The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-01
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WARN. spEEe i D MR. VI q. LooD.
The Congressman Thinks TOO Much Power i.
Being Given the Executive.
Day In the Cons
veutlon.
WARM SPEEG Il .B " Mr.. EL0 GOD


The report OF the Committee on Cities
and Towns was completed in the conven-.
ton yesterday and sent to the Committee
on Final Revision and Adjustment The
only amendment adopted was one offered
by Judge Harrison to allow cities of less
than 10000 inhabita hts to be relieved by
the Legislature from having a dual
council. 80 -
An unsuccessful e fort was made to re-
quire members OF the lesser branch of the
Council to be owners OF not less than
81. 900 worth of real estate.
The corporation report was taken up,
and sections and 3 were adopted as
amended in Committee Of the Whole
The time of the afternoon session was
taken up in short speeches and roll-calls
over amendments to change the manner
Of selecting the three commissioners.
The feature Of the session was the
speech of Mr. Flood. in which he caustl-
cally reviewed the work of the conven-
ton and charged that every step had been
taken wiz the sole purpose to place IN
the hands OF the Governor autocratlc
power. z q ID
Rev. J. f. Bosnian, Of Park-Place
Methodist Church, opened the conven-
ton with prayer. There were hfty-n MI
members present.
An invitation was read from MRS K.
# Valentine, president Of the Richmond
sF,ducational Association, to attend "a ses-
sion of the association at old All-Saints'
Church tonight. 1t was accepted with
thanks.
s CoUNCILMEN's PROPERTY.
Chairman Brooke, of the Committee on
Cities and Towns called up the report
oi that committee as. amended in Com
.mittee of the Whole. He moved an
amendment to the report by inserting
the requirement that members of the less
numerous branch Of City Councils shall
own a. freehold estate in real estate
situated in said city Of an assessed value
of at least 81, coo. This clause had been
stricken out in Committee of the w hole.
He made a strong speech in support. OF
the amendment, and Messrs.gf Meredltn
and Harrison spoke earnestly aga1nstslt
Messrs. Barbour and 3Hattons also SPOKE
in favor of the amendment, and Judge
Robertson opposed it in strong and
characteristic speech.
Chairman Brooke closed the debate In
strong appeal for the adoption of the
amendment. ~
1t was rejected by d vote Of q to 40.
Chairman Brooke then moved the adop-
ton of section Z as reported by the Com
.mittee of the Whole.
This section provides for q City Coun-
Gil composed Of two branches having
different number OF members, &C., for
every city. &.
Judge Harrison moved to pass by con-
sideration of this section until an indie
pendent section proposed by him, which
would not require a dual Council in cities
OF. less than $4,000 population. The motion
to pass by was rejected-SO to 81.
-TJ16ra Harrison moved TO amend Dv
inserting zone or" after the words com
POSED off, so as to make it read, COM
posed of one or two branches. &c.
The amendment was rejected by vote
Of q to Sc.
CITY COUNCILS.
Judge Harrison then moved to amend
section so asato allow the General As
sembly to relieve cities of less than $4,000
inla bitants from having. a City Council
composed of two branches.
Mr.. Barbour strongly opposed the
amendment, saying if it was adopted it
would throw the whole report out of
joint, and would take every city in the
State except Richmond and Norfolk out
OF the operation of the proposed ordi-
nance which the committee had spent
months of careful and siaborious invests
cation to perfect. He said, Winchester
ought either. to have it's name changed
10 Louisville or l,c turned over. to the
Society for the Preservation of Virginia
Antiquities
Judge. Harrison made {. spirited reply,
taking occasion to make some COMPARE
SOL between Winchester and Culpeper
Courthouse
Judge Robertson advocated the amend
ment and Mr.. James w. Gordon opposed
it. The amendment was reiected-Yeas,
%: nays. 81.
Judge Harrison next offered to amend
50 that the Legislature could exempt
cities of not more than 10000 Inhabitants
from, the dual council.
Judge Robertson said the convention
was playing the devil at a very rand
rate. There was considerable confusion
of cross-hring here, when the pending
question was called, and the collouuial
SPAR ing shut off
The amendment was adopted by vote
of 81 TO &c
lection Z as amended was adopted as a
whole, and the article on cities and towns
was referred to the Committee on Final
Revision and Adjustment a t 1850 o'clock.
MI BRAXTON'S MOVE.
Chairman BraXton Immediately called
up the report Of the Committee Of the
Whole.
words corporation and company in the
article, was discussed for nearly IN hour
en- a motion made by Mr.. C. E.. Jones, to
strike out the words sleeping or parlor
carr
After speeches in favor Of 1t from
Messrs Jones and Flood. and against it
by Mr.. Cameron. further consideration OF
the question was passed by until after
section had been considered.
On motion of Mr.. Thorn future speeches
were limited to ten minutes.
Section . relating TO creat ton Of cor
rorations, was adopted without amend
ment or debate.
Nfr Withers offered an amendment to
section 8, providing for the election OF
the three corporation commissioners by
the people, and made an earnest speech
in supporting it.
Nj. keezcll moved substitute, requir-
ing the election of commissioners by the
people at the end Of the first term OF
those appointed by the Governor.
If he, n;