The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-04-13
THE VIRGINIA CONVENTION
ORDERED BY CONGRESS- TO
A STATE CONSTITUTION
Ninety.ntnth Day.

Ninety.ntnth Day.
SATURDAY, April II, 1868.
The Convention met at II O'Clock. Prayer
by the chaplain.
PRIVILEGED QUESTION.
Mr.. LYpIcK arose to privileged question.
He had noticed in the Dispatch report taken
from the Lynchburg Republican, to the effect
tn at he had called General Schofield vile old
never used epithets. General Schofield was
he thought, Copperhead, as his official con-
duct would seem to Indicate. He had never
called him vile old Copperhead.
. Mr.. MADDOX said that If he would read the
editorial of the Dispatch, in which that paper
claimed to do Justice to the Convention, he
would know what faith to put in the report
referred to-.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
LEWIS LINDSEY asked leave of absence for
/" Jeems's River" JAMES.
MIR, PLATTE opposed this, and commended
that although he was proprietor OF the sepa-
rators he would not be allowed TO separate
himself from the Convention, as he had al
ready been absent more than half his time.
Jeemss River was stirred to its inmost
depth, and "riz" higher than ever oe1ore
known within the memory OF the Oldest IN
habitant. The answer of its proprietor came,
to the effect that the Journal would snow more
truly how much he had been absent than
the base insinuation of the gentleman from
Petersburg.
The leave of absence asked for was granted.
REVISION.
The Committee on Revision submitted Il
report, which was ordered to be printed In the
Journal.
THE NEW GOVERNOR AND NEGRO SUFFRAGE.
Mr. E. GIBSON offered the following:
"Whereas The Convention was recently in
formed by the present Governor of Virginia,
General H. H. Wells, that all efforts to pre-
vent negro suffrage would be FOUND 10 Dc
| fighting against the obvious consent OF Ameri-
| can ointment and contending against the WILL
| of God; therefore be 1T
nResoiced, That a committee be appointed
to req uest his Excellency 10 explain Inc recenL
| emphatic expression given by the people OF
| Michigan This adopted State) of their views on
| this important issue, it being now stated that
majority of $4,000 votes were cast against
negro suffrage in that State"
This was not received.
BANKS AND INSURANCE COMPANIES.
The following resolution was called up as
| the order of the day:
"ReSolped, That the Committee on Taxation
and Finance be, and are hereby, instructed to
| prepare and report for insertion in the Con-
| stitution an article providing that the rate of
! interest in this State shall be eight per centum
on all transactions carrying interest where no
| snecial contract is made, but that all con-
| tracts made between parties for any special
rate of interest shall be legal and binding,
whether the same be more or less than eight
| per centum.'
The following report on banking, etc., was
| also taken up for consideration:
| 81. The General Assembly shall not grant
a charter of incorporation to any bank, insu-
rance company, trust company, or any otner
| banking institution, with privileges TO nego-
tiate loans, buy and sell stocks, bonds, com
| or other securities, or to do the business OF q
broker, or to discount paper, bills OF domestlc
| or foreign exchange, at a greaaer rate OF IN
| terest than that fixed by law.
| u2 No person who is broker, or VINO Deals
/ n foreign
change. or any other securities. or discounts
paper or loans money at greater rate Oh IN
terest than that fixed by law, in any manner
| whatever, or who is a State oncer, OF VINO re-
ceiyes q salary from the public treasury, Lite
1 rary, OF other funds of the State OF Virginia,
shall be allowed to hold any office, director.
| ship. or clerkship whatever in any bank, trust
and loan company, insurance company, on
| banking institute of any kind In the State
of Virginia"
Pending the discussion of this subject,
| RAYsg, by leave, introduced the following:
| uWhereas Mr.. T.. GIBSON delegate OF
| Giles, did declare that fraud had been COM
1 mitted by the chairman (Mr. ALLAN OF Prince
Edwardj of Committee Relative to printing
and the money thereto. Therefore
Resolve, That the said E. GIBSON be and is
hereby ordered to report TO this Convention
/ in writing by one O'Clock to. day all the evil
dence he has Showing any fraud committed in
/ "Failing to comply with this order he be
| tried BY the Convention and be Expelled or
Receive such Penalty as the Convention may
intiict."
| Mr. GIBSON asked the privilege OF an ex-
| PLANTATION. This was refused him.
I. He said that If the Convention receiVed THIS
resolution and spread 1t on the journal, ana
| refused to allow him to explain, IL was COM
posed of a set of baser scoundrels than ne oe.
/ lieyed the space of the hall would contain. IL
! was known that be was going away on leave
4 on Monday, and that he had laid the charges
! before a comm kttss composed for the greater
! part of members from the Radical side OF Inc
House) which had failed TO report.
4 WHITE offered the following: -c..-. y.
| "Whereas the gentleman from Giles, Mr.
E. GIBSON, has grossly insulted this House by
| using disorderly and improper language which
were disrespectful to the members OF this
4 Houss-to wit If this House Will receive
/ suof1 q resolution, knowing US IT does tnat
1 have to leave here Monday morning, Wltnoui
giving me an opportunity Of defending my
self, it is composed Of q set OF naser scoun-
! drels than supposed could be collected IN any
body therefore
"Rssolred, That the gentleman from Giles,
| Mr.. E. GIBSON, be and hereby Is expelled from
this Convention" ts, l4.
a motion TO suspend the rules in order to
4 consider this was lost, as also motion 10 re-
| consider this vote. ,s.s..
i It was decided that the consideration OF the
subject interrupted by the INTRODUCTION OF
BAYNE's resolution was the only snlng IN
order.
Mr.. GIBSON repeated 1t, that he would like
! to have 1t understood that he had laid the evil
4 IN bafnr he com mi L.