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Show WAY TO SUPPRESS THE NEGRO VOTE Virginia Agiccs Upon nn "Understanding" "Under-standing" Clause ns a Qualification Qualifi-cation for Suffrage. nicmiOND. Vu. March 21 -A suf-frage suf-frage plan has been finally agreed upon b' tho constitutional convention of Virginia, Vir-ginia, under which it Is expected tho negio vote will to practically cllml rated. It provides that voters shall pny a pot tnx of I SO shall be nblo to lead or undeistnnd when lend to them the Con nltutlon of th State nnd nil ill be ablo to make application for tho right to rcg-Istcr rcg-Istcr In their own handwriting In tho presence of the roglstrnis The "understanding ilnuse is only to lie In effect until Junuari 1, 1301 Tho other features are permanent Confed-erate Confed-erate soldiers nnd then sons are exempt from the understanding and application |