The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-12-17
The TirgS,,ta Contention
ORDERED By CONGRESS To
TENTH DAY.
MoNDAy. December l6, i

ported that they had examined the cost OF
printing letter headings and envelopes
both with copper-platc and letter-press
tvpe. and having received estimates from
Messrs. Hunnicutt s. Brother as follows,
which they propose that the Convention
accept: To print six reams OF letter
heads with electrotype of State arms at
five dollars per ream, and 5000 envelopes
with smaller electrotype OF State arms al
ten dollars per thousand.
Mr.. LIGGAT asked if the committee had
taken the estimates Of other parties than
the Messrs Hunnicutt s. Brother.
Mr.. ALLEN said that they had not. 4hc
prices at which the Messrs. Hunnicutt had
offered to print we're so much less than
those at which copper-plate printing could
be done that the committee had concluded
to adopt them.
Mr.. LIGGAT then offered as a substitute
that the Committee on Printing be in
structed to let out the printing at the lowest
price at which it could be done, with due
regard to the manner in which it YVES exc
cuted.
Mr.. GIBSON, Of Giles, called for the ayes
and noes: which call was sustained. The
result upon the substitute was-ayes, 81;
noes, Sc.
The report was then adopted.
Mr.. GIBSON, of Rappahannock, said that
the committee had not reported upon the
resolution inquiring as to whether let
ter-heading should be printed. The com
mi,tee ought first to decide whether let
ter-head should be adopted, and also what
this letter-head should be. He moved the
recommitment Of the report.
BAYNE moved to "let the matter slide,
as dc amendment had been voted down."
Mr.. ALLEN said that the gentleman was
mistaken. Nc resolution had been referred
to the committee inquiring into the expe-
diency of adopting any form OF letter.
head. The idea of expediency had been
embodied in the report of the committee.
Mr.. CLEMENTS said he intended to vote
against the report because there were
plenty of wholesale dealers in stationery
who would at mere nominal advance on
the original cost furnish letter-heads free,
provided five reams are purchased.
Some discussion ensued pending which
Mr.. J. G. GIBSON offered resolution
recommitting the report, requiring the
committee to report upon the expectancy
of having a letter-head adopted, and, If
they reported in favor, what letter-head
should be adopted.
Mr.. WILLIAMS objected to the report OF
the committee, as under resolution pre-
viously passed they should have reported
upon the expediency Of having letter
head, and whether the Secretary should
be authorized to have them executed.
Mr.. GIBsUN's resolution was lost; and
the report Of the committee was adopted
with ayes and noes: Ayes, IS; noes, Sc.
Mr.. HUNNICUTT having voted aye, Mr..
GIBSON asked if he could vote upon a
matter in which he himself was personally
interested.
Mr.. ALLEN said that the Messrs. Hunni-
cult were young gentlemen of the city
whose hairs were by no means as gray as
those Of the gentleman referred to, who
was not interested.
Mr.. HUNNICUTT said that he had refused
to vote day or two since, and he had
been told that he was required to vote.
When he voted he voted according to con-
science. He wished his vote stricken from
the roll ; which was done.
Mr.. SNEAD arose to question Of priyl-
lege. The President OF the Convention
had not as yet voted, and as he was enti-
tied to do so, he wished him to exercise
this right.
The President paid no attention to the
inquiry. How is this!l
FINANCE.
Mr.. CLEMENTS, from the Committee on
Finance, reported a resolution requesting
q statement of the Indebtedness Of the
State. with a classification Of the same,
together with a statement Of interest due
and unpaid, the items subject to taxation,
with the amounts collected under each
head for the past two years.
PAY OF REPORTER.
On motion Of Mr.. THOMAS, the ordinance
fixing the pay Of reporter was taken up,
put on its third reading, and passed.
UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE AND wEDL0CK.
Mr.. WILLIAMSON offered the following /:
"Whereas the principle of consent is
vital to the constitution Of legitimate
republican government as it is essential
| to holy wedlock; and whereas such con-
sent can only be expressed through the
ballot-box therefore
" Resolved, That the right of suffrage
shall be as universal as liberty ITSELF"
Referred to the Committee on the Elec-
tive Franchise.
TAN ON WASTE LANDS.
TEAMoH (negro) offered the following:
Resolved, That the Committee on FL
nance and Taxation be instructed to re-
port on the practicability of increasing the
taxation on all uncultivated and waste
lands susceptible Of cultivation to higher
rate than that placed on cultivated lands"
Referred.
DISMAL SWAMP CANAL.
Mr.. LUTHER LEE, Jr., offered the fol-
| lowing:
RESOLVED, That the Committee on In
ternal Improvements be instructed to in
| Guire into and report to this Convention
tho circumstances attending the sale OF
the States interest in the Dismal Swamp
canal, whether the terms imposed by the
Legislature were complied with, and if so,
by what authority and under what Cir
cumstauces were the purchasing parties
relieved from said conditions" Referred.
NORFOLK AND PORTSMOUTH FERRIES.
Mr.. CLEMENTS offered the following:
Whereas it is known that the County
Court of the county Of Norfolk and the
Council of the city of Portsmouth have
taken action to lease out the ferry between
the cities Of Norfolk and Portsmouth !;
and whereas grave doubts exist as to their
power, under existing circumstances, to
execute such lease; therefore be it
" Resolved, That the Committee on
Limitation and Guarantees be and are here
by instructed to prepare and introduce an