The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-21
GOVERNORS WILL
MEET ANNUAL LY
Decide to Have Session Between
Thanksgiving Day and
Christmas.
PLANS ARE PERFEc TED
They Adjourn After Discussions
of Many Important
Matters.

Washington, .. G.. January 20.-Af- |
ter petfecting concrete plans for fu-
ture conclaves, the conference of Gov
crnor5 today adjourned 10 meet at
ono OF the State capitals on n date
between Thanksgiving Day and Christ
mas of the current year, the exact
time and place to he determined BY a
committee which was appointed. The
final sessions of the conference were
marked by a divergence or views
among the Governors as to the wisdom
of the state executives as a body pass
ing resolutions for or against any
given proposition. Several Governors
maintained that the greatest good
would be accomplished py courageous
and definite stand upon great public
questions while others claimed that
the conferences were In the nature OF
school for the Governors, where each
learned the experience OF his fellows
Eventually all resolutions calling for
formal expression OF opinion by the
Governors as a body were left in abey-
&ncc.
subcommittee OF the League OF
Self-Suppor!ing Women OF New York
submitted a statement TO the confcr-
ence recommending that the political
status OF women in the separate states
be made one OF the topics for full
discussion at the next meeting Of
Governors.
The conference unanimously adopted
the report OF the committee on plans
and scope. which was submitted ty
Governor Hughes, OF New York.
The report recommended that an an
nual meeting OF Governors be held be-.
tween Thanksgiving Day and Christ.
mas at one OF the State capitals: that
committee OF arrangements. consist
Ing of Governors Wilson, OF Kentucky;
lIadley. OF Missouri, and Ansei Of
South Carolina, be appointed TO select
the place and prepare for the meeting;
that this committee be empowered TO
appoint subcommittee and employ a
secretary, and that the expenses in
cured be apportioned among the States
according 10 population.
On Extradltion.
Among those Who addressed the con-
ference were Governors Ansel, OF
South Carolina, and Conner. of Ala
hama Governor Ansel discussed ex-
tradition. and after giving a brief re-
view of the law and decision of courts
in regard to the subject OF eNtradition
declared that from these decisions NJ
had concluded that there Is but on
question OF fact that the executive
must PASS upon. and that is whether
tile person charged Is fugitive from
Justice.
III that fact appears 10 his salts
faction" he added, and the requisl
ton papers show upon tic face o
them that the other requirements o
the Cor.titutlon and the act OF Con
grcss have been complied with. then
maintain that he has no alternatiV
but to honor the reruisltion made AM
issue his cStradition warrant to IN
agent of the state making the de
mand.'
Owing to lack of time speec
which Governor Conner. of Alabama
had prepared was not delivered, bu
simply presented. In IT he dlscusse
number OF problems IN which ~
state particularly is Interested II
recommended again, as at last year
conference. that liberal appropriation
be urged for river improvements.
view with alarm" he said, the sup
preston OF State courts. of state con
troll of intrastate affairs. ana IN
evident tendency to make lnterstat
business of whatever description
matter Of national control ana cnar
ter. BY such policy the state
would be stripped OF authority an
the national government wonld be pu
in more intimate relation win on
larger properties and separated TO
great extent from the smaller proper
ties