The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-02-07

/ a number of amendments were onereu'
prTEn JONES said he was tired OF SO
aary amendments. He believed that II
tbe Lords Prayer were offered, some
member would try to amend it.
THE question was, in the end, decided
nv adopting o resolution providing that on
and after Monday the Convention shall
| meet at IL o'clock, to sit at pleasure, and
that at half-past IL o'clock the order OF
the day shall be taken up.
DISTINCTION IN THE GALLERIES.
LEWIS LINDSEY called up the following
resolution, offered by him yesterday:
"Whereas since the rules and regula-
tions have been adopted for this Conven-
ton, in which the eastern gallery was set
apart for ladies and gentlemen accompa-
nying them; and whereas the doorkeeper
of this Convention has violated this rule
by admitting white male citizens in the
gallery without ladies, and refusing colored
male citizens the same privileges; be it
| therefore
ReSolued, That hereafter no distinction
shall be made in admitting persons in the
galleries, and the doorkeepers are required
to act accordingly"
After some squabbling the resolution
was laid on the table by vote of-ayes,
43; noes, a..
Mr.. WHITE offered resolution forbid
ding any distinction on account Of color
in admitting persons to the galleries and
floor.
Mr.. J. G. GIBSON offered the following
as an amendment:
RESOLVED, That the gallery on the left
of the President he appropriated to the
use of colored ladies and gentlemen, and
the gallery on the right to the use of plain
ladies and gentlemen" Laid over.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
The morning hour having expired, Mr..
CURTIss called up the third section Of the
Executive Department.. Much discussion
ensued, and many amendments were
offered Regarding the matter of eligi-
bility to the place Of Governor, Mr.. E.
GIBSON moved to amend by inserting the
word white " before the word " citizen"
Mr.. MADDOX moved to amend by striking
out the word "white" and inserting
| "loyal." Withdrawn.
HODGES moved to insert mulatto.
[Laughter.] Withdrawn.
The ayes and noes were called, and the
vote resulled-ayes, %; noes, 81.
AyEs.-Messrs. Cowan, Dickey, DUNCAN,
Gravatt Z. Gibson, Harrison. Harris, Ken
nerly, Liggatt, Linkenhoker, Mauzy, Marye,
Milbourne, Mclaughlin M. +. Robertson,
Rust Scott! southal, J; H Th0mpson, "ao-
NoEs.-Andrews, Allan, Aver. Bowden,
Bayne, Babcock, Barrett, Brown, Bland, Gle
ments, Cox, Carter, Curtiss, Fuqua, Flana-
gan, Hunnicutt, Hine, Hodges, Holmes, Jones,
4 r. ~, If
Leahy Lydick, Morrissey Morgan. Moseley,
Maddox, Massey, Norton, Nickerson, Nelson,
Nash, owen, Plat, Parr, Poor, Robinson,
Reed, Staley, Seay Swami, Teamoh' Thayer'
Thomas, Toy, J. 7. S. Taylor, w. I. b. Tay-
| Ior, Toler, Williamson, Watson, Winston,
VIII te and Mr.. President-57.5
ABsENT.-Berkely, Broadus, Breedlove, Can
ada, Carr, Campbell, Dodge, Dixon, Eas than,
Hunter, Hugh Lee, Lewis, Moss, Mayse,
Plaster, Porter, w. IL. Robertson, Snead,
| Wicker, and Walton.
Mr.. H1NE offered the following as an
amendment, to follow the section:
"And who has never performed the du-
ties of any Office, civil or military, un-
der the so-called Confederate Government,
or who has never in any way given aid or
comfort to any rebellion against the United
States"
This was defeated-ayes, 10; noes, 60.
The affirmative votes were Andrews,
Hine, Kelso, Luther Lee, Jr., Morrissey,
Massey, Nickerson, Teamoh, Watson, and
White.
The original proposition, as reported
back from the committee to whom the
matter had been referred for the second
time, was then adopted as follows: No
person except q citizen Of the United
States shall be eligible to the Office of
Governor, and if such person be of foreign
birth, for ten years next preceding his cleo
ton; nor shall any person be eligible to
that office unless he shall have attained
the age of thirty years, and been a resi-
, dent of the State for three years next pre-
ceding his election" The vote on this
stood-ayes, A noes, 35.
The Convention then took recess.
!, AFTERNOON SESSION.
, The Convention met at o'clock.
, The sixth section of the report on the
, Executive was adopted, as follows:
, sc. He may require in writing from the
, officers in the Executive Department in
formation upon any subject relating to the
, duties Of their respective Offices; and may
, also require the opinion in writing of the
Attorney General upon any question OF
law connected with his official duties"
The seventh was adopted, as follows:
, "7. Commissions and grants shall run in
, the name of the Commonwealth of Vir-
ginia, and be attested by the Governor,
: with the seal Of the Commonwealth an
7 neXed."
The eighth section was adopted, as fol-
, lows:
"S. Every bill which shall have passed the
Senate and House Of Delegates, and every
, resolution requiring the assent Of both
branches of the General Assembly, shall,
e before it becomes law, be presented to
f the Governor; if he approve, he shall
, sign it; but if not, he shall return it, with
| his objections, to that House in which it
, shall have originated, who shall enter the
t objections at large on their Journal, and
proceed to reconsider it. If, after such
consideration, two-thirds of the members
shall agree to pass the bill or joint resolu-
ton it shall be sent, together with the OBJ
jections, to the other House, by which it
shall likewise be reconsidered, and if ap-
proved by two-thirds of all the members
present it shall become law, notwith-
standing the objections of the Governor
But in all such cases the votes Of both
Houses shall be determined by ayes and
, noes, and the names of the members
!, voting for and against the bill or joint resp
, luton shall be entered on the Journal OF