Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-09-23
THE CONVENTION.


vention WIS without a single stirring
incident on Saturday. The attendance
was 80 small that Congressman Flood
moved that the subject under discus.
sion-the term of the legislature-be
postponed until the body was larger.
His motion was lost, however, and de-
bate gu the amendment providing for
biennial, instead OF quadrenDial, meet
| logs was again considered.
Judge Kendall. ex-Attorney General
Ayers, Senator Withsrs and Senator
Daniel appeared aud Judge Robinson
advocated the committees recommend
ed for quardreunial instead OF biennial
sessions. No vote was reached.
| Mr.. Willis introduced an ordinance
authorizing cities and towns to exempt
from taxation new manufacturing plants
for not more than 10 years. provided
the exemption did not exceed four times
the actual wages paid, and that such
exemptions be made annually. The
ordinance was referred to the commit
tee on finance and taxation. The or
dinance is intended to overcome a re-
cent decision OF the Court OF Appeals
| which annulled a number of such con.
tracts made by cities with manufacture.
log companies which were declared IL
legal.
The contested election case OF Treat
vs.. Gregory wss brought to the atten'
lion of the convention in the shape oil
third report by John Garland Pollard,
the eleventh member OF the committee
who signed neither the majority nor
minority reports presented on Saturday.
Mr.. Pollard's report makes the vote a
tie, whereas the msjority report gave
Mr.. Treat majority OF two, while the
minority gave Mr.. Gregory Que. Mr..
Pollard recommends that q. new cleo
ton be ordered. The report was or
dered printed.
Mr.. Dunsway presented substitute
for section 8. of the Bill OF Rights, as re-
ported by the committee and adopted
| ia committee of the whole. The section
Affects trial by jury. Mr.. Dunaway's
.ubstitute is as follows:
IS That 10 all capital or criminal
prosecutions, a man hath right to de-
mand the cause and nature Of his az
cusatiop, to be confronted with the &C
cusers and witnesses, to call for evil
dence 10 his favor, and to a speedy
trial by an impartial jury OF his
yicinage, without whose unanimous
consent he cannot be found guilty; nor
can be be compelled to give evidence
against himself; that 40 man be de-
prived Of bis liberty except by the law
OF the land, or the judgment oil bis
psers; nor shall any person be twice pot
10 jeopardy for the same offeuse; ex-
cept that an appeal may be allowed to
the commonwealth 10 all cases for The
violation OF law relating TO the State
revenue.
"In any criminal case, upon plea oil
guilty, rendered 10 person by the &C
cused, and with the consent OF the at.
torney for the commonwealth entered
OF record, the court shall, aud 10 q
prosecution for q mfsdemeanor, upon a
plea OF not guilty, with the consent Of
the accused and the attorney for the
com non " ealth entered OF record, the
court, 10 its discretion may hear aud de-
termiue the case without the interveu'
ton OF jury.
"The General Assembly may by law
provide for the trial OF misdemeanors
by q Justice OF the peace, without jury,
but 10 sill such cases the right OF the
accused to 40 appeal and trial by jury
in the appellate court shall be pre-
served. And the General Assembly
may also provide by law for juries con.
sisiing OF less than twelve but not
less than five men, for the trial of mis-
demeanors, and may classify such cases
and prescribe the number of jurors for
each class Of csses."
The conference OF the democratic
members Of the suffrage committee re-
suited 10 final agreement to report the
Thom suffrage ordinance to the full
committee next Wednesday morning.
1t was also decided not TO submit the
report to conference Of all democratic
members OF the convention, but send 10
imme diately from the Committee to the
convention.
The committees on cities and towns
did not have a quorum on Saturday,
aud the meeting was adjourned until
next Tuesday at 4 o'clock. The com
miltee cn the executive department
also failed TO transact any business on
account of the absence OF members.
Chairman Cameron, Messrs. Marshall,
Blair, Barbour, Hooker, and Lowell
were present. The committee bad set
this meeting to take vote on the man
ner OF election OF the basement officers
and the composition OF the board OF
public words. For the third time the
matter was postponed on account oil abb
sent members.
Mr.. Blair gave notice that at the next
nesting he should call up his resolution
that the board OF public words should
consist OF the governor, auditor, at
torney general, treasurer, and lieu
tenant governor. 1t was remarked
that II a corporation com mission was
created there would be no need OF the
board. "But it doesn't look So If that
is among the probabilities" remarked
one member.
The committee fixed upon Tuesday
ss the day 10 take the fosl vote and
complete the work OF the com mittee.
NOhiCc WINS gwen W tuo Cicth W pch-
sonally notify all members of this reso-
luton. 1t was further agreed that
those absent would be allowed to record
their votes with the clerk not later than
Thursday. The question OF abolishing
the office Of second auditor will also be
definitely decided. At best, the COM
mittee will be unable to make its report
to the convention before week after
next.
n. N. Abbott, an elder in the Disciples
Cburch. dronnad de,d At Lima. o. last even