Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-10-12
Constitutional Convention.

Richmond, Va, Oct. 5.-The suf-
frage question is to-day the overs
shadowing one in Virginia politics.
There have been three conferences
of the Democratic members oil the
Constitutional Convention to hear
discussions on the plans submitted
by the committee. Little progress
has been made and it Is estimated
that probably more than a month
will be consumed in the considera-
ton of this important subject.
The most important feature OF TO
davis session on the constitutional
Convention was the presentation OF
the report of the Committee on
County Organization. This report,
which is signed by Chairman Barnes
and all the other members OF the
committee except Messrs.. winners
and Terry, proposes important
changes In the present county gov
ernment system. The offices OF coun-
ty and circuit clerks are consolidated;
| county treasurers are ineligible Tor
| reelection after the second term
commissioners of the revenue are III
| eligible for the next succeeding term
and are paid per capita as well al
nerceptage. All the regular elections
for county and district officers are &c
be held on the Tuesday after the mrs
Monday in November, and then
terms are made for four years, witt
the exception Of clerk OF the court
whose tenure is eight years. >.
Messrs. Withers and Terry submit
ted a minolity report, which dlnefl
from the majority report in that L
labolishes the offices OF Common
wealth Attorney and County Treas
Inrer. but permits counties haVins
over &c. 900 inhabitants to create TIT
latter Office by law. The minority re-
mort also makes commissioners OF to-
revenue appointive and provides 10
not less than three nor more tna'
Ave supervisors, to be elected by tn
voters of the county at large.
Richmond, Va, October TIN
Virginia Constitutional Convention
to day adjourned in honor OF Tn
street fair which began here to DAY
which was opened by Presiden
Roosevelt pressing a button releasiui
y thousand homer pigeons and
, balloon and ringing the bells OF tn
city by electric connections. SKI
of the one hundred members wer
present.
Richmond, Va, Oct. S-Beginnin
Monday next the Constitutional Cor
2 veption will hold sessions both morn
ing and evening. The conventlo
was called to order at 1890 ocloc
! this morning by President d0ou'
PRAYER was offered by Delegate Ricf
ard McIlwaine, of Prince Edwar
county. Eighty-one members wef
present. -, ~ q,
President Goode laid before tn
d. convention the special order@cor
clusion of the debate in the Urea
Gregory contest-and recognized De
egate Turnbull to make the conciu(
e ing debate for the contestee.
VI Delegate Turnbuil, OF Brnnswlc
~ for the contestee, and Deiega,
Ouarles, Of Augusta, for the contes
y ant. closed the debate in speeches
y two hours each, when the previo'
u question was ordered on motion
Mr.. Harrison. The vote was: aye
- Sc; noes, 6. \,
y. No Republicans voted for q
81 minority report, whereas Messi
,e Thorn and Marshall voted for u
n majority report in favor OF seatli
Mr.. Treat The remainder OF q
10 Republicans announced pairs Wi
20 Democrats, in every instance the 4
4. pu olicans being in favor OF the II
m publican-Mr. Treat.