The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-12-14
TIE Virgi2oi0 Contention
ORDERED BY CONGRESS TO
FRAME A STATE CONSTITUTION.
EEGIT TH ID A Y.

FRIDAY, December 13, 1867.
The Convention met at the usual hour.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
The minutes Of the preceding day were
read and approved.
PER DIEM.
The CHAIR announced communication
from General Schofeld, which the CHAIR
said would be agreeable to all the mem
bers. The communication announced that
the commanding General had received a
CODY of the ordinance fixing the compen-
sation of the officers and members OF the
Convention, and had approved them, and
ordered the Auditor to pay the mileage
accounts and per diem as ordered. The
communication was laid on the table to be
printed.
PAY OF REPORTER.
Mr.. THOMAS, from the Committee on FL
nance, submitted an ordinance fixing the
amount to be paid for uerbdtim report OF
the proceedings and debates Of the Con-
vention at 1888 per octave page. The
ordinance was, under a suspension Of the
rules, read second time, and ordered to
be engrosSed for third reading.
PRINTING.
Mr.. MARYE called for the report of the
Select Committee on Printing, and offered
resolution providing for committee of
five to contract for the necessary printing
for the Convention on terms not exceed
ing those set forth in the report Of the
committee.
Mr.. ALLEN moved to amend by insert
ing the word standing" before "com-
mittee," and to make the number three
instead of five; which was lost. The Ques-
ton recurring on the original resolution,
Mr.. WHITE hoped that the committee
would not be trammelled in making con-
tracts, and moved that all concerning the
price be stricken ont.
Messrs. CLEMENTS and PLATTE opposed
the amendment. The matter had been
referred to select committee, who had
carefully examined it, and had reported a
schedule Of prices based upon competent
testimony.
Mr.. ALLEN saw the drift Of the remarks
Of Mr.. WHITE. He did not want the COM
mittee to be appointed to be bound to the
report submitted by the select committee.
1t bore upon the face of it a proposition
that the Superintendent Of Public Print
give in such purchase a double profit,
making the price for paper much larger
than that for which it could be obtained
direct from the mandatory.
Mr.. MARYE explained the action of the
committee, showing that it had made its
report on the subject upon important and
responsible evidence. lie would guaran-
tee that he could contract for the printing
at the prices proposed in less than twenty
four hours with one Of the largest and
best appointed establishments in the city.
Mr.. WHITE said that he had received,
after the report was made, information that
some of the prices proposed were not suf-
ficient, and he did not wish the committee
to be bound to prices that were not fair.
Mr.. PLATTE moved as substitute to the
proposition that the whole subject be re-
terred back to the committee.
Mr.. CLEMENTS hoped that this would not
be done, and argued against it.
Mr.. WHITE withdrew his amendment.
Mr.. PLATES substitute was lost.
Mr.. MARYE's proposition as amended by
Mr.. ALLEN was adopted.
Mr.. MARYE offered a resolution pro-
viding that the printer should be supplied
with paper by the superintendent of pub
lie printing and that any contracts made
by the committee should be submitted
to the Convention before execution.
Mr.. WHITE thought that the matter
ought to be referred to General Schofield,
On the same ground that the ordinance
liking the pay Of members was referred.
lie Gid not wish him to be troubled with
'hese small matters. He thought that the
paper ought to be purchased by the