The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-03-19

WEDNESDAY, March 49, iooo.
rho Convention met at ii o'c2ocA'
Tbe roI, was called, and seventy-seVen
members answered to their haih0''
PLATTE vs.. THE DISPATCH
NJ D. lite arose to privileged ques
IN We denied emphatically the IAN
a o,Un in the Dispatch reported 10 nave
Sooo used by him towards BATNE on yes.
tordav. and he hoped the reporter "ou'
do him the Justice to correct 1t.
EXTENSION OF LEAVE.
IN motion of Mr.. BowDEN, the leave 0
absence of Mr.. EusrAcE GIBSON was OK
tended on account of sickness.
BAYSE KS. THE DISPATCH.
Frssy BAYSE arose to privileged CUES
ton. He denied the accuracy VI .n n,
mort in the Dispatch. AS TO dis "o u ,' Wv
nndent. it was called impotence III sla'u. ~
times to dare to take OFT OAR mats uuu - I y :
look ND in their marster's lace pu' . -
was ;mpudent, it vas because IL was I Laod
oF his labor and put in de reporter noau
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800 nu nsine scch language towards MN. ;
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M. Allan called ~ the oa.sinanee 10
nrcren. The sacrifice o. pope ~ NJ
A., N,,l.,:,s,,,a> ,,t3.sra6 ;:ia following
additional section:
- This .,iinanoc SHALL iako odect
and H., in force lro,r and AFTER thc rati.h-
cation Nv The people W the CONSTITUTIONS
proposed Ivy the Convention.
mir. Scorr offered q substitute; which
was ordered 10 be printed.
Pending the discussion the morning
bour expired, and the order of the day was
taken up.
COUNTY ORGANIZATION.
The following article Of the ordinance
wss under consideration
PARTICLE 2. One clerk of the corpora
ton or hustings court, who shall also be
the clerk of the circuit court, except in
cities or towns containing population Of
thirty thousand 10000 or more, in which
city or town there may be separate clerk
for the circuit court, who shall hold his
office for term Of six Co years."
Mr.. MCLAUGHLIN' amendment to insert
Is 900 instead of 10000 was lost.
Mr.. CLEMENTS offered the following as
an addition to the first section Also the
following enumerated officers, who shall
be elected by the qualified voters of said
cities and towns"
Mr.. ALLAN offered the following as an
amendment to the amendment: Except
clerks of the county and sherifls, who shall
be appointed by the court"
Mr.. PORTER offered the following as
substitute " Also, the following enume-
rated officers shall be elected by the
qualified voters Of said cities or towns,
except attorneys for the Commonwealth,
who Shall be chosen by the said corpora
ton or hastings court at term presided
over by the Judge"
Mr.. WINSTON offered the following as an
to the amendment: Alter Inc
words Commonwealth attorneys insert
the words and the clerks for circuit and
county courts" A.
The ayes and noes were called on the
amendment. 1t was lost by vote OF IL
ayes to So noes.
Mr.. ALLANs amendment was lost-ayes,
%; noes, As.
Mr.. PoRTER's substitute was lost-ayes,
%; noes, 46.
Mr.. CLEMENTs's amendment was adopt
ed-ayes, IS; noes, IL.
The second section was then taken up.
Mr.. WILLIAMSON moved to insert three
years instead of six years. Carried.
Mr., WINSTON moved to strike out all
between the words "hustings court and
" who shall" LoSt-ayes, II noes, 10.
The Convention then took recess.
INoTE.-The following note from DR..
BAYNE explains exactly how the difficulty
between himself and Mr.. PLATTE stands:
3" To tie Reporter OF the Dispatch:
Your friend PLATTE fails to state what
he did say relative to your report of him.
So your report must stand as the Judgment
of the Dispatch, which is the judgment of
the House, until he (PLATTE) shows to the
contrary. THos. BAYNE."I
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention met at 4 o'clock.
EXPENSES OF THE CONVENTION.
Mr.. THOMAS called up the ordinance
providing for the payment Of the expenses
of the Convention.
Mr.. LYDICK moved to amend the ordi-
nance by inserting instead of two cents on
a hundred dollars Two and and half cents.
MIR. CURTIss moved to insert three cents
on hundred dollars.
Mr.. WILLIAMS offered the following as a
substitute for the ordinance:
ItesOtUed, That committee be APP
pointed to memorable Congress fora grant
of 100000, or such sum as shall be found
necessary to pay the expenses of this Con-
vention and such other obligations as it
may be necessary to incur for re-registra-
ton and taking the vote on the Constitu-
ton"
This was lost.
Tho fourth caction IL &C folIows.
"a. It shall be the duty of the Treasu-
rer Of the State to receive and safely keep
the amount which NAV be paid into the