The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-01-25
AFTERNOON SESSION.

AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention met at O'CLOCK.
! Mr.. Platte moved the roll be caneu :
which was done, and quorum being pro-
sent. the CHArn presented report from
the Auditor, giving statement show shas
the amount Of cspitation tax ana otl n,I
taxes on personal property assessed 10. ,ol
1867: which, on motion, was laio on LILO
table and ordered to be printed.
Mr.. HAwxHUasT offered the following,
which was laid on the table and ordered W
be printed: IN - he do
MED to auy male citizens Of the State over
81 wears of age, except for crime, conpn-
city in rebellion, or mental unsoundness, OF
DISQUALIFIED for holding Office, or acting as
a iuror, on account of bis race or previous
condition; nor shall any company OF pe a,,
soDs acting as common carriers make any
distinction on that account.
GENERAL GRANT.
Mr.. GIBSON arose to a privileged ques-
ton. He had been appointed on the con- :
mittee to wait on General Grant, anu he
| wished to know whether or not that COIL
mittee should not be required to make
report. :, o. ,+oa
After some parley, Mr.. PLATTE stateo
that he had waited on General Grant, anu
that he had stated that he would Dc unapie
to visit the Convention, as he had otneI
more binding engagements, which wouio
occupy all his leisure time while in hicn-
mond.
LIMIT TO SPEAKERS.
NASH offered the following amendment
to section 5th Of the rules and regula-
lions: IT,
"No member shall speak for more tnan
half an hour. nor more than twice to the
same question, without leave; nor more
than once, until every other memDer IN
tending 10 speak shall have SPOKEN.
Under the rules it lies over.
FINANCE.
The repost of the Committee on Finance
was taken up; and, on motion OF Mr.. Gle
MENTs, it was decided to consider 1t by
sections. ;,
The first section was then taken up. 1t
| is as follows:
"ARr1cLE l. Taxation shall be equal
and uniform throughout the State, and all
property, both real and personal, should
be taxed in proportion to its value, to be
ascertained as prescribed by law. No one
species of property from which tax may
be collected shall be taxed higher than any
other species of property of equal value"
| Mr.. OWEN moved to amend by striking
out all after the word /" law" Lost.
Mr.. BowDEN moved to amend by insert
ing after the word taxation the words
"whether imposed by the State or corpo-
rate bodies or counties"
Considerable discussion ensued pend
ing which, Mr.. PARR {Radical) arose. he
| was very much surprised that some gen:
| tlemen had wanted to discriminate, and
especially gentlemen who had been to COL
lege. He looked upon such men with an
eye fearful and he would tell an anecdote
to show what he thought of them. When
he was a boy his grandfather, who was a
Woodworking man, put him to grubbing
roots. The first tree he struck, he dug all
around the surface roots, and when he
came to the tap roots he found them rot
ten. Some of the members of this house
were as rotten as the tap roots. He went
on to illustrate his remarks by digging tap
roots until he got to the third tree, when
he found roots tough according to "nater."
He thought that those men who sought
to Cypress the people by heavy poll-tax
were not true men. God Almighty
| frowned on 'em. He thought that some of
the members reminded him of the ape in
the fable. unfortunate illustration In
this ConventioD). He would illustrate his
position by telling another anecdote. The
animals once got together to elect king.
The ape gyrated around and jumped from
limb to limb to the admiration Of the audi
ence. "He'd been to college, you know"
He was elected king, and the election did
not please the sagacious and cunning fox.
Mr.. Fox come across trap, and invited
Mr.. King to come and see the prize, as he
chose to term it. The king went with
him, and Mr.. Fox exclaimed, as they
reached It, "Thar it is-see it," The king
caught hold of it, and the trap catght hold
of him. Turning to Mr.. Fox he asked
him to help him out. Mr.. Fox replied,
''What! you king, and don't know how to
get out of trap %
He represented $500 votes, and had a
right to express his sentiments. Some
members might think that those votes
| were ucRIO SOtcSs hO WOuiA ogoso sho0
they were votes of men whose skins were
as white as his. They were oystermen.
He concluded by urging that men would
honor their offices and not consider them
selves honored By their Office. He was in
terrupted often by laughter. His speech,
in point of originality of style and de.
livery, was the speech Of the season.
Mr.. E. GIBSON moved that he be invited
to continue his remarks.
Mr.. J. G. GIBSON moved that 10000
copies be printed and circulated.
Mr.. THOMAS offered the following to fol.
low the article as portion Of it:
"Excepting such property as may be
exempted by law for municipal, educa
tional, scientific, literary, religious, OF
charitable purposes
Mir. HAwxHURsT offered the following
To add to the section the words Gas
hereinafter provided" Adopted.
No vote was taken on Mr.. TH0MAs's
amendment.
The Convention then adjourned.