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V TEN PAGES. ' '«* '-». «•■ ■ ■." — V m" ■ ■ '••'»■•- .-' NUMBER 15,905, THEWORKCDMPLETED OWKNTIOX TAKES A HECESS lIXTIt A'OOX;OP MAY : 22D. SCENE AT ADJOURNMENT. Hrcnt Shout of Applause, Xot Uniiilx • ctl With Delight. J.TKI3 BOYS OXTT OX A HOLIDAY. "l.ctt t;n«cttlcd Save ft lie" Question of Proclamation or Sub inission — Committee on Finnl Re vibion AVill Xow Do Its Work — A llricf Kcview of the Lodrt Conven tion Silting:. The Conslitutional Convention of 1901 rrii IW2 )ias completed its work, save thai the revised verbiage is yet . to be fomuvliy jiassed upon, and the manner or r.Kihoa of making it effective as the new organic law of the State is yet to be de- Xolhingis left unsettled save the ques ii:in of proclamation or^ submission to the pcpular vote, and there Is little doubt as to ilvat. To nil intents and purposes, Therefore, ihc Convention may be said to have completed its work, though as a r.K'.ucr of fact it merely took' a ..recess untiJ noon of Thursday, May 22, in order io give the Committee on Final Revision and Adjustment time to do. its work. Then the Convention will merely adopt that work and proclaim the instrument •thus drawn the organic law of the Com- Tr.onwealth of Virginia in full force and effect after the date to be agreed upon, or will submit the proposed Constitution to thei people for ratification or rejection, jri! the latter case it Will have to fix the date on which the question will be sub mitted and the manner of submission. SCENE AT ADJOURNMENT. "When, on. motion of Mr. Quarles, of Augrusta. Mr. Ayers. who was in the chair, declared the Convention adjourned to the day and hour stated, there was a frroat shout of .applause, not unmixed with doiight. and the cheers and shouting were renewed} and . repeated again and again until the historic old Capitol rang with the joyful sound, and many came run ning in to ascertain the cause of the cheering. £j A scene of confusion ensued, the-mem bers rising, putting on their hats and moring about the chamber in an animated mass. There were laughter and merri ment, and mutual congratulations and everybody looked happy. It reminded one of a party of school-boys who had been unexpectedly granted a half-holiday; the members were just as happy as urchins. at school. There was a smile on every face, an added elasticity to every step, p.nd many slapj>ed_^>.thers on the back: in the exuberance of their joy. while' others' laughod anrl chatted. It was a wonderful transformation, wrought in a moment, by which this grave and dignified body seem- • ed suddenly converted into, a bunch' of merry lads on a- holiday. IN BOYISH ABANDON. There was- no unseemly conduct, but everyone was in a fine humor, and the boyishness cropped out a moment later when one of th*i members tried to win the atjention of the body in order to make an .announcement. .TJieri there were, cries of "Louder,"' Sit "down," "Speech," etc., all . in the spirit of the most boyish mischief and badinage, for- the speaker has a sten :... torian voice, almost audible above the jolly bedlam that ensued. Finally the member succeeded in making his state ment, after "the boys" had had their fun. AND THEN THE PARTING. Then followed packing of books and papers and personal belongings, souven-' irs of the session,' and albums, the mem bers making liurried preparations for de parture, as if they were losing precious moments of an all too brief holiday. Leave-takings, cordial, warm hand-grasps and expressions of mutual regard and pood wishes were general, and all the members fraternized like a veritable band of brothers.- It was a scene never to be forgotten by those who witnessed it, and one that -made glad the hearts of the be holders. It was the climax of a long sit ting, the end of much hard, patient, faith ful work. Last Un.yJ« Proceeding-" ' There were fifty-three members pres ent when, the convention was called to order yesterday morning. Dr. Ricffiard • . Jicllwaine. the member from Prince-Ed ward, offering the opening prayer. :■;■■■: -Almost immediately after the body had h.,-. n called: to order, Mr. Avers, of "Wise, ;, offered a resolution providing that when ihti convention adjourn . it be to meet acain at noon the 21st of May. This was subsequently amended by Mr. "Walker so . as to -fix Thursday, May 22d, as the day. for re-convening after the recess.' The re sohition further provides that the - Com niju«e on Final Revision and Adjustment be authorized to sit during the recess: r that they be empowered to have printed 1/-$} copies of the revised Constitution, to Ire sent to the members; that the members of the committee and Us clerk shall re ceive pay and mileage during, such time as they are actually attending the ses ?:ons ot the committee: and finally that the other members of the convention and ■"'.-its employees be not entitled to receive J.V. but shall be entitled to mileage. '!"' t is: resolution was not adopted until Utter in the session. VOTE ON SUFFRAGE PLANS. The Gillcspie suffrage plan, offered as a Pubsutnte for the Glass or conference plan -vas .then voted upon and defeated, 5 to '■"■ Only the five Republican members Mx?sent voted for the Gillespie plan. The vote was then had on the Glass or conference plan and it was adopted at 11:15 o'clock A. M. by a vote of 52 to 17, Janid great applause. The vote and the pairs on this the most important and hard foupht problem of the convention are hwe given : . ■ '. • ' ■Yeas: Messrs. Allen. George K. Ander- Fori, vr. A. Anderson, Ayers, .Barham, Mi H. Barnes, Thomas H. Barnes, Boul <Jiri; Braxton, Canipbell. Carter, Cobb.. Duriaway, Eggleston. Fairfax, , Garnett. •jihnore, Glass, B.T. Gordon, James W. Cordon. Gregory, Hancock, Hardy. Hun loo, Hubard, Ingram, Claggett B. Jones, G. \V. Jones, Keczell, Kendall, L"aw«o.n, Lindsay, Lovell. Meredith. Mil-; '<t, Tt. Waiton Moore, O' Flaherty. Parks, J J "riSock. Queries, Rives, Smith, Stebbins, ; .Tarrj', Thornton, Turnbull, Walker, W*- Jifi, AVise, Withers. Yancey. and Mr. J !