The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-01-27
The TiTgiasiG Convention
ORDERED BY CONGRESS TO
FRAME A STATE CONSTITUTION.

4sco YtS'yV5t5U GU7cCessCCtUst
ORDERED BY CONGRESS TO
FRAME A STATE CONSTITUTION.
THIRTY-FTrTH DAY.
SATURDAY. January %, 1868.
The Convention met at the usual hour.
Prayer by thechaplain.
.-,s..s.,rs THE BANKRUPT ACT.
In response to the. resolution of Mr..
ALLAN providing for the appointment Of
q special committee Of FIVE to memorabilia
Congress to extend the time for the opera
ton Of the bankrupt act, Mr.. ALLAN,
from the committee appointed, submitted
q memorial setting forth-frst, the embar-
rassed condition Of the people, in many in
stances 30 much so that persons would be
unable to realize the necessary amount to
pay the expenses contingent upon applica-
lions in the limited period to which its
a,ar. nns extend; second, that under
the provisions of the present act a large
number of insolyents we're deferred from
coming under its operations in conse,
auence of the stay law. The memorial
concludes as follows:a so
/" Yonr memorialists therefore respect
fn,,v ask of your honorable body that
such steps may be taken as VIII acnleVe
the design of the original promoters OF this
movement by extending the period during
which the first clause OF the act reierreo
to shall operate, and that such modlnca-
lions be made in regard 70 exemption
will relieve the people from their lmpend-
ing financial troubles by increasing the
value of such exemptions and providing
for the exemption of real or personal pro-
perty, at the option of the bankrupt"
The committee recommended that one
or more members of the Convention be
sent to Washington to lay the memorial
before Congress and present sucn otner
views as were necessary. The report was
received and adopted.
Mr.. MADDOX moved that the Secretary
be instructed to send the memorial to
Washington.
RESOLUTIONS.
Resolutions were offered as follows:
By Mr.. BABCoCK: Providing for daily
sessions to last from IL A. NJ. till 4 r. ID.
Laid over.
By LEWIS LINDSEY: Instructing the
Committee on Franchise 20 inquire into
the expediency of providing that the
Legislature, at it's session, after the adop-
ton of the Constitution, cause cities and
towns Of over 5000 population to be
divided into wards, and providing against
persons voting in wards in which they DO
not reside.
Mr., WHITE offered lengthy resolution
on oyster tax and aristocratic oppression;
which was referred.
SEATS OF RICHMOND DELEGATES.
Mr.. MAYsE offered the following:
"Whereas there was correspondence
between General Schoheld, commanding
District No. 1, and the Conservative can
didates in relation to the election held in
the city of Richmond in October last for
their seats to represent said city in this
Convention; and whereas, after SAID cor
respondence, General Schofeld ordered an
examination of the registration and polls
in Monroe Ward, in said city, which was
made and whereas, from the official re-
port of said examination, if such report be
true, as is reported to have been made to
the General commanding, showing that,
according to q correct registration, the
said Conservative candidates were OF right
entitled to be returned as legally-elected
members to the Convention,
"Resolved, That committee of five be
appointed to wait upon the General COM
manding and ascertain, as far as may be,
the facts in the premises, and report at an
early day the result"
Mr.. PLATTE was called to the chair, and
Mr.. UNDERWOOD retired.
Mr.. MAYsE wished to advocate his reso-
luton, but several of the Republican
members called him to order.
The CHAIR decided that discussion
would be out of order.
MIR. CLEMENTS moved to lay the resolu-
ton on the table.
Several other motions were made, but
the disposition of the Radical side seemed
to be to push the motion.
Mr.. WALTON wished to move substi-
tute to Mr.. CLEMENTs's resolution.
The CHAIR decided a substitute out of
order.
MIR. WALTON appealed from the decision.
The appeal was not sustained with ayes
and messages, 70; noes 8.
After more squabbling the vote upon
Mr.. CLEMENTs's motion to table resulted
ayes, 48; noes, 81.
Mr., BowDEN objected, while the vote
was being taken, to the Richmond dele
gates voting upon a resolution concerning
themselves personally.
Mr.. MoRRIssEY withdrew his vote in the
negative. LINDSEY and Cox, voting in the
affirmative, also withdrew their votes, Cox
stating that he did so because it didn't
make any difference whether he voted or
not-there were plenty of Republicans
to carry the motion. Mr.. HgNNICUTT said
that he was not present at the time the
vote was taken, and therefore did not know
| what the question was. He was ruled
out of order. After the vote had been
taken, he asked that the resolution be
read and said if any of the Conservative
members wanted anything from him they
could get it.
Mr.. MAYsE said that he could explain
/ to the gentleman.
The CHAIR ruled him out of order.
Mr.. GIBSON insisted that Mr.. MAYsE
should be allowed to reply to the gentle
man from Richmond. He had made
threats that if the Conservative side
wanted anything they could get it, and al!
that sort of stuff; and inasmuch as he had
been allowed to make these personal
threats, he insisted that Mr.. MAYsE should
be allowed to reply.
The CHAIR ruled all further discussion
on atabled resolution out Of order. b
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