The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-01-23
The V5r1issjG Contention
ORDERED BY CONGRESS TO
FRAME A STATE CONSTITUTION
THIRTY-sECoND DAY.
WEDNESDAY,, January %, 1853.
The Convention met at the usual time
Prayer by tho chaplain.

WEDNESDAY, Jauuaty 80 -.
- The Convention met at the Usual tlme'
Prayer by tho chaplain.
CONTESTED SEAT.
Mr., PORTER, from the Committee on
Privileges and Elections, submitted re-
port concerning the contested seas Oh Ma.
+. G. SoUTHALL, Of Albemarle. htseI ue
failing the operations OF the committee,
the evidence, ETC., the committee reporteu
the following conclusion:
"The committee would state that there
is but one dissenting voice to the conciu-
sion reached and heretofore expressed Dy
the committee, that Mr.. SouTHALL is Ell
gible to his seat. In relation to all otner
matters embraced in this report, the com-
mittee are unanimous"
The report was accepted. A motion 10
Law on the table and print was lost.
PRINTING PAPER 1MBRoaLIo.
Mr.. ALLAN expressed wish that the
committee of investigation upon the mat
ter of charges against the chairman OF the
Committee on Printing be required to SIT
during the sessions of the Convention. he
stated that the committee had held Two
meetings. and had not advanced at all IN
their business.
Mr.. GIBSON replied that he did not get
up to make any further reflection upon
Mr.. ALLAN, but inasmuch as 1t mlgnt De
inferred from his remarks that ne had re-
tarded the movements of the commlttee'
he had submitted his charges, and the
gentleman (Mr. A. had asked that the
matter be deferred until the report OF the
could be written up, when
the charges could be brought up, as SUD-
mitted before the Convention.
Mr.. MARYE asked If the subject, which
was under consideration by a committee
was not out Of order until the committee
reported. -
The CHAIR decided that it was out OF
order. The matter accordingly lies over.
PRINTED JOURNAL.
Mr.. CURr1ss offered resolution proVi,,
ding that the copies of the printed journal
he laid on the desks of the table before
the meeting of the Convention; WHICH
was adopted.
PER DIEM FOR TUKEY.
Mr.. SNEAp offered the following:
Resolved, That FREDERICK s. TUKEY,
the contestant Of the seat of the delegate
from the counties Of Albemarle, Louisa,
and Augusta, be and is hereby declared
entitled to the mileage and per diem of o
member from the Sd day of December,
1867, to the 7th day of January instant !;
and the Secretary be and he is hereby IN
to issue certificate to the said
FREDERICK S. TUKEY for the payment OF
the amount from the public treasury"
Laid over.
POLL TAX.
LEWIS LINDSEY offered the following:
RESOLVED, That the Committee on FL
nance and Taxation be requested to inquire
into the expediency of ENGRAVING in the
Constitution that this Convention is now
framing the following provision: That
hereafter, in the assessment of taxes upon
citizens of this Commonwealth, that all
loyal soldiers disabled from wounds re-
ceived during the late rebellion shall be
exempted from payment of poll tax F"
Referred.
REGISTERED VOTERS.
Mr.. PLATTE called up the resolution OF
KELso, laid over from yesterday.
Mr.. ALLAN, after making few remarks,
offered the following as substitute
Resolved, That committee be ap-
nointed to memorabilia the Major General
the military district to so
modify the orders in relation to elections
under the reconstruction acts as to provide
that when question shall arise as to ell
gibility of any person to vote who presents
himself for that purpose, such person shall
first subscribe an oath or affirmation to the
effect that he has been duly registered in
the State in which he offers said VOTE"
After some discussion, the whole matter
was laid over under the rules.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Mr.. PLATTE moved that after the report
of the Committee of the Whole was dis.
posed of regular order of the day should
be adopted.
Mr.. WILLIAMS moved to amend by put
ting the reports in order as submitted, and
acting upon them successfully; which was
adopted.
BILL OF RIGHTS.
The morning hour having expired, the
Convention took up the consideration OF
Mr.. ScoTT's proposed article.
Mr., FRENCH resumed and concluded his
argument in favor Of 1t. An extended dis.
cussion ensued.
Pending Mr.. SNEAD's remarks, the CHAIE
announced that some of the Peabody trus.
tees were present, and that proceedings
would be temporarily suspended.
Bishop McIlyaine, of Ohio, was intro.
duced, and spoke for few moments, e1-
pressing deep interest in the proceedings
of the Convention, and invoking Gods
blessing upon them.
The Convention then took recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention met at 4 o'clock.
Mr.. SNEAD resumed his remarks upon
Mr.. ScoTTss proposed article. At the
conclusion, Mr.. HINE called for the preyi-
Gus question. The call was seconded, but
not sustained with ayes and noes. Ayes,
II; noes, 55.
Mr., MARYE replied to Mr.. SNEAD. he
commenced by stating that the Conserya-
tives in the Convention had no desire to
open mp wider political issues than those
involved in measures pending before the
Convention. But they could not consent
to be silent when the member from Acco.
mac so complacently imputed to them a
dubious and inconsistent position, and
seemed to challenge declaration of their
views as to the true political relations OF
the people of Virginia to the Federal Go.
vernment, created by the late war and its
results.
Mr.. MARyE then proceeded to discuss at
length the following propositions That
the true political relation of the Virginia
people was not affected by any conflicting
ideas held among them during the war as
to secession. It was far more important