Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-09-05

liOh Dtohhtuu knAis 0aH@NoS/ $50
silent and will not tell US what ne
thinks now. l would like to put some
fire on his back and make him move
celestial fire. Laughter l would
take him up 10 some high mountain
peak-not like the devil, for l am not
q devil and be Is not saint-and let
him look with besming eyes aud re-
splsndent AUBURN hair upon the glories
OF these immortal principles that he first
advanced. What Dsiilah has charmed
this Sampson OF logical deduction?
[Great laughter.1 The gentleman from
Washington (Mr. Summers) has been
referred to as the political acrobat. He
may be one, but bis peculirr form OF
gymnastics, as he referred to the gen.
tlemau from Petersburg, would suggest
that species known as skiDning the cat
II have voted the democratic ticket
all my life and supported 1t. but II
seems now to be going to take from the
people their rights. Oh, they say we
have 10000 negroes in the State.
They cay they come here to disiran-
chise all those negroes, and yet they
turn round and say they want to
respect the Fifteenth Amendment.
"They carnot do Ii. 1t is an impos-
sibility. / want to restrict the negro
vote, but / will never urge great body
Of men who represent great State
like Virginia to trample under their
feet the fundamental law of the land.
1T Is a weak race, whose political
power Ia fast dying out. would take
from no man his fundamental rights
against the law. 1t would put the
wronged negro 10 the position OF st.
Paul, who was threatened with being
Judged contrary to the Roman law
| am arguing now upon principal. L
say there is no fear OF negro DONNA.
ton. Gentlemen from the black belt
say there are no negro officeholders
there. Everybody from that section is
democrat. II they did anything
wrong 10 getting here, l am not a
priest to whom they are TO make con-
fessioD."
Maj. William A. Anderson, the
democratic nominee for attorney gen.
eral, offered resolution providing for
the submission Of the constitution to
the present electorate; Mr.. Moore, of
Fairfax, offered one abolishing the
committee OF the whole, and Mr..
O'Fisherty offered a resolution limit
ing the contingent fund 10 5000 q
year. He also submitted q series OF
resolutions looking to placing better
safeguards around the handling OF the
moneys of the State. All OF these pa
pers took the usual course, as did the
food OF memorials bearing on the liquor
traffic, homestead exemption and other
subjects.
Delegate Edmund Hubbard, Of Buck
ingham, is very much In earnest in his
proposition to have the right OF suffrage
extended to the widows and femsle
descendants of Confederate soldiers.
Several days ago he addressed q COM
municstion to Chairman Daniel, of the
suffrage committee, asking that the
privilege of addressing the committee
on the subj ect OF female suffrage be ex-
tended to Mrs. Gait, OF New York, the
president of the Female Suffrage as
ISOLATION of the United States. For
some reason unknown to Mr.. Hubbard
no reply had been received yesterday
morning, and second communication
YVES sent to Chairman Daniel, calling
attention to the fact that an invitation
was extended to negroes for the pur-
pose for which be desires Q similar
courtesy for Mfs. Gait.
The democratic members OF the suf
frage committee of the constitutional
convention we're In conference for two
hours yesterday morning, but the
meeting was not productive OF results.
There vas sufficient informal inter-
change Of individual views to demon
sirate that there could be no harmon
ious agreement. The conference rose
to meet again Saturday. 1t is con-
6dently expected that vote will then
be taken, and the majority submit its
plan as the report Of the committee,
the democrat minority another, and
the republicans probably another.
1t is said that the only plan that can
secure the votes of a maj GRITTY OF the
committee Is an ordinance recently
adopted in Alabama, and unless some
is agreed upon between
now and Saturday that plan will be
voted upon, and, il adopted, as seems
likely, a report will be submitted by
next Tuesday. The Alabama law
fixes a poll tax OF $3.50. All voters
who can understand clause in the
constitution will be registered. This is
to provide for the registration
of every white man. Soldiers and their
descendants will be exempted from the
understanding clause, which will OBJ
tain for only one year. After the first
registration, which will establish per-
msnent roll, voters 10 order to regis.
ter must make application in writing
aud be able to prepare their own ballots
or else own $50 worth OF property.
The committee will report a compre-
hensive law under which the fret cleo
ton shall be held.
The bill OF right committee last night
by the vote of six to four refused to
reduce the homestead exemption from
81 600 to 81 900 Those voting for the
change, which has been urged by petit
lions from all over the State, were
Messrs. Green, Campbell, Barbour and
Hattou. Those voting against the
change were Messrs. Petit, Carter,
Westcott, EgglestoD, Epss and Pedi.
90. Two important amendments to the
present section we're adopted. Both are
designed to prevent fraud on cred.
tors. One provides that when property on
which the purchase money has not been paid
8 exchanged for other property the new &C.
luirenent shall be excepted from the home
itead. as Was the original. Tho other amend.
nent prevents the owner Of shifting merchan-
iise from claiming homestead on such class
" property when bills due for the same are
Innaid