The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-29

Conference Adopts Claus :
BY Large Majority u
GREAT JOY OVER REsUlI 4
Members Cheer and Applaud!
When Victory is Won.
SOON BE DlsposlD OF NOV ]! Z
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DIseusslea-1hs Te1t
OF the
GREAT JOY OVER RESULT
SOON BE DISPOSE 0 OF NOV ]

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The suffrage clause for the nsw Cos
stitution Of Virginia is complete at Iaat1
and will be reported to the conventions %
Monday at noon. Its immediate consids
era ton and early adoption are Confidently
expected B 3
There was great rejoicing in the s,,fs
frase conference yesterday when, afts1s
three hours spent in perfecting the plans
it was adopted by the vote of .4t 20 s.. sAs.
There was applause. broken by cries ao1 +
good" when Senator Glass announces
that the suffrage clause was ABOUT is co4s
plete, there was evident enthusiasm
when the roll call began, and when Eto
was announced that the plan hahs oee0
approved by a vote of nearly three W
one. there was wild demonstration
This practically closed the work OF tho
conference NIessrs Daniel and Z eilaSo
we're deputized to see that the plan Wa
put in proper shape and printed. reaoS4
for consideration in the convention aH0i
the secretary was directed to notliY ens W.
absent members, Democrats and Repun.si
licans, to be present on Monday. Wnsn
the subject Will pes teFAeLA uP.
coference adjourned sine die.
END OF LONG NFIiIIT
The adoption by the conference OF the
suffrage plan brings to a close onc4 OF the
most prolonged stubborn and interesting
fights in the history OF Virginia.
The Democratic members of the con-
yention commenced to hold executive con.s
ferences on q plan for suHraSe QuaHhtcAsssS
tion in October. From that tine untt1S
March 10th these conferencesSwere held
nearly every night, and the various plans
discussed, new ones being from time 70 (
time introduced. -; -. I. o.
On March 10th regular sessions of fh1
convention were suspended. and Tor three
weeks in almost continuous session OF
six hours daily the question has been
debated, considered and studied Finally
on yesterday at one o'clock the last sec
ton of the seventeen OF the suffrage ar-ss
ticle of the new Constitution was agresd
to and a complete plan adopted pys z.
vote of A ayessto 1s noes .ssS# -
Before the suffrage conferences began
the standing committee Of the conven-
tfon. with Senator Daniel at It's shead.t
had considered the question In comHlt-S
tee from June 18th to Septemb Der 80. ~
| ma aiority of the committee reported
plan embracing as. It's principal featur0S
a permanent understanding clause The
minority submitted a plan which had no
ing clause
Mr.. Glass introduced in the confer.
ence plan In many respects similar
to the minority report. but embracfnN
features of both. This plan the nli.
nority accepted and substituted for IT'D
own. Afterwards there was a compro>
mise plan agreed upon by the perma-a
nent and understanding forces. in which
were embraced details of the Stuart plan
| fixing a cumulative poll tax feature for
registration of voters after the expira-
ton Of the temporary understanding
clause. That part of the compromisO
plan which extended the UNDERSTANDING
clause to 1869. with power to the LeH-
islature to submit to the people the ques>
| ton OF voting as to whether it should
be permanent or not, was defeated In the
| conference. sssIas
The suffrage plan agreed upon yester>s
day, and published in full elsewhere. hao
| for it's principal feature the temporary
understanding clause, recommended by
the minority of the Suffrage Commits
tee. The features Of the permanent part
of the plan are a poll tax prerequisites
for voting and an educational 1ualifca-
ton. Exemptions from the understands
ing clause are made to soldiers and theiS
sons and extended to them In the re-
auirement for reading and writing -
the permanent plan.
co BEFORE THE CONVENTIONS.
This plan will be taken up In the cans
vcntion on Monday. and will be adopted
after probably two or three days, dies
! cussion. Amendments viii be- offered 70
!, it by influential members from the
black belt. and they will endeavor Ia
strike out the temporary understanding
clause and insert grandfather propeceQ
exemption. The Republican namhas0
viii oppose 1t, but it seems that 50 larl i
| ma jority Is now determined to aE00
upon something that there will be -
difficulty except some delay In adopting
| the article as it left the conferences yes
terday and appears IN The Times th0
morning.
In the convention to-day Mr.. o.F1ah.
erty will Call up his resolution to chann1
the rules so that when motion to r0.
scind measure has been carried til
convention can then take up tho mattal
de novo. Members are so tired it IS me-
expected that much will be done to-day.
| if the resolution gives promise OF long -.
ton will be passed by until after the sui
frages matter is finally settled
When that is done, the general idGo
now is to take a recess for sixty dal1
without pay. and allow the Pension Cos
mittee to complete its work. After til
recess the questions OF Tescindin9. PIE
i claiming or submission Will be taken ~
/ and disposed of. and the sclecksoness
and the names OF the LEGISLATORS who r.
the first election under tlss undes1aH1t
Ic;ause will be settled. SO
There Is quantity of work Jse ten
done sss saS
/ Cont ference 4, Final SESSION
FkTects Snf1s1 Pin.
The session Of the coaventioa
day was opened with prayer by Hav.:l5 =