The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-02-05
AFTERNOON SESSION.

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- AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. PLATTE offered resolution linitins
debate on the report on Executive Depal1,
ment to five minutes. Mr.. LTDIcK moveo
to make it ten minutes, Mr.. WILSON III
teen. and Mr.. CURT1ss twenty. The vote
was taken on the propositions separately,
and Mr.. LYp1cK's was adopted-ayes, 5O !;
noes, n.
The third section was then taken up
the original section as amended Deihg
under consideration. 1t is IS follows:
"3. No person shall be eligible 70 Inc
Office of Governor unless be has atta!neo
the age of thirty years, has been ci.izen
of the United States twenty years, ana mas
been a citizen of Virginia for i've years
next preceding his election.
"Provided, This section shall not be con-
strued to exclude from the office OF 10
vernon any person in the United States OF
any of its territory"
This was lost-ayes, FL; noes, 69.
Mr.. PORTER then offered the following as
the third section:
"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 LOT
two wears next preceding his election"
Mr.. THOMAS offered the following as q
substitute:
aNo person shall be eligible to the Office
of Governor unless he has attained the age
of thirty years and has been a citizen OF
the 1Jn;ted States for twenty years Pro-
uided, That this section shall not be con-
strued to exclude from the office OF 20
vernon of this State any person born IN the
United States or any of its Territories who
has resided in this State for five years next
preceding his election"
Mr.. NICKERsoN moved to refer the whole
matter to the Committee on the Executive
Department. Carried.
The fourth section was next taken up:
"4. The Governor shall reside at the
seat of government; shall receive five
dollars for each year OF his ser
vice, and while in office shall receive no
other emolument from this or any otner
Government"
Two amendments-the one to make the
salary $4,000, and the other S6,OO0-Were
lost.
The original section was adopted.
ANOTHER sPAT PEACEABLY CONCLUDED.
Just after the third section had been
read, Mr.. PARR arose to a privileged
question. The CHAIR did not heed him.
Mr.. J. G. GIBSON asked if the gentleman
did not have right to arise to priVi-
legged question.
Mr.. Platte asked the gentleman if he
had risen to q privileged question, and
claimed that he didn't have right to arise
unless he did SO.
Mr.. PARR: "But, yes, sir, did rise to a
privileged question. I state now, sir, as |
did before, l am not acquainted with par
usury."
Mr.. PLATTE: " Yes, sir but was not
speaking to you. I was speaking to you,
sir " (Mr. GIBsoN).
Mr.. GIBSON: "I wasn't speaking to you,
either. was trying to see that the pro-
ceedings of this body were conducted in
order, and I intend to do it, too. Pm will
ing to quarrel with you, SIR"
Mr.. PLATTE: / am, too, sir; and will
try it at any time"
After the excitement was quieted Mr..
GIBSON walked quietly over to Mr..
Plates seat, aud after some words
started towards the door, followed by Mr..
PLATTE, who made some excited remarks.
This attracted the attention of some of the
who called out; "Stop 'em !
Stop 'em'
Mr.. GIBSON had reached the door and
gotten out, when PETER JONES arose and
moved that the door be shut. This was
done before Mr.. PLATTE reached it, and he
was forced back to his seat by his friends.
Mr.. GIBSON, finding that the door had been
closed and an immediate quarrel prevented,
returned into the hall. In the mean time
the friends of both parties, finding that the
whole matter had grown out of misunder-
standing on the part Of Mr.. PLATTE as to
the purpose of Mr.. GIBSON in rising to
PARR's defence, arranged the difficulty to
the satisfaction of both parties.
Everything being quiet,
The fifth section was then read:
"5. He shall take care that the laws
be faithfully. executed; communicate to
the General Assembly at every session the
condition of the Commonwealth recon-
mend to their consid Grafton such measures
as he may deem expedient; and convene
the General Assembly on application Of q
majority of the members of both Houses
thereof, or when in his opinion the interest
of the Commonwealth may require it. He
shall be commander-in-chief of the land
and naval forces of the State have power
to embody the militia to repel invasion
suppress instruction, and enforce the exc.
cution of the laws; conduct, either in per-
son or in such other manner as shall be
prescribed by law, all intercourse with
other and foreign States; and du'
ring the recess Of the General
Assembly fill, pro tempore, all vacan.
cies in those Offices for which the consti.
tuition and laws make no provision, but
his appointments to such vacancies shall
be by commissions, to expire at the end Of
thirty days after the commencement Of
the next session Of the General Assembly
He shall have power to remit fines and
penalties in such cases and under such
rules and regulations as may be pre-.
scribed by law; and except when the pro.
secution has been carried on by the House
of Delegates, or the law shall otherwise
particularly direct, to grant reprieves anc
pardons after conviction, and to commute
capital punishment; but he shall commu
nicate to the General Assembly at eacl
session the particulars of every case o
fne or penalty RENTED, of reprieve o.
pardon granted, and of punishment com
muted, with bis reasons for renting
granting, or committing the same"
Mr.. BowDEN moved to amend the sec
ton by striking out the words in the fiftl
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