Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-02-08
Constitutional Convention.

Richmond, va, Jan. 31.-The con-
stitutional convention did a COCO
days work to-day. The report OF
the committee on agriculture Was
taken up. Some sweeping additions
were adopted. The most significant
one was that making the commits"
sioner of agriculture elective by the
people, and fixing the term OF office
at four years. Another was that
striking out the additional members
of the board of agriculture and leav-
ing il constituted as at present, ex-
cept that the president of the Vlr-
ginia Polytechnic Institute shall be
a member of 1t.
Richmond, Va, February l In
the Convention to-day the report OF
the Committee on the Preamble and
Bill of Rights was discussed in the
committee of the whole, and the sec
tion fixing the amount of exemptions
at 81. 900 was agreed to, the effort to
reduce to 81, 900 being rejected. The
section dealing with the sale OF 10
uor caused a long debate, all amend
ments offered up to the hour OF al
iournment being defeated A nun
Der of strong speeches were made 10
favor of the recommendations OF the
committee requiring applicants Tor
license to secure the names OF ma
iJrity of the registered voters in the
precinct or county in which 1t was
proposed to sell liquor, while only one
was made in opposition. 1t looks es
though the section would be adopted
and that cities would be included
within the scope of the section.
Richmond, Va, Feb. 3.-The Con
stitutional Convention spent its en-
tire session today discussing the
Barbour. Quarles resolution, a sub.
iect that has awakened profound in
tsrest throughout the country dis
tricts of the State
There were two amendments pend
ing, one by Mr.. Turnbull, providing
that court should not grant a
license to sell liquor unless satisfied
that majority of voters in pre-
cinct or magisterial district had sign
ed a petition therefor; the other by
Mr.. Westcott, declaring that the
genuineness of each signature should
Ue acknowledged and attested before
some properly qualified officer The
Nescott amendment was rejected
without division. The substitute
offered by Mr.. TurnbGll was rejected
yeas IA. nays 81.
Mr.. Lindsay moved to strike out
the requirement that license
should not be issued without the
written request of Il majority OF
voters" and substitute mo license
shall be issued if there is written
protest against it signed by a MAORI
ty of voters" etc.
Mr. Barbour was advocating the
report of the committee and oppos-
ing the amendment when the hour
tor adjournment arrived.
Mr.. Glass, who is in Lynchburg,
called up Mr.. Lindsay today and had
Senator Daniel paired against the
Barbour Quarles liquor resolution.
rhis is the first time the views OF
Senator Daniel were made known to
the public on this important matter.
Richmond, Va, Feb. 4.-The en-
tire time of the Constitutional Con
vention to-day was consumed in
hearing speech from Chairman
braxton, of the Committee on Cor
porations, in which he explained the
work of his committee and gave rea-
sons for the report made by 1t.
Mr.. BraxtOn gave resume OF the
labors of the Corporation Committee
aud explained how eight of the
eleven members had come to agree
90 the recommendations made. He
said the committee at the beginning
of its investigation found that Vir-
ginia was one of a very few States in
the Union whose Constitution had
no article relating to corporations.
rhis was due, probably, 70 the fact
that since the last Constitution aud
previous ones were formulated the
business world had evolved from i'll
dividual to corporate existence and
the present generation had witness
ed a complete, though gradual, revo-
luton in all the relations Of corpo
rate life to the general public. He
then argued that unless the in
creased rate of taxation, which the
railroads had agreed to pay, were
coupled with Il power to regulate and |
control freight charges every dollar
Of it would be collected out of the
public by increased freight charges,
and quoted a railroad president as
having recently said to member of
the convention: You old foges |
down in Virginia don't know the
first principles OF getting around u.s."
Senator Glass has returned TO |
Richmond from Lynchburg. Re
say Us Senator Daniel has practically
recovered his health and looks bet
ter than he has seen him in q long
time. 1t is not thought, however,
that the Senator will return to Rich
mOnd during the session of the con-
vention.
Richmond, Va, February 5.-In
the Constitutional Convention to
day the debate was continued in
of the whole on the re-
port of the Corporation Committee.
Mr. Hunton opposed the majority,
the minority report in a
speech of two hours and forty min
utes. Judge Ingram followed, attack
ing the minority report. 1t is be-
lieved here that the report of the
majority will be adopted by the Con-
VeDtiOD.