The Daily clarion., 1868-04-17
NER AGENTS.
,.. proceedings OF Yesterday, ia.
-:Ee and outside Oa lilac COEaven-


ton.
Having witnessed only portion Of the pro
..iings in the Convention ofyesterday, whicl
80 The resignation of the Conservative dele
- and which resulted in violence after adj
'5.,,-nnent. we have been at some pains in OBJ
.,ni,g 4 correct statement Of what really die
occur.
Tbeouestion Of Franchise being before tn,
convention. Mr.. Barry submitted the follow
INV which he advocated at some length:
No person shall be eligible to any office Of
uroft or of trust, civil or military, in this
State. who member of the Legislature
vored for the call of the Convention that
rassed the Ordinance of Secession or who
II \ delegate to any Convention, voted for OF
s5rned anv ordinance of secession, or who
gave voluntary aid countenance, counsel OF
Encouragement to persons engaged in armed
hostility to the Government of The United
States. or who accepted, or attempted to ex-
erese the functions of any office, civil or mil
itary, under any authority, or pretended
government, authority, power, or cOnstitu-
non within the United States, hostile or
nimical thereto. except all persons who
/ aided reconstruction by voting for this Con
yention; but the Legislature may, by a vote
oftwo-thirds of each house, remove such
disability.
Mr. Morgan, of Yazoo, having obtained
the floor moved the previous question"
Mr. Townsend quoting the remarks of the
delegate from Yazoo to a delegate on the
Radical side of the house upon former
occasion, denounced the motion ''as base,
eontemptible and cowardly."
The previous question was however sus-
tanned by n close vote, and the section adop-
ted by the following vote:
AYEs-Alderson, Alcorn, Barry, Bridges,
Brinson, Caldwell, CASTILLO, Chappell, Chap
man, Clarke, Combash. i raine, Fawn, Fitz-
| hugh, Gibbs, Handy, Hauser, He bert, Jacobs,
Johnson, A., Lawson. Leas, Leonard, Moore,
Morgan, Myers, Mygatt, Mcknight NewsOm,
0zlnne, Parsons, j. r., Par>ons, f., Peyton
Z. A.. Powell, Quinn. Railsback, Stewart,
Nringer, Townsend, Toy, Williams, Wier,
F00dmansee and y Yeomans.-f4.
| NAYs-Ballard, Beam, compton, Conly,
birmingham, Elliott John. Gather, GOss,
iTay, Hemingway, Howe, Ilutto, Longmire,
Ausgrove, Montgomery, McCutcheon, Nesbit,
Niles, Orr, Phillips, Stovall, Watson and War
rsu-2J.
Mr. Townsend changed his vote from the
negative to the affirmative in order to move
reconsideration, but was prevented from
obtaining the floor by CASTILLO who moved
to reconsider, followed Immediately by Bar
" with motion to table"
The ayes and noes were called for by both
sides of the house, amid considerable excite
ment
Mr.. Townsend enqured if the motion to
reconsider was seconded.
Mr. Watson, said that he hoped the mo-
ton to reconsider would prevail, as he had
but just returned to the city, and required
time for deliberation upon the matter
and was confident that this desire was
shared by members on each side of the
house, and was proceeding to make some
remarks in support of reconsideration, when
he was called to order by the President
and informed that the motion before the
House, was to lay the motion to reconsider
upon the table which cut off all debate.
The question was then put to the House |
On Barrys motion, and declared carried.
While the President was putting the |
question, Mr.. Townsend and others informed |
him that the ayes and nays were called for, |
butno attention was paid to them.
Mr. Gibbs, and others, said that they hoped |
that members would be allowed to record |
-N-t fNttSr blb AO dlbCAtAOA was istio ~ |
them by the Chair
Mr. Townsend arose to point of order, |
that the ayes and nays had been called for, /
but that the Chair had ignored the call.
The Chair ruled that they had not, and
stated that the House was ready for new
business
Mr. Townsend responded that the ruling
was unjust, and that the President knew his
statement was false.
stringer (oolOred) moved that the delegate
from Marshall be censured FOR his unparlia-
mentary expressions.
The President hoped the delegate from
Warren would withdraw his motion. as he
attached no Importance to the affrOnt.
Mr.. Townsend responded, that he cared
nothing for the censure of the assembly. bu
that as it was a question of veracity between
the President and himself, and was willing |
10 accept the arbitration of any gentleman |
Qt there were such) on the Radical side, as
10 the fact of the call for the ayes and nays |
having been made.
Mr. Barry said if the status of delegates was
70 De guaged by that of the representative from
afshall, perhaps there were no gentlemen ON
as side of the house.
Ar. Townsend rejoined that he did not wish |
=" oe gauged by any such contemplate puppy |
Is the individual from Homes, and amid great /
excitement withdrew from the Hall, inviting /
barry to follow, who, however remained in |
MS seat, ,gesticulating violently with clenched |
fists
Mr.. Watson then arose to 3 question of privi-
lege, stating that having been absent for some
ume, he was hordly aware of the present sta
tus of affairs, and would ask whether the action
upon the disqualification clause was regarded
As definite and final.
The President responded that it was.
Then, sir, continued Mr.. Watson, am to |
understand that ninety-nine hundredths of
Hose who were citizens of Mississippi in 1s60 |
are ineligible to Office, and have no longer any
interest in the government-such being the |
case, We are out of place here; we can do no