The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-01
TO BE ELECTED
BY The PEOPLE
Convention Provides as to Com
missioner Of Agriculture.
BOARD TO BE AS AT PRESENT
The President OF Polytechnic Institute to Be
Member, Howeyer-Report Finished
aud Refereed orpora-
tio1s Tuesday.
BOARD TO BE AS AT PRESENT

plished much good work yesterday. The
report of the Agricultural Committee was
disposed of in Committee of the Whole.
and then taken up by the convention and
adopted and referred to the Committee on
Final Revision and Adjustment. The report
Of the Corporation Committee was made
special and continuing order for 1880
o'clock on Tuesday. Judge Green gave
notice that he would to-day call up the
supplementary report of the Bill of Rights
Committee in relation to the Quariesi-
Barbour liquor resolution and to the
subject OF homestead exemptions. This
will complete the consideration of all the
reports OF standing committees of the
convention. save those on Finance and
Taxation, Corporations and Suffrage, and
they are all in and pending.
The convention yesterday adopted two
important amendments to the agr!cultu-
raj report. One makes the office elective
by the qualified voters of the State and
fixes the term az four years. The other
takes from the Legislature the power 70
alter the composition of the State Board
and leaves 1t as at present, except for
the membership of the Virginia PoIytech-
mic Institute. The body at Las 2. NJ. adj
journed until 10 O'Clock to-day.
THE DAY IN DETAIL.
Rev. L. y. Betty, of the Clay-street
Methodist Church, opened the convention
with prayer, fifty-three members being
counted as present.
Mr. Turnbun offered resolution. CALI
ing on the State Auditor to furnish the
convention with a list of negroes in the
State, who were assessed with property
of the -alue of one hundred dollars. He
asked for immediate consideration of tho
resolution
Mr.. Peds,o earnestly opposed the mo-
ton fIe said this convention had been
here more than seven months trying to
disfranchise the negro and had made a
flat failure 1t was an insult to labor tc
be pryng into its little accumu'a ton or
property, when it paid and worked out
taxes and produced the products out OF
which other men were making millions.
The resolution was adopted.
a great many leaves of absence were
granted.
President Goode announced the APP
pointment of Messrs. c. V. Meredith and
Walter A. Watson as members of the
Committee on Final Revision and Ad-
justment.
AGAIN TAKEN UP.
The report of the Committee on ASri-
culture coming ZIP in Committee OF the
Whole Chairman Stuart stated that the
committee had concluded to substitute
section with the language of the pres
ent statute, but was not certain that 1t
was best to incorporate 1t in the Con-
stitution This is the section which for
bids the changing of any license, tax.
etc, against any producer of farm pro-
ducts. \ motion was pending, made by
Mr.. Keezell, TO strike the section out, on
the ground that the present statute was
broader than the section and the Legsia-
ture could we'll be trusted to take care
of the interests of the farmer.
Mr. BraNton renewed the motion 70
strike out the section as amendeu oy me
committee, saying that from the state
ment made by the chairman it was pet
ter for the producer to leave 1t out OF
the Constitution than placing it in
Messrs Meredith, James W. Gordon,
OFlahertv and Waddill engaged in a
running debate and colloquy as to what
would be best for the interests of the
producers.
WAS STRICKEN OUT.
Tho motion to strike out section two
prevailed by an overwhelming major1-
ty. Section three, providing that coun-
ties, cities and towns shall have the
power to exempt from local taxation. for
a period of not more than five years.
manufacturing enterprises to be estab
lished therein, was taken up.
Mr.. Wise moved to strike out the sec
ton. He said it was highly improper
to have such provision in the Consti-
tuition.
Chairman Stuart stated that the sec
ton was more in the nature of recon-
mendation to the Finance Committee.
He moved that the Committee of the
Whole be discharged from further con-
sideration of the section.
Captain Wise insisted on his motion
to strike out.
Mr. James W. Gordon objected. He
wanted the committee to recommend
tn adoption of the section to the Com
mittee on Finance.
Mr.. Boaz, of the Finance Committee,
stated that the Finance Committee had
already considered the proposition, and
had rejected it.
Mr.. ciordon's resolution was over
whelminsly rejected.
The motion to strike out prevailed py
an almost unanimous vote.
ALMOST COMPLETED.
This nearly completed the report of the
one section to the article on agriculture
position, powers and duties of the STATE
Board of Agriculture and the Commls-
| sioner of Agriculture.
The committee arose and reported the
completion of the report of the conven-
| tioc.
Chairman BraNton, of the Committee on
| Corporations. stated that sickness III the
family of a member tAIr Thom}. VINO
| was very much interested in the report.
| compelled his absence from the conven-
report Of the committee be not taken up.
| tinuing order for next Tuesday a. 1880
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