-«-iiident--52. , - . • . Nays: Messrs. Barbour, Brlstow. Brooke. Crismoad; Davis. JSarman. Green, Gwyn, 53-inillton, Marshall, Mcllwaine. Mon '•uro, Mundy, Phillips, Pollard, Waddlll, and Watson— l 7. • The following pairs wer« announced:- Ayes, - Nays. Ptltlt with. Robertson. ■ . . ,- . > •Stuart with Thorn. lioa'z with Gilleßple. •"* >. ". -Jtlchmorid with Pedigo. ■. Orr -wJth Lincoln. '/]', : "' ■ Wostcott .with Blajr.> : Daniel with Ri L. .Gordon. Epos with Flood. \ Tha auffrege^ matter; flnaUyTdlapoeeil^ot,; tho Convontlon then took up the rescinding 1 , resolutions, beginning; with; the Blair- and > Turnbull to the; re sdndingj, rule, a Tho ? Blair V resolution was rejected— 2s to 44. - i ne questlon tnen came vp 1 on theTurn bulbresolution:, to ■ rescind i the O'Flaherty resolution, changing • the : rules ,on | rescind- ; ing so that new,rsections'might be substi tuted. Turnbull resolution prevailed, amid applause, by a, voteofi37 to 35. C This vote was properly, regarded 4 as a?victory for the opponents of rescislon. ,,. ' ;Mr. W. A. Anderson" called up; the.'re-' port of , the Judiciary Committee;" recom mending that a section be added permit ting; cities jof 6.000 5 people to | unite- in"se cunng the same Judge for their Corpora tion, courts. This was adopted— 6o to : 13. Mr. O'Flaherty sought: to haveirescinded a' clause of the suffrage plan, exempting' sons of : soldiers from the~understandlng clause test. The motion to rescind was lost by. a large majority, apparently only its patron voting for it. JUDGES BY THE PEOPLE.. - -■ Then the Withers rescision resolution, providing for the election of / Supreme- Court judges' by the people, was : taken up, and defeated, a motion to pass by, pre vailing—42 to 35. ' " ' *' Mr, Anderson, of Roakbridge, called up his resolution rescinding the action of the Convention in requiring the State Treasurer to be elected by the people. Re jected—3l to 45. " \ " Mr. Portlock urged the rescision of the resolution reducing State, taxation. <~. and argued to the time limit for it. 1 ' Messrs. Keezel and Glass opposed reversing "the action of the Convention: on" this "point:'; The. motion to rescind was rejected— 23 to 56. " "_ : The resolution to rescind the clause of the Legislative Committee's report as to the two-year terms for State senators.: and providing that Instead. of the present four-year, hold-over plan be substituted, was deferred until the afternoon session. The resolution that when the Conven tion adjourn, it adjourn until Thursday, May 22d, was then taken up and adopted. Afternoon Session, At 4 P. M. the convention reassembled, and soon got down to work. *, Mr. Withers, of Danville, then took the floor and made a statement with refer ence to what he regarded as publications calculated to place him In a false position with reference to the matter of tax re duction and other matters. His statement in full will appear in the official report.: Mr."' Ri Walton "Moore then presented Mr. Walker's resolution recommending: a compromise on the quadrennial senatorial term matter. The compromise provided that the entire membership of, the- Senate be elected every four years at the same, time, and the entire membership 1 of. th<= House of Delegates be elected every two years, thus abolishing the existing plan, whereby half of the membership of the Senate is elected every two years for four-year terms, the other half holding over for two years longer. Tis Is a com promise between the committee plan adopted* by the Convention and -the plan advocated by Mr. Flood. and, others. • The compromise plan was advocated briefly by Messrs. Cameron. Turnbull, CONCLUDED OX PAGE 9. ' NOTHING TOO GOOD FOR RICHMOND, Our- Folks "the Sweetest, ; _. Gentlest People to Be Found Anywhere in America," Says a Recent Visitor, . "WASHINGTON. '.-April 4.— (Special.)— Mr. George JL Bailey, "vi?'ashington..cor respondent of the "Galvestori-Dallas News, who visited Richmond this week. as the guest of the William R. Trigg Company, for" the purpose of looking over the United States cruiser Galveston. returned .to Washington delighted with his visit. ,-, "I have never enjoyed a greater treat in my life." he said to the Dispatch cor respondent. "Like all Southerners, I have always loved Richmond for the tender as sociations which cluster about the city. For this reason it was a privilege to spend two days in this dearest spot of all the South, and view the historic places, the splendid monuments and the holy ground in which repose the dust of the noble sons of the Confederacy, who for four years held aloft the stainless banner of our Southern republic. I met the sweet est, gentlest people to be -found -anywhere in America, and rejoiced to witness the many evidences of their prosperity and thrift. "My Inspection of the great industry ■built up in a few years by the Trigg Com pany was especially entertaining and in structive. In common with all the citi zens of Galveston, and all the people of Texas, I as glad the splendid cruiser is being • built in Richmond,: just as wo are glod that the battleship Texas, which performed such sig nal service. at Santiago, under Schley, was built on Virginia soil. It was pleasing to learn that the mighty en gines which drove her through the water in the memorable chase of ' Cervera's squadron were constructed in Richmond. The Trigg Company is a monument to Richmond enterprise, and an honor to all the South. There is nothing too good for Richmond, and it will be a. great occasion next September when .. Gelvaston sends her delegation to participate in the launch ing of the Galveston." MR. JOHN B. SCOTT . COMMITS SUICIDE. Took Creosote at Midnight at His Home, 512 Sonth Laurel Street. Deatli Came Qulclcly. Mr. John B. Scott, clerk at the Old Do minion Iron and: Nail Works, died about 1 o'clock this morning at his home, No. 512 South Laurel street. A. little more than an hour before that time he had taken two ounces of creosote, presumably with suicidal intent.