The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-25
UNIVERSITY HAS
LOST ITS FIGHT
The Convention Refused to Re-
consider.
APPROPRIATION NOT FIXED
Big Lobby Here, but II Did No; Avsli-ci'ies
sad Towns Report Completed.
Corporations Re-
port In.
APPROPRIATION NOT FIXED
The University OF Virginia has finally

The University OF Virginia has iinails
lost its battle.
The convention. By vote OF 81 TO 81
on Yesterday refused TO reconsider the
vote py which il had formally rejected
tho provision cnbodying an annual ap-
mropyiatIon of $4,000 to that institution
and that was the end of the ight IL
cannot conc APP any more There WIS
big lobby on hand in favor of a recon
a,dcrat:on. but It cid not avail. Tho body
stood airm in its determination not &c
reconsider, and it did not take long to
saw So The time consumed was just ten
minutes.
Mr.. Thorn called up his resolution at l
F NJ and the vote was Immediately
taken, with the result stated
Tho body then completed the consid-
Grafton of the report OF inc
Cities and Towns Committee Chair
man Braxtor presented the report OF the
Committee on Corporations, which was
ordered printed.
Judge Marshall presented another reso-
ciution looking TO speedy compietion
of tho work Of the body, and it went
over until to-day. The body, at l2:2o Z.
N, adjourned.
THE DAY IN DETAIL.
The convention was opened with
rraycr by Rev. Asbury Christian, of the
Methodist Protestant Church, seventy
one members being present
Leaves of absence were granted many
members.
MIR. smith. Of Alexandria rising to a
question of personal privilege, explained
that when She vote was taken last week
on the appropriation 10 the University.
he was una bic 10 be present. lie desired
leave 10 print in the proceedings
:, statement OF his reasons for voting for
permanent appropriation Leave 10
print was unanimously granted.
Mr. Marshal. presented a resolution
providing that The convention take up
41c report of the Corporation Commit
ice next Monday and take Il vote on
Saturday following, February 1st On
The next Monday the report of the FL
nance Committee be taken up and voted
the following Saturday, February
StIl.
on the next Monday the report OF the
Suffrage Committee be taken up and
voted on the following Saturday, Feb
ruary 18TH
WATT ON THE TABLE.
Tho resolution will lie on the table 10
Doc considered to-day.
Chairman Braxton, or the Committee
on Corporations, presented the report of
that committee. 1t was ordered TO be
printed.
On motion of Chairman Brooke the
convention went into Committee of the
consider the report on cities and towns
Section IL provides that the rights OF
every city to its water front, docks,
streets. wharf property, public buildings,
avenues, parks bridges and all other pub
lie places are hereby declared inalenable
except by an ordinance or joint reSoll-
lion passed by a recorded thrce-fourths
vote Of all members elected 10 each
branch of the Council of said cities, and
IN case OF the veto of the Mayor 1t shall
require recorded vote Of threc-fourths
of all the members elected to such branch
Of the Council TO pass the same over the
vetoe. No franchise shall be granted for
a longer period than thirty years FRO
vision may be made for the ownership
by the city, of the plant as well as the
property without further comnensa ton
at tic end of thirty years.
FRANCHISE MATTER
This section l,eing taken up, Mr.. Mere
dith moved TO add the following at the
end of the section:
No franchise or privilege shall be grant
cd by any city town for the use of It's
highways. either above, along or under
the same. except by an ordinance or joint
resolution passed by a recorded vote OF
1wo-thirds OF all the members elected 10
each branch OF the Council of said city,
and in case of the veto of the -4aEor OF
such ordinance or Joint resolution, it shall
require a recorded vote of three-fourths
of all the members elected to each
branch of the Council TO pass the same
over such Veto in the manner provided
in section g.
He made an earnest speech in support
Of the amendment, citing many instances
where valuable franchises had been al
most given away by City Councils. lie
said these franchises were the capital OF
the cities and when parted with without
valuable consideration it was worse than
reckless expenditure OF money on hand.
Judge Robertson opposed the amend
suent he said that because Mr.. Mere
dith had had a great deal of difficulty in
Richmond. il was no reason to place a
provision in the Constitution which would
bind every city and town in the State.
The hour of / arriving. tho committee
rose in order to have the special order
relating to the University appropriation
executed.
THE FIGHT LOST.
Tho pcndjus- order being the motion to
reconsider the vote by which the appro-
.oriation to the University was defeated,
was taken up.
The motion to reconsider was dclcated-
ayes So; noes, 80.
A great many pairs were announced. At
the announcement of the vote there was
loud applause.
The vote was as follows:
Ycas-Messrs. Ayers, Barbour, Thomas
II. Barnes, Boaz, Bouldfn, Braxton, p.
~. Campbell. Carter, Epes. Glass, Green.
,,r,egory, Harrison. Hatton. Hunton, IN
yram. Clagget Is. Jones, Lindsay, Lowell,
Meredith, r, Walton Moore. Quarles
sives,. Robertson. Stebbins Stuart, Wad-
,ill, Walker Walter, Wescott. Willis,
Nisc, Wysor-3S.
Nays-nicssrs. George X. Anderson, w
A Anderson, Barham. Brooke, Chapman,
Davis. Earlnan Essleston. Fairfax
Fletcher. Flood. Gilmore, Gillespie, Il. j..
Gordon, Gwyn, Hamilton, Hancock, Har-