Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-01-11
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.

The feature Of yesterdays session OF
the Constitutional Convention was an
incident which bordered on the senss-
tiopal, being the resignation OF Senator
Carter Glass, OF Lynchburg, from the
committee on public education and the
refusal OF the convention TO accept II.
| The incident grew out OF the contro-
yersy between Senator Glass and Rev.
DR.. McIlwaine, chairman OF the educa-
ton committee, on the floor OF the con-
yentioD, when the latter used language
to which Mr.. Glass took exception.
Mr.. Glass asked the convention to
accept mis- resignation, declaring that
If the content obs OF DIR. Mcllwaine on
Thursday were correct he felt that be
could be OF no further use to the com
mittee.
Mr.. Thorn presented resolution de-
Ginning to accept the resignation OF Mr..
Glass. Only one member voted against
the resolution.
DIR. McIlwaine made an adj
dress in which be said that In the heat
| of debate men are liable to use language
which they afterward regretted, and
he trusted that whatever 10 his remarks
Mr.. Glass construed as offensive would
be considered as gladly Withdrawn and
expunged from the record.
The incident is now thought to be
closed. The convention yesterday
| completed discussion OF the report of the
committee OF education. All efforts Il
have reconsidered the section provid
ing for the annual appropriation OF th'
| University OF Virginia and the Vir
GINA Military Institute proved IN
avsiling.
Discussion of the report OF the com
mittee on county organizations was re-
sumed 10 COMMITTEES OF the whole
The proposition to permit county treas
uTers to succeed themselves was de
feated. Mr.. Withers, who was thu
patron OF most of similar schemes fol
reforms, moved to elect an attorney
for each judicial district, instead of fol
each county, as at present. The mo
| ton was lost. Efforts TO leave thi
| question to the Legislature wer'
equally unavailing. Mr.. Withers re
newed bis attempt TO abolish the otic'
OF county treasurer and impose thi
duties of the Office upon the Sheriff ant
was defeated. Mr.. Withers' PROPOSE
ton permitted counties having owe
10000 population TO create the office o
treasurer. This exception was sought
to be amended by adding 10000 and
later on 5000. Both OF these were
| defeated.
The question OF how the commits
sioners of the revenue shall be appoint
ed was after much discussion, left to the
Legislature.
The report OF the Committee on cit
les and towns was presented and or
dered printed.
The report of the Educational Com
mittee vas referred to the Convention
| for 6us. action. The Convention fixed
next Tuesday as the day for the 6oa
consideration OF the report OF the com
mittee on the Legislative Department
Mr.. Watson, Of Nottoway, concluded
his last argument in support of the
majority plan before the suffrage con
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hour and half, and when he conclud
ed the conference adjourned until
Tuesday night, when ex-CoDgressmsr
George d. WiIe will speak.
Mr.. Watson discussed the politics
situation 10 Virginia with great free
dom aud earnestness. Phe suffrage
problem, he said, was one Of the utmost
seriousness to him and his people aDd
fraught with untold possibilities OF evil
Mr.. Watson declared that frsuds bad
always existed 10 the cities and always
would. He referred 10 election frauds
10 Baltimore generations ago whereby
Edgar Allen Poe met his death by serv'
ing as a repeater 10 the different wards
and said that the Lord never Intended
for mankind TO dwell 10 big cities, foI
they we're subject to earthquakes, fire,
pesIilence, famine, and election frauds