Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1868-02-11

| bly. The Speaker Of the House of Delegates
| shall, within one week thereafter, in the pres
ence of majority of the Senate and House of
Delegates, open the said returns, and the votes
shall then be counted The person having the
highest number of votes shall be declared
elected but if two or more shall have the
highest or an equal number of votes, one of
them shall be chosen Governor by the joint
vote of the two houses of the General Assem-
bly, Contested elections for Governor shall be
decided by like vote, and the mode of pro-
ceeding in such cases shall be decided by law
| The third section was then read, as follows !:
| & 3. No person shall be eligible to the Office
| Of Governor unless he has attained the age of
thirty years, has been citizen of the United
States twenty years, and has been citizen of
Virginia for five years next preceding his
| election. 81 $.
Adopted-ayes 45, noes 43. -
| Mr.. Clements moved the following as addl-
| tional to the above:
Provided this section shall not be construed
| to exclude any person from the office OF Gov
| ernor in the United States or any of It's terri
! tory.
Adopted-ayes 50, noes SO.
| MIR. Thomas moved to reconsider the VOTE
| Carried.
Mr. Porter offered the following substitute !:
No person shall be eligible to the Office of
| Governor unless he has attained the age of
| twenty one years and has been citizen OF the
United States and of this State for two years
next preceding his election
Mr.. Thomas moved to strike out two" and
insert three" He was followed by Mr.. Por-
| ter, who spoke at length.
| Mr.. Clements moved to recommit the whole
matter to the committee Lost.
Considerable discussion ensued, during which
Burwell Toler (negro), from Hanover, made
his maiden effort He was opposed to settin
down i've, nor twenty, nor any yother time, for
man to live here fore he can be Guvner-
He didn't had no doubt dat de ole patriarchs of
Ferginia had did de best dey knew how, but he
want in favor Of follering in dar tracks. l
don't think, sar, dat it is empowered for wick
ed hearts to make argument for de good. has
not spoke before, which has been requested
to do So has been counted in one sense a
monkey, by yothers baboonian; but | ain't
mar one. I'm man and brother, sir; ;
equil by creation. and don't pull my coat tail
off Spoken to member behind who was
tugging at his coat Dis is de first time has
spoken in public to dis House, and intend to
prove it. [ has sot in here and listened, and
don think it competent for wicked men to
make laws for righteous men. [ am in favor
not to limit de time to five nor twenty nor
nothing else, but to put de man forth whar de
majority rippeEscnt, no matter whether he's a
baboonian or a white man nor nothin else.
After some further discussion, the amend
ment Of Mr. Thomas was adopted--ayes, ,43 !;
noes, 80.
The Convention adjourned
FORTY-THIRD DAY.
TUESDAY, February 4th.
TuKEY's CASE.
This case which has assumed an undue I'M
portance, was called up by Mr.. Allen, at a cost
to the State of three hundred dollars per hour
when Mr.. &. Gibson wanted to know whether
Mr. Tukey did not retain his position as regis
tering officer until few days before the cleo
ton Cd, whether he did not send his tickets
around before he resigned Sd, if he did not
state that he would not resign his Office until
he ascertained whether he was elected or not.
He thought that his case should be referred in
order to ascertain the truth OF the rumors to
which he alluded
Judge Snead had heard that he did not act
as registration officer on election day.
Mr. Clements had heard Of frauds In Au-
gusta, by which Mr. Tukey was defrauded out
of votes by the ballot box being opened and bal
lots changed. The rule was where there was
reasonable ground to presume that contestlng
member was entitled to seat that he Is entl-
tied to pay and mileage while contestlng the
same.
Mr.. Campbell, one Of the ablest members OF
the convention, who never speaks unless to the
point, denied that there was anything In the
act convening the convention which authorized
the payment Of either per diem or mileage to a
contesting member.
Mr.. French opposed paying MIR. Tukey even
to the 3lst Of December, 1867, as proposed by
the substitute OF Mr.. Allen to the resolution or
Judge Snead.
After an Grafton from Congo, the order OF
the day was announced.
Mr.. Morrissey, Radical, asked suspension
of the rules and postponement OF the order OF
the day for the consideration OF matter, In
which both sides of the house felt interested.
Uncle Bayne and Mr.. Platte objected.
1t was agreed to, nevertheless, and Mr., NJ.
called up the resolution of Mr.. Mayse, of Bath,
in regard to the right of the sitting members
| from Richmond to their seats.
| To this MIR. Campbell had offered suostl-
| tute, the substance of which we have already
given.
Mr.. Platte proposed to amend by resolu-
| tion that General Schofeld be requested to
communicate to the convention all OF the infor-
nation in his possession concerning the elec-
| ton Of delegates from Richmond, and in re-
gard to the alleged frauds in Monroe ward.
Mr.. Campbell accepted that in lieu OF his
| substitute. 1UC VOto was ldkeH Ou IL, duU IL
was adopted-ayes II, noes 8.
| Mr.. Mayse spoke earnestly in favor of the
adoption of his resolution, and stated that it
was due to the body that the matter should be
investigated, so that it could be ascertaned
whether the mem bers from Richmond are en-
titled to their seats. He had heard from a
Conservative, who was candidate at the last
election, that after an interview with Gen.
Schofeld in regard to the matter, he left with
the impression that the General was Of the
opinion that the sitting members were not le-
gally entitled to their seats
hIr. Clements offered a preamble to the sub
stitute.of Mr. Platte, based upon the hypothe-
sis that Mr.. Mayse had asserted that the Con
servative candidate said that General Schofeld
stated that the members from Richmond were
not entitled to their seats
Mr.. Mayse corrected him in accordance with
our report already given, and the preamble was
voted down-ayes ~, noes 43
Here Mr.. Parr, the member from Nanse
mond, who is favorite with both parties, rose
and made mistake as to the question, owing
to the confusion in the part Of the House In
which he SITS and commenced to make a
speech upon the oyster question, but his coat
was frghtfuy pulled by a Radical friend.
This, it seems was misunderstood by
Mr. Platte, Radical, VINO said, deem it be-
meath the dignity of a gentleman to make an
old gentleman make himself and his party
| ridiculous.
Mr. Parr, who is slightly deaf, did not seem
| to appreciate the laughter that followed, but
with spirit worthy of a representative OF re-