The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-09-28

&c 'luc,i 10 recommend 10 tut 'uhN'"'i''
that the sum Of $25O,OOO he borrowed
foe the purpose of improving the build
i1gs at the pep't 'ntiGly.
II is said that the report of the Judici-
p,y Commit g W. me',e twenty-five
G '-cuit Judges nee ~ %, not including
indges of the pa cent rustiugs courts,
| which 'le committee hrs yOt d to retain.
The Commit. on Education decided
10 leave the Qu 'tion OF appropriations
To Wi"irm end May College with the
| legislature. but as TO q" other institu-
! tions of scctarian nature appropria-
| tions pre- prohibited, ur'ess said institu-
tons ere owned or controlled 10y the
| state
The Committee on Education agreed
upon ap nporie1t change in the selec-
| ton of State Librarian. At present this
officer is appo'1tcl by the Secretary OF
the Commonwealth. The Committee
places his appointment in the hands of
| the BoP~d of Education. The library X
also placed under the control of the same
board.
The oystermcn of the State were heard
by rcp' sentatiyCs It meeting OF the
| ComuittC on naNPtiOn and Finance.
| The :, aakcrs who dressed the commit
ON the subject were Messrs. X. l..
| Blake. of Nddlesex county; Col. Ben
| Fari1holt. of West Point; Hon. James y.
Stubs. OF GloucC Il IT, and Hon. j. Boyd
! Seas. of Mathews
1 n.,...1 4 haaif A A. 10 a al
init that the gIeat subjects before this
Convention have given and continue to
give him trouble. The Senator has given
| nearly all of his att 'ntion To the suffrage
| subject. but there are Others which have
| occupied no little OF his attention He
looks with some iearsupon the final out
come of the work of the Convention.
The Commit , on Taxation aud F.
nance ha 'aer ii to repol, that the prop
erty of RELIGIOUS and benevolent societies
shPn not be exempt , ON taxation, save
wheit it = NJ 4 exclusively for the pur
poses OF the church or society u any
portion of the bu''d'7g of n benevolent
| order. for instPpce, = used for other than
the pun Joses of the order, tax must be
| Ped on the whole.
The most impo. ,aut feature of the
| whole proc Figs Of the Convention was
the subm ssiOn OF the majority report Of
| the SUI rage Commit This is signC ]
by " = =. Thorn, Thomas ii.
Ba lC,, George d. Wise, X. L. Gordon,
Jr.. John II. Ingram. Caggett b. Jonc
G"mer 5 Kende". J. II. Lindsay, Alex
apder Hamilton. Bergman Green, II. ID.
Flood and WPlt'r \. Watson.
The sieners number | , of the 20 Demo.
cratic members of the committee. Mr..
| Wysor. of Pulaski. submitted minority
report. si2 ned by himself only. Senator
| Darrell, chairman of the commit e, stated
that he would submit a minority report.
This is to be sic ned by the chairman aud
| Messrs. BOuldi1. StuaI aud W. 4. Ander-
son. Senator Daniels plan differs nota
bly, in not cOntai1'ug ony property tax
qual ;icatiOn. Ii has an understanding
clause. as has that of the majority
The Thorn plan. which was submitted
by Mr.. Watson, of Nottoway, is accom-
panied by an introduction, which ex-
pla ms its details.
THE permanent ident'f cation with the
STATE, says the majority in their pre-
sentatiOn remarks. which its residents
should possess as a prerequisite to the
exercise of suffrage can, in the opinion Of
the commit 2. be manifested in these
several ways: First, by conspicuous aud
deserving public service; second, by par
ticipatiOn in the pubic burdens, through
ownership of proper " subject to taxa
ton; and, third, by substantial personal
| contribution, not ba sed on ownership OF
proper ~, to the ;-lustry, development
and welfare of the Sta's.'
ut i proper 10 note, they continue,
that under the plan now submitted to
the Convention, no worthy citizen OF
Virginia, vino * Intelligent enough to
know what ne is doing when he vot's,
is excluded rom the privilege Of sui rage.
and al iher, that this measure. If ap.
proved, viii, in the opinion of this COM
mitt 9, be thOl Oughly efficient remedy
for the evils now e-'sting in + age in
Virginia end affecting its people"
| QUALIFICATIONS or VOTERS.
The first section of the majority plans
| provide: Ever y male citizen of the United
| States at lea It u years OF age, who
should have b, IN resident of this State
| for at least two yea !, OF the county or
| city in which he shat Offer to vOtc at
least one year, end of the precinct in
which he shan offer to vote at least 30
days me- t preceding the election at which
he shall offer to yOt" who shall have
been iegist r a. may be prescribed by
the law, and who shan have paid in
person to the STATE, at least six months
| prior to the election al which he shall
offer to vote, a pool tax of 81 80 for the
pTec Ing yea, except as hereinafter
| provided other " sc, shall be entitled to
] vote for members of the General Assem-
bly, and az officers elect I'd by the people,
provided he be person who has served
in the time of war in the army or navy
OF the United States or of the Confederate
STATS, or of s1y STATE of the United
States; or or he be a person or whose wife,
shen have paid to the State taxes for
the year preceding that in which he Of
ieres to vote, amounting to as much as
81 on property owned by and assessed
against him or lis wife; or he be a per-
son who is not embraced in the foregoing
alternatives, who, when he offers to
register, shat be able to give a req son-
able explanation OF the general nature
of the duties of the various officers for
whom he may, at any time, under laws
then existing, be entitled to vote, aud
who, il physically able, shall be able to
give reasonable explana nent to, or
identification wiCh this State, by hav-
ing been regularly employed or engaged
II lawful trade, profession, business,
calling, work or service, for at least one
foul th of the time during the year next
preceding that IN which he shall offer TO
vote.
EXEMPTIONS FROM POLL TAX.
And, provided further that the provis-
ions hereinbetore cOnta'ned as to the pay
ment of poll tax as a prerequisite to
voting shall not apply to any election
held prior to the 1st day Of January,
1903, and that no person who has served
in time Of war n the army ornavy of the
United States or of the Confederate States
or of any State of the United States