The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-05

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this section it was clearly out Of order.
as a proVisos to section Is it was not ger
main to that section, which elated 70
an entirely different subject " hiie ssir.
Hubbard had referred to ut as an 1nde-
pendent section. the resoluti on he ruled
ton Is. ;;sss
MOTION no RECONSIDER
Judge Hancock moved that the motion
by which the chair was overruled be re-
considered. Mr.. Flood raised the point
that Judge Hancock had voted In the az
fir1native and could not make the motion
to reconsder d
Mr. Meredith arose and said that he
voted in the negative and would make,
the motion to reconsider.
Judge Harrison earnestly advocated tho
motion to reconsider. He said that the
point of order made by him was on the
express ground that section three, which
prescribed the qualifications Of members
CT the Corpora ton Commission, and that
section had been finally adopted and no
such amendment had been offered. IF a
majority Of the convention could at any
time by overturning a clear question of
parliamentary law, reopen. substitute and
amend any Section of any report which
had been passed upon, the session OF the
convention would be interlninab1e and
nothing would ever be settled
Mr.. AVithers opposed the motion to re-
:cens1der, saying that the explanation of
the chair was not in keeping with his
ruling. on a point made by himself and
MI. 1Boaz i'll opposition to the resolution
| o. Acknowledgement Anderson to rescind
the action of the convention in providing
fer the election OF Treasurer by the peo-
| pie.
Mr.. Flood also opposed the motion to
reconsider, contending that the ruling OF
| the president was directly contrary to
many rulings made by him at previous
stages of the convention.
| MIR. GOODE HEARD.
President Goode stated that he had no
| personal feeling in the matter. He said
| that both Nessrs. Witlers and Flood had
| misunderstood and nisapprehended his
| position and proceeded again to explain
! that the paper offered Ey Mr.. Hubbard
was not the one now on the clerks desk
| 1t was as a proyiso the substance OF
which was to be attached to a section
! which was not german to the rcsciu-
! ton.
Section three contained the Gualiftca-
lions of members of the Corporation
| Commission. and it had been adopted
/ and q motion to rccor slider had been
voted down. Mr.. Hubbard here asked
unanimous consent to reconsider the vote,
| l,v which the Chair was cverruled. Mr..
| Summers objected. The vote was re-
! CONSIDERED Dya d large miJOrity. Wnen ME-.
| Hubbard withdre whis appeal. He then
| introduced a resolution to be known as
! section twenty, providing that no mem
| Der Of the convention should tie eligible
for the first appointment to the Corpora
| ton Commission.
Points or order being raised on this.
| President Goode said he would not rule
| on it, but would leave 1t to tho con-
| vertion to decide.
l IS,y to of., tf.C her
| declared in order, President Goode voting
! 10 With the minority.
l MIR. BRAXTON'S REMARKS
! Chairman BraXton said he hoped the
amendment offeTad as section twenty
| would be voted down.
It would be unworthy of the convention
l to pass such a measure. AS for himself
/ he had formerly stated and desired to
| reiterate that under no conceivable cir
/ cumstances could he be induced to serve
! as an appointeo of the Governor on the
commission, He did not believe that q
/ single member OF the convention had any
idea of being appointed to such a posi-
l ton. There was no reason Tor saylni
! that if the Governor and tho unanimous
Judgment Of the General Assembly should
see tit to select some one OF the othet
| nnety-nine members of the convention
| TO a place on the commission, they should
be prohibited from doing so.
MI. IIubard declared that the conven-
/ tor had given this medicine to members
of the General Assembly, and he could
see no impropriety in members of the
| convention taking q sndll-Slzed dose ol
it themselves.
| The pending question was called and
debate shut off. The. resolution was de-
Tea ted--ayes, %; noes, 50. as follows:
Ayes-Messrs. Allen, ". A. Anderson,
/ Ayers, Bolen, Brooke, Carter. Earmall,
Flood, Hamilton, Hooker, Hubbard u. W.
jones, Lindsay, Mundy, Pediso, Phillips
4 Pollard, Quarles, Robertson, Summers
Ihom, Wescott and Willlers-23.
i Nces-Messrs. George Is. Anderson,
Harbour, Thomas H. Barnes, Boaz,
Buuldn, Braxton, Chapman, Crismond.
/ F,pes, Fairfax, Garrett. Gilmore, James
Z w. Gordon, r. L. Gordon, Hancock, Har-
i dy, Hunton, Keezell, Lowell, Meredith,
Moncure, RI Walton Moore, Thos u.
/ Moore, O'F'laherty, Parks, Richmond,
Rives. Stebbins, Stuart, Thornton, Wad-
dill, Willis, Wise, 9ancey and the fresl-
Gent-35.
/ On motion of Chairman BraNton the
l,report of the Committee on Corporations
4 was adopted as whole as amended IN
the convention. 1t was referred to the
& Committee on Final Revision and ADJUST
ment at five o'clock, having engaged The
attention of the standing committee for
1 seven months and of the convention lor
rearly q month.
4 There was loud, long continued and
repeated applause when the celebrated
i document was sent beyond the precincts
OF the convention hall.
TAXATION REPORT:
Before the echoes of applause hap
died out, Chairman Fairfax. of the Com
mittee OF Finance and Taxation, ha:
moved that his report be taken up, an,
it was. so ordered by the president, be