate all sub
i,rt,. of ion tIta
gel the henetit Of the commissions infor-
lnation on these questions.
Tho motion to strike out was rejected.
Mr.. Thorn offered several amendments,
all of which weEe rejected.
Some slight amendments, recommended
by the committee, We're adopted
Mr.. Hamilton called attention to the
amendment which had hcen promised
by the chairman 10 subsection C, limit
ing and defining Tie meaning of the word
control. lie insisted on the amendment
being incorporated.
Chairman EraSton said at an carly
sure had made al. sorts of wild chico
lions 10 the word. Knowing its legal
Significance, bu; in a spirit of conciIia-
ton and to meet their criticisms he had
suggested this amendment After this
The same strict;ireS were continued Mr..
Hamilton himself declaring it amounted
10 nothing in his extended speech
Finding that the words added did not
suit them, or deter them from 4 corr
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