- Information of Scotfs distressing act was conveyed- to the City Hospital by a son of the deceased, who phoned for the ambulance doctors to come at once to the home. The call came In at 12:uO o'clock A. M. ; " ' : ' "' ' ■ " '■ ' ' *'*■-- i>r. Harrison, who was on duty at the hospital, lost no time, and drove rapidly features of /few Consti tution. The new Constitution. . yesterday completed by the convention, 'and only awaiting ratification," makes many -changes in the organic 'law of the State. Most important of all is a new, suffrage law, which it- Is believed will eliminate the negro as a se rious factor in politics. State taxation has been reduced 10 cents on the $100. " The Judiciary system has been superseded by : one that will largely reduce the nuiriber of .-: judges" arid } the cost of the. same: Other of flees, have 'been combined, 1 .abolished,* .', or made- elective ; by^- the :• people. ! and : economy attained in many respects. :j One of : the V most v..- important clauses of the Constitution -Is' that ■ creating, a. CorporationtConimissJon! to" control and direct ' large 1 corpo : ; rations, arid increase revenue there- ; "frorii. , ' . ■ RICHMOND. VA,. SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 1902. MARK HAS NO HOBNS SEXArOR % HAXXA AXD FITZ LEE CRACKED JOKES YES- ; TEUDAY, THE GOOD^-ROADS CONVENTION Gen. Lee Caiins -to Have. Been Embarrassed. HE DISCUSSED THE HIGHWAYS. '...,.,.... — ".- , v ■ .<*.-'■-.:. '. '• Declared He Had Xcvcr Been Conrt ins on Horseback, But Realized the Importance of the Snliject— Distin^ai.shcd Men in Charlottes^ vllle— Major OteyJa Speech — Meet ingT iVovr Over." CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA., April .4.— (Special.)— The feature of to-day's session of the Good-Roads Convention was the speech made by Senator Mark- Hanna, who came"*-'down from Washington, in company with a number of -other distin guished guests. He made a capital speech, one that was entertaining as well as sen sible and. practical. • Another special .train brought from Washington to-day .a number of distin guished men— among them Senator Han na;. ex-Secretary, of : the Interior : Bliss, Congressman . Littlefield, of- Maine;' J...T. McCleary, of Minnesota; J. D.,Bowersock, of. Kansas; T. H. Tongue, of Oregon; Robert W. Davidson, ;of Florida, and George W. Prince, of Illinois! The convention met with Dr. Randolph iri the chair. Addresses were delivered by W. L. Dick erson, of Massachusetts; Charles F. Har rison, of Massachusetts; P. H. Haines, of North Carolina, and Binger Herman, of Oregon. ! THE UNKNOWN MARK HANNA. The most interesting event of the day, popularly, speaking, was the appearance of Senator Hanna. He was introduced by General Lee. The through the deserted streets until he' had reached Ihej residence ; on Laurel street. - ; • The scene' at -the home- was quite^ dis tressing.v The wife and the children, of whom there are several, were crazed witft grief and utterly helpless to render assist ance to the suffering husband and' father. Nor did the doctor's efforts avail. For fifteen minutes he: worked skillfully and faithfully, but' all in vain. No power could avail at that stage of the poisoning. A few minutes past 1 o'clock. A. M. Mr. Scott's intense sufferings were relieved. by death. -In accounting- for the man's self-destruc tiori'riVdther cause could be assigned ex cept that a dearly-loved sister was criti cally ill and expected to die. The tragedy is deplorable in all its phases. Mr. Scott was nearly fifty years of age. Besides his wife, who is prostrated, there are several children. OFFICFR MARION SUTTON DEAD IN PRIME OF LIFE. Acting 1 Sergeant of Police Expireil at I;4S o'Clock This >lorniiigr of BrishtJs Disease. ■_ Police-Officer Marion B. Sulton, one of the most widely known and efficient men on the Richmond police force, died at 12 minutes" before 2 o'clock this morning at the residence of his sister, Mrs. Mollie Brannon, No. 113 east Main street, after a long illness. Bright's disease was the cause of death.' 1 The end had been regarded as inevi table for several days, and the duration of his life was ' a mere 'matter of the power of. his constitution to resist the hand of death. - -. . '-At the time of his death he was, and .had been for several months, an acting sergeant, and was one of the most fear less, intelligent, and efficient men on the force. - .