The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-01-30
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FRAME a STATE CONSTITUTION.
THIRTY-EIGHTH DAY.


:WEDsEsDAY, January 20, 1858.
The Convention met at the usual noun.
Prayer by the chaplain.
Mr, THOMAS moved to modify the resoiu-
ion authorizing the printing Of lo,ooo
.oniea of DIR. Sears's address 80 as to make
he number 1000, as that address had Deen
pretty thoroughly circulated already Dy
Ina newspapers. The molten was subse-
1uently Withdrawn.
REGISTERED VOTERS.
PETER JONES called up the resolution OF
KELso asking. General Schodeld to allow
registered voters to vote in any part OF the
State where they may be residing ct the
time of election.
Mr.. PLATTE stated that the resolution
was unnecessary, as General Schotield had
already drawn up an order which would
meet the case, and which he intended soon
to issue. He had this from good authority:
KELso stated that he had seen General
Brown. who had encouraged him in offer
ing it, and told him that he would use
his influence in getting its objects carried
out. -
The resolution was adopted, and the
following committee was appointed kei-
SO, Platte, Maddox, French, and Owens.
REMOVING DISABILITIES. -
Mr.. PLATTE called up PETER MoRGAN's
resolution appointing acommittee 70 pro,
cure the names of persons who shouio
have their congressional disabilities re-
moved. which list should be presented TO
Congress in the form of petition.
Some discussion ensued.
! Mr.. CLEMENTS opposed the resolution De-
cause he thought that many men most
worthy of pardon would not apply Tor IL ;
and then it would not be consistent, as IL
was we'll known that it was purposed 10
extend the disfranchiSement. . z.
Mr.. WILLIAMS favored the resolution:
Mr.. HAwxHURsr was opposed to it, and
would leave the dirty work OF pedilng
out pardons to Andrew johnson, who hrst
begun it. & " - .:
Mr.. E. GIBSON opposed the resolution.
Tn the course of his remarks he said !" w
have had violations enough of the Consti-
tuition, first through the petty tyranny OF
Andrew johnson, and after that by Ina,
infamous tyrant the Congress of the United
States" [Sensation and calls OF Ut
der!"1 ag
Mr.. MADDOX jumped up, and moved that
the words be taken down by the Secretary
as disorderly. 20
This was done, and Mr. GIBSON again
proceeded; when several members arose
to insist that he be not allowed to proceed
Points of order were also raised: :.
Mr.. ALLAN said that he wanted tne pol!'
decided at once. He remembered 8 si"l.
lar instance in the United States Senate,
few days since, when Ben: Wade, a senator
had attempted to wade too deep IN Inc
same mud in which the gentleman now
found himself. [Mr. ALLAN was corrected
by several members in his mistake o.
stating the name of Ben. Wade instead o.
Fernando Wood.] In that case Inc gen
tleman had been stopped until Inc queS'
ton was settled.
Mr.. E. GIBSON: Yes, sir; but IL Una
case the gentleman's words were diae
spectful to the body in which he made the
remarks.
Mr.. ALLAN replied that he thought that
inasmuch as this body had been convened
by order Of Congress the words spoken
were disrespectful to it.
After considerable squabbling, the morn
ing hour expired.
MIR. MADDOX moved that the order of the
day be postponed. Lost. Ayes, Sc;
noes, At.
Mr.. J. G. GIBSON arose to privileged
question. He held that the words spoken
by the member from Alexandria (HAwx-
HURsr) in regard to the dirty work begun
by Andrew Johnson" were disrespectful.
Several points of order were raised to
the effect that words had been spoken
since the remarks alluded to.
The CHAIR sustained the point.
Mr.. GIBSON said that the CHAIR did not
sustain this point in the case of Mr.. HUNTER.
In that case several speeches were made
after his remarks before motion to repri-
mand was made.
CHAIR: Never mind. The point of order
is sustained.
A PRIVILEGED QUESTION.
The order of the day was called for
when Mr.. PARR (RadicaD arose vehe-
mently and called out Mr.. President, ]
arise to privileged question, sir. I have
arose three times, and you have not paid
any attention to me, sir !; and now, sir, !
demand it, sir. Mr.. PARR was allowed to
proceed. He read from the Dispatch q
portion of the letter from "Diogenes,"
correspondent from NanSemond. He wrote
his name in some language he couldn't I'M
derstand. The statement in that article
that he said he represented $500 votes was
outrageous. He had never said such word
in his life. lLaughter.l He would move
to expel the gentleman from the Dispatch
from this floor forever. Loud laughter. ]
He had encouraged that gentleman by buy
ing his papers and sending them to Nanse-
mond, the very place where the letter
came from and that gentleman put in
that paper things to discourage him and
cut his throat. That man was juss like a
snake. He felt very indignant. Well,
now, less see (quoting): "Mr. Parr, in a
recent speech" Aha, I never made a
speech; I iuss said few remarks.
He went on to say that he
didn't say he represented white men, but
he said " oystermen," and that their skins
were as white as his, He said he repre-
sented 500 majority, and not $500 votes.
He wound up by saying that the gentleman
ought to retract. When he went home
his constituents would hug him around the
neck and say: "Parr, you did we'll"
Laughter -
Mr.. C.. GIBSON moved that the paper
which undertook to narrate the speech
made by the gentleman from Nansemond
be discarded from this House because it
represented him to say he represented
8 800 voters; whereas he said he repre-
sented $685.. Loud laughter
MIR. PARR replied above the noise as
near as could be heard I" No, sir, t,oerty-
three hundred" 49,, y
Mr.. ALLAN: Gle means oysters
TAXATION. sgssf..