The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-04-17
THE VIRGINIA CONVENTION
ORDERED By CONGRESS- TO
FRAME A STATE CONSTITUTION.
One Hundred and Third Day.

One Hundred and Third Day.
THURSDAY, April Is, 1868.
The Convention met at IL O'Clock.
Prayer by the chaplain.
PER DIEM.
Mr.. ALLAN offered the following:
/" RESOLVED, That a committee of five be
appointed to wait upon the commanding
General and consult with him in regard
to the payment of the expenses of this
Convention from the 9th day of April un-
til the day Of adjournment" Laid over.
ELECTION ORDINANCE.
Mr.. H1NE, from the special committee,
submitted An ordinance concerning the
election fer ratification of this Constitu-
ton, and for State officers and members
of Congress-"
The first section provides for the cleo
ton on the ratification on the I'd day OF
June, 1858; to be held under the regula-
lions to be prescribed by the commanding
| General.
Section second provides for an election
for State officers and members of the &c.
neral Assembly at the same time; the
officers to enter upon the duties of their
offices as soon as elected and qualified un-
der the provisions of this Constitution.
Section third provides for the election
of members of Congress at the same time
and under the same regulations.
Section fourth provides that the Gene
raj Assembly elected under this Constitu-
tion shall assemble in Richmond on Wed
nesday the oath of June, 1868.
The fifth section requests the command.
ing General to enforce the ordinance.
Under a suspension of the rules, the Or
dinance was adopted-ayes, 40; noes, 8.
/ EXPENSES.
LEWIS LINDSEY offered the following:
RESOLVED, That the Com mittee on FL
nance and Contingent Expenses be and
are hereby requested to report at once an
ordinance requiring the General Assembly
to appropriated sufficient sum of money
to defray the necessary expenses of this
Convention accruing after the 9th instant
Referred.
THE UNPAID PER DIEM.
Mr.. ALLAN offered the following as an
additional section to the Constitution:
"The General Assembly shall, at its
first session after the adoption of this Con-
stitution, make an appropriation for the
payment of the unpaid portion of the mem.
bers of the Convention, and the accounts
for all other expenses of the same" Laid
over.
REVISION.
The report of the Committee on Revi.
sion of Elective Franchise was read and
corrections made.
Mr.. THOMAS moved to suspend the rules
in order to allow him to move a modifca-
ton of the test oath.
1t was contended that q vote upon the
modification could be taken without a
suspension of the rules.
The CHAIR decided that suspension
was necessary.
Z An appeal was taken from this, which
was tabled ayes. 80; noes, "a.
Some discussion ensued. UNDERWOOD
favored suspension of the rules in order
that the oath might be modified in regard
to county officers.
The vote upon suspension resulted
AYES 40. noes So. TWo-thirds not favor
inr the motion, it was decided lost.
Mr.. PLATTE moved to suspend the rules
TO consider modification of the oath IN
relation to county officers. This was also
lost -ayes, SO noes, 33.
Mr. SNEAD moved a suspension Of the
rules in order to introduce the following
as an additional section:
ALL persons who voted For Conyen-
ton at the election held in this State
October %, 1857, or advocated the recon
structionacts Of Congress previous to that
election, are RELEASED from the political
disabilities imposed By this Constitution"
ghia was also lost.