The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-04-06
THE VIRGINIA CONVENTION
ORDERED BY CONGRESS TO
FRAME A STATE CONSTITUTION
Ninety-fOurth Day.

Ninety-fourth Day.
SATURDAY, April 4, 1868.
The Convention met at IL O'Clock.
Prayer by the chaplain.
SIMEON OF OLD AND LOYAL ORPHANS PRO-
PERTY.
Mr.. LYDICK offered the following:
Whereas there were many true, uncon-
ditional and patriotic loyal men of this
State. like good Simeon of ancient and
profiter times, when they saw the salvation
of this great nation: said letest now thy
servant depart in peace for mine eyes have
seen thy salvation, gave up the goust and
were gathered to their fathers be it there
fore
RESOLVED That the property both per-
sonal and real Of the orphans of all such
true loyal men throughout this common
wealth be exempt from taxation"
Laid on the table.
BASIS OF REPRESENTATION.
The Committee on the Basis of Appor-
| tionment reported upon the paragraphs Of
the second section recommitted to them,
and recommended that the original report
be adopted.
| The committee also reported that they
had overlooked Petersburg, and recon-
mended that that city be allowