The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-02-08

Mr.. ALLAN, after alludlng 10 ths -
ing desire of the gentleman from feters-
burg to take exception at everything,
said : "Mr. President, If q substitute were
in. order I would offer the following"
nauebter.l iMr. ALLAN deserves ms
.sobriauet of "Yank.n He then read MS
substitute. In conclusion, he salo ne
would offer this at the proper time, and
hoped that the gentleman from petersburg
would not evince q further desire TO ih-
terrupt him. ar
Mr.. PLATTE (melo-dramaticallyl.: ~
hurl back the gentleman's inslnuations.s
Laughter. - .,s
Conservative member shut the
door," Laughter.] NJ
Mr.. LYp1cK followed Mr.. ALLAN. he
spoke of the old days of Wings and Demo
Gratis. He was then one of the inVlnciDie
Democrats. GCries of louder.l
Mr.. PRESIDENT: "Shut the door,
LLaughter.l o
Mr.. J. G. GIBSON: "Oh, no; there's no
danger"
Nj. LYD1cK: eyes, Mr.. President,
that's right that door sounds very harsh
TaafGGHfissss 81 louder. he contlnnsaS
tell of the "ludikerous things the wings
used to tell on the Democrats, and con-
Guided by telling an a%necdote. he was
often greeted during his remarks py tne
inevitable cry of i" louder"
Mr.. CURr1ss called the previous ques-
ton which was sustained.
M. Plates amendment was LOST
ayes, Sc noes, 81. .od
Mr., WooDsoN's substitute was
as follows-ayes, 81; noes, IA.
GA Secretary of the
Treasurer, and Auditor OF 'Puoilc AZ
counts, shall be elected by the JOHN Vote
of the two Houses of the General Assem-
bly. and continue in office for the term VI
two wears, unless sooner removed. me
salary of each shall be determined by law
Mr.. PLATTE moved to reconsider the
vote by which the eighth section was ADOPT
ed.
Mr.. WILLIAMSON moved to postpone the
motion. Ayes and noes called. Result
Ayes, 16; noes, 81. 90.
A motion to adjourn was lost-ayes, 70
noes, 65.
A motion to lay the motion to recon
slider on the table was lost.
After the vote had been announced, Mr..
PARR, who had been standing for some
time in the vain effort of obtaining the
floor, exclaimed "Mr. Presidant, can the
gentleman from Nansemond be heard at
this present time? If he can, he'd K to
speak 2 or 8 remarks"
CHAIR: "The gentleman from Nanse-
mond is in ORDER"
Mr. PARR: GAS I said before, I'd like to
say a few remarks. I hope they'll be SEN
sible I hope they'll be kind I hope
they'll reflect credit on this House, sir,
though they come from a mar of low cali
bre, sir. l believe, sir, that this State, sir,
was once a ~slaveholding State, sir; and
when it was, servants couldn't 60 out af-
ter dark, sir. leone here, sir, to repre-
sent a constituency, sir, which is not in
favor of my workin after dark, sir; and,
sir, if you attempt to keep me here after
dark, sir, I'm done, sir. l don't want you
to make me do, sir, what the STAKEHOLDER
didn't mako his servant do, sir"
Mr.. PLATTE wished to speak to the gen.
tlemap.
Mr.. PARR: "I would say to the gentle.
man, sir, that I've worked, sir and he never
handled a broadaxe nor a hoe in his life,
sir. I hope this Convention, sir, will do
away with night sessions, sir. The men,
bers come here in the morning and run
around q little, but they don't do nothing,
sir. If they would meet at IL o'clock,
and work well, sir, there wouldn't be no
use workin' after sundown, sir. iii tell
YOU, sir, down in Nansemond county |
can't hire hands to work after shutdown.
sir and I've worked hands, and worked
myself, sir, and always knocked Oft at sun
down."
Mr.. PLATTE: cpd like to ask the..gentle.
man a question"
Mr.. PARR: "Certainly, sir. I'd have the
gentleman to understand that | can answer
him any question he choose to ask, sir"
Mr.. PLATTE: "I'd like for the gentleman
to tell ME if he doesn't think he could hire
hands to work after shutdown for So a day.
Mr.. PAIR "Mr. Presidant, I'd have the
gentleman to understand, sir, that be never
took a broadaxe in his hand, sir, and now
when he comes here and gifts So a day it
makes him proud sir and l, sir, when
has my tool in my hand, sir, | don't think
nothing of 81 or SIS a day, sir. Yes, sir,
! and I was taken from the plough-handle,
sir, and brought here to make laws, sir
And I want to make plain laws, sir. MOI
complicated laws. Laws that a wayfaring
man, if he is a fool, can understand, sir
l want 'em plain, frank, open, just, right,
squar and far, sir. If you git a parcel Of
lawyers here a maxim laws, sir, they'll
make Fem so, sir, that you can't under.
stand 'em, sir. Then what you got to do
Why, Just run your hand in your pocket
and pull out FIVE dollars to git him to ex-
plain 'em to you.
sis the gentleman from Petersburg a
lawyer"
Voice "No, he's a doctor."l
"a doctor Well, then, I'll doctor him,
I want him to know that if he is from the
city of Petersburg, and Pm from the
county of Nansemond, I can talk to him.
Mr.. PARR was greeted during his re.
marks with peals of laughter.
A motion was made to adjourn. Ayes
and noes called. Result: Ayes, A noes
Al.
The Convention then adjourned.
MARRIED,