The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-15

The Colyen ion Refuses to Strike Out Pro-
vision for hus / Loosng State super
iuteudent = F,gnl Over
Textbooks.
The constitutional Convention march
cd down TIE n4ll on the qu>st.oii
o.: the composition Of the STAT
Board Of kuucation yesterday az
Ter having .mafcAed up on eMohudE.
The vote by which the heads OF the edu
catonal institutions Were on Mo huas
sIr.cken from the proposed new Board
was reconsldered, anG the sectlon Was
re-adopted by a vote OF 80 20 ~.
The convention also refused to Strike
out the p. ovison requiring that the State
SUPERINTENDENT of Public instruction be
elected by the people. 1t refused, though
TO provide that county and city zsuperlh-=
tenGents be elected by the people, ana
as far as it progressed with the Efeps}s
left it in the shape in which It cam II ON
the committee.
The report win probably be completed
ana referred to the Committee on tlnal
Revision and Adjustment to-oay.E
The result was a great victory ior VII
liam and Mary College and for those VINO
have contended that university and pfl-'
mary education should be brought into
closer touch with each other.
The members Of the committee VINO
were especially interested in the matter
of the constitution of the State board
are very happy over the result.
CHE DAY IN DETAIL.
The convention was opened with prayer
hy Re w. 7. Derieux, of the Venable-
Street Baptist Church, siXty-three- mem
bers beng present. a. -
Indefinite leave of absence was granted
Judge Harrison to enable him to hold his
court.
Mr. Pollard called up his amendment
to rule s, authorizing the clerk to deduct
S. from each days absence OF a mempef
without leave. He demanded roll-cali,
and the amendment was rejected-ayes,
20; noes, 81.
BOARD CT EDUCATION.
The pending question, being the rnotloH
to reconsider the vote by which the
State educational institutions were struck
from the State Board of Education. was
put and prevailed-ayes, 81: noes, %.
The question REQUIRED on the motion
of Mr.. l2gg!eston to strike out that
clause of section providing for list
of five elieibes from the various State
institutions of learning, out Of which to
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of Education.
Mr.. Pollard made an able argument in
support of the recommendation of the
committee. He urged that the State
schools were directly dependent on the
success of the public school system, and
as members Of the State Board of Edu-
cation their representatives could be ex-
pected to greatly aid in fostering anu
improving the free school system.
Mr. Watson strongly opposed the mo-
ton to strike out. He said there was
rot a single precedent for Withholding
from the House of Delegates a power
such as the resolution OF Mr.. Eggleston
contemplated, by confinine the conflrlna-
ton of members Of the State Board 10
the Senate exclusively.
Mr. Thorn said that in the vote Mon
day tho convention seemed TO lave lost
sight OF the design of the report of the
Committee on Education. which was to
link the free school system with the Uni
versity, thus putting into practical OPP
GRAFTON the great hopes and thought OF
the founder OF public education IN Viz
GINA
ANTiDOTE FOR POISON.
While it was desirable to keen the hand
of the book companies out Of the politics
of the State, il was still more desraple
to find an antidote for tho poison of poll
tics. wilicl. had infused the public school
interests.
Ar. t5ouluin said the friends of the
amendment desired to advance the cause
OF common schools, and :.s1 no purpose
or thought of arrayng the poor against
the rich.
Mr.. Hamilton spoke with great force
and earnestness in favor of the Commit
tee Report. He thought the members OF
the faculties OF The State schools We're
public servants and as such could easily
devote the time necessary to the duties
of the State Board.
BELIEVES IN POLITICS.
Judge Harrison said he believed IN
politics and the politicians on the boards
of visitors Of the various institutions
were generally the best men on them.
He urged the adoption of the amendment
to strike out members from the State in
stitutions.
Ny. Meredith strongly opposed the
amendment and urged that if adopted
the book agents Of the State would be
given an immense lever to work on the
Senate in influencing the selection OF
half the membership Of the State Board
Mr.. Egsleston closed the debate in sup
port of his amendment. declaring that
he offered it as a friend to the State in
Stitutions.
The pending question was called.
The Eggleston amendment was rejected
ayes, 20; noes, SO. Monday it was
adopted by a vote OF II to 81. and the
ten minutes tillibustering of Mr.. Brown
was all that prevented the motion to re-
consider from being defeated. and which
would have prevented any reopenins of
the question. The defeat of the amend
ment leaves the Board to; be constituted
as recommended by the committee, ex-
cen the Staunton School for Deaf and
Blind, was struck from the list of eiisi-
b1es.
Mr. Wescott moved to reconsider the
vote by which Staunton was struck out
and made a strong speech in favor of it.
The motion to reconsider prevailed.
Nj. Lindsay and DR.. Dunaway made
earnest appeals in opposition to the mo-
tion to strike out. The molten was re-
jected.
stanton was thus reinserted. The
vote Monday to strike out was-syes.
81; noes, 81
Mr.. Parks offered, a. substitute for sec
ton two. providing for a State Board OF
Education, to be composed OF the Gov
,,,,a, tt+ornor-c Camera Superintendent