The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-27
THE DAYN DETAIL.

Tbs convention was opened with prayer
by Rev. DR.. Harmon, Of the Methodist
Church. He made a most impressive
prayer, one Of the best yet heard.
Among other noteworthy invooations
was one that the Almighty would give
members of the convention the courage
10 give liquor black eye in their III
ture walk in private life.
In COMMITTEES of the Whole, section l
OF the report on taxation was taken up.
1t reads:
All property, except as h.rsinafter pro-
vide6, shall be taxed; all taxes whatso-
ever whether State. local or municipal
shall be uniform upon the same class or
subjects within the territorial limits OF
the authority Ievyins the tax and shall
be levied and collected under general
laws.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Hamil-
ton was pending to striks ont all after
the word uniform" after inserting the
words equal and after the word be
Mr.. Visor made the first speech IN
support Of the amendment. He kept the
convention in a roar OF laughter by his
ridiculc, first of the committee, next OF
the Legislators then of the convention
JOG-ROLLiNG.
He said the Committee on Taxation
had been trying TO drum UP support AND
mendation adopted. He declared that it
should have done like his Committee on
Corporations, depended entirely upon the
merit of it's recommendations to carry
them through. without any attempt to
convince or convert anybody. CGreat
laughter) The unlimited taxing power
should be left with the Legislature. after
requiring that the principle of equality
and uniformity which have been OBJ
served for fifty years should he their
guide The Legislature was a greater
bcdy than the convention. for tho con
vention often took two or three days TO
discuss taking q recess for two weeks
without pay, while the Legislature did
not take but five minutes TO take recess
for two months with pay Referring to
the bill introduced i'll the Senate by The
Little Giant he said he proposed to re-
district the state into congressional dis
tricts by main strength and awkward
ness, and the only way he saw to head
him off would be 10 get some Delilah to
weaken him by cutting off his hair.
TELEPHONE TAN.
Referring TO the discrimination in tax
alton, he instanced the law passed tax
ing telephones. and said it was an as
cending scale beginning at so cents and
going on un 10 Sl.50. He was making
things lively by showing it was intended
10 catch the Bell Telephone, when Sen
ator Keezer interrupted him and said
it was not an ascending but a. descending
scale; that it went from Sl,5o down to so
cents Great Iaughter). MIR. Wysor
said he intended by this 10 show that
AIR Eoaz ought TO have TO paw an as
cending OF descending scale OH his nIppin
orchard He then exhibited a. p1eture
OF MIR. Boaz and bis orchard as printed
in The Agricultural Bulletin and showed
where he got 81, 0ot every five years off
them trees, /" and coutended that he was
doing a great deal better than the tele-
phone company. he Wysor, was interested
in for in five years he had tried their law
suits. helped TO pay their bills and never
had got a cent in dividends. He sang q
sweet apple blossom song, represent
ing Mr. Boaz in the apple orchard. ana
remarked when his song was over: VINO
saws the a cow sticks of this hall are not
bad" When Mr.. Wysor sat down he
said he had promised Governor Cameron
TO entertain the convention until eleven
o'clock, when tho train came, but as ne
noticed Mr. Hamilton, of Petersburg,
who was on his side, had arrived, he
couldn't hold on any longer.
He earnestly urged the convention 70
adopt the Hamilton amendment.
FOR AMENDMENT.
Judge Robertson made the next speech
in 5,lpnort of the amendment, renarking
when he begar that he hoped he would