Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-11-02
President Goode on the Convention

"The convention has cost about
$75, 000," remarked President Goode
| to reporter for The Richmond News
Saturday soon after the body had ad-
journed for the day, land as far as
the convention has gone 1t has saved
enough to the State the first year
after the new Constitution shall be-
come operative to more than pay for
the expense entailed by the conven-
ton. Take, for instance, the Bill Of
Rights. The reduction in the cost OF
juries In criminal and civil cases will
amount to more than $25 900 yearly,
and at the same time the cost to liti-
giants will be reduced by far more
than the figures quoted above that
will be saved to the State.
"Then take the legislative report
far as adopted. That will effect a saw
ing OF at least $50, 900 annually. True,
many offices will be cut off, but 1t
will be In line with the pledges made
to the people that useless and un~
necessary offices should be abolished.
"Not only this, but IL the recon-
mendatious of the committees on
taxation and corporations are adopt
ed-and have no reason to believe
that they will not-there will be
reduction of taxation Of from 20 to
so per cent. on all classes OF properly;
This Is based on what Is understood
to be the result OF the deliberations
of the committee as far as they have
gone In the consideration OF the mat
tiers committed to them. In addition
to this. the public schools In the
counties will receive more money
than ever before, there will be an in
crease In the number of schools, and
the terms will be extended to more
than double what they are at pres
emit by reason of the lack Of funds"
"How long do you think the SEES
sion of the convention will last after
it assemblies" the reporter asked.
"Well, / think we will be able 10
conclude by the first of next year, and
not before that time, as several OF the
more important committees are yet
to report, and the debate on each OF
them will occupy certainly not less
than two weeks each. There's the
report of the Suffrage Committee,
the Judiciary Committee, the Taxa
ton Committee, the Education Com
mittee and the Committee on Corpo-
tions, besides several other commit
tees. We have not yet concluded the
report of the Committee on Organl.
zation and Government of Counties,
and the question Of quadrennial ses-
sions of the General Assembly mas
not been finally disposed OF. 80, you
see, we still have good deal to de-
mand our attention-subJects that
should be considered carefully and
deliberately.
"The convention has done good
work, and have every reason to be-
lieve that when our labors are com
pleted the people of the State will
have cause to be proud of the record
made and will benefit by reason OF
the new and more economical way OF
conducting the State government.
Other members OF the convention
thought the work would be much
more rapidly done after the recess
than now, saying that latter the
election Is out the way the members
will be free to vote without being
afraid OF the effect of their votes on
the election" and that many OF the
members had made speeches on sub.
jects In the campaign that would
not have to be repeated In the con-
vention, "but the fellows just had to
work those speeches of somewhere.