The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-27
VIRGINIA STATE CONVENTION.
TWELFTH pAy.4ysrcosr sr'stes. J
E,cusoSp, June 26. 1861.

E,cusoSp, June 26, 1861.
The Convention was called to order at the
usual horr-Mr. SorrHALL in the chair
PRAYER was offered by Rev. Mr.. DUNCAN, OF the
Ms,hodist Church. The committees being
called ON for reports, several of but little i'm
nor,,nce were submitted, some OF which were
n,.sed and others appropriately referred.
Tho unfinished hnstnass or yesterday then
coming up as the regular order Of the day, the
ordinance In rec ard to the payment OF the In :
tetpst Oh and State debt to, ciuZens OF the
Northern States came up, and after considera-
Bile discussion, was passed in the Following
form:
BE II Ordained, That the payment Of the interest
upon the bonds OF the State now the properly OF
the United States or held by it in trust, or when
are now The property of citizen or corporation OF
said Goverument or OF any s.ats risis
and for the purpose OF s-certAining Tue bohds go
owned. the Commissioners Of the Slnhlng una
shall cause such interrogaiiOns as they may pre-
scripe TO be answered under oath. The interest,"
on laid bonds except those held as Aforesaid, and
The sterling bonds payable in London, email oe
paid in at the Treasury, and not elsewhere, III
currency.
The vote stood upon the adoption OF the
ordinance as amended-ayes IS, noes -.
An ordinance respecting the Library Fund,
as follows, was then taken up and passed
Re il Ordained That the appropriations to the
University of Virginia aud the Virginia Military
Institute, the whole revenues acciGlr TO me
ali
he, and the same i- hereby, appropriated to the
purpose OF the military defence OF he stale and
that the future operation CT all laws approprlat-
ing such revenue are lisj hereby suspended ,
but such portion of said revenue already accrued
~ may | e lawfully bound up to the ist day OF
July next snail be paid accordingly.
The following ordinance was next taken up
and passed:
he n t,rdained That when the Court OF any
county shall fail to eet for the ira nsacion OF bu
siness or the people thereof, any OF them, shall
be prevented tnereupon by reason of the pubic
enemy the Court of the county next thereto,
where such destruction does not exist, the
Clerk thereof shall ha jurisdiction of all mat
tiers, and authority To do and perform All fuch
acts which, as Ae law now is, are reterrable TO
The Court or c Clerk OF the county 50 OBJ
| slructed.
An ordinanCa was passed relating to the ab
sence of Commissioners of the Revenue and
the Auditors of Public Accounts.
The Stay Law was next taken up, but as
the gentlemen who are so ready 10 pay our
enemies money, with which they can best Gu t
our own throats, were not on hand, it was re-
commi tied.
| Mr.. GARNET submitted a resolution proVld-
ing for a recess from = to O'Clock, which
! Mr., TREDWAY desired to amend SO as TO unit
| all debates TO ten minutes. The vote on The
/ amendment showed that there was not a quo
! rum present.
/ On motion of Mr.. MORTON, the Convention
! then adjourned to to- morrow at 10 o'clock
several members voting yea, las they nave re
ques ted us to say because they dio not WISH
! 10 transact important business for the people
| IF Virginia with so thin a house.