Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-08-30

In the convention Saturday pro-
tests against State appropriations to
any institution not wholly under
State control were presented by dele
gate Dunaway, from the Rappahan-
mock Baptist Association and the
Methodist ministers of Richmond.
The committee has decided to rec
ommend that no appropriation be
made for the support of any educa-
ilonal institution not under the en-
tire control of the State, with the ex-
ception of William and Mary col
lege.
The feature of FRIDAYS proceed
ings that created most interest was
the report of the auditor of pu bic
accounts of the disbursements of
the civil contingent fund in the
hands of the governors of Virginia
Tor the past twenty years. The
package made very imposing roll,
and was eyed curiously and even
hungrily by the newspaper men, but
they were aot allowed near it. 1t is
said that the commmitee will rec
ommend that it be $1,000 hereafter
instead of $4,000.
The Convention on Monday
heard the ablest arguments on the
question of submission of the Consti-
tuition listened to since the BODY met.
Rev. DR.. Dunaway and Mr.. Hill
Carter both took the ground that
the convention had the right to
either proclaim or to submit to an
abridged suffrage. The first-named
gentleman spoke from moral and
political standpoint. He main
tanned that the convention had the
right to submit its work to an,
abridged electorate. Mr.. Carter
made splendid legal presentation
of the same view. He maintained
that the Legislature could not make
conditions for controlling this con-
vention which were not contained in
the act calling that body. The
speeches of DR.. Dunaway and Mr..
Carter were frequently interrupted
by hearty applause.
Mr.. O'Flaherty, of Warren, opened
the debate in opposition to pro-
claiming the new Constitution.
Capt. Parks replied: 81 shall favor
the submission of the Constitution
to an electorate created by this Con-
yention, and to that extent | shall
vote to proclaim it. (Great applause
When Thomas jefferson wrote sall
men are created equal he referred to
the Arian race and never dreamed
of negroes. My old black nanny,
at her request, was buried by me at
the foot of my mothers grave in our
family graveyard, and | have feel
ings of charity, and not hate, for the
race but never will 1 admit that
Africans here or anywhere else are
equals of white men in governing
white men or framing Constitutions.
(Applause.) He said he wished some
Moses could appear aud with his
wand strike back the waters of the
Red Sea of the Fifteenth Amend
ment, 10 that the children of Israel
in the political wilderness could
walk through it dry shod. 1t some
times seems that the best days of the
Republic have passed. Under the
present order of things the time
must soon come when the people
will have no respect whatever for
their officials elected under such
conditions, and with the loss of re-
spect for authority goes the love of
patriotism. "Unless the present
electorate is purged and improved
our sons will be targets yet for all
forms of anarchy, fanaticism and
fetichism," he concluded.
ELECT BOTH FOR FOUR YEARS.
The Legislative Committee has
completed its work. Senator's and
members of the House of Delegates
will be elected contemporaneoasly
every four years.
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTs.
The County Government Commit
tee is in a most perplexing parlia-
mentary mix up. Some want q
county, some district superintend-
ent and some do not want any at all.
The chairman ruled that so far as
the committee was concerned, the
office of superintendent of schools
was abolished.
THE SUFFRAGE CLAUSE.
The suffrage committee is almost
ready to report to the Convention.
The principle provisions will be that
every man who has resided i'm the
State for two years, who is not dis
qualified by crime and who can read
any section of the Constitution or
understand it when read to him, can
register and vote prior to January /,
1908. His name will be preserved
on permanent roll and he will ever
after have the right to vote. All
who apply for registration after the
end of next year, when the qualifi-
cation indicated above ceases, must
have paid taxes on $3.50 worth of
property and poll tax of $1.hO,
and must be able to prepare and
mark his ballot-the Australian bal