The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-03-11

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TIE VIRGINIA CONVENTION
ORDERED BIZ CONGRESS to
rpa,rE a STATE CONSTITUTION.
seyenty-second Day.
TUESDAY, March 10, 1868.
The Convention met al IL oc'ooN'
Prayer by the chaplain.
PRINTING.
Ar RnwDES submitted report from
the Committee on Printing; winch WAS
laid cn'the table for printing.
Mr. WHITE submitted minority re-
,o,t which was also laid on the table lor
printing.
ATTORNEY GENERAL.
DonsE offered the following
1. Rssotued at every election OF a Gu-
verner an Attorney Gineral shall be elect
ad bv the voters of the Commonwealth
for the tea,7ne of foure years He shall De
commissioned by the Governor, shall DC
shan perform such duties, receive S!ch
COMPENSATION as may be prescribed by
Inn and movable in the mdnnor pre-
scribed for the removal of Jedges." he
ferred.
J. Mr.. C.. L. THOMPSON offered the follow
ing:
& Resolved, That the legal interest shall
he at the rate of six dollars upon one hun
dred dollars for a year, and proportion
ately for greater or less sum, or for
longer or shorter time; and no person shall
take for the loan or forbearance of money
or other things above the value Of such
rate, unless upon contract in writing; IN
which case any rate Of interest SO agreed
to shall be lawful" Laid over.
STAY LAW DECISION.
Mr.. ALLAN called up the resolutions Of
fered by him on Saturday concerning the
decision of the Supreme Court on the stay
law in cases of deeds of trust.
MR. C. GIBSON moved to amend by In
serting "tive' before the words cap
praisers appointed" instead of "three."
Accepted. 40
The resolution. was adopted-ayes, AZ
noes, 35.
HiSE moved to make Mr.. THOMAS chair
man of the special committee. The mo-
ton was tabled.
The following committee was appointed
Allan. Woodson, Bowden, Thomas, Glib
son, Thayer, and Poor.
COUNTY ORGANIZATION.
The morning hour having expired, the
reports on county courts and organization
were taken up, the fourth clause OF the
first section being under consideration, as
follows: "One county treasurer, one su-
perintendent Of the poor, one superln-
tendent of schools
Upon this q heightened discussion arose
Brother HODGES made one Of his charac-
teristic speeches, and related his expert
ence in Township No. O., county, New
York. He had de respect Of de honor to
become acquainted wild John Brown dar,
and he talked wild him. He (H.) was once
elected collector Of dis township No. 8 (O,
and when he become elected, de peopil
asked him to resign, which he did not do
so hecase he had been elected. He was
opposed to Accumulation, but he wanted to
see some political malgemation. He wanted
| 10 see one white man and one black man
| in office, and let de black man watch de
white man, and de white man watch de
black man. He wanted to put stop to
dis thing of rich men gittin all de offices
De rich men, und dc learned men, und de
so-called white men, Tor any yutheI
men, had brought On dis war, und done
more harm than any yuther kind O. men
He wanted to have poor white men and
poor black men whar had de ability IN
office, und not de rich man, whar could
| give security und be all right. He didn't
want no man to be in office whar could git
way up on de pinnicle like iggle (eagle)
und you couldn't reach him. He believed
dat eff you was to bring Charles Dickson
or some yuther smart man to de city
Richmond to speak, und you was to put q
black skin on him, desc here reporters
would make him talk some kind o. out
landish tongue.
/ Desc here good-natured reporters puts
me down as Brother Specs, pnd makes me
talk duck language, und goose language,
und dog and cat language, und eny yuthel
kind o. language, cep'n tbs de right kind o
language, und de right thing. I'll say one
them for 'em, dey'se very skilful in ther
way.
At the conclusion of his remarks, the
| Convention took recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The discussion of the morning was re-
sumed. The clause of the first section re.
lating to the appointment of county
treasurer was defeated-ayes, "a noes,
80. The next clause was adopted. The
clause concerning the superintendent OF
public schools being up, Mr.. CURT!sS
moved to amend by inserting after the
word provided "that in counties con
tanning 10000 inhabitants"
Mr.. THOMAS moved to strike out in the
second proviso all after the word
"schools." Adopted.
MIR. WHITE moved to insert the words
"two years" instead of "fve years" in
the last paragraph. Rejected.
Mr.. CuRTIss offered the following addi.
ton: " Provided, That after the end of the
first term of the county Judge he shall be
elected or appointed for the term of six