The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-05
CONVENTION HELD
SHORT SESSION
But There Were Some Breezy
Times.
UNIVERSITY MATTER is UP
Causes Warm discussion and is Passed by.
Judge MARSHALL Talks of Lashing
of Press and Muiterlngz So
OF eooIe.

The first session of the Constitutional
Convention. since the adjournment on De-
cember 10Th. was held yesterday. 1t did
not last long, but was of varied interest
as well as barren of result
The convention began business by re-.
fusing to adopt a. resolution offered by
Mr.. Pollard to prevent wholesale abb
sences from the convention. and after an
hour and a half Of debate in Committee
Of the Whole adjourned without action on
the University appropriation because
there was not large enough attendance
to make any decision stick"
There were several surprises in the pro-
ceedings. Many expected to see the alb
sent members brought before the bar OF
the convention. as Mr.. Vincent was on
Friday, and an explanation given of their
being absent without leave. 1t was not
done.
MOST SURPRISED OF ALL
The most surprised set OF mortals, that
ever adorned a row of parliamentary
chairs were the champions Of the Uni
versity when Judge Marshall, as n1eekly
as q. lamb. moved to strike out section
twelve. and with plaintive modesty said:
Mr.. Chairman. do not desire to say a.
word on the subject" Well. thought they,
'If the Cyclone has become a zephyr, its
force is spent and there is no danger"
Ayes, Is; noes, %, was announced, and the
opponents to the motion were dunn
founded. The balance of the session was
taken up with recovering from the blow,
and before the days work was. over the
lost ground was recovered, and the bat
tie will be fought over again Monday.
Mr. Glass, as usual, made a bold and
breezy speech, while Mr.. P. w: Camp
bell threw a bomb in the political camp
i
the destinies Of the University under
present conditions. Judge Gregory made
his maiden speech, and DR.. McIlwaine
grew truly eloquent
THE DAY IN DETAIL.
The convention met at 10 o'clock.
Prayer by DR.. McIlwaine.
Fifty-six members answered to the roll
call.
Mr. Flood moved to dispense with fur
ther proceedings in connection with the
call Of the house ordered Friday. The
| motion was carried.
The "absentees" present were Messrs.
Wise. Cameron. Cobb, Robertson, Boul-
din. and Bolen.
The proceedings of the convention on
Friday, December GOTH were read Cy
Clerk Button and approved.
| Chairman Brooke asked for leave that
the Committee on Cities and Towns he
allowed to sit during the session of the
convention 1t was adopted.
Mr.. Fairfax moved that the proceed
! ipgs yesterday relating to a call OF the
| House be stricken from the record. He
+! afterwards withdrew it. saying If the
| motion was to give rise to debate and in
crease the publicity of the proceedings
it was best to let it alone.
Leaves of absence were then granted a
81 eat many absent members.
Mr. Pollard offered a resolution pro-
viding that list of all members absent
withou' leave be furnished the official re
porter by the Clerk each day, and that
this list be published with the proceed
ings. The resolution was defeated-ayes.
20; noes. 49,
Mr.. Pollard presented another resolution
providing that member being absent
without leave should forfeit his pay dur
ing such absence.
WENT ON THE TABLE.
The resolution was ordered to lie on
the table for three days. ii being an
amendment to the rules. The same
course was then ordered in regard to the
first resolution.
Mr.. Marshall moved that the vote on the
motion to strike out Section u relating to
! the appropriation to the University be
| taken within two hours. Adopted
On motion Of Chairman Mcllwaine, the
| convention went into Committee of the
i whole to consider Section II of the report
| on education, Mr.. Flood in the chair
| Mr. Marshall moved to strike out Sec
| ton 70. which reads as follows:
1.-THE General Assembly shall make pro
vision for tie maintenance of the Uni
versity of Virginia by an annual aprTo'
| priation not less than now provided by
! law He said lie Did not care TO make
| a speech.
SECTION KNOCKED OUT.
| The motion to strike out prevailed-avss
| 2S. noes. % On a motion to reconsider
| the vote, made by MI. Glass, Mr. Mere
| dith made an earnest speech in behalf OF
| the University. He declared that If thai
| institution was not placed on a psarrna-
| nent basis. ont of the realm of politics
| tho result would be "a crippled university
and that would mean the sending out OF
/; the State Of all young mon desiring
| first-cass university education. He re-
! ferred to the continual and increasing