Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1868-01-14

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called up, and after some discussion its consid-
Grafton was postponed.
BILL OF RIGHTS.
The Convention then resolved itself into
Committee of the Whole for the consideration
of the second section of the Bill of Rights-Mr.
Bowden in the chair
A lively discussion ensued.
The question being called, Mr.. Glbson's
amendment was lost. Mr.. Hawxhurst with
drew his, and the following substitute OF Mr.
Thomas was adopted:
'That the Constitution of the United States
and the laws of Congress passed in pursuance
thereof from the supreme law of the land, to
which allegiance is due from every citizen, any
thing in the Constitution, ordinances, or laws
of any State to the contrary notwithstanding.
The committee then arose and the ConVen-
ton adjourned.
TWENTY FIRST DAY.
THURSDAY. Jan. 9, lS6S.-The Convention
met at the usual hour. Prayer by the Chap
lain.
ILLEGAL SHAVING.
Mr.. G. L. Thompson offered the following:
ssWhereas it is the general impression that
| many, if not all the banks, insurance compa..
MES, trust and loan companies, in the State OF
Virginia have grossly abused their rights and
privileges in charging from three to ten per
cent month, according to the necessities OF
the subject in hand under gulse OF negotiating
loans; and done, too utterly in violation of any
design or anticipation of the Legislature which
granted the chartered privileges of negotiating
loans; and whereas their injurious and oppres-
sive practices are most sadly visible in the com
munities where they are located, and beyond
| longer endurance, and must, if allowed to cont
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with the masses at whose expense the few may
| be built up; therefore be it
'tResozUed, That the Committee on Banks be
instructed to inquire into the expedlency OF en-
grating in the Constitution provision limiting
| the privileges granted to banks, banking lnstl,
| buttons, INSURANCE companies, and trust and
| loan companies. - Referred.
REPORTS OF DEBATES.
| Mr.. Allan called up his resolution, offered on
| Tuesday, authorizing the printing Of $50 extra
copies Of the reports Of the debates.
| After some discussion, On amendment OF Mr.
| Hawxhurst to print 480 copies was lost,
and Mr. Allan's resolution was adopted with
ayes and messages, 40; noes So.
PERSONAL MEDICATION.
| The hour for the order of the day having ar
| rived before Mr.. Hunnicutt had an opportunity
| to defend himself against charges made against
him yesterday, Mr. Robertson moved that Mr.
Hunnicutt have an opportunity to mage the re-
ply under suspension Of the rule:
After much squabbling the motion was car
ried, and Mr. Hunnicutt was allowed to go on
He said he had been charged by rebel papers
South and every Copperheaa paper North with
having been an original secessionist He pro
posed to prove that this was false. He was the
editor of public journal ip Fredericksburg for
twelve years prior to the late war. lie bad a
bound file Of that paper, and any member OF
the Convention, or any one outside, could see
this file upon application at his Office. He con-
tinued his remarks at considerable length to
prove First That be was not an original Sc
cessionist Second. That be vas not in favor OF
capturing Fortress Monroe. Third. That ne
never did anything to preserve the Union, was
| false Fourth. That he did not oppose colored
peoples having house Of worship in Freder-
icksburg.
During his remarks he alluded to r. NJ. L.
Hunter, among others, as traitor
| Mr.. Hunter, Of Prince George. said that 1t
the gentlemen said that r. M. T. Hunter was
a traitor, he lied in his teeth.
Mr.. Lggatt said that he seconded what the
gentleman from Prince George had said.
Mr.. Platte asked that the matter be settled
before any furthur discussion ensued-
Norton (nigger) said that such expressions as
had emanated should not be allowed. He
would move that the member be reprimanded.
Mr. Hunter said that he was willing to be
censured if his words were not justihab!e: He
repeated the expression, that if the gentleman
said that r. NJ T. Hunter was traitor he lied
in his teeth.
Mr. Lggatt said he was ready to be repri-
manded for seconding Mr.. Hunter; it neces-
sary he was ready to be expelled.
| Ten or twelve points of order were raised.
Mr. E. Gibson said that be regretted very
much that any personalities had arisen In de-
bate He had always tried to avoid them, and
as they had been forced in, he had met them.
He did not think that the hall was a place to
settle personalities, and he would declare that
he himself was ready to settle them outside.
Twenty or thirty more points of order were
here raised. Among them was one that if
speeches had been made after motion to rep
rimand member for disorderly words, provi
ded the words were not stated at the time OF
the motion, such q motion could be enter
tanned
The Chair decided against this.
An appeal was made to the decision of the
Chair and the vote being taken with ayes and
noes on the appeal, resulted-Ayes, 56; noes,
26.
After conciliatory remarks, Mr. Scott moved
to lay the whole matter on the table. This was
lost.
Mr. Mggatt moved to reconsider the vote by
which the decision of the Chair was sustained.
Lost.
Again members to the number of several tens
raised points of order
Finally, the motion to reprimand was re-
ferred to select committee Of FIVE: with in
structlons to report as soon as possible.
The following is the committee Thomas
Curtlss, Woodson, Scott and Bland.
Mr.. Hunnicutt, after the interruption was
settled, proceeded with his remarks quoting
from his book on the Horrors Of Secession =
written after his migration to the North, in the
middle Of the war-and expatiating upon ar
guments already advanced by him on other &C.
casons.
At the conclusion of his remarks, Mr. Gibson
asked the privilege of having fifteen minutes in
which to reply tomorrow, by simply reading
extracts; which was granted.
The Convention then adjourned until half
past o'clock 2. M.
NIGHT SESSION.
The Convention met at half past clock.
PAY OF CLERKS, ETC.
Mr.. Thomas called up the ordinance fixing
the pay of the janitor and clerks of committees
After some discussion Mr.. Leahy called the
previous question, which was whether or not
the janitor and clerks should be paid during
the holidays and until they should be dis
charged.
This was decided with ayes and noes-Ayes
81; noes, 49,
The vote was then taken on Mr. Snead s SUBJ
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