Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-07-19

beers of the con yentiou cannot decide
about pages, oaths and stand the heat.
which, by the way, many in the city
are enduring daily, they should re-
sign and get out Of the way and let
the work be done 10y Others, who
would be glad TO get in the shade.
under electric fans, and work for 81
a day. Hest Point Plan Dealer.
1t is pretty well assured that the
convention will order that the en-
tire Constitution be voted upon only
by those qualified to vote under its
provisions.
Mr.. Harding Walker. of Commit
tee on Accounts aud Expenditures.
presented the report recommending
the employment of u clerk at 81 per
day to keep the accounts of compen-
sation Of members and officers. Also
authorizing the auditor of public ac-
counts to employ an additional
clerk at 81 per day to gather in
formation wanted by the COL vention.
RESOLUTIONS OFFERED.
That justices of the peace shall
receive Il salary, to be fixed by law,
in lieu of all fees in criminal cases.
That q man elected to an office
shall not be a candidate for election
to another until the term for which
be was elected shall have expired.
DoINGs In COMMITTEE.
There seems no likelihood of the
committees reporting in favor of
dividing the school fund between
the two races in proportion to the
amount of taxes paid by each.
The Suffrage Committee will make
the prepayment of a capitatiou tax
the great feature of the suffrage
clause. 1t is not thought that there
will be other provisions affecting
the right to vote which will greatly
affect the present electorate.
Alta meeting of the Committee on
Bill of Rights and Preamble it was
agreed to strike out of the Bill of
Rights, as incorporated in the new
Constitution, the clause containing
the word "Christiap."
The committee seems inclined to
adopt Rev. DIR. Dunaway's resolu-
ton prohibiting the granting of any
appropriations to schools or institu-
tons not owned by the State.
The payment of poll tax will be
made obligatory on every citizen of
Virginia who, after the adoption of
the new Constitution, desires to ex-
ercise the right of suffrage. The
vote on the question was practically
unanimous, there being only two
members of the committee who
made any protest. These were the
two Republican delegates. Messrs.
Gillespie and Thomas L. Moore.
The prepayment of poll tax of
81 six months before election day.
one half of the tax to go to the State
and one half TO the county: all the
fund to be used in support of public
schools. These are the features of
the suffrage qualifications agreed
upon by the Suffrage Committee.
S0IOOls
The fate of the county superin-
tendents of public schools is hang
ing in the balance. Delegate Boaz.
of Albemarle, is strongly in favor of
doing away with the office, and be-
lleves that in this opinion he is
backed by a majority of the couven-
ton. Mr.. Boaz says that the county
school trustees of each district can
and should be made to perform the
duties that are now under the super
vision of the superintendent.
Already office-holders from all sec
tons of the State are beginning to
arrive on the scene aud are very ac-
tive in their efforts to block all
measures looking to a reduction of
the number Of county Offices.
the Committee on Judiciary, it is
understood, has practically decided
to do away with comfy Judges.
Many other offices will be consoli.
dated uoless the pressure of outside
influence becomes too great and pow
erfnl.
Threats of political retirement are
being made against members of the
Constitutional Convention by the
"ofiice-holding rings" in many coun- |
ties of the State. They are being
warned that if the proposition to
cut down the number of State offices
succeeds, it will mean the political
suicide of all those supporting such |
a measure. A vail of lamentation
and despair is going up from Dan to |
Beersheba. So desperate have many |
of the office-holders become that
they have in several instances re-
sorted to intimidation and threats.
A member of the convention re-
ceived letter from a county school
superintendent in which the follow
ing language is used: IL understand
that you are in favor of abolishing
the position of superintendent of
comfy schools. l wish to say to you
that il you advocate such a measure
t will mean your political ruin in
his county"
1t is said that many letters of a
similar nature have also been re-
;eived. In fact, it is an open secret
Imong the members of the conven-
ion that the office holders are max
no n deSneYate fioht IN rata;n tba;r