Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-06-26
THE CONVENTION.

The CONSTITUTIONAL Convention put
In two busy hours yesterday, and
enough resolutions we're introduced to
keep the standing committees busy Tor
long time.
An important question touched on
was measure introduced by Delegate
Turnbull, providing for q division OF
the school funds between the races 10
proportion to the taxes paid by each.
This, If adopted, would mean that tho
greater portion OF the colored race
would DE debarred from the advantages
OF education, as comparatively small
part OF the school tax Ia paid by them.
Mr.. Gwynn offered resolution pro-
vidng for night grade schools 10 every
county of the State. The suffrage ques'
ton was also the subject OF many reso-
lutons.
Col. F. L. Smith, of this city, offered
a suffrage bill for Incorporation into the
new constitution. It Is an exact copy
OF the Mississippi law, which has been
reviewed by the United States Court OF
Appeals and declared constitutional.
President Goode laid before the con.
vention several memorials from colored
people In various parts OF the State pro-
| testing against disfranchisement OF the
negro, division OF the school funds, and
| praying for the education OF the negroes
l of the State, the latter coming from the
State division of the Afro-American
League. All the resolutions were re-
ferred without being read.
Mr.. Stebbins offered resolution re-
curing all bills OF private nature pre-
scented in the Legislature for enactment
shall not be considered under ten days
after their introduction and requiring
such resolutions to be published at least
FIVE days before being acted on.
Mr.. Richardson presented resolu'
ton providing that persons convicted
of carrying concealed weapons shall be
disfrsnchised for period OF two years.
Mr.. Pollard presented a resolution
prohibiting members of the Legisla-
ture VINO are couI d for any corpora
ton, or 10 any way interested, from
yo ing for measures which shall come
before the General Assembly, In which
they are ttus interested.
| J. B. T. Thornton, Of Prince Will
lam, presented q resolution imposing
tax OF not less than 50 nor more thar
IS on every voter for school purposes IL
lieu of all special tsxts, but allowing
counties to levy special tax In add
ton for county school purposes.
| Mr.. r. Wilton Moore called up BIZ
resolution, offered Saturday, to sppoin
J q special committee on retrenchmen
| and reduction of States expense. De
bate developed quickly and the resolu
ton was adopted.
| An invitation from Governor and Mrs
Tyler to the delegates to attend o re
ception at the executive mansion to
day from 6 p. N. TO z p. NJ. was re
ceived.
A memorial from Anne 8. Green, O
Culpeper, was presented, recommend
ing the incorporation OF industrla
schools ss part OF the public schoo
system. M. B. BridRforth, secretar.
of Joint committee OF the legal, med
ical, pharmaceutical, and dental az
sociations and State boards, sent pro
posed constitutional provision tina
would forbid private relief bills t
exempt persous from the general law
% to examinations. Citizens OF At
comsc, members of the Colored League
petitioned that there be no disfran
chisement.
Th. a rst .-.;---.-<s tho con vention va
, to authorize the auditor OF public az
counts to furnish list OF the amount
, real and personal property exempte
from taxation 10 the different counties
The list IL to be classified as to proper
ty owners by religious, educational en-
charitable institutions. The resolutio
was from ex-Gov. Cameron. Anothe
resolution, adopted on motion OF DELE
gate Watson, provides for statemen
of the rate of taxation in counties, tn
amount raised for public school pul
L. poses and the amount disbursed In oil
: ferent counties for white and colore
schools.
Il Mr.. WISER, OF Pulaski, proposed
reasonable head tax" and that n
citizen should be dsfranohised unlet
he DISTINGUISHES himself.
ii Mr.. A. p. Thorn proposed that 1t
against good public policy to incorDol
ate churches or other religious organic:
} tions. Delegate John b. Barbour,
, Cupeper, offered resolution maxim
| suffrage rest chiefly on payment OF pc
. taxes and other taxes. Mr.. Braxto
proposed q tonnage tax on mines. {
two resolutions offered by J. b. Rict
, mond, delegate from Scott, one was
require FIVE days work annually o
county roads by every voter and on
: to disfranchise for two years every ma
of voting age convicted OF carrying cor
cealed weapons.
81 A resolution by Mr.. Anderson PFC
yided that cities and towns be divide
into four Glasses, go that the charter
can be provided for under a geners
law.
Il There were also resolutions maxim
, counties bear the whole or large PAL
J OF the criminal expenses within thei
/. borders, and resolutions requiring pre-
posed legislation in the legislature T.
; be advertised in newspapers and other
wise. One of the latter class vas b.
Delegate Joseph Stebbins ITO proven
hasty and ill-adyised legislation"
EIGHT-HoUR DAY For PosTMEN.-
Under a ruling OF the Assistant Attor