The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-07
tleman from Winchester Judge Harri.

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SOM. Great lausnter)
Besides. Mr. President, IN the course
OF long professional career / have been
called many things and names. but | do
most sincerely protest that never have
] been called such a thing as AVID Nd
shrdlu'' before in all my life, and the
memory of the appellanon is itself
nisntmare, and If it IS dlsreputable as
1t is ,IpprcnaMnceahle the INJURY is beyond
repair Great laughter.)
CHRISTIAN CHARITY
Judge Rob rtson: ~ desire to say that
/ challenge this body to show any mem
her who has exercised the virtue of the
highest Chris, ia charits unde, the great
est provocation more than have. pro-
test against having the se:nbianee OF SUCH
an expression attributed to me. Great
laughterl. L distinctly and emphaticaily
assert that my opinion is that instead of
going to hell, my friend, Mr.. Meredith,
should be sent to the North Pole. a lit
tie cooling off would do him more good
than any other course of treatment"
Great laughter and applause).
Judge Harrison also disclaimed having
SAID any such thing.
Mr.. Meredith: "All I have to say is
the newspaper has met with a, ludic-ous
accident. SO far as the wrangle among
and their pleasantries about me are con-
cerned. I have only to say that when
they fall out we honest men get our
fEnns'' fPeroweS laughter and applause
and the curtain falls.l
RULE AS TO RESEMBLING.
Mr. O'Flaherty introduced a resolution
to amend rule of the Rules of the Con-
vention by inserting the following:
after motion to rescind has been car
ried the convention shall have the same
control of the matter under consideration
as if no action had been taken.
Mr.. O'Flaherty asked immediate consid-
GRAFTON of the resolution, but upon objec-
ton it has to lie on the table. be printed,
and read two days in succession. before
it is taken up for action by the convention.
On motion of Chairman Fairfax the fl
nance and taxation report was taken up.
Section t. relating to exemption of prop
erty from taxation, was amended SO as to
exempt the property of the Confederate
Memorial Literary Society.
After unsuccessful efforts to secure other
amendments the section was adopted.
Section II, forbidding the contraction
by the State of any new debt except to
meet casual deficits in the revenue, etc,
was adopted without amendment.
PUBLIC ROADS.
Section Is provides that the credit OF
the State shall not be granted to or IN
aid of any person. association or corpora
ton. etc. NOR shall the State become a
PARTY to or become interested in any
work of internal improvement Except as
to public roads,. nor engaged in carry
ing on any such work.
The words in brackets were added by
a vote of ~ to % on an amendment Of
fered by Mr.. Brown. This created quite
q debate. in which the old question of
restricting the Legislature too much was
threshed over.
Mr.. r. L. Gordon secured an amendment
allowing an extension of improvements
already begun on any local public Inn
provement. provided an election is held
for such continuation in the locality IN
terested, on OF. before the first of july,
1908
Mr.. Stuart proposed an amendment and
made a strong speech for it. when Chair
man Fairfax stated that there was in his
mind great merit in it. and asked that
further consideration Of section is be