The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-21
to do 1T pass criticisms and manufac-
ture false statements about the conven-

to do 1T pass criticisms and manufac-
ture false statements about the conven-
ton
Mr.. Withers said he made no reference
whatever to the postponement of con-
sdeTiltion of, the report of the Committee
on Cities o{3Ifld7 Towns. Had he not beeti'
in the clair he would have voted. for fur
Their time to, consider that report. and
was making no reflection whatever on
Judge RGbcrtson's motion
All that he said was with reference to
the fact that other committees had not
yet made any report whatever TO the
convention
UNIVERSITY APPROPRIATION.
Mr. Lindsay called attention to the fact
that several days ago. when the vote was
taken on the University appropriation, he
h:.d announced a pair of Judge Green
with Mr. Thorn. The pair was with
drawn on account of n misrepresentation,
ht574l fH.afEli8d cast a vote against stha
b BRO fia tFtf7 which resulted in the de-
feat of the measure. He simply wished
to explain the matter to set himself
straight
Mr.. Thorn stated that his vote did de
feat the appropriation, and however much
he opposed it. lie realized that. it was
cast under a misapprehension. lie asked
unanimous consent to reconsider the vote:
Mr.. Davis s;,id if anything in lnis con-
vention had been thoroughly thrested
over and. defeated the University appro
priation had been He could not agree
to giving unanimous consent to reopen
ing the question.
Nh. Than .saaid 1lc made a personal an
5easis 10 fAeniistrs ito reopen the question:
Mi: Glass said the appropriation had
never been directly beaten in Committee
of the Whole or on the floor of the con-
vention.
MI Hooker contended that the matter
should not be reopencd. The appropria-
ton had been properly defeated time and
again. He showed how the Vote had been
taken, and mentioned another pair that,
il properly decided would have amounted
to an offset to the Green-Thom complica-
ton.
Mr. JAMES W. Gordon favored a recon2,
sideration of the vote. He was opposed to-
the appropriation, but thought if there
was doubt about the vote by which it
was defeated the matter should be re-
opened.
Judge Green said he had authodlzed
Mr.. Lindsay to pair him on all questions
relating to the University IN favor OF it
TO CONSIDER 1T FRIDAY.
Mr- Withers stated that as he had been
led by letters from 5udge Green to raise
the request made by Mr.. Thorn that unan-
say TO make the pair nc should Join in
the dequest made by Mr. Thorn that unan-1a
imc,s consent be given for Judge Green
10 vote on the question.
Ar. EgglestCn wanted TO have the result
ton offered by Mr.. Thorn put III writing
81. that The proposition could he definitely
understood II the whole rn1tter OF the
University approximation Has 10 be ailen-
ed up and debated over again. ne should
certainly not give his aHnser.t. to 1t
1t was finally agreed OF ali sides to
give unanimous consent to reconsider the.
vote By which, this Boaz-Giaas resolution.
fixing TIE minimum appropriation at oHe-s
nintli ot The revenue coming to the State
for EDUCATIONAL rl4;poscS Friday next at
eleven O'clock was fixed as the hour to.
take lbs matter TIP. Tio convention adj
ioucned at e:15 O'clock uutil to-day at 10
o'clock.