The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-01
FOR The F['AR||'!i'YI.E|: Rs (
Of VIRGINIA.
Article Relating TO Agricultural
Department.
THE CORP GRAFTON REPORT.
Will Come Up aud b: Bitterly Fought On
Next Tuesday, Nsws
and Gossip OF tito
Committee.
THE CORPORATION REPORT
Will Come Up aud b. Bitterly Fought On
Next Tuesd,v- Other NsES

The following is the complete article on
agriculture and immigration, as adopted
by the convention yesterday ana sent to
the Committee on Final Revision.
Section l. There shall be a, Bureau Of
Agriculture and immigration, which shall
be under the management and control OF
a Board of Agriculture and Immigration,
composed of one member from each con-
gressional district in the State, who shall
be a. practical farmer, appointed blythe
/ Governor, subject to the confirmation of
the Senate, for a term Of four Years
except that the members first appointed
after the adoption of this Constitution
from the odd-numbered congressional dis
tricts shall hold office for two years.
There shall be a Commissioner of Agri-
culture and Immigration, whose term of
office shall be four years and who slal!
be elected by the qualified voters of this
State.
The President of the Virginia Polytecl-
mic Institute shall be a. member eN-oftcio
of the Board of Agriculture and Immigr;i-
ton. The powers and duties of the said
board shall be such as may be prescribed
by law: provided. that the Department of
Agriculture and immigration shall be
maintained permanently at the CAPITAL
Of the State, with power to establish and
maintain branches, to be located else
where, and shall elect and have power
to remove its officers.
The president of the Board of Asricul-
ture and Immigration shall be a mem
Der eX-ofiicio of the Board of Visitors OF
the Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
While presiding over the Committee
of the Whole yesterday, with the rcpors
of tie Agricultural Committee unde:
consideration, Mr.. Glass was beset by
a number of motions to amend, SUB ST.
tute. pass by, recommit, lay on the table,
etc. Not being thoroughly well vcrsed
in ..le fine points of parliamentary inesse,
Mr.. Glass evidently ruled from what
seemed to him a commonsense view OF
matters. Mr.. Eggleston mildly objected
to one ruling of the Chair, wEeerupon
Mr.. Withers made the point of order
that Mr.. Eggleston was out of order in
not having risen at his own seat when
he addressed the Chair. '"Ihe point Of
order is well taken,' calculated the light
ming change chairman, adding, am. d great
laughter: THE gentleman from Char
lottesville is. therefore. out of order
twice at the same time" Mr.. Eggleston
sat down with n jolt, and the Chair
quickly put the main proposition and
closed up consideration Of the report.
There was considerable comment yes
terday afternoon by some members of
the convention on the effort to strike out
the article Of the Constitution relating
to agriculture tho moment it was de-
cided to lave the Commissioner electeu
by the people. q former member was
complaining about those professional
men who voted against election by the
people and allowing the Commissioner
to be a member of the Board. He said
that only two farmers on the final vote
for election by the people sided with
the professional members. These were
Messrs Stuart and Fairfax. It was an
exciting session, and several members
got warm under the collar.
The report as finally adopted was very
greatly changed from what the commit
tee recommended. and in the opinion of
many was much improved.
Tn announcing to-day that he would
call up the Quarles-Barbour liquor license
resolution this morning" humorous
member of the convention said last night,
Judge Green took an effective means to
prevent a quorum. l don't believe there
will be forty members present at the roll
call to-day A great many were already
sick or away, and many more have found
that their presence. is needed at home.
The general opinion is that the measure
will not receive over fifteen affirmative
votes out of the whole body.
Unless some other important interested
member gets SICK the report Of the Com
mittee on Corporations will be taken up
Tuesday next in Committee of the Whole
and will be the center Of attraction Tor
many days. The advocates and opponents
of the report are unquestionably making
great preparations for prolonged, if not
a death, struggle.
The latest Zine up" shows that there is
more than a fighting chance for the OPP
ponents of the Railroad Commission, the
employers liability bill and the corpora
ton sections Of the report, and they are
doing some excellent missionary work 1t
is very probable that in few more days.
the apparent majority in favor OF these
propositions can be overcome
A prominent opponent said Yesterday
that he was greatly encouraged by the at
titude the leading papers were taking IN
behalf of conserva tism, and that he foun,:
n great many members who had not be-
fore had any conception OF the radicalisIn
Of the BraEton report On f'le otEcr
hand. the advocates of the recommended
tons made by the committee claim that
they have a clear majority OF twenty N
favor of their side, ana IN return lor lug
bitter opposition of newspapers they are
receiving any number OF letters and in
spiration :-orl boards of trade and plain.
psorle"
AIR Withers raised a little breeze over
pairs in the convention yesterday.
When the vote was being taken on the
election OF Commissioner Of Agriculture
by the people. the result being in doubt.
and much suppressed excitement pre-
vailing Mr.. 1iubard announced "a pair,
with Mr.. keezsll. He said il Mr.. keezel1.
were present he would Vote no.
Mr. Witncrs asked Mr. Hubbard if he.
was not mistaken. Mr.. llubard said
he made the pair. at the request of Mr..
Fairfax. Mr.. Fairfax stated that he
made the pair because he heard Mr..
keezell state before he left that heswould
vote for the adoption Of the report.
Chairman Stuart made a hot comment.
on this interference with pairs on the.
part OF Mr.: Withers and contended for
the pair.
Mr.. Withers replied that he simply
asked tie question because he knew that
Mr.. Keezell had never failed to vote