Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-21
VIRGINIA STATE CONVENTION.
"WEDNESDAY, Nov. goth, 1856


WEDNESDAY, Nov goth, 1851.
The Convention re- assembled at 10 o'clock.
PRAYER by Rev Dr. Hoge, Of the Presbyterian Church
The PRESIDENT announced that the following men,
hers were added the Committee on Military Affair."
viz: Messrs. BRANCH, CAMPBELL DokNAS and sLAUGH-
TER
RESOLUTIONS
Mr. BLOW submitted q resolution OF inquiry into the
expediency Of providing by law Tor the settlement Of the
claims Of certain Adjutants Adopted.
Mr. SPEED called up resolution of inquiry into the
eroede oy of authorizing the ban Of discount to invest
such portion Of their capital stock as they may deem
proper in the bonds of the Commonwealth or tf the
Confederate States. Adopted.
Mr. MARYE presented the petition Of the Council Of
asking that the small notes Issued by that
corporation be legalized.
TIE CITY or PoRTsxoUrU.
,be o,Saanc. spporonhs ea A SSasnce amending
Ga AZ 10 include specifically the "ciy Of Portsmouth,
in the Norfolk district The ordinance was adopted.
THE STATE CONSTITUTION.
The Convention resumed the consideration of the pro-
posed amended Constitution.
The pending proposition sas to strike out that part Of
the section regulating qualification Of voters, which
qures the payment OF county levies etc The motion
to strike out agreed to by the following vote
YEAs-Messrs. Aston, Barbour, Baylor, Bakey, Blow
Boisseau, Borst 2rawner Brent Brooke Brine, Camp
bell, Caperton Carter, Chau:bliss, CofIman O: B. Con-
rad Cooper Cowan, Critcher, Gusts, Deskins Dorman
Dulany, Fiournoy, French, Fug4te, Garland, Graham
Gray, Goggin Goode Hale, Cyrus Hail. L. s. Hall, Hay
mond, Heck, Holcombe, Isbe Peter @. johnson, Kent
Kindred Mcneil Mcfarland, Charles K. Mallory J. W.
Marshall Martin, Masters Miller MCGUIRE, Morgan, Neh
lett Parks II. Pendletop, Preston, George W. Ran
dolph, Thomas j. Randolph, Rives, Robert 2. Scott,
Seawel, Sharp, Shelly, Slaughter, Speed Spurlock,
Staples Strange Suthern, Tayloe, Robert II Turner,
Franklin P. Turner Tyler, Williams Woods and Wysor
rs.
NoEs-Messrs Montague (President,) Amber Arm
strong Berlin, Bouldin, Boyd, Branch, Robt Y. Conrad
Cox Fisher, Gillespie Gravey, Addison Hail. Hendren,
Janney, Kilby, James b. Mallory, James Marshall,
hsrye Maslin Moffett, Morris Moore, Nelson, Price,
Pugb, Saunders Stuart, Tredway, Waller White, Whit
field and Young-S2
The effect OF this vote was to restore the section IL
stands in the present Constitution.
On motion Of Mr.. k0FFErT, the section was further
amended by striking out the word ervice and insert
ing regular srWy or navy"
Mr. RAYMOND moved to amend the section 90 as to
reduce the term of resdencsn the county city or town,
from "twelve" TO "siI' months. Eegatiyed.
Mr.. TREDWAY moved TO amend the section by add
ing thereto the following:
Eor shall any person not citizen OF some one Of the
Confederate States the conclusion Of the present war;
be entitled TO vote in any election until he shall have
bean citizen Of the Confederate States for twenty-one
years. and shall have acquired interest in real estate
or slaves."
Mr.. BbAKEY moved % amend the proposition by sub.
shutting therefor, the followSgs
"Oy who shall after the close Of the existing war; be-
come citizen of this any Of the Confederate States
under any naturalization law"
After protracted debate, involving the question Of
the power and expedency Of prescribing terms Of natu
ral;zi tion the question put the amendment sub
mit.sd by Mr. BLAKEY, and decided in the negative
yeas II, nays 9s Those whe voted IN the affirmative
sre-Messrs. Amber, Barbour, Blakey, Brooke Byrne,
n. C..k. NM Nala D..
doph, Saunders aud Seawell. Absent or not voting
Msssrs Bogges Bruce, Cabsll, Cecil Chambers, Chap
man, Clemens Conn, Early, Garnett Grant, Gregory,
Hammond Hoge, Hall, johnson, lawson, Lewis, hcCo-
mas 0rrick, Osborn, A. Parks Patrick Pendeton Pick.
EFT, Richardson, Robinson, W. Q. Scott, Spurlock,
Strange, Thornton, Wilson, aud Wise.
Mr.. FREDwAY modified his proposition, by his &C.
cepng the following prepared by Mr.. WrsoR, in lieu
therefor:
"Or any citizen nauralysd after the close Of the pre-
sent war unless be shall have bseus naturaed twenty
one years before he shall offer to3ote
Mr.. BROOKE, of Fauauier, moved to amend Mr..
TRxDwAYs proposition, by striking out twentyone and
inserting "ten." ..
Mr.. PRICE asked division Of the question, and
siguiaed his purpose, fhe words twenty one" were
stricken out, to move to Gil the blask with Seven"
The question upon striking out was then put and dec
ded 10 the sfhrmatise--ayss 81 noes SO.
Mr. BRANCH then moved to gil the blank with flour
teen, (which being the hghest number proposal was fret
submitted for acceptance. Toe question was put and
decided 10 the negative-yeas SO, nays 70.
The question REQUIRED upon filing the blank with the
word item" Negstyed-yeas so, nays SO.
The amendment proposed by Mr.. TREDWAY was
hen rsjected-yeas So, nays b6.
Mr. GGGGIN moved to amend tho pending section BY
adding thereto the following:
"0r who on the conclusion Of treaty Of peace be.
ween the United States aud the Confederate States Of
America shall then be citizen Of any Of the nom
.lavehoding States of the said United States" /
Mr. SCOTT, of Fauquier, sld that this amendment, If
ADOPTED would exclude from the right Of suffrage the
,,zeps of any nonshavholdng State which, In the fu
ure, might mite with the Confederate States.
ion was more pslaable to him than any yet submitted
Is did not exclude transatlantic foreigners from the
light Of suffrage, but did exclude citizens Of the non.
st,tss