The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-22
MOVE tt. RESCIND
NOW THE ORDER.
Several Such Efforts Made in.
Convention Yesterday.
REELECTION OF TREASURES
Their Eligibility After Two Terms AMI the
Manner of Choosing Commissioners
OF the Revenue ID Cites
Discussed.
REFLECTION OF TREASURERS

Resolutions to rescind or repeal work
already completed is a daily feature OIL
convention proceedings.
Ma Tor Anderson introduced one yestet-
day for the purpose of re-estapilshliis
the Beuna Vista and Radford Corpora
ton Courts
Mr.. Stebbins introduced one to resclna
the section making county treasurers
ineligible for third tenn.
The old familiar fight over Conlnls-
sioners Of the revenue and the city
| against the counties was the PRINCIPAL
feature of the session yesterdty, the
monotony Of proceedings being relieved
by a fresh breath OF air from Mr.. Glass
aud a choice piece Of roast from Judge
Robertson
CITIES AND TOWNS.
Sixty-eight members We're present and
the report OF the Committee on Cities and
Towns was taken up in Committee OF tie
Whole, Mr.. HVithcrs presiding.
Section 1, defining. cities as municln1.-
ties having within defined boundaries d
population of 5000 or more and those
of less than 5000 as towns, was adoptco
without amendment.
Section ., which was adopted with
slight amendment, requires thai on!S
general laws for the organization ana
Government of cities and towns silaii
be passed by the General Assembly, and
no special act shall be adopted except
in cases where the object OF the act
cannot be obtained by. general laws,
and then only by recorded vote OF
two-thirds OF the mebers elected 10
each house of the General Assembly. 1t
also provides that nothing contained in
the section shall be held to repeal the
charters of any Incorporated community
of less than 5000 inhabitants. having
city charter d THE time of the adoption
of the Constitution.
Attorney-G eneral Anderson offered an
independent section. allowing the judge
of a Corporation Court to live outside
the boundaries and to hold court for more
than one municipality. On point Of
order. raised by Mr. James W. Gordon,
the chair ruled it out as having. been de-
termined in the judiciary report. --,,.9,,
MI Anderson appealed from the decis-
ion of the chair and in his speech made
a strong speech in favor of the Corpora
ton Courts of Buena Vista and Radford.
Mr.. Barbour raised the point of order
that Mr. Anderson was not discussing
the matter in hand-to-wit: The rule I'M
der which he was appealing from the
decision of the chair. The point was
sustained and Mr. Anderson took his seat.
The appeal was put and the decision of
the chair was sustainedayes, Sc; noes,
Is
Section 4, relating TO clerks of city
courts. requires that clerk be elected
for eight years by the qualified voters
and such other additional clerks as the
General Assembly may prescribe.
Mr.. Hatton offered an amendment, pre-
venting cities with less than 10000 inhab-
itants from having more than one clerk.
The amendment was adopted and sec
ton 4 was then adopted.
COMMISSIONERS OF REVENUE.
When section 3, which provides for the
election by the people OF one Common
wealtlls attorney to hold for four years.
and also one commissioner of the reve-
nue., to hold for four years. to be ap-
pointed in a manner to be prescribed ,hy
law, Mr.. Allen moved TO amend by pro
viding that the commissioner of the
revenue shall be appointed or elected as
| may be provided by law. II, =. ,r,-
Mr.. Glass moved to amend by placing
| the appointment in the, power OF the
! Judges of the Corporation or musings
| Court and made a warm speech IN
| support OF the appointment OF COM
missioner of the revenue He said TINS
| was the most important officer III the
| State To show the value of a fearless
officer he said that the city of Lynch
/
property for taxation 1nan Norfolk ana
/ Roanoke combined, with 10000 populas
/ ton It returned more money i'll NAM
! bv S6SOOO than the five cities of Peters
/ burg. Norfolk, Roanoke, Newport News
i and Portsmouth. 1t returned $4,000
more capital invested in manufactory. eli
| terprises than ail,tiv Of these cities COM
| bined. -zo,.fE-rsr s,.rs Ii
Judge Robertson: Hasn't 14ynchburg
| the reputation OF being the richest city,
! in the Sout!l?''
Mr. Glass: eff so, it must be on ac-
count Of a fair assessment of its prop
erty as made by fearless Commissioners
OF the Revenue"
The amendment was Te!ccted.
/ Tie Allen amendment was adopted witt
the provso that If the commissions,
should be elected by The people ne should
be ineligible for second term-ayes, 50
noes, q.
SPEAK FOR THEIR. CITIES.
! Replying to statements made by Mr.
Glass. MIR. Tnom said real estate in Nor
folk was valued at SCI o00.20e ard lynch
burg, 100000. He also read statistic.
TO show that the bonded property of Nor
folk was much larger than LynchburS
He quoted other figures TO sustain hi
contention that the commissioner OF reHc
nue. OF Norfolk was splendid officer, art
he had heard no complaint Wlatefe
from him.
Mr.. Braxton read figures from Stauntor
to show that It had a good officer. He
was comparing it With Roanoke
Judge Robertson here pulled of ms
overcoat ana took the floor. He salo
everybody seemed 10 want to jump OF
Roanoke 1t was the idlest folly to DC
parading figures here by rival towns tt
decide a great Constitutional question
He wished it distinctly understood ina
Roanoke was 4 brand new city, made vi
of hard working. hustling, industrious
people, who attended to their own pus'
moss Ii was not a rich city for the