The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-02
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MATTER. COMES UP
Resolution Considered in Com
mittee Of the Whole.
ARE MANY AMENDMENTS mt
A Number of Speeches for and Against Re-
port Of Bill OF Rights Committee.
Homestead Provision
is Adopted

The Constitutional Convention did very.
we'll yesterday. 1t spent the entire ses-
sion OF four hours in Committee of the
Whole, considering the supplementary re-
port Of the Bill OF Rights Committee,
relating to the homestead exemption ana
the Quarlcs- Barbour liquo" rescutloii.
The recommendation Of the committees
as TO the former was adopted without
amendment and the latter was taken up
and warmly debated fer more than an
hour. There We're several amendments
pending, when, at o'clock, the commit
tee rose and the convention adjourned
until noon tomorrow. Judge Garhett
made q warm speech for the report OF
the committee and against all amend
ments. Mr.. Carter opposed the report IN
a strong speech. An amendment offered by
Mr.. O'F'la herty requiring that the sig
natures to the applica ton for license be
printed was rejected. Mr.. -Turnbull OTTER
ed a substitute for the section providing
that 10 license should be granted untll
the court should feel satisfied that the
application contained the signatures or
majority of the voters OF the district where
the license was sought. Mr.. Lindsay
moved, 20 amend, SO as TO provide that no
license should be granted against the
protest Of a maiortr or the voters OF
the district. Nj. Wcscott moved that the
signatures in favor of license be attested
as in case of a deed.
The fight will continue in Committee
of the Whole tomorrow.
THE DAY IN DETAIL.
Rev. Dr. Davis, of the Methodist
Church, opened the convention with
prayer, fifty-seven members being pres
cnt.
\ great many leaves OF absence were
granted,
Mr. Withers presented a resolution pro-
vidins that. beginning next Tuesday. the
convention shall hold a daily session from
10 o'clock until | o'clock and from I'M
til 5 o'clock each day IIe asked that.
consideration go over until tomorrow.
The convention went into Committee or
the Whole (Mr. Turnbull presidns), to
consider the report of the Committee on
Bill of Rights and miscellaneous ProEis-
ions.
Chairman Green did not make speech
when the report was taken up.
Section i, which was first considered,
rela tes 10 the homestead exemption, fix
ing it as at present, at 5000 Mr..
James W. Gordon moved to amend
by striking out $1,000 and inserting $1,000.
making brief speech in favor of the
amendment 1t was rejected by a vote
of IS to 33.
Section is a new provision and de-
clares that the exemption shall not be
claimed or held in a shifting stock or
merchandise Mr.. Hunton did not see the
necessity for the word "shiftins,' and said
all merchandise was necessarily of that
nature. Chairman Green replied that the
Supreme Court had expressly decided
what was a shifting stock of mercllan-
disc. Mr.. Stebbins moved to strike 1t
out which was rejected.
HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.
hoe m and
what conditions the householder or head
of a family shall set apart and hold for
himself and family homestead out. or
any property which has been exempted.
MI James w Gordon offered an amend
ment, defining the head of family. lie
said the law as at present was only
cloak for fraud.
The amendment was rejected. Mr..
James w Gordon moved to amend 10y
adding on the end Of Section two a pto-
vision that the homestead could not he
claimed in any property, the conveyance
of which by the claimant had been set
aside on account of fraud or want of
consideration.
Messrs. Barbour and Gordon spoke
earnestly in support Of the amendment:
Mr. Wescott and Chairman Green
strongly opposed it. The latter MADE
an extended defense of the principle in
that it was not intended to benefit a
fraud or to defeat debt, but to pre-
serve to women and children, who were
innocent, the means of existence and
protection from recklessness or rascallty
Of others. He said the efforts of young
men to overthrow this settled and nu-
niticent provision OF modern legislation
reminded him OF the few hounds who
in the chase for a magnificent Stag left
,ftn raj
The amendment was rejected-ayes,
IS: noes, 49,
Section three was taken UP again. Mr..
Waddill moved to amend by inserting a
provision that a married man should
not be allowed to waive the beneht or
his homestead exemptions or real es-
tate of the value of $1,000 or less with
out the consent of his wife expressed
in writing.
This was opposed by Messrs. Wescott,
Meredith, Parks and others.