The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-20
.ONEPOINT At ISSUE
As is i d! Fl |iGE1 PLAN.
(continued From First Page.)

lar conference adjourned. there were two
informal confernces or caraos formed
The Glass-Danie1 side. with u
members, held the fort in the conven.
ton hall behind closed doors. Capta:i
Parks presiding. and the Thom-Gord-7
element. IS strong. met In the reception
room, Of the Institute. with DR.. Mclfwa,ht
in the chair.
There was the usual round OF speech
making IN both camps by the nSus.
speakers.
At two o'clock each camp had progress
50 far enough to appoint subcommittee
from each to meet with the other and seq
~hat cor-nnon plan OF agreement coi'lI
be formed.
Messrs. Daniel. Glass. Stuart. Ayers and
Weeco.t represented one group. swhild
Aessrs. Thon Carter. Barbour. flanll..
tno Pollard ana Watson composed tht
other subcommittee
CoNTEREES IN SESSION.
At o'clock these co-fere"s met in tbs
two rooms Of the Court OF Appeals. Mr..
Thon. chairman ard his partv pre-,
rared plan in their room and submitted
1t. through IN envoy p1enipotentiarv,
through the crack of the door 10 thf
waiting party. of which Senator Daniel
was Chairman. in the audience chamber.
| The Thorn ultin,atum embraced among
ether things n ten-year temporary un.
!erSta ndins clause. cumulative poll tar
prerequisite payment TOR all who wers
| -u-eristered at it's expiration and pro.
vision that the people of the State should
| at general election have the privilege
CT making the temporary plan perma,
nent after the ten-year trial.
/ TIE panViile grow carefully consider
| oil this offer and after an hours cosita'
ton. sent 4 counter nropcs;iion to exc
tend the Temporary understan ding clause
I Eve years with option to the Legista.
| ture to make it permanent. On the etlIi.
"atonal. military exemption &C.. fea'
| lures the Glass plan was Insisted on.
Upon the reception Of this. it appeared
| that there was 4 fair chance for a trade.
| Consequently. the conferees selected sub.
| confarees to see il they could tx things
Messrs. Watson and Barbour vert
,amed by Chairman Thorn. and Messra
Glass and Stuart by Chairman Daniel.
! The session ended at o'clock.
SCRCONFEREES MEET.
At $50 O'Clock Messrs. Glass. Stuart
Watson and Barbour met at the West'
| moreland Club and proceeded to eno'
-leavor to effect n settlement on the basis
| ~ the protocols of the conferess III tbs
| afternoon
NOT ABLE TO AGREE
| The conference lasted until one O'Clock.
/ when it was found impossible to recon'
! Gle the divergent VIEWS OH TIE idesti'h
| OF length of time of the temporary un@
Outstanding clause, and the method OF
submitting to the people or the Legisla-
ture the power to say whether the tens
rorary understanding principle should bf
made permanent or not
Mr. Glass was willing to have 1t left
! to the General Assembly. and Mr.. Watt
| son desired it left to Il vote of the people
direct The subcommittee will report "a
their respective branches OF conferees thia
morning that they could not agree ana
submit to them the points of disagree
rnent. If the joint conferess can recon-
Gle them. a report to that effect Will 81
made to the two branches Of the general
| CT inference.
1t really seems that the lines are rune
hing too close now for all hopes of a seti
tlmeut to be abandoned.