The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-30

tHE SWIFT SPECIFIC Gu, AILRNlHt VA.
ir recent years and the cities of Rich
nond and Norfolk were delicately re-
ferred to.
Judge G. K. Anderson and Chair
man Brooke contended that the
section thoroughly guarded in gen
erat way every city and Gown
from any administration Of their
Councils. 4 great many towns and cit
les did not even know what they want
ed, until some enterprising cap1tailstz
came around and discovered a good thlngs
for both While the amendment was
good thing for large cities. it would Sc
riously hamper the development OF small
er places.
The amendment swas adopted by the
following VOTE
Yeas-Messrs. Allen. w. "A. anderson
Thomas H. Barnes. Boaz. Bolen, BraSton'
Bristow. Brown, Earman, Fairfax, Car
nett, Gilmore, Glass. Gillespie Gordon JAS
W. Gordon. r. L. Gordon, Green, sdWSH
Hamilton, Hancock, Hardy, HUBBARD, IN
gram, Claggett 3. Jones, 6. w. JONES,
Kendall Lawson. Lindsay, Lovell, Mcll-
waine, Meredith, Miller. R. Walton MOOT MOOT
Thomas L. Moore, Orr, Parks, Peolso's
Phillips, Pollard, Quarles. Richmond
Stuart, Summers larry, Thornton, luril-
;ull, Waddill, Walker, Willis. Wise, With
ers, Woodhouse, Yancey, the president
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Navs-Messrs. Barbour, Flair, Bouldln'
Brooke. P. w. Campbell, DunaWay, Es
gleston. Fletcher. Hatton, Huntoll' foie-
lock, Rives, Thom-l3.
Section II as amended was then aoopl-
ed as whole. -
Sections 12,- providing for the extension
and contraction OF the corporate limits
of cities and towns: Is, relating to the
amount Of Indebtedness a city or town
should assume; and, a. fixing the assess
mcrt rate on property Tor taxation the
same as that for State taxes, We're
adonted without amendment or discus
sion
AGRICULTURAL REPORT.
This completed consideration of the
article on cities and towns, except sec
zion T. which was passed by until the
committee could agree on a MODIFICATION
of the recommendation that every city
should have two branches Of its council.
On motion Of Chairman Stuart. the
convention went into COMMITTEES OF the
Committee on Agriculture, Industrial and
Manufacturing Interests, and 1mmlsra-
| ton, Mr.. Glass presiding.
| Chairman stuart explained the pro-
| visions Of the report in a comprehensive
| and able speech.
|
| for a, Board of Agriculture and Imnigra-
| tion composed of one member from each
| congressional district, to be appointed by
| the Governor, the rector. of the Board OF
| Visitors and president of the POLYTECHNIC
Institute to be ex-ofiCiO members; the
| General Assembly may add other mem
| bers ex-of1icio to the Board; the board
| shall elect it's officers, among them q
| Commissioner of Agriculture and lmml-
] hall "a
| and who shall with the State Board, be
a member ex-officio of the Board of Wis
| itors of the Poly technic Institute.
LOST AND WON.
| MIR. Parks moved to amend, so that the
| commissioners should be elected by the
! people of the State He strongly criticised
| all power and privilege IN the hands Or
| the Governor and to centralize everything
| in the Executive Department Of the gov
| eminent.
Mr.. r. L. Gordon said that if there was
! one thing; the farmers of Virginia should
| have voice in choosing 1T was their
| Commissioner of Agriculture
! The amendment was earnestly opposed
| by NIessrs.. Fairfax and Portlock and was
| cejected--ayes, Is; noes,
i Mr.. Gwyn moved to amend by. requir-
ing that each member to be, appointed
| should be a '.practical farmer.
/ The amendment Was adopted-ayes,
/. Il; noes, 16
! Mr. Barbour moved TO amend SO that
| each member of the board should be
elected by the qualified voters ofShis con-
I gressiona district
| Rejected-ayes, %: noes, SO.
PARKS AMENDMENT.
/ Mr.. Parks offered an amendment pro-
yidinG that the rector of the Board of
1 Visitors and the president Of the yir-
/ Ginia Polytechnic Institute shall have
1 no vote in the election of officers.
/ Messrs. Stuart, O'Flaherty and Fairfax
/ earnestly opposed the amendment. They
l stated that the only object of the COM
| uittee was to encourage complete har-
limony and cooperation between. the va
rious AGRICULTURAL departments; it had no
/ idea or purpose to remove the agricultural
department to BlacksburS, nor would 1t
have that effect.
/ Mr.. Keezell opposed having any ex-or-
/ fcio members on the Board at all and
moved to strike out the provision.
+; DR.. McIlwaine read several letters from
constituents asking that the present law
/ be not changed, and saying that the
Blacksburg Institute was not worth. a row
] Of pins ito the practical farmers Of the
4 State.
/ Mr.. Stuart said such letters as DR.. Nc
i Iiwaine read originated from suggestions
i made by interested parties. aud 1T was
i to destroy such rnischievous rivalry that
it was proposed to place the Polytechnic
.|tInstitute in direct connection with the
i Board OF Agriculture.
The hour of two o'clock arrived, the
i committee arose. and the convention adj
I iouTned until to-day, at ten @ clocK
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The Sermon = att E.
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