The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-10

present Constitution, except that II Ie
duces the present circuits from elsh'een
10 fourteen. Judge Robertson oftered
an amendment to the substitute SO ina.
two or more counties could be grouped
by the Legislature in a judicial circuit.
The pending question was .caiieG.
Judge Green-'sIf understand the sh'-
stitute is in effect TO adopt the present
article of the Underwood Constitution y
Judge Harrison-"Tiiere is Judge Rob
ertson' s amendment and the circuits are
reduced to fourteen.
The roll-call sllowed-aNes, q; noes, ~.
The following is the detained vote:
Ayes-Messrs. Bristow, c. j. CaHpoeii'
Chapman, Dunaway. Earman. Epes.
Fletcher. Gillespie, Gregory. Hancock,
Harrison. Hooker, HUBBARD. Ingram, =.
Il. Jones. KGezell, Lincoln. MarGhalE.
Moncure T. /. Moore. Mundy. Pedigo.
Phillips. Portlock, Quarles. Robertson
and Thornton-2I.
Nays-Messrs. Allen, ". a. Anderson,
Ayers. Barbour, Barham- I. II. Barnes,
Boaz, Bouldin. Braxton, P. ". Campbell,
Carter, Cobb, Crismond, Fairfax. Gar
nett. Gilmore, Glass B. T. Gordon, j.
w. Gordon. R. J.. Gordon. Gwyn. Hardy'
Hunton, c. ". Jones. Lawson, Mcli-
waine. Meredith, Miller, r. ". Moore,
O'Flaherty. Orr Parks. Pollard, Rich
IlOnQ, STUART.
Turnbull, Waddill. Walker, Wescott'
willis. wise and woodhouse-47.
The report of the Judiciary Committee
as a whole was then adopteG,at 100
O'Clock: and. on motion OF Chairman
Hunton. it was referred TO the Commit
tee On Final Revision. Great applause.)
ON EDUCATION.
On motion of Chairman =McIiwaine the
convention went into Committee OF. the
Whole, Mr.. Parks presiding, to consideF
the report on education.
Section L, fixing an appropriation TO
the University. was taken up.
The pending motion TO strike out the
section was defeated Yeas. 81: Nays, 70.
Mr. Hamilton, of the Board OF sisi-
tors of the Virginia Military institute,
offered an amendment providing per-
rnauent appropriation for that institu-
ton. He made a strong. earnest speech
in support of the amendment declaring
that the Virginia Military Institute had
done and was doing as much for the
credit of Virginia as any other 1nstitu-
ton in the State.
Mr.. O,FIaherty advocated the amends
ment. declaring that if the University
was TO have a constitutional approprla-
ton. all other State institutions should
be included too.
Mr.. Brown ably defended the commit
tee report.
Attorney-Genera1 Anderson made an
impassioned and eloquent argument IN
behalf Of the Virginia Military institute.
He said that institution had done more
for general education in the State than
the University. He thought the commit
tee had made n mistake in making an
unjust and invidious discrimination
against the Virginia Military institute
by inserting the University alone. He,
then made strong speech in favor or
the University, Virginia Military lnsti-
tute and the State Female Normal at
I7ar!aviIle. and implored the convention
to take care of all three In the same way
or leave them as at present
NO PLACE IN CONSTITUTION.
Mr. Keezell spoke at length and with
great force and ability in opposition to
any constitutional appropriation. lie said
to place all in the Constitution would be
giving these institutions superiority over
the Legislature 1t would make them the
masters of the State. He opposed the
singing out Of the University because
he believed it ought. 70 take pot lucli"
with all the others. - 4gt 49, $50
IIe quoted figures to show the cost OF
the V. NJ. L. Ito the State and said he
never intended to7vote for any such spe-
cial legislation in the Constitution. Just
keep the gait you are going" exclaimed
he land you'll see what the people will
do with your new Constitution
Mr. Hamilton said the V. NJ. I had not
asked for special favors. He only asked
justice, for if the University was alone
provided for, it would carry bitterness
and modification to every old caoet in
the State. He for one would never for
give it Il he lived a hundred years. It
would really mean the death knell of Y.
NJ. I. as State institution.
Judge Garrett made a vigorous speech
in favor of V NJ. l.. He earnestly advo-.
Gated the placing of Y NJ I. and the State
Female Normal appropriation in the Con-
sutution.
FOR THE UNIVERSITY.
Judge Green made strong speech in
defense Of the work of the University.
He called attention to tho fact that i
had To compete with other institutions
that had millionaires to give them en-
dowments. He said that che frst-class
citizen of Virginia, made so by the broad
culture and splendid training inihibed
in a full course OF University training.
was worth five hundred common school
teachers. showing children y. b, C,'s on
a blackboard. He had voted with great
pleasure 10 place the appropriation IN
the organic law, and would vote with
equal pleasure for the Virginia Military
Institute. This was a commercial age,
and the glories OF commerce had to be
won by force. and the training given to
boys at the Virginia Military Institute
was indispensable to equip the very best
quality of modern missionaries. lie de-
clared that the advocates Of the free
schools had secured an appropriation of
one million dollars for their pet and now
having gobbled up everything in sight
were crying stop when something were
sought 10 be done for higher education.
WARM COLLOoUY.
Mr.. Glass said the university occupied
a position that did not affect or apply to
the V. NJ. l. an other State educational
institutions. The work which 1t was en-
gagged in was actively antagonized ny de-
colleges. and properly So,
and this antagonism make the universl.y
subject to forces and influences in the
Legislature that did not apply to other
State schools He earnestly hoped that
friends OF V. NJ. /. would not consider
this in any sense an effort or desire on
the parto friends of university educa-
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