The Brookhaven leader., 1890-08-21
THE CONVENTION.
ORGANIZED AND GETTING
DOWN TO WORK.
Judge Chrisman Submits a Suf-
frage Plan That Goes to
the Root of the
Difficulty.

The G. C.. completed its Organiza-
ton last week. A list of the principal
committees will be found on fourth
page.
Quite lengthy and animated dis
cussion occurred over the question of
admitting the delegate from the new
county of Pearl, which was not crea-
ted until after the Convention bill
became a law. Some of the ablest
lawyers in the Convention were di-
vided on the subject, but the vote was
against the delegate from Pearl.
Senator George was the first mem
Der to introduce resolution amend
ing the Constitution, which was on
the subject of corporations and pro-
vides for the repeal of all charters
hereafter granted whenever the pub
lie interest shall demand it. 1t also
contemplates that all existing corpor-
ations whose charters are changed or
amended, must submit to this provi-
sion as incident thereto, and that the
property of all corporations shall be
taxed at the same rate and in the
same manner as that of individuals.
Mr.. Mayes was the first to introduce
a plan to solve the race problem,
which he did Friday morning. 1t is
simply plan for changing the repre-
sentation in the Legislature by giving
each county in the State one senator
and one representative, and creating
40 floatorial districts for as many adj
ditiOnal representatives, and would
give no assurance of protection to
county governments at all.
The Convention adjourned after
the morning session Friday until Mon
day to give the committees chance
to organize.
When the Convention met Monday
suffrage "plans" and amendments
were introduced at lively rate. The
most important of these was modi-
fled form of the Campbell plan, in
troduced by a son of Judge Campbell,
who is a member from Washington
county, and suffrage amendment of
fered by Judge Chrisman. We give
Judge Chrisman's plan below in full:
1. All elections by the people shall
be by ballot.
2. The Legislature shall provide for
registration of voters.
3. The following shall be entitled
to vote when registered: "Males of
sane mind over the age of 81 years,
and citizens of the United States by
birth or naturalization who have new
er been convicted of any crime made
q felony by the laws of this State,
who have resided in the State two
years and in the county where they
offer to vote one year; provided they
or their wives own in fee simple Il
homestead or one or the other of them
is possessed of unincumbered proper
ty, real or personal, of the value of
$3.50, listed for taxation and not then
delinquent for taxes thereon.
4. 1t shall be competent for thu
Legislature to make petit larceny,
selling liquor without license or buy
ing or selling lottery tickets in this
State forfeiture of the right to eX-
erclse the elective franchise.
5. No soldier, seaman or mariner i'll
4 .,f thn I1nitnI StntnS
shall he deemed resident of the
State in consequence of being sta
toned here.
6. Before any person shall be al
lowed to register as voter he shall
take and subscribe to the following
oath: 81 have read and comprehend
the article in the Constitution of this
State which prescribes the qualitica
tions of the voters, and am not de-
barred by the tests it prescribes, but
am entitled to the same, So help me
God"
7. No person shall be eligible to any
office of profit or trust who is not
qualified electOr.
s. In time of war, instruction or
rebellion, the right to vote at such
place and in such manner as shall be
prescribed by law shall, be enjoyed by
all persons otherwise entitled to, who
NAV be in the actual military or naval
service of the United States or of this
State, provided said votes be made
to apply in the county or precinct
wherein they reside.
All "plans" and resolutions are be-
ing referred to appropriate commit
tees as fast as offered, and not until
these committees report will the real
music in the Convention begin. One
thing is apparent, and that is, that
the Convention is going to work the