The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-04
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WAITED |: in VAIN
TO GET QUORUM |,
.(Cove1l i ttiorl 0 nable ll:l to Sc
cure MeInb bers5Needed.
Sent OUT FOR Q THEM H!
FJui.s. Search Made by Sergeant
and Assistants.
BE. :.ABLE TO PROCEED TODAY
Last Nights Arrivals Sufficient to Insure
Quorum-senator Daniel VIII With>
draw His Resignation Able
Arguments Against the
Corporation ordi-
5,5.. nance.
BE ABLE TO PRO CEED TODAY

For more than two hours yesterday
the members Of the Constitutional Con-
vention who were in the city chatted and
waited and smoked and exchanged opln-
ions behind closed doors in vain expec-
tation and hope OF securing q quorum
for the transaction Of business.
To the surprise Of many, when 10 o'oloek
came. a private count of members In the
hall showed only forty-eight, the same
number present on Thursday, although
four new members had arrived Thurs
day night.
1T was soon ]. accounted for by the
fact that Messrs. Cameron, Blair. and
Wise, who. were present the day before.
zhadfheen called away, and Mr. Eggleston
was known to bel the city. Finally, at
1880 O'clock, President Goode called the
convention to. order, and prayer was. said
DIR, ,sDunaway.s
The Sroll-call, showed only forty7-eight
present The president announced that
1 a quorum was not present, and he awaited
the pleasure Of the convention. AT this
point Bir. Eggleston came in, running the
sRnmbe sup to forty=nine .two&less than a
| go CALL OF THE HOUSE.
AR Flood moved a call of the. house
and q list of the absentees. Pending
this motion and + the giving of
orders ITO the Sergeant-at-Arms to close
the doors and send for absent men1b bers.
fmember after member arose and showed
that some one absent. was detained on ac-
count OF sickness or by. reason Of disar-
rangement In railroad schedules from The
Southwest
hseThe doors were ordered to be closed, and
President Goode presented the list Of abb
sentees and ordered the ergeant-at-Arms
6 to sunmon3a 3as many deputies as might pc
necessary and compel those who were
not in attendance to come. Those present
and answering to, their names were:
Messrs Allen. g. X. Anderson, w. a.
Anderson, Jones, sKeezell John S. Bar
bour, Kendall, Joseph' u. .Barham. NJ: 81:
Barnes, Thomas H. Barnes, Boaz, Mar
SHALL, McIlwaine, Meredith, Braxton, Bris-
tow, Moncure, Brooke f. W. Moore,
Campbell, O'F1aherty. Carter, Crismond,
Pollard, Dunaway, Eggleston, 5Epes, Riyes
Fairfax, Flood, Garnett, Stuart, Gilmore,
Tarry,< Glass, Thorn, b. T. Gordon, j. w.
Gordon, Turnbull, Waddill, fGregory, Ham
lilton, Gwyn, Hancock. H ardy. Hooker,
Hunton, ingram, Presid ent} Goode:
Messrs.> John w. Daniel j. Thompson
Brown: and, Jonathan IVoodhouse We're
absent by former, consent of the con-
vention.
THE ABsENTEEs.
Sergeant -at-Arms Watkins was fur
nished by Assistant Clerk George Lind
| say, Clerk Button being absent, with a
list Of absentees as follows: -
Rufus "A. Ayres, of Wise; Robert W.
| Blair, of, Wythe; .. w. Bolen,. of Carroll;
Wood Bouldin, of Halifax; William +:
Cameron, Petersburg; Clarence j. Camp
! bell. Amherst; H. b. Chapman, Shenall-
dcah; w, L. Cobb. of Caroline: B. A.
| Davis Of Franklin; George N. Earman,
Of Rockingham Albert Fletcher, of Fau-
quier: j. w. Gilmore, of Rockbridge; a.
| p Gillespie, Of ) Tazewell; r. Lindsay
Gordon, of Louisa; Bergman Green, Of
Danville; T. w. Harrison, Frederick;
Goodrich Hatton of Portsmouth; E. ".
Hubard, OF Buckingham; Claggett 3.
Jones. King and Queen; John w Law
son, of Isle of Wight; a. 7. Lincoln Of
| smyth: 2. H. Lowell. Of Madison; Chas
FL Miller, Of Pittsylva ania; Thomas L.
| Moore, Of Montgomery; James Mupdy, OF
| Rotetourt; ;:J;5W:sO Orr. OF. Lee; r: sS.zParks,
OF Page; "A. L.. Pedigore of Henry; w. 3
Petit of Fluyanna; Nathan Phillips, OF
| Floyd Nv. ~. Portlock, of Norfolk coun-
ty; J., NJ Quarles, of Augusta; J. B.
Richmond, OF Scott: W. Gordon Robert
son. of Roanoke; Francis Z. Smith, ot
Alexandria = Joseph Stebbins, Of Halifax
John c.. Summers Of Washington; j. B