The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-09
DAYS PROCEEDINGS.

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absentees.
DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
There was exactly a quorum, fftE-onc
members present when President Soooe
called the convention to order and Key,
c. S. Gardner. of Grace-Street Baptist
Church. offered prayer.
There was a ieluge Of applications for
leaves of absence. all of which were
granted Judge Robertson tried in vain
for some time TO be recognized by. the
president on a question of personal priyi-
lcgc saying when he did get recognition
that, not being an idiot, he did not say
some things the official report had made
him appear as saving.
Upon request of Chairman, Anderson. of
the Committee on Final Revision and Adj
justmeat President Goodc appointed
Mcssrs. Braxton and Bouldin as addi-
tional members of the committee. The
committee has held two or three meetings.
but has never had a quorum present. So
many of the members of the original COM
mittee have been sick or absent. it was
impossible out of such a large number to
get enough on hand to transact business.
To avoid this difficulty as well as to Sc
cure the assistance of industrious work
ers. Messrs. Meredith and Watson were
added some time ago Mr.. Watson has
bcen sick ever since his appointment
With the addition of Messrs. Braxton and
Bonldin, Major Anderson was satisfied a
working quorum could be obtained.
INQUIRY AS TO APPORTIONMENT.
There was just the fringe of a sensa-
tional development brought ont by an
inquiry made by Mr.. Turnhull- While
nothing to that effect was said. 1t was
evident that the old sectional apportion-
rnent question. which has rent and torn
former Constitutional Conventions of
Virginia. and has almost broken up the
convention now in session in Connecticut,
had been giving the Suffrage Committee
trouble. It could plainly be dlscerned by
a reading between the lines that the Snf-
frage Committee did not deem it wise to
add this trouble TO the others that have
racked the minds of members They
thought they had had trouble enough. So
IN the appointment of subcommittee
pnly three We're selected. and the only
white belt member was Mr.. Stuart,
Who refused to serve unless he had more
help. After this lie was given Attorney
General Anderson as a shield and buck
+ Ter while the other two captured Mr..
Walter Watson.
Mr.. Turnbuli. arising to make a. parlia-
n1entary inquiry, desired information as
to what the Suffrage Committee had done
or proposed to do in connection with a
report on the apportionment for members
d Tic SENATE etilu iiouSe VI IelSSdleS.
Mr.. Flood. of the cr1Ilnittee, replied
that 81 subcommittee had been appointed
by the committee composed Of himself,
Mr. Thorn and Mr.. Stuart. This sub
committee had agreed to let the matter
drop, leaving the whole after with the
Legislature. Iic also stated that the
General Assembly now III session was al
ready at work on it.
Mr. Stuart said he would like to know
n
illusion. He had not been notified OF
my meeting or OF any such decision.
After further colloquy between Messrs
Stuart and Flood. it developed that Mr.
Stuart had refused 10 serve on the sub
rommittec. because Messrs. Thorn and
Flood represented, as Mr.. Stuart express
re it. different interests from himself on