The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-16
REOU|SIT|ON GIVEN
BY THE GOVERNOR
Rather Quiet Day About the
State Offices.
SOME OLD PAPERS FOUND
secretarv Epcleston StumbIes Upon
Some Of Great Interest and Value. ;,
Debt Commission to Meet.
Capitol News and Gossip.
SOME OLD PAPERS FOUND

CAPITOL News and Gossip.
Governor Montague spent yesterday
ha-a al work in his Office. He granted a
re1uisition on the Governor OF Tennessee
for one Joseph Hudgins, Of Bristol. Va.
rho slnued over the line after being
charged with criue in this State.
Among His Exceliency's callers was
Col. Geo ". Miles, of Radford. Va. who
spent some time ut the Capitol. Col.
Miles expressed himself as greatly
pleased with the result OF the new re-
gistration SO far in his county. There
was nothing of sweeping interest gong
on in any Of the State offices yesterday.
AT the Department of Education arrange
1nents were being made for the opening
Messrs. Brent and McGilvray were both
busy on this line.
Major ". a. Anderson Is expected TO
return TO his Office to-day.
Secretary D. G. Eggleston has found
some very valuable old papers in the
garnet of the Capitol.
one of them is a handsomely engraved
COPY Of the Declaration of American IN
dependence made on July 4. 1873. Inc
engraving was done on this date by w
IL
Quincy Adams then Secretary of State.
The parchment on which the work is
done ia of a very fine quality ana the
entire paper is in a fine state OF pre-
aervation except for several Dttie Spots
on one edge. where water leaked through
the roof and dripped upon il perhaps
for many years.
Another one of the papers is the orisi-
nal draft of the military ordinance OF
the original draft of the Constitution and
schedule Of that Convention. The former
is signed by John Janney as President,
while the presiding officer who signed
the latter was the late RoUert l.. Mon
tague, father of the present Governor
Then there are among the papers a
number of poll books showing the vote
OF the soldiers In the field on May %.
1851, when the secession ordinance and
amendments to the Constitution were
unlimited to the soldiers.
All these papers are rare and of great
value and Will be carefully preserved
among the archives at the Capitol
Hon. James L. Shelton was at the Capt.
toll yesterday Investigating the man.
ner in which section 3139 of the Code
was amended by the last session Of the
Legislature The amendment referred
to was designed to overcome the Ques-
ton as to the competency Of jurors. the
new Constitution having made radical
changes in thin respect. The act is
an emergency one, and was passed by
virtue Of section 80 Of the new Consti-
tuition. But certain requirements to rem
der the amendment valid are necessary
and Mr.. Shelton desires to see If they
were had. The question will be raised
Tn ba inn, for fri al in
OF Wesley Hicks. now under sentence OF
death for the murder of his son-in-Iaw,
Milton Bourne. in Louisa county. Mr..
Shelton is Investigating the matter for
ex-senator ". E. Bib, counsel for the
condemned man. Mr.. Shelton found the
bill to fave been properly passed.
The Virginia Debt Commissioners will
meet at the Jefferson Hotel, in this city,
on Thursday next at noon to take some
action regarding the war claims due the
United States Government, by Virginia
and West Virginia So far the latter
State has appointed no commission to
look after her side OF the case.
The Virginia Penitentiary Building
Committee will meet here on September
23rd (next Tuesday) to award the con-
tracts lOr Inc OullOlIlS OF aUQ!IlOllal cell
room, ordered at a recent session Of the
Legislature DR.. George LeCato. Of
Accomac. is chairman Of the commission.
Commissioner Koiner has received a
letter from Mr.. f. c. Fadner, Brunswick
Ohio, asking if the vicinity of Richmond
would be a good locality in which TO
raise and sell fine horses. Mr.. Koiner
Will tell him yes"
The Louisina Purchase Exposition has
extended an invitation to Mr.. c. w.
Compton, Of Roanoke, State Chairman Of
the Virginia Executive Committee, to be
present at ST. Louis. Sept. 3oth to Oct. .
at the cerenl onies attending the allotment
for State buildings. Mr.. Compton will
probably accept the invitation.
The following gentlemen have applied
to Commissioner Koiner on farm lands IN
Virginia: Messrs. w. NJ. Manning, New
berg, Oregon; ]. Burnside Value. Quit
man, Texas.
Her Wounds Healing.
Mrs Annie Kessler Anderson, the
young woman who was Shot last We'd
nesday night by Lewis D Berkeley, will,
in all probability. recover from her