Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1868-02-18

UNCONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.

SATURDAY, Feb. S.-Ihe president annOunc-
ed that the 10000 copies of DIR. Sears address
ordered for the use ofthe Convention was ready,
and resolution that ninety copies of the ad
dress be given to each member for distribution
was adopted. The president announced that
under his election to the United States Senate
few years since he was entitled to the frank
| ing privilege, and would be glad to give his
| frank to such members as wished to save post
age. The surplus copies were directed to be
sent to Dr. Sears
Hawxhurst submitted report from the chair
man of committee on the subject of discharging
clerks of committees whose services were not
| needed The report recommended that the
clerks OF the committee on printing, the com
mittee on elections, the committee on basis Of
representation and apportionment, the COM
mittee on elective franchise, and the committee
| on education be retained, and that the other
| clerks be paid up and discharged on Monday
next. The clerks retained to give such assistance
as may be necessary to the committee whose
clerks are discharged.
The report was discussed at some length.
| Parr got the floor and said he did not think
the clerks ought to be discharged. If they
ought, so ought the man whar writes the pro-
ceedings of the Convention. He wanted to do
| equal justice to every man.
Massey moved that the Convention adjourn
sine die
Parr-The gentleman is no friend O. mine,
sir when he made such motion as that, sir
| | dlsown 1t, SIR l am a man of calibre, sir :;
but [ shoots upwards, sir. My calibre's small,
my powder is weak, and my shots light, and if
| they don't create a sensation, sir, when they
fall. can t help it, sir If in thar discension
| they don create a sensation, no man cant say
shot at him, because shot upwards, sir. You
know, Mr. Presidant, they say if you shoot up
| IL thnc ct,o a. IL,
| fall down as hard on your head sir, as they
started up from the muzzle of the gun, sir l d
like to have half hour, to speak to this sub
| ject sir, and have some notes, sir, L d like to
| read, sir.
Mr. Clements-If the gentleman will yield I
would inform him that the question upon which
he wishes to speak is not before the house.
| Parr-Yes sir. I'd like to inform the gen
tleman that L IN not going to speak on the oys
| ter. | have not, as some members have, spent
3 hours on this foor sir, and | want you to lit
me read the notes has.
| Thayer rose to point of order It was that
the gentleman was not speaking to the subject
under consideration.
A voce-''He is speaking directly to it,
Parr-''Yes, sir that's it, sir--directly, sir. -
Pending his speech the hour for the considera-
tion of the order Of the day arrived The re-
port of the committee on the executive was
taken up, and the 18th, 18th and 18th sections
were read and adopted. They are as follows
Is. The Secretary shall keep a record of the
official acts Of the Governor, which shall be
signed by the Governor and attested by the
Secretary and when required, he shall lay the
same and any papers, minutes and vouchers,
pertaining to his office, before either house OF
the General Assembly, and shall perform such
other duties as may be prescribed by law All
fees received by him shall be paid into the treas
ury.
IA. The powers and duties of the Treasurer
and Auditor shall be such as are or may be here
after prescribed by law.
Is. There may be established in the office of
the Secretary of the Commonwealth bureau
of statistics, and bureau ofagricutural Chem
istry and geology, under such regulations as may
be prescribed by law.
The sixteenth section was called up. On
motion of MIR. Scott, Of Fauquier it was stricken
out-ayes 6S, noes II. 1t was as follows:
The General Assembly shall have powers to
| establish bureau of agriculture and immigra-
ton and bureau of manufactures and arts, a
bureau of commerce and trade and a bureau OF
civil engineering and surveys, under such re-
gulations as may be prescribed by law
Curtis offered the following in it's stead:
The General Assembly shall have power to
establish bureau Of agriculture and immigra
ton, under such regulations as may be prescrib-
ed by law.
The substitute was discussed by number of
| Radical members.
Mr. Eustace Gibson got the floor, and COM
menced by noticing the quotations of some re-
marks made by him on former occasion and
now anmadverted upon by several members on
the other side, and went on to say that be