-' . Mr. Sutton was born at Chantilly. Hen rico county, on February 1G.1553. His pa rents 'were -.Colonel "Norman Sutton and Mary J. Sutton: For ten years-.the.fam ilv resided in Henrico county after the birth of Marion, .and then, removed to Richmond. . Mr. Sutton was the youngest in. a famiy of. four children.' I ": His brother and"two .sisters' survive mm. "'"hey, tire Mrs. • Mollie Brannon. Mrs. Glazebrook. and Mr. ."BucklV .Sutton. a'l olwiiom are now" living. in ' Richmond." "' ./■ ' . ■Mr. Sutton was elected to the police force on April 24. ISSI, :md was assisted to duty in the- Third restrict, but short ly thereafter was [transferred ■' to the: Se cond District, where lie has since been located. On December 12tli last he be came ill enough, after complaining sev. eral days, to get a sick lea ve, and since that time had 'grown, ateadilv worse until tho end came. Only last October -he was made an acting sergeant, of the police. lie was popular iwth the members of the forco-of the Second District from Cap tain Angle down. All deplore -his demise in-the prime of. life.. : -, _ _-. , . ':£■ Last June Mr. Sutton s wife died at the Virginia Hospital, after a short; illness, and since that: time he had made his home with Mrs. "Brannon, : at -No. 113 east Alain 1 street. His mother died about twelve months ago, but his father has been dead - for some -years. - VIRGINIAN'S CAREERS ENDS WITH; SUICIDE. C. E. Coic, "Who Killed Ifimself in ■ Knoxville Yesterday Had Serv ed in the Penitentiary. v KNOXyiLLE, . TENN.,' April U 4.—(Spe cial.)—C.' E. Coxe, the zinc prbriioter, who f committed; suicideat the^Vendomeiapart merit' house tQ : day" by- cutting his t, throat with a ; razor,;, killed a man at Marion. .Va./several years ago-arid was. sentenced to v sixteen V years -in the penitentiary- of ' that ; State. Later the sentence .; was cut^ down to twelve ■ years and after Coxe}had •• served r. four :/' of f ; , these he ,: was % pardoned V through : the influence of "wealthy ;'frierids.V i' ■ Coxe'iwasia, nephew, of JO'Day,;: of ,theji Cltyi % Fort ,{. Scott, ■ and i Missouri^ railroad, jartd r. was r.- rioted • as J. the 4 most ; f ariibus I lobbyists of > Missouri . *He • kil led '; a f nian? at \ Sprlnggeld^JVlo. ; I o v er } a; matter! of \ pbliticslandCwaߣreputed[to r haya aojkillesds anbthervatTor nearAChlcaiso.^ ,". -,, r X-.'t General "jocosely \ said . that t it ; was lan - easy; matter^, to introduce" a man -.yr ho : ,was • p(:et-? ty Awell '■] kriowri^' for ~ everybody/ recognized \ sueh H aj persbfl when his > name Vwas but .: that • there '■'■. iwas on - the Jsta'rid f atman whose ; not knowh^ to aiiy: one, arid : had^ never appeared in . the -papers; " • : He : was a : good >' f ellow,"y however^" had made : : himself agreeable to :; the Gridiron' arid the* Clover clubs, and : there ; was 'good reasonv for, fit. -This unknown -rriari^ was named ; Mark Hahna. : ~ . - :--■;-:%•-:^^-\ ' :■ When ■ the^ ■'unknown" came , forward; he ' : was 'greetedjwith'; cheers, andjback'in the audience" a group jof University boys vocl ferate'd, their v *'Wah . hooCwah."- •: - . ; HASN'T. GOT ANY: HORNS. .:, "Thatwas* the most embarrassing Jnjro ductiori* I .ever, .had," said ' the - Senator. ''I fel t - that -my part was f already. done," as ■ > I\ have stood ;. before you .and heard .this v ; eulogy ;■••', from'.: your ■•';_ chair-; m'ani.,l .came' here at the very., earnest I solicitation from a fellow named //Dodge, "] who .is one - of my : constituents/: I f): told Dodge I did not know a thing abou£ roads:' He said, that": don't make any: difference. I have got. a; lot" of hayseed- fellows who don't know ; a thing about anything, else. All wejvant of you is to come andi show yourself and convince theigood people>of Virginia' that; you have riot got any horns.'. "I was going to. be prepared ; with ■; the antidote," . continued the Senator. • "If I did not meet ; with a warm welcome. I was going to tell you what your "chairman has. told : you; my grandfather £ was .born in Virginia within fifty miles of this 'city, so if -I' have any horns they, were sprouted in Virginia. " • , ' *,"<,. NEVER WENT COURTING ON HORSE BACK. . ■'-: .' ■ ! ;" , ' "I must confess I , don't . kriow "any thing about *■■- roads, particularly - good . roads. . I never had to go courting :on horseback, but^ l; thought: it was a great, stride in the improvement of i roads when we could drive over them, - and I may. say my only objection to this movement '■ for good roads' is that I . am; afraid : that >it is going to encourage a' class ; of ;politicans who always walk in the middle of- the road. : , "' ' ; "The. road question is. a practical; one," added the speaker. "The question of transportation : in this great country'" of ours is ; serious. The • surplus ..products must find a market, and it; is "no wonder, that our whole attention has been Jbfpught. to solving the question of the transporta-. tion of products. ' ■' * "' IT IS A GOOD SIGN. , . "In, common , with our whole develop ment it is » a good sign to see. our people coming back to pick up : missing links to better our . condition. Nowhere else in this country/has there been -more rapid development than in the South,: and I came here more to-day to express myself ; on;that question than on the~road ques tion, about which I know nothing. x The development and " enterprises of the South during my connection with public life has been to me a very interesting.; subject, because every business-man - interested in : transportation has .known, for- years, the great natural resourcesiOf the South ap plicable to our present development.; It is a well-known fact that the greatest depo sits ot mineral wealth east of the Rocky Mountains lie south of Mason and Dixon's line, and it is a pleasant thoughtnto:-youy. my fellpw-citizens, to know, that'the'at tention of capitalists, •as well" as efforts, is now. being turned, in that direction. SUPERIORITY OF THE SOUTH. -." "I wish I had the figures to demon strate the . superiority .; of ; your great South— the cotton industries, -the i mineral products of Tennessee "andiAlaj^ama, de signed some time to be the great steel centre of the United States," in