Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1868-01-14
NUMBER XIX.
NINETEENTH DAY.


assembled at II o'clock NJ. Prayer by the Rev.
Mr.. Hayne, of Portsmouth.
The Journals of Saturday and Monday were
| read, corrected and approved
The Chair presented the following communi-
cation from the Auditor of the State Treasury
AUDITOR S OFFIcE, I
RICHMOND, Va, January I, 1865. Z T.
Hon. John c. Underwood, ,~
aes safe President of the Conuention
FSr,-The order received at this Office from
General Schofeld on yesterday authorizes and
directs me, latter auditing the accounts accord
ing to law, to issue warrants upon the State
Treasury for the payment of the per diem of
the officers and members of the State Conven-
ton, IN accordance with the provisions of an
ordinance fixing the compensation of members
and officers Of the Convention and providing
for the payment of the same, passed 10th of
December, 1867" The language of the ordi-
nance referred to is in the following words-to
wit
" The members of the Convention shall each
receive the sum of eight dollars for euery days
attendance upon the Convention, etc.
The question arises whether it is competent
for me, under the ordinance and order aforesaid,
to pay the per diem of members during the re-
cess at the Christmas holidays, and according
lly submitted it to the commanding General for
his further orders
The reply of General Schofeld to the COM
muncatlon was In substance: That it was a
question of construction of the ordinance and
suggested that if entertained doubt as to its
proper construction to refer the question to the
Convention; which now beg leave respectfully
to do.
''WILLIAM T. TAYLOR,
Auditor
The following was also presented:
CONFERENCE Room,
RICHMOND, VA, January 6, 1868.
Hon. John g. Underwood,
President of the Constitutional Convention ::
Sir,-I have the honor herewith to transmit
to you a resolution of thanks passed by the Vir-
ginia and North Carolina Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church to your honorable
body, in acknowledgment of the courtesy ex-
tended to the members Of this body of the privi-
leges OF the floor of the Convention.
THOMAS III. HAYNE, Secretary
The resolution is as follows: m
rResolred, That the thanks of this Confer
ence be rendered to the Constitutional Conven-
ton now In session In this city for granting to
its members the privileges of the floor of that
body ;a-9I-4- E - aa ra
And the following which was referred to the
committee on education:
1 "Your committee to whom was referred the
subject of education beg leave to report that we
cannot couch In language sufficiently strong our
high appreciation OF It's importance. In every
employment and department OF life it is essen
tial to success and where it is not found, bigo-
try Incidence, superstition, and prejudice a.
bound with all other elements disqualifying man
for high development and attainments In social
political, civil, military, or religious life. We
feel satisfied that our greatness and virtue as a
people and Church depend no little upon our
final success in bringing this matter to bear up
On the masses. Education is inward progress :
and as our greatest auxiliary, we must follow it
up Not to do so is retrogresson both in
Church and State. The people thirst for knowl-
edge, and their lmportunings must be heard
lmpartlallty and prompt action upon the sub
ject we would recommend to our people, and to
its careful consideration we would most respect
fully call the attention of the Constitutional
Convention now in session in this city. We,
therefore, recommend for your adoption the
following resolutions:
ReSotUed, l. That the subject occupy a
large share OF our attention and take stronger
hold upon our energies than heretofore
2. That our people go heart and hand for
the establishment OF common schools, and pat
ronlZe them.
''3. That wherever it is possible and desirable,
schools OF higher grade should be opened,
tions.
4. That colleges, highly literary, scientific
and classic, be established for the education of
our youth In general.
.. That as soon as possible theological
seminary for the exclusive benefit Of students
for the ministry be opened in our midst.
y. s. MITCHELL,
II. III. HAYNES, Committee"
I'D. b. WHITE,
Mr.. Allen presented the following resolution
'Resolued, That committee of five be ap-
pointed by the Chair to confer with the State
Auditor in regard to the communication receiy-
ed from that officer relative to the per diem of
members and officers of the Convention.
Moss (negro) offered, as a substitute, the fol-
lowing
''Resolred, AS the Judgment of the Conyen-
ton, that the true construction of the ordinance
IN regard to the per diem of members and Off
GERS OF this Convention, passed on the 10th day
OF December, 1867, entities them to per diem
buring their recess taken on the Goth of Decem-
der"
The question was put upon the passage the
substitute; and it was carried by vote of so
to 39
The hour of o'clock having arrived, the
special order of the day was called up
a motion prevailed to suspend the order to
enable Mr.. Thomas, from the committee on f.
nance, to present the following:
''An Ordinance provilmg for the pay of the
Clerks Of the Committees and of tie Jdnitor
ofHle ConUention.
THE people of Virginia, by their delegates
in Convention assembled, do ordain that the
clerks Of the committees shall each receive the
sum OF five dollars per day for each days at.
tendance upon the committees and the janitor,
Alfred Thornton, the sum of six dollars per
day for the sum services of himself and his as
| sstants for each and every day attendance up
on the sessions of the Convention to be paid
out OF the Treasury of Virginia upon the Ger.
tifcate of the Secretary of the Convention.
This ordinance shall be in force from its
passage"
The Convention resolved itself into Commit.
tee of the Whole, Mr.. Wilson in the chair.
| The special order of the day, the considera-
ton of the Bill Of Rights, was called up, and
the minutes of the previous session were read.
! MIR. Snead moved that the amendment and
substitute of yesterday be laid upon the table
| which was carried
| MIR. Platte moved to lay the substitute TO tha
substitute and the original substitute on the
| table.
+ Mr.. Woodson argued from the second section
OF jefferson Manual to show that the original
section OF the bill under consideration would 90
on the table with the substitute
Mr.. Platte withdrew his motion to enable the
vote to be taken upon the substitute of Mr..
Hine. The vote was taken, and the substitute
/ was lost