Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-09-26
THE CONVENTION.

the Legislature, and took the ground
that qusdrennial sessions would
take the legislature out OF the bands OF
the people and turn 1t over to the
politicians. "Wby commence your re-
duction OF expsnsss on the legisla-
ture ?" be asked. why don't you be-
gin somewhere else ?"
Mr. Withers-Wili you please name
single department that you have
favored reduction OF expenses?
Judge Hsncock-"Let 1t be demon
s,rated fir where expenses can be re-
duced without destroying the efficiency
of public seIvice." He then severely
criticised the committee on reduction oi
expenses, and declared that when this
convention was over and the pitcher OF
the reduction OF expenses WIS broken
and shattered there would be great re-
lioiDp among the people.
J Thompson Brown spoke In op.
position to quadrennial sessions and
Joseph Sebblns in favor OF them. Mr..
Hst!on opposed them, and the conven
tiou adjourned without vote.
The committee on education decided
Yesterday to leave the question OF ap-
propristions to William end Mary Go!
iege with the legislature. but as to ell
other institutions of sectarisn nature
appropriations are prohibited, unless
ssid institutions are owned or con-
troIled by the State. The vote was
practically unanimous. There are
humber of institutions not controlled
by the State that receive state aid.
The judiciary committee beard srgu
ment Yesterday from Mr. Z. Holmes
Boyd, Of the Winchester bar, 10 oppo-
sition to the single court system. and
especially to the motion now pending
rsquiiiog that judges shall not be
allowed to practice law or hold other
Office of trust or emolumeDt. He con-
tended that these cities paid all the
costs OF their courts, and II they desired
the Judge to supplement his salary By
practiciog Law or acting as a commits
sioner in chancery they ought to be
allowed the privilege, as II would
greatly reduce the cost OF the court.
rhe committee went into executive
session to consider the report OF the
sub-com mittee on the new distTic for
the circuit courts OF the State. The re-
oort will make 25 circuit Judges neces'
ssry, not including judges OF the pres
ent Hastings courts, which the com
mittee has voted TO retain.
The report of the suffrage committee
which was expected yesterday moln
| ing by the convention, was not made
greatly to the disappointment OF tn'
M ,rity party In the committee. TheJ
were ready, but the minority party
represented by the chairman (Senatol
lDanie), was not quite ready, and the
mai IrlIy decided to wait until today.
Twelve out of the nineteen memoei'
present yesterday voted for the Thor
plan, which has been slightly modifisd
These we're Messrs. Thom, Barnes
Wise, r. L. Gordon, Ingram, G. b
Jones, Kendall, Lindsay, Flood, Green
Hamilton, and Watson. Those voting
against it were Messrs. Daniel, Wysor
Smith, Bouldin, Stuart, Anderson, ant
Gillespie. Messrs. Harrison, Moore. o
Montgomery, and Bolen were absent
Mr.. Wysor and probably Judge Har
risou will present Individual plans. Th
two republicans, Messrs. Moore ant
Gillespie, are expected to bring in
separate clause similar to that in tn
present constitution, and the othe
members will stand by Senator Daniel
minority plan, the nature OF which ha
not been made public further than
does not embrace permanent nndei
standing feature.
Mr.. Watson will present the msjorit
report TO the convention and Mr.. Thor
will have charge OF the matter on tn
lhJor. II is likely that conference
the democratic members will be held
the next few nights to consider the gu
frage clause. There is dispositio
among the leaders to have the demt
Gratis discuss the matters among then
selves an decide what course to pursu
and thus avoid extended debate on II
floor.
The msjority report makes near
1900 words. 1t begius with the decl
, ration that all voter should have pc
manent and substantial identificstio
with the State and this may be man
tested 10 three ways.
First. By conspicuous and deservir
public service.
Second. By participation In the pu
lie burdens through property interest
subject to taxation, and,
Third, by substantial personal co.
tribution, not based on the ownersn
of property, to the industry, develo
meut, and welfare of the State.
Those entitled to vote are: All 90
diers of the United States, Confedera
States, or any State 10 the union, ar
: suy person who, or whose wife, pa
& ss much as 81 In State taxes the ye
! previous to tnat in which he offers
u vote. This requires $3.50 worth
y property. This property requiremer
the committee says, disqualifiss no Of
: and coniers suffrage on an addition
J. number.
II The third class lie: "Those perso
not embraced in the foregoipg emu
: GRAFTON, who, when they offer to reg
4 ter, shall be able to give . reasonsf
exnlanstion of the general nature