my- judg-. ment. And although this subject of .roads must/ by comparisori;' J seem.smal) J _the in-, terest manifested in it demonstrates the fact that the- people, of the-'South are awake to the importance of their own Interest", and the 'thing; to do is, to begin where you can do it. If you have nothing, more to do than build good roads build them. SENATOR MARTIN PERSUADED HIM. "I have had a very interesting time a day or two ago on the Committee of Commerce in '.listening to the eloquent appeal of: your Senator, Mr I' Martin." in favor of the waterways of Virginia: *; ; Well/ he, persuaded me, because I am just be ginning to . get acquainted with < the neces- . sities of the South, and where "you have not the facilities of railroad, transporta tion—that will come in . time— you - should have the facilities that nature has given you to the greatest extent. "The nation must take more interest as time goes on; and wealth increases in this country to have a general and. fraternal interest in all the .people;: and wherever that interest is most-needed, wherever- that will help the most, there we should devote our energies. ■ GOING TO ADVISE MR. LEVY. "I have made another engagement- to day, my "friends. Somebody told .Levy that I was an engineer, and I am going out to tell him how to get up: a hill with out climbing it, so I won't detain you any longer. I merely want' to .close by saying that it has been a happy, opportu nity for me to have an excuse toTcome to Virginia and- be able to stand: before' the; people of this great State and feel that I am at home, and to give my most hearty approval to this great work inspired by men who have made a study of the propo sition, and who are able ; by their common sense and judgment, to impress upon the people of this country the importance of it. You will have my hearty sympathy an MAj"oR e OTEY'S STRONG SPEECH. One' of the strongest speeches made du ring the sitting of: this convention -was by Hon. Peter •J. Otey. He took up the subject practically enough by addressing himself to the question ;of the where withal for good road construction. He gave an account of a bill he has be-, fore Congress for the appropriation of $100,000,000 for the construction of public highways. .. - . '.' t -. -]■ • : The convention is at an end. It has been notable in many: ways, but in no respect more than in the crowds that. have filled the Armory at each session. : : William A. Wilson Me morial- LEXINGTON, VA., April 4.—(Spe cial.)— President George H. Denny,; of Washington' and -Lee University, who is now in New York, wired Mr. John L. Campbell,' secretary of -the "University, this afternoon that at a meeting" in that city to-day- of .the committee directing the; raising of the Wilson Memorial fund.- the $100, 000 to endow a . Chair of ; Economics in Washington and Lee,; was formal ly completea. - - y . • "Former :' President Cleveland - is chairman of the -..committee/ ' : "■ fair and Warmer Jo-pay ari Jo* Morrow^ WASHINGTON. D^; C.; . Aprir. 4.r-Pore-^ Cast:, '.V 1 ■•;'' -: ■ ':•'. ■ -■■"'-■■■ -f •.;.""/- »"■-:.'-.'■■■. ■Virginia and North Carolina— Fair/ and: warmer) : Saturday ; Sunday .;• f air ; li&ht south winds. .■-.-, . ,' - _ . The weither in -Richmond^ yesterday: ' wast cool' and-: marked by J intermittent: ': showers. £ The range i/ofj thethermometer. was as follows: :6-A::M;^:::v:....v;.;.:...-.;;.iv»».».39;^5 > • o a: m.... w. .-. « ,12 m: : : ■« '. f tSfJip^M* 1 - ' •«** •'• •" '...-.42 '" N 2 i-N i "' h t " : "' *" ' " '' " '" ' ** *** " * *."*.".* * " » ! *i i^ itf wfllt . ~ . ~ ... CHINESE EXCLUSION: BILLS ■ CONSIDERED CIS: BOTH BRANCHES OF COX- .■■":: -GRESS. ■ .. ' MITCHELL OPENS IN SENATE; Measure, He Says, More Liberal r; "' Than Geary Actv , : QUAY 'WOULD LET iIX CHRISTIANS. Proposition, Opposed on .Ground. 'That Under It Many Millions of- Ah SinJs Compatriots Would Find , Their Way to This Country— War Claim. Bills Side-Tracked in the House. " WASHINGTON, D.C.,' April 4.— The Sen ate -to-day began-'.' the consideration of what is popularly : known as the Chinese exclusion bill. Mr. Mitchell, of • Oregon, delivered the opening speech. He pointed; out forcefully the necessity lor the'exclu-' sion of Chinese laborers, and carefully analyzed the provisions of the measure which had been presented oy the commit-, tee. He said that it had been constructed on the basis of existing law, in the light of experience and of the decisions of the courts. W^hile its provisions were drastic, the bill, in some; respects,' was more lib eral than the Geary act. 7~- The; lndian appropriation bill was under consideration for a time, but was not com pleted/ MR. MITCHELL EXPLAINS. Mr. Mitchell, in beginning, said: that the policy "\ of Chinese exclusion • had become one of the great. policies '-. of this; country, "asquiesced in by all political parties, and as firmly fixed as the Monroe doctrine. It is a policy based upon the general wel fare, upori-ithe -principle of protection ; to American'labor, and'upon the;doctrine of protection 'against I ' noxious "infection of Southeastern Tariff Association ,., May Assume Direction of Rate^Fixing Now That Wharton" Law Is Dead. ; The recent repeat of the "Wharton law will. allow -tho establishment of a compact "office ; : n- this ; cit y;f oi~ the Tesulatioir-of- in surance rates. Just what is going to be done by the insurance companies, doing business in Richmond, now that they have the right to enter into combinations affecting rates, is not definitely known. Prior, to the pass age" of the Wharton law the rates in Vir ginia were arranged under the supervision of; the Southeastern Tariff Association, .with