The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-02-07
The T5rgSa,i0 Convention
ORDERED BY CONGRESS TO
FRAME A STATE CONSTITUTION.
rORTY-FEFTH DAY.

| TnG COusCutiou INV Wv >-N~
Prayer by the chaplain.
THE NEW NATION AND PER DIEM.
Mr.. CLEMENTS (RadicaD arose to privi-
Legged question. He held in his hand a
naper called the Ne,o Nation, edited by
| member of the Convention. He had found
among a clump of articles the following:
WPint of Order Again.-We have be-
come perfectly disguised with 'pints of
orders Mr.. PRESIDENT Mr.. President, l
rise to pint of ORDER State your pint
of ORDER Another halloos out: Mr..
President, Mr.. President, rise to pint
of ORDER And still another Mr.. Presi-
dent, Mr.. President; Isay, Mr.. President,
| rise to pint of order
.Really, if gentlemen know nothing
more to say than to be calling for 'pints of
| order all the time, we think the business
of the Convention would be very much
advanced if they would keep their seats.
| Gentlemen had better keep their seats
unless they have something to say when
they rise to their feet"
| Per Observation-Disclosures who have con-
scientious scruples in relation to the per
diem which they have been receiving had
better draw for what they religiously think
their services are worth to the State, and
not be constantly annoying the Conven-
ton with resolutions on the subject. We
throw out this as hint to honest men,"
Mr.. CLEMENTS said that he did not know
| whether the manner of spelling the word
"point" was intended as reflection on
the intelligence of the President and
| members, or whether it was the editors
way of spelling the word. As regarded
the per diem question, he acknowledged
that he voted for eight dollars, but he did
| this because he had no idea that the ses-
sion of the Convention would last over
sixty days; and he thought, on account of
the sacrifice that members would incur in
attendance upon the Convention, the
charge was Unsuitable. He would say to
the editor, in throwing his " hints to honest
men, that inasmuch as he (Mr. g. and the
gentleman from Lee (Mr. M1LBoURNE)
were the only ones who had offered any
resolution concerning per diem, they had
never at any time been willing to consume
three days in o defence of themselves,
which only resulted in bringing to the
knowledge of the Convention paper
edited by the gentleman, in which he
abused the colored people and denounced
|
ticle that ever emanated from any south
ern man. He was satisfied from the ex-
ample set that the gentleman from Rich
mond had worked more detriment to the
} interests of the party he represented, and
uecupiarily more harm to the State Urea.
sury. than all the points of order that bad
been raised by Ignorant members of the
Convention
Some moments after this, Mr.. HUNN1.
QUIT arose to reply to the gentleman. He
, had been very careful during the sessions
of the Convention not to write anything
personally rejecting on any member. He
commended that there had been considera-
BILE ANNOYANCE to members in consequence
0 Of rising to points of order. He wrote the
t article in playful spirit, notintending to
offend. AS regarded the spelling of the
word "point," he meant to reflect on nc
one. He was as likely to say "pint" as
Q any man on tho floor. In spelling the word
r "pint - in the reply of the President he
9 had made mistake. He didn't intend tC
t spell it that way in that instance.
ANDREWS (mulatto): Mr.. President,
) arise to pint of order. loud laughter.
l. Mr.. HUNN1CUTT, continuing: AS to the
G per diem, he didn't know aoho offered the
1t resolution.
He continued his explanation concern
ing hints to honest men, aud concluded by
saving that as to the infamous document
W written by him, he would write the same
l. thing again under the same circumstances
J. He knew the gentleman's reason for cha
= racterizing it as infamous. 1t was to make
him infamous before the colored people
,, He (HUNN1CuTT) was no demagogue. I'll
q was O patriot. lie couldn't see the use o
o throwing these left-handed sings at mai
If for things done fifteen years ago. He would
a deny nothing. When slavery existed, he
was a pro-slavery man; and now that i
was not, he was laboring againstit.
PER DIEM-CONTINUED.
: ROBINSON (malatto) offered the follow
ing:
Q HWhereas certain members Of this Con
If vention, whose services are worth very lit
v tie, and who Justly feel that they are no
= earning the per diem they are now receiv
; ing, have offered resolutions to this Con
> vention to reduce the per diem of mem
Is bers; therefore be it
r " Resolved, That the Auditor of the
q State be instructed not to insist upon sale
q members drawing more money than they
may consclentiously feel that they have
J earned" Laid over.
MINORITY REPORT ON SUFFRAGE.
$ Mr. MARYE gave notice that he would
d submit tomorrow the minority repor,
) from the Committee on Elective Fran
chise, etc.
PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
!, Mr.. PLATTE arose to make a personal
= explanation. He had understood that the
. member from Nansemond had taken
$ offence at words spoken by him few days
, since. He would now state to that gentle.
mau that nothing personal or offensive was
intended.
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT.
, Mr.. CuRTIss, from the Committee on the
Legislative Department, submitted re-.
port; which was laid on the table, and
, ordered to be printed without reading.
COUNTY ORGANIZATIONS.
Mr.. BowDEN, from the Committee on
Corporation and County Organization,
submitted majority and minority re-.
port; which was laid on the table for print
ling.
| DISCHARGING CLERKS.
Mr.. NASH offered the following:
HWhereaS most of the standing com.