The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-04-09
THE VIRGINIA. CONVENTION
ORDERED BIZ CONGRESS- TO
FRAME A STATE CONSTITUTIONS,
Ninafx.seyentb Day.

WEDNESDAY, Aprli Q, ioVo'
The Convention met at IL O'CLOCK
Prayer by the chaplain.
LIMITATIONS AND GUARANTEES.
Tho Committee on Limitations and
crorontias reported adversely to reso-
,,,t;on authorizing the payment of loyal
man for property lost during the war. The
report was laid on the table Tor printing
PRINTING THE CONSTITUTION.
MADDOX offered resolution providing
for a committee Of five to take into con-
sideration the style Of printing and mode
of distributing the Constitution. It was
adopted.
SEPARATE SCHOOLS, ETC.
Captain PARR offered the following as an
additional section to the Constitution:
"In each school district in which there
may be white and colored children there shall
be two schools. one for the white and the
other for the colored children. The children
of one shall not be admitted to the school of
the other except by the unanimous consent OF
all the parents of the children attending such
school. Any property, real or personal,
which may have been heretofore, or which
may be hereafter, devised, bequeathed, con-
yeyed, or otherwise donated to any county or
portions of a county for the purpose of pro,
noting the cause of popular education, shall
be appropriated to the exclusive benent OF
such county or portion OF county.
Captain PARR desired to speak on this,
but was shut off. His proposition was laid
on the table-ayes, so; noes, 81.
KELso offered the following:
"The Legislature shall not appropriate any
money for the support of colleges or high
schools until the common school system pro-
vided for by this Constitution shall be in
operation throughout the State Provided,
That normal or schools for preparation of
teachers shall be considered as a portion Of the
common school system"
Referred to the Committee on Education.
PRINTING.
Mr.. ALLAN offered the following which
was laid over:
" RESOLVED, That special committee of five
be appointed to inquire into and report the
propriety or improperly of allowing an addi-
tional compensation to the Convention print
ers for work done for this body"
MILITARY AFFAIRS.
The Committee on Military Affairs sub
mitted report recommending the adop-
ton of the present State militia regula-
tions-the word "white " being, of course,
stricken out.
MIXED SCHOOLS.
The mixed school question was called
| up, and all further debate ended by call
for the previous question; which was sus-
tanned.
The question being raised as to the effect
of vote pro or con on the substitute OF
Mr.. PORTER, the CHAIR decided that the
vote would not be upon the adoption of
the substitute, but would decide which
proposition the Convention preferred.
This gave rise to quite an animated dis
cussion. The CHAIR, being pushed by
many questions, said that it would not de-
eide that this was the strict parliamentary
mode of procedure, but it would prefer
that the question would be put in the man.
ner mentioned.
The ruling of the CHAIR was appealed
from.
BAYNE, of course, took part in the Skin
| mishing that followed.
HINE rose to point of order while B.
was speaking.
BAYNE turning sharply upon HINE) /:
"Set down, and don't be interruptin' me /;
I'm MAN, and don't want no more o. dis
| fcolisness."
A motion was made to lay the appeal
on the table.
BAYNE held the floor, and the CHAIR
decided he had it.
Mr.. CLEMENTS appealed from the deci-
| sion.
BAYNE: 81 don't care if you do. won't
yield"
CLEMENTS walking down the aisle): " ]
want to know if the CHAIR is going to re-
fuse to put an appeal"
| BAYNE: eyes, he is. Your appeal is put
down. 1 won't yield"
Mr.. CLEMENTS: Well see about that"
| BAYNE: 81 aoon't yield"
| After some more confusion, caused by
about twenty members endeavoring to gain
the floor at the same time, order was re-
stored.
The motion to lay the appeal on the ia
BILE was finally lost-ayes, Sc; noes, &c.
The appeal was then sustained.
The vote was at length taken, and on
PoRTER's substitute resulted ayes 20, noes
| SO, as follows:
AYBs.-Messrs. Andrews, Aver, Bowden,
Bayne, Barrett Bland, Cox, Carter, Canada,
| Dodge, Hawxhurst, Hodges, Jones, Lindsey,
Lydick, Moss, Mosely, Massey, Norton, Mel
SON, Porter, SWAN, 1ealnon, !oiei, w iilaAl-
NoEs.-Messrs Allan, Berkeley Broadus,
Babcock, Breedloye, Clements, Campbell,
Cowan, Dickey, Duncan, Fuqua, Flanagan,
French, Gibbony, Grayatt, E. Gibson, Har-
rison, Hine, Harris, Hunter, Holmes, Kelso,
| Kennerly, Luther Lee, Jr., Hugh H. Lee
Linkenhoker, Leahy, Lewis, Morrissey, Nor
gan, Maddox, Marye, Mayse, Milbourn, Nc
Laughun, Nickerson, Nash, Owen, Platte,
Parr, Poor, NJ. +. Robertson, Reid, Rusk,
| Staley, Scott, Southall, J. H. Thompson,
Thayer, Toy, J. T. S. Taylor, @. L. Thomp-
son, Waddell, Woodson, Wilson, Winston,
Williams, Wicker, and Walton-69:
| ABSENT. -Messrs. Brown, Curtiss, Dixon,
Eastman, Hunnicutt, james, Plaster, Robin
son, w H. Robertson, Seay, Snead, Thomas,
and VIM. F. B. Taylor.
Nor VoTIEG.-Mr. J. q. Gibson.
On BAYNE's proposition the vote result
cd ayes 81, noes 81, as follows:
AYEs.-Messrs. Bayne, Breedlove, Cox,
Dodge, Hawxhurst, Hodges, Jones, Kelso,
Lindsey, Lydick, Morrissey, Moss, Mosely,
Massey, Norton, Porter, Swan, james T. 3.
| Taylor, Williamson, Watson, and White-2l.
| NoBs.-Messrs. Andrews, Allan Aver, Bow
den, Berkeley, Broadus, Babcock, Barrett,
Bland, Clements, Carter, Canada, Campbell,
Cowan, Dickey, Duncan, Fuqua, Flanagan,
| French, Gibbony, Gravatt, ]. @. Gibson,
Eustace Gibson, Harrison, Hine, Harris, Hun
| ter, Holmes, Kennerly, Luther Lee, Jr., Hugh
H Lee, Linkenhoker, Leahy, Lewis, Nor
gan, Maddox, Marye, Mayse, Milbourn, Nc
Platte, Parr, Poor, NJ. +. Robertson, Reid,
Rusk, Staley, Scott, Southall, Teamoh, J. H.
Thompson, Thayer, Toy, q. l.. Thompson,
Toler, Waddell, Woodsou, Wilson, Winston,
Williams, Wicker, Walton, and Mr.. Presi-
uen1W 49,, n: r.,