headquarters at Atlanta. ....... :•'..:. . Through the efforts of the special repre sentative- appointed by this association every risk in Richmond was carefully list ed and suitable rates fixeu according to a definite schedule. This work required nearly a year's time, and the result was published in book form for the guidance of the. many local agents. It proved of invaluable aid to them, and has since been 'their chief source of information im fixing rates' on property in -this' city." -" ; As the various fire insurance companies here were members of the association they contributed their pro rata share towards maintaining it, and were bound to observe its conditions, being subject to penalties for violations thereof. | When the Wharton law became oper ative the association could no longer exist in Virginia, and as a result each company proceeded to conduct us affairs .indepen dent of the others. This frequently- meant a: cutting of rates, and in many cases un fair discrimination. Twelve companies withdrew from Virginia while the law was in force. ■ .THE INTEREST QUESTION. The question that interests the property owners ana those who carry insurance on stock is to know whether the insurance companies will reduce the rates, which they claim the Wharton law. caused them to increase. ' . . At present there exists a 25 per cent, advance all over the United States, with the exception of a small portion, due to •the 'heavy fire losses. The companies are reaping the benefit of this advance, and the insurers must- pay it;. or go without protection. It is understood among the companies that this advance is of a,tem porary character. Nevertheless, if the in surance concerns now operating , : In Vir ginia should proceed to form. combinations with a view; to ; regulating rates, and" the Southeastern Tariff Association or any other organized : body of -similar nature proceed to become active in the city or State, the suspicion might arise ,that the present advance was due to the repeal of ■the' law.' ><.... ; . r . ' ■ ■-■ THE -SOUTHEASTERN ASSOCIATION. It is -understood from sources ; : that, may. be :"■ deemed authoritative that the South eastern Tariffs Association will 'assume direction and. control of rate fixing In Richmond and other citiesin Virginia, arid that a compact office for this purpose .will be opened : in Richmond at some . future date. It is riot known who will represent the- association here, "and it is possible that the companies .will await che expira tion of the' policies under the 25 per cent. i advance '■■ before getting together In combi nation for. future "regulation of : rates upon the 'various classes of risks in Ithls city. TALK OF :- LOCAL AGENCY. ; '-"{it"; has beeri; noised around among the insurance men'; that" steps' iwill be taken ■within : the :■ next thirty . days ; To 'open an office here which .will be the headquarters of the -local agent of the association. - The.establishment of such an; office here representing co-operation on the part; of the companies will greatly facilitate' meth odical inspection, as : all;risks, will be.ex amined by one experienced man, whose ■services -will-be - secured at- considerable expense on account of Bis technical knowl edge. ' ' •- \. ■ . . '. IWhatever objection there may.be, on the part \6ti the people T of ; the ) S tate to '; combi nations "and rpools," : it -is; very: evident ,to those who 'examine £ thV-. methods upon which ' the V. various ■ associations of ■- insur ance .; companies S'determin6jthe: ; rates > on risks '■ ''■■■■ that '-:''' co-operation': i amorig-.'^them should at' least render ;discriminatlonjyery difficult. -■ BY- WAI' OP; ILLUSTRATION.': ;-.: ;A ' "prominent^ local lageri t £qnji thisj point i said : i"Here! areHwol buildings jpf i thejsame ?grad<V§ carryiner Jthelsame i kind |of j stocfcv JtHb^ rate" 6n ; one ia ',40 cents": higher thanjon "thefdther.'/Thta-tafduolto tho nature jd< ._.'.. . .... those Institutions whlch| constitute Amer icaricivilizatldriT 1 ;.;."• " . i /'■•. "\-. : . -/,- .. .>jThe;aimof the framers was carefully to ■ avoid anything i' which >l m igh t : g give'i just cause for offense to the Chinese -Empire^ Every Chinese ;pers6n; shall be deeiiried^a' •laborer,' . within 'the ~ meaning ;of the ■ bill,} who is not an r officiai, a teacher. -a' "student, a' merchant, "or a traveller for curiosity or pleasure. ■■ ;.' *'. ■» / : ; ,":.: -':.. AUTHORITT- AMPLE. Mr. Mitchell "said -V that;* no ■- one couldj question successfully theauthority of Conr gress to establish ; and enforce ; all- neces-1 sary rules which" would operate as statu tory safeguards against fraud, and which would \ test properly the ; good ; "■: faith> of. Chinese .: persons ,■ cleaiming: to .belong to /one . or. : another of ' the ' exempted classes. : He -pointed out that Chin<a had not regarded such a policy on- ihepart^of the United States as hostile to the Empire of China;;.: ,' .. ' Further along. Mr. Mitchellsaid that the proposed legislation is a grand step ' in the . direction of . f feeing our people and our in stitutions from ; the corrupting and ; corrod ing influences of pauper labor, and those virulent and destructive vices so insepar ably connected with the lower ■ classes of ■ Asiatic serfdom, and whose: poisonous \-irus, . if : permitted to permeate our body, politics, inevitably will lead to lamentable blight, pitiable decay, and ultimate;de struction. - / • WARNINGiTO REPUBLICANS. In conclusion -Mr. Mitchell warned the Republicans of the Senate that if they failed to pass the - proposed bill, which had been agreed upon by a non-partisan commission, «: and insisted on forcing the passage of a statute which is inadequate and insufficient, "at the coming election look out for such a vote of condemnation of the Republican party on the Pacific Coast "as you have not heard since the overthrow of the Republican party in 1854." ' .