Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1868-02-25
The Convention adjourned.
TUESDAY, February, 18th. 1868.
FINANCE AND TAXATION.

'A FINANCE AND TAXATION.
Mr.. Bowden, of Norfolk, submitted the fol
| lowing as an independent section of the repor
of the committee on finance and taxation
No tax shall be imposed on any citizen O
this State for the privilege of taking or catch
ing oysters from their natural beds with tong
in the waters thereof but the amount Of tht
sales Of oysters so taken by any citizen In an!
one year may be taxed at rate not exceeding
the rate OF taxation imposed upon any othe
species of property. ef
After much confusion and disorder, the vote
recurred on the adoption Of the section pro
posed by Mr.. Bowden ei ls
Mr.. Scott called the ayes and noes.
LIVELY TIME.
Whilst the roll was being called, Curtiss arose
and said he voted no - because 1t was the
last vestige of property on which tax coulo
be levied. Its object was to rob the State. "a
Mr. Bowden called the member to order: :
His remarks reflected on member OF this
House. e-f- z,..,
Curtiss said. 6. It's true Notwithstanding"
Mr. Bowden to Curtiss-" You are d.. IA
scoundrel r. Much sensation.
Allen-I call the member to order, and wish
the secretary to take down the words used by
the member.
This call was sustained by the House.
Mr. Bowdeh said his remark was made out
side of the bar of the House, and was intended
for that man, pointing to Curtiss. He would
not insult the House, or any gentlendniy mem
ber of it. His remark was pointed one
He called no one I'D scoundrcl but Cur
tiss Curtiss kept his seat.
The calling of the roll was then proceeded
with The vote stood-ayes, 40; noes, A.
The proposition was adopted.
Luther Lee, .Jr., moved to reconsider the
vote by which the proposition was adopted.
Mr.. Clements moved to lay this motion on
the table, The ayes and noes were called
Ayes, so; noes, AZ. 1t was carried. lap
plause.
Yankee Allen arose to a question of privi-
lege. The House had been interrupted by ex
hibitions of disorder, but never before has so
gross one been perpetrated as has been done
this morning, by a member calling another a
d.........d scoundrel He offered the following
resolution:
Resolred That the member from Norfolk,
(NIr. Bowden, be arrested by the Sergeant-at
arms, brought before the bar of the House,
and reprimanded by the President for the Ian
guage used.
Hodges, negro, moved to lay the resolution
on the table, 1t was seconded.
Some one else moved to indefinitely post
pone.
Hine wanted to postpone until to-mor-
row.
Mr. Bowden said he hoped no more action
would be taken. He was willing to come be
fore the bar of the House, and that it was not
improbable that some other member would be
brought up before long before the bar of the
House for trial
Hodges, Brown, Bayne, Jones and other ne
gro members, took the matter in hand and
talked muchly on it.
The vote was then taken on the motion to
lay the resolution on the table. The ayes and
noes were called, but the call was not sustained
The motion was adopted.
COvINGTON AND OHIO RAILROAD.
Mr.. Allen called up his resolution providing
for the appointment of committee of five to
devise ways and means to aid in the compile
ton of the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad. 1t
was laid on the table. Ayes, As; noes, 80.
COUNTY APPROPRIATIONS.
Mr.. Walton moved to reconsider the vote by
which the clause concerning county approprla-
tions to internal improvements was rejected
He stated that another section which would be
offered at the proper time The motion to con-
slider was adopted