The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-03-31

for paying the expenses Of the Convention
up to the 9th Of April. he had, 1t seemed,
received intimation from General Scnonsio
that he could effect such loan. In an-
swer to the question if the Convenelo.,h
could not adjourn by the 6th OF Aprn,
Mr.. CLEMENTS replied that he did no.
think thew could. General Grant did NOT
saw ANYTHING about when he wished tne
Convention to adjourn, or anything aoou,
l;rn;tino ;ts time. He did not think he had
tho mower to issue an order in the pre-
rn;sas 20 be merely sent General Schoheld
letter of advice. The committee 1nen
went to see some of the moneyeo men ~
Washington, and they there ascerta1heo
that the money could be obtained from
the First National Bank of Washington,
Mr.. McKenzie's bank in Alexandra, OF
the First National Bank Of Richmond 81
seven per cent; but with the names OF
General Schofeld and the State Anoltor
attached to the securities, at six per cent
On Saturday last, the gentleman VINO
came from Washington to raise the money
went to General Schofield and proposed
the issuing of certificates, payable on the
lat of August, instead of negotiating loan
The committee objected to this plan
They suggested this morning that the pay
ment of the State interest on the lst OF
July be suspended to which. General
ScboAeld agreed. The ordinance and reso-
luton were therefore proposed.
After further discussion the previous
question was called and sustained.
On o motion Of Mr.. J. G. GIBSON TO re-
fer the resolution to the Commlttee Oh
Taxation and Finance, the vote resulted
ayes, sc; noes, q.
EDUCATION.
Mr.. CURT1ss claimed that the following
proyision, offered by him on Saturday, had
been adopted: :,
Provided, That any tax authorized by
this section to be raised by counties or
school districts shall not exceed five mills
on dollar in any one year, and shall not
be subject to re-division as herelnoefore
provided in this section" :,
This not appearing on the journal, II
was ordered by vote of the Convention
to be entered on the Journal as adopted.
The Convention then took recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention met at O'Clock.
EDUCATION.
The subject of education was taken up,
the third section being under considera-
ton, as follows: =,
uSEcT1oN 8. The General Assembly
sba,l provide by law at its first session under
this Constitution uniform system of public
free schools, and for its gradual, equal, and
full introduction into all the counties OF
the State by the year 1876, or as much
earlier as practicable" This was adopted
The additional section concerning it,
cendiaries, offered by HAwxHURsT on Sa'
turday, was taken up and adopted-ayes,
80 noes, 2. r,-
The following proviso, offered by Mr..
FRENCH, was lost by vote OF ayes Il,
noes 81: ~,
Provided, That in no case shall white
and colored children be taught at The same
school or in the same house."
The following additional section OF MT.
F. GIBSON was laid on the table by vote
Of ayes SO, noes 10.
The following is the vote
YEAa.-Messrs Allan, Bowden, Bayne, Bah
cock Barrett, Brown, Bland, Clements, Cox
Carter, Curtiss, Canada, Hunnicutt, HaWH-
hnrst Hine, Holmes, Jones, kelso LINDSEY
Morrissey, Moss, Morgan, Maddox, Pate
Poor, Porter, Robinson, M: +. Robertson
Swan. Teamoh, Toy, G. L. thompson, i9 pa
Watson, Winston, Wnlte, Hlchei' NA''
NAys.-Messrs. Berkeley, Cowan, Dickey,
Duncan, Eastman, Gravatt, j y. floson, Z.
Gibson, Harrison, kennerly, Hugh d; Lee,
Linkenhoker, Lewis, Milbourn, Nash, Owen,
"a Ans,EST'SMessrs. Andrews, Aver, Broadus,
Breedlove, Carr, Campbell, Dodge, I DiSon'
Euqua, Flanagan, French, Gi6bony' harTls'
Hodges, Hunter. James, Luther Lee, Jr.,
Leahy, Lydick, Moseley, Marye, Mayse, Mas
sew, Mclaughlin, Norton, Nickerson, Nelson,
Plaster, Parr, w. II. Robertson, Reed. Snead,
Scott, Southall, ]. H. Thompson, Illayer,
Thomas, r. 7. S. Taylor, w. F: b. Taylor
Wnddell, Williamson, Woodson, Wilson, Viii.
liams, Walton.
"There shall be separate schools Tor
white children and for colored childre
and the capitation tax derived from WHITE
polls shall be devoted exclusively to edu-
cation in the white schools, and that from
colored polls to education IN the coioreo
schools"
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT.
The report on the legislative depart
ment was taken up, and the first section
adopted, as follows:
"SEcTIoN |. The legislative power of
this Commonwealth shall be vested in
General Assembly, which shall consist of
a Senate and House of Delegates"
The second, third, and fourth sections
were passed over until the report on the
basis of apportionment should have been
disposed of.
The fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth,
tenth, eleventh, and twelfth sections were
adopted, as follows:
Qualification of Senators and Delegates.
"StCTIoN 5. Any person may be elected
senator who at the time of election is &C
tually a resident within the district, and
qualified to vote for members of the Gene
raj Assembly according to this Copstitu-
ton. And any person may be elected a
member of the House of Delegates who
at the time of election is actually resi-
dent within the county, city, town, or
election district, qualified to vote for men,
bers of the General Assembly according to
this Constitution. The removal of any
person elected to either branch of the
General Assembly from the city, county,
town, or district for which he was elected
shall vacate his office.
I" PoUerS and Duties of the General Assem-