Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-11-12
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.


short session yesterday, disposed of
considerable important details 10 con-
nection with county government, AS
stated 10 the GsZette an amendment
by Captain Parks YVES adopted, which
provides that boards Of supervisors shall
meet Just as often as there Is any pub
lie business to transact. MIR. Hunton
offered an amendment providing to
strike out mot more than three justices
ofthe peace" He said the Judiciary Com
mittee had reached conc usion that
justicesiof the peace were a part oil the
judiciary system and would recommend
that they be appointed by the circuit
court. This was adopted. All matters
In connection with the duties OF over
seers of the poor and constsbles were
left to the legislature.
The convention is not making the
progress expected oft, and there Is talk
now of holding the convention and leg
issture at the same time. Members OF
| the special committee are naturally ret
icent as to what recommendations they
will make. President Goode ssys there
cannot be any difficulty about the Cap
itol accommodating the convention and
the legislature. He recalled the fact
that at one time during the war four
different bodies we're 10 session at one
time the Confederate Congress and
the legislature-and there was no Sc
rious Inconvenience. The question OF
"house room" does not enter into the
| discussion.
President Goode and the committee
| to consider what should be done with
reference to the legislature sitting while
| the convention is IN session held con-
ference yesterday and decided 10 gen
eral way upon the lines OF their report
to be submitted. The convention will
be asked to appoint committee OF con-
ference and 10 request the general as
sembly when 1t meets to appoint SIM
liar committee. II is the judgment OF
Mr.. Goode and associates that the con-
yention should not undertake to dictate
to the legislature what course 1t shall
pursue with reference to taking recess
until the new constitution has been
completed and is ready to go into effect,
Secretary Glass, who has been de-
tanned at home by sickness, has return
ed to Richmond. He had long drive
with Senator Daniel on Sunday, and
says Msi. Daniel is not i'll but his ply
stefan thinks it would be very impru
dent for him to return to his duties in
the convention at any early day. By
continued rest the Senator's health may
be entirely restored. Senator Glsss has
q suffrage clause which he will submit
10 the difference Wednesday night. IL
is understood to be drafted something
after the order OF the minority report,
but modified. and also embracing some
of the features OF the majority report.
The suffrage committee was to have
met yesterday but deferred the session
until today.
The Glass plan provides that the un-
derstandiog clause shall end on January
l, 1903. and a very stringent require
ment is made for voters after that, one
provision being that no assistance shall
BE- given a voter. Mr.. Glass says that
80 900 negroes would come 10 on the
Daniel plan on the words write and
understand"
Mr.. Braxton's plan ia poll tax aud
the andfather olause, with exemp-
tons. He also provides Tor an accumu-
latiye poll tax up to four years, so that
In national elections the tax must be
paid for the entire Intervening four
years. The poll tax of $3.50 payable
six months in advance is in both plans.
The corporation committee held an
interesting meeting last night, at which
Il
in the nature OF q commission ordl-
nance, which he had been working on
for some time. The first two sections
we're adopted and the committee will
further consider the matter this even
ing, The fret section provides that
the creation of charters shall be uni
form and no social privileges shall be
granted by the legislature to any par
tioular corporation. The second sec.
ton, designed to prevent watered stock
and the deception OF stockholders, pro-
hibits any company from issuing stock
as full paid upon which it shall not
have first received payment to the full
par value in money, actual services or
property.
A corporation commission OF three is
provided for, the employers liability
principle is embraced, and there is
prohibition against State, county, or
city officers using free passes.
The education committee held two
sessions yesterday and adopted the
draft OF its report, made by sub-com-
mittee, but few slight changes were
made.
The salaries OF the judges OF the cir
cult and corporation courts will prob
ably be left to the general assembly.
The matter was before the judiciary
committee for two hours last night,
and Chairman Hunton stated that be
doubted whether the convention would
adopt the report with the salaries 10.
Messrs. Meredith and Thorn had the
after left open until the meeting on
Wednesday.