The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-03-18
THE VIRGINIA CONVENTION
ORDERED BY CONGRESS TO
FRAME A STATE CONSTITUTION
SevenIy-eighth Day.
TUESDAY, March II, 1868.
The Convention met at II o'clock.

The Convention met at II o'clock.
MR.. PARIS PRIVILEGED QUESTION.
Mr.. PARR arose to privileged question.
He objected to the report of the commit
tee on the Nansemond petition because
he thought injustice had been done him.
He had right to be heard as the man
who represented the people of Nansemond
county. He was absent on the previous
day, when the report was made, and he
didn't agree with its conclusions. He
didn't know but what Mr.. PORTER had been
mistaken, but he might be wrong himself.
He demanded to know by what right the
gentleman from Chesterfield had pre-
Sented petition from Nansemond. He
objected to Retrospective homestead law,
and his constituents, with but few excep-
tons, were opposed to it; and if he could
not get the law passed by proper and law
full means, he did not want any law at all.
At this time Mr.. PARR was called to
order from his own side Of the house, and
he was forced at last to take his seat.
PROPERTY ORDINANCE.
Mr.. ALLAN called up the "ordinance
to prevent the sacrifice of property" etc.
The motion to postpone indefinitely was
lost, as also motion to suspend the rules,
in order to read third time.
COUNTY ORGANIZATION.
The discussion on the report on county
organization was resumed, and continued
until the hour for recess arrived.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention convened at o'clock.
ABsENTEEs.
The following resolution of Mr.. PLATTE
was called up:
Convention be instructed to call the roll Oh
the members at the commencement OF
each session, and note all absentees on the
Journal, and no per diem shall hereafter be
allowed members absent from the sessions
of the Convention for the time they are SO
absent, unless such absence be on account
of sickness"
After considerable discussion the resolu.
ton was adopted-ayes, AZ; noes, &c.
During the discussion BAYNE made an
attack upon Mr.. PLATTE, saying that he
didn't have any more sense when he
offered the resolution than when he at.
tempted to time him in his speech, mis-.
taking three and half minutes for FIVE.
Mr., PLATTE said that he would not con
descend to notice any remarks personal to
himself from q liar and Infamous negro
scoundrel, but he would settle it outside
or words to that effect. Nothing further
was said in the matter.
EXPENSES.
Mr.. THOMAS, from the Committee on
Contingent Expenses, reported the follow.
ing:
An Ordinance providing additional means
to pay the expenses Of the Conuention.
81. An order to provide means to pay
the members, officers, and agents of the
Convention the sum now due them, as well
as that to which they may hereafter be.
come entitled. The people of Virginia, by
their delegates in convention assembled
do ordain that tax of two cents on every
hundred dollars in value be laid upon all
the property, real and personal, in the
State liable to taxation under the existing
laws of the Commonwealth, to be assessed,
collected, and paid into the Treasury, in
the manner and time hereinafter pro-
vided.
90. That it shall be the duty of the col
lectors Of taxes in the counties and cor
porations of this State, who are hereby
appointed collectors of the tax imposed BY
this ordinance, immediately upon the re-
ceipt OF the land and property books OF
their respective counties and corporations
for the year 1868, to ascertain upon the
valuations therein contained the amount
of the tax aforesaid for which each person
is liable, and to place the amount thereof