Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-06-06
CONVENTION.

1uc CoufI buL Ouhl COh
day completed consideration oil the
schedule for putting the new constl'n-
ton into effect, with the exception oil o
single section, Tat relating 10 the
terms OF circuit and county court clerks
The provision that the new organic law
shall be promulgated by proclaim alton
OF the Governor. declsiiog u IN I'M
force and effect from noon OF July ~;
was adopted. Il was further sgretd
that the members Of the General AS,
sembly, the Governor, the judge, snh
ell the officers Of the state, whether
elective or sppoiutive, shall be required
to take toe ottl TO support me rev
constitution on or before July 10.
An amendment 10 the schedule was
offered by the committee and adol tso'
providing that all elections held etter
the new constitution goes into thec'
shall be held under the new constlta'
tiop. The effect Of this is 10 provide
thst the congressional elett obs this
fall should be go held.
A spirited debate was precipitated by
the proposltiou Of Mr.. Carter to except
from the section requiring all officers to
take the oath the judiciary OF the Stale.
He supported bis resolution, stating bis
reasons for masking the exception
Such action, he oonlended, would re-
auire the judges OF the Court OF Appeals
| to affirm and approve tle new constl-
tuition in its entirety, whether or not
they regarded it as valid in all its pro-
visions and in the manner OF / g pro-
mitigation.
This view was aCquiesced 10 by MIR.
K. Walton Moore. but was vigorously
opposed by Judge Bergman Green, 10 q
speech, sensational in It's expressions.
| He declared that the movement 10 ex-
empt them from taking the otto was
the last expiring effort OF t1eopponeI H.
Of the const tutor; but when Mr..
Moore entered prompt and vigorous
disclaimer, the speaker sttts that his
remarks were net intended to be per-
sonsl 10 any wsy.
| When asked what be would do 10 the
event that the Governor and General
Assembly refused ID take the OATH,
judge Green declared that he would
take up arms II necessary aud reduce
them to submission, as ir the case OF
any other rebels agsinet The Lawful
authority OF tee Commonwealth.
The Carter amendment was fioally
voted down-52 to II. Then the reso-
luton requiring all the officers OF the
State 10 take the oath under the new
Constitution not latter than July ~
was adoT ted. And further resolu'
Oh, offered by Mr.. Meredith, was
adopted, providing t1st II any officer
executive, or Judicial, fail to take I re
oath within the time prescribed, MS
Office shall thereby be vsct t3d.
A resout on was adopted providing
for the filing among the archives OF the
Istite of O copy OF the Constitution.
signed by the President aud Secretary,
and The presentation ID the Governor
OF snt t1er certified copy OF the Con
stitutioD.
Another amendment II the schedule
was adopted fixing tie per diem oil
members OF the General Assembly at
81 and prescribing the payment oil
officers OF the body.
The que. ton of the manner oil en-
crossing the new organic law again
came I'D, but after discussion the mat
ter was sgain recommitted. Mr.. Lind
say. chairman OF the committee on en-
rolment, reported that he bad con-
tracted for the engrossing OF the new
Constitution by an expert penmsn ut .
cost OF 500, the work TO be compl, I'd
By July b. The reoommit al OF the
mater, however, leaves the fiOal action
still uncertain.
The COMM tie will probably have
he Constitution 10 shape for the Presl
dent to sign within the next three OF
four days.
| Uoder q resolution OF Mr.. Glass the
debstss OF the whole convention ara to
DO print ID after being carefully edit d
| SOUTHERN RAILWAY SURGEONS
The first session OF the Association Of
Railway Surgeons, now holding their
seventh annual CONVEX ton at the New
Willard Hotel 10 Washington, vas
called to order at 1880 o. %. yesterday
by Surgeon NJ. w. O'Bnen, of this city
chairman of the COMM tee on arrange
ments. There were about two hun-
bred physic ans present at the opening
sesaiou. The surgeons were welcomed
to Washington by ID strict Commission
or J. w. Ross in brief address. sur
geon G. .orQe Ross, Of Richmond, Va,
responded u the address on behalf oil
the surgeons association. Surgeon
Thomas Hitchcock, Of Atlanta, Ga,
president of the association, delivered
his annual address. The convection
adi burned shortly before noon and g
delegation OF 100 physicians then re-
paired 10 the WHIT House, where they
were received by President Roosevelt
Among the papers read and discussed
ct the afternoon session was one on
1.-The Treatment of Burns," by Surgeon
VI. w. O'BrieD, of this city. The con-
yer ton met again at 90. m. today
An excursion to Moutt Vernon wa;
made at 1p N. Tonight there will be
bar Quet at the New Willard.
REGISTRARS.
The convention committee on revision hsd
not completed yesterday the Lists OF registra
ton boards for the various msgisterisl dis
triets OF the one hundred c, unties and the
wards Of the cities OF t g State, but may com
| plaie the Ii sts today