The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-11-12
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.

At the afternoon session the roll.cal
failed to show quorum, and the body
adjourned
The question Of making treasurcr- in
eligible after two terms was discussed
I aud several amendments in connection
! with this proposition voted down.
/ \ letter was presented from the than
/ Der OF Commerce OF Richmond indosinp
theWithcrs resolution 10 crcatca corpora.
ton commission To- have jurisdiction over
carriers, telegraph and telephone com
panics.
The chair named MIR Walton Moore, oI
Fairfax. to hll the vacancy ON the III.
nance Committee created 10y the rcsignn-
tion Of MIR Nirginius Newton That
gentlcmans place as chairman oi that
committee will be- filed 10y MIR fairla,
of LOudoun
The chairman of the Committee on hill
Of Rights has given notice that that com
mittee will meet next Wednesday 10 re-
sumo consideration OF the Barbour
Quarles liquor measure. The liquor men
will have ~ counsel before the com
mitteo ut that time To represent them.
The fight will toe big one.
Theconvcntion held two sessions Sntur
day but made little progress At the
morning session the time was spent in
discussing the tenure OF office ol County
Treasurer The proposition was To limit
these officers 90 two terms of Tour ycars
each. and 10 prohibit them or their dcpu-
ties from succeeding TO the Office after that
time. The subject was rccommltted 10 the
committee ON county organizations.
Theconveution adopted an amendment
to the committees report, which in effect
gives the legislature the authority to
name the mode OF selecting commissioners
of the Revenue Thecommittec proposed
that after one term they should not be-
eligible Tor reelection. The vote ON the
amendment was 2G 20 -. II is So close
that the subject is sure To be reopened
when il comes before the convention.
President Goude announced the follow
ing as the members of the committee To
consider what action is necessary 10 take
with regard 20 the meeting Of the Legs
lnturc ON December .. BOaz. keezel.
Thorn and Brown I nder thcrcsOlutlun
providing for the committee. President
Goodc is made It's chairman. The com
mittee held its first session Saturday
afternoon. The opinion of the majority
OF the committee seems 90 be- that they
will recommend the covention to mp
point u cOmmitte toconier with "a simihr
one from the Legislature touching the
question Of the present session oi th" lat
ter
Members oi the committee express q e.
opinion that the best course to pursue
will be for the General Assembly 10 meet
n usual. declare the election OF Governor
and lieutcnant-Go and mike the
necessary appropriations and adjourn
without even elccting the heads of the de-
partments These. under the law, hold
over until their Successors are appointed.
Should these officers be elected. some ct the
Goode committee say that in the event
the convention shall provide for their
selection by popular vote. IL would be-
held that that provision should not br
made operative until their terms had eN-
pired.
II the thing keeps mp thc people ui
Virginia may want To- know why % T.
that the constitutional Convention body
has il in for MIR Withers Ia appears
that any measure introduced 10y him IL
foredoomed. that il will either slumber
in committee or be- dubbed when il pro
trudes it, head. fredericksburg FREE
LAME.
We have had occasion more than
once To note the same thing The ex-
PLANTATION may be- that Mr. Withers was
for convention 20 accomplish practical.
~ opposed topolitical, reforms Anyway
the treatment he has received has been
pretty shabby Norfolk Nirgiulan-Pilot.