The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-08-08
Constitutional
CONVENTION.
Doings Of and Sayings In and About the
Great Virginia Body.

But few members of the convention re
main in Richmond.
For widely different reasons, viva voce
voting and the whipping-post has van
ished forever from Virginia -(harlotirs-
vile Progress.
II * said that ;. senator Martin IL
opposed 10 an understanding clause IN
whatever franchise plan may he adopted
10y the convention.
Auditor Marye will be ready 10 submit
his statement of the manner IN which the
civil contingent fund OI the state has
been used Tor the past twenty years when
the convention reassemhles.
The feature of the reasscmbling of the
convention. aside from the work of the
committees will undoubtedly bc n great
speech bv eN-Gov. Cameron in reply To
that delivered 10y Mr. NysOr a few days
AFRO. Mr.. Cameron has indicated that he
will speak ON the first day OF the session
if he can then secure recognition.
The present Constitution puts the GOV
ernor's salary at $4,000. The legisa-
ture provides small appropriation for
servant. and the Governor gets his
house. lights and fuel free. There il a
contingent fund of SlO,OOO 10 the GOV
ernur's office. that is for rewards iorcon-
victs. travelling expenses. furnishing the
mansion, etc.
THE CONVENTION RECEss.
The fight over recess took up the bet
fer part of last week The body decided
To adjourn. reconsidcred it the next day
and concluded not To adjourn. fought the
Question over at intervals and finally de-
cided ON Friday To take n twenty-days
recess. During the period the Suffrage
Committee may meet and go ahead with
its work. but many of the members ARE
this week attending the Bar Association.
and nearly all will next week attend the
Norfolk Convention.
The press of the State has been almost
solid in opposing the Adjournment and
the Dispatch labOred zealOusly against
it. During the debate on the question
many interesting speeches were made
Col Ino. e. Summers. the witty Repub-
lean delegate from Washington county.
set the Convention in roar. " am the
representative. sab. he declared. and
am not afraid To proclaim II. of the poor
whites and the niggers. But we can
think we'll in dog days. The devil * IN
all mankind in dog days, and willalways
remain there. sab would as soon trust
"A chicken in the clutches of n boa con
strictor az the political fate of the niger
TO Democrats in dog days. When it is
cooler Democrats are disposed to be-
fairer.
1t was on Delegate O'Flaherty's mo-
ton that the Convention finally adjourn
ed. Messrs. Wysor, Walker and Others
had during the week offered resolutions
for adjournment-the latter putting the
limit at August 27th-and all were voted
down. Mr.. O'Flaherty put the time at
August 3rd To 22nd. the members 10 re-
ccive mileage and the employees hali-pay
Those who opposed the recess laid
great stress ON the fact that the COnyen
ton il costing $500 day.
Those who pirate of sentiment in regard
TO the abolition OF the county court sys
TEN should remember, says the Char
lottesville Progress. that the said system
was conceived in n rather unsentimental
atmospheric fact. in the very camp of
the famous 'nderwOOdites, whose vari-
GUS iniQuities we are now seeking To OBJ
viate. Correct The truth is the people
have no system. All they ask is some
sort of monthly cote day. dispatch.