- "" . A concurrent resolution was adopted providing for the appointment of a joint committee of the two branches of Con gress to attend the ceremonies incident to the transfer: of the remains ; of General William S. Rosecrans frorii California to their final resting-place in Arlington Cem etery, near thiseity. The House took similar action.*. - .-;' The - reading" of the Chinese exclusion bill was then begun, and various commit tee amendrrients "... arid amendments of phraseology were agreed to. •- QUAY AMEN'DiuENT. Durink the reading of the measure Mr. Quay, gave notice of the following amend ment as an additional section: ~; .-■.• "That nothing herein contained shall be construed to exclude Chinese Christians or | Chinese who assisted in the "defense or relief of the foreign legations or the, Pc- Tang Cathedral, , in the city of Pekin, in the year 1900/' V/;JV. ;.., ; coxclcoed o>* pace ». the elevator construction, the character of the gas jets, and several other deficiencies jn M constructioh.LThei association fixed .a definite rate : for. this class of buildings; arid a cert.Tim' per cent, is added to this charge for every one of these deficiencies. A strict aaherence to these charges pre vents any : discrimination and gives to the manufacturer and merchant who avoid these errors of construction a just right to a lower rate. Where companies act in dependently, each one puts its own esti mate upon what should be charged for these departures from the standard, whereas the, , combination of companies enables us to determine mutually what excess rates should; be charged for them, and there is no' lack of justice to the in sured." None of the insurance men spoken to yesterday were willing j express any opin ion as to when the combination ; of com panies would go into effect here. NORFOLK STRIKE ?H IS AGAIN ON. Prediction of Strike for Richmond To-Day— Mr. Mullen Quoted as . Saying It ■•Will Come. NORFOLK, VA., April 4.— For the sec ond time the strike of the " motormen and conductors of the Norfolk Railway and Light Company is on. and if a statement of facts made by "VV H. Mullen, secretary ; of the Central Labor Union of Richmond is carried out, there will be a strike in Richmond to-morrow of all of the Wil liams syndicate . employes, ' including the Richmond Traction Company, and the electric plant. Several days ago the carmen met and declared the strike off, although the boy cott of the Central Labor Union has never been lifted. This afternoon, after. a lengthy session, the strikers declared they would fight the company as a body. This was because of the fact that General Manager Johnston, of the railway com pany, refused, to put. back to work the men whose names were submitted to him several days ago. The officials of the car company declare they will riot give In. and If the strike in Richmond is on, trouble. -will -follow. ' Mr. Mullen, . secretary of the Richmond Trades and Labor Council, has been here two days, coming to bring financial sup port to the strikers. He addressed the strikers this afternoon, and gave ; them ' many , : . words •oi encouragement. ■.-.;' .'. The strike here; only affects about 300. em ployes, but three times that number will be called . out in Richmond, if the words of Secretary Mullen hold good. • Mr. Mil I len was formerly president of the State Federation of Trades, and is prominent in labor circles. The strikers have gained heart since the meeting this afternoon, -and declare they will " stand firmi ".-There will i probably ;be another \ conference to morrow, and. developments are awaited with Interest. -'..-".' - - :- .;. Convention Sat If early Mine Months. The .Constitutional Convention, which. yesterday completed its work and took . a recess until ■- May \ 22d. 1 '.when it will ratify !; the draft of : the completed documenC'conyened June 12, 1901. The.; body - has been lni session .' ever} since with two - short", intervals— one lof a month and -. an- .'other"::- of nearly ; a 'l ortnlght." - Not I ; brie " of - the t original ;=; = membership of i 100 ■[ has ■ died, " : arid % only a one> (Mr.; • Newton)" reslfrned.; MaJor.Otway: S." -"Allen ', was :j:hoaen'. In -Mr. Newton's ; ?steadJ Orie> member, /MrJ'B.;SA: -Davis/; of 15 county.^ was iri-: ; ;jured;iri;a railway^dlsaster.^ a«d;as. i a' : result * lost a ? hand ■■ and ~- forearm. ;; ; Several '*. ot .1 the ; members i ■ have '-been ': I ill?during! the; season; ; notably ■ Sena- ) tor" -Daniel, ii the .member:;. from j i Campbell.^; It v< has % been ?; a \ hard<| |workUig^bbdy;^arid£one of fgreat| lability! and fine personnel. -. -' . .'...,'. . - V". :—......: — ...... ■ ..... •....--•7.V.. ■■«■■ ■.■..-siwasi^toija^ THKEE CENTS; PER 'COgX*| POLYTECHNIC I3SSirIT ?^S .''■.■:. - : ..'.■■ .■..■■• .■ . ■ ■-<.-.■■ ■■:■!■■■■ i".-''i::-. : CADETS BSCOCXTEB RAW YESTEKDAY. r -^ :::>:.;,.;;,.:..:',•- :. ; FEATURE OF -THE PARADE. ; : ; ' .'. .. •. ' ,-■-. . " -;•■• ;'-; '-- - : " : -.-*"■■ ■'■■'■ --'■■- 'S-* Helped to Take Vu *t In A'tl»a>ta£ f- \; ' Day Celeb ration* A MAX .7 HOBDED." Some One Stole Cndet -B» T. Joh»-». aon's- ."Watch and Other^ Poiwei-; slons — Georjcia Troops Dlstui* : Sleep Last Xißht— Plan* for Ba4iie» ; Ball— Virißlnlans* Are Belngt Han*. . somely Entertained. ■ - V r . . ..... • ...... . ■ - ■ :; EXPOSITION GROUNDS. CHARLES^ ■ TON. S. C.. April 4.— (Special.)— This ,wai; the first bad day the Virginia Poly technic", Institute cadets have experienced since; their -. arrival Jin ; Charleston. x<- .begaa to rain soon;after the ; 'military parade < la ; honor of the visit of the Mayor and city Council of Atlanta, who visited the expo-^ sition— this being Atlanta day. The cadets were a 'prominent -feature of- tue pa rade. It rained until late In tae after noon, when the weather cleared oft nicely. Last night Cadet B. T. Johnson, of Richmond, was reiievea of his watch and, other valuables by parties unknown. an«l also by riieansr unknown, as Johnson can not understand where or by what trickery; the theii-iwas accomplished. "•--..._._ ; The heaivii oi the men in camp has been excellent.- « *- \TfIE GEORGIA TROOPS. Convicts are laying down ■ flooring: . and! ; pitching tents in the unoccupied" naif oC? the military cairip site. This is to be bef cupietl by the -Georgia troops, who WV already here. 7 The; Georgians arrived after ' midnight ■ last night. "--• and . were quar tered in the v lower . floor of ten of thoj un occupied buildings, the upper floor '{ of which is occupied by about one hundred cadets. : . . ."■; "'% '':^' Tne new arrivals were In. a noisy: con-; dition and made such a. racket that th« Virginians slept but little. j r The game with Clemson College will ba played to-morrow; morning on the exposi tion-grounds instead "of . to-morrow, after-* noon, in tne-city;7grounds."'aa :; origlna.lly intended. The game' ls Vet'f or 10:30 o'clock, but the hours" -for 't^osie with : South Carolina' College, in Columbia; David son College, in Davidson; Virginia. ;Ia Charlottesville. and t~e Miller ~.-.oo"V at Miller School, have not been fixed. \ -The postponement of the return .trip from Sunday until Wednesday has made the present arrangement impossible, \Thei team will not be allowed to leave before the corps. ; -v : V •': . Sunday -an' ocean trip w»-... be made to Savannah, arid -bn Monday" wHI, ' be"; "tiik~en fcfown .th"Q"bay.""";'' J".' ~* ■. X' V ;Ion ■; Simons. Guinard, and other old* V. P. I. men have, if possible, shown the cadets more than Charleston hospitality. Simons (class of, !«»), is City "Electrician of .Charleston, and one of the .orightest of his profession in the South. THE CADETS ENTERTAINED. : ' Quite, a^party of students .".were -'the gtiests of Professor" E. A. Smyth, of thb Virginia Polytechnic Institute. last night. Professor : Smyth, is -a son of the well known Mayor. oC Charleston, Mr. A. J. Smyth.' -...-:. ---■:".-.: . ■ . ' ',"' The Winthrop : College girls will : be at lowed by their chaperones to visit tb» V.'- P. I. camp-grounds ; to-nlght- . This privilege has been denied them hereto fore.: ' _ ; ",V. „ The V. P. I. men an- thoi" Winthrop '"'girls have .been inseparable ♦during; their visit ; here.. \. : .■ > '- . , " :-\.: -\. : .'. ; . .. ■ NOT FOR (SEN. LEE IS CUBAN EMBASSY. H. G. Squires to Be Minister to th» NeTV Republic— Objection to> , Military Man for Place. '. WASHINGTON, D. C. April '-(-(Spe cial.)—There is ; no foundation for the ru mors that have been fly ing~about for the past week to the effect that General Fltz hugh Lee was being considered by the President for reappointment to the office of Consul-General of Cuba, which he filled' when the island was. a dependency voC Spain. The question has been under dis-^ cussion in the White House and in the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs as to the special qualifications of the officials who; shall represent the United "States 'In Cuba when the island shall be turned over to its own government. When General Fitzhugh Lee;w.is suggested as , consul general It was said mat Senator Platt,: of Connecticut, who is regarded as the "wet nurse" of Uncle Sam in Cuba, said .It would never do to send a United 'States military officer, though retired, back to Cuba as consul-general, the position that officer * formerly filled there under the Spanish government. It is the aim of the administration to select an able diplomat, who would be qualified to deal with all matters in tor eign countries as minister/ Cuba not hav^ ing any treaty-making power under! the new government. It was this place that General Fitzhugh Lee was considered for? the only 'objection being that his military rank might 1 possibly; be a bar; to his j ap^ polntment'. ••; He was recognized ;as ; decid edly fitted by experience for the '■, posltJocr.; but Platt's" objections .on the railltarjr, ground prevailed. .General Lee may>yet be appointed to a lucrative office, notwiUirl standing tne fact' that he Jis a retired officer. . . - -t '■:..-' ' ' •'-*.' Late to-night I -learn that Mr. ;il. ; <J. Squires. ; the American , secretary ; of '■ lega-^ tion at Pekin, has been pract{callyideteirf mined upon as United, States Minister t« 'Cuba. ■■■ ■ * ' ■ ■•■■■: : -■'. ■ ' Strike of Spinnera Threatened 1 . ; PROVIDENCE ■ ; R. -1.. April -t.— A strikV of. the 'mule spinners employed Win the cotton-yarn and. thread, mills in, this State seems 'Imminent, unless a 10 per cent. ; in crease is granted. >; • I- '-'..- j.^- : ' Adhesive. Invisible, harmless; Satln-Skla Powder Is "only one that doesn'tclog: tJi« pores/ 25c. MILLER & - RELOADS. '% •*, '..--" Vlwbruiiit Ru bblns ■■■ '-■.■'■ with Dixie Z Nerve : arid ' Bone * Llntmeafi will ;cure ; RhcuiriatlsmV Enlarged Jolotiv Pains. Strains, arid Sprains. Large 1 bot tle. 23 cents. • " ,;/ ; '- ? .: ■. Hot ;Sprln«« 'i at ;; Horn. : Buy j aV Buckeye s ßath 1 Cabinet •' and {mm % a3^directed 2 and ■lyou-AwlU'^get nthiUfttlll benefit ;;of -Hot^Medlcallßaths f at|l»M^l| Price? reduced ;ito : only )^V complete.' "•:■ - OWENS & MINOR DRUO CO.. ' I - ►■ RlchmonCiVßM -^ ■ .- ...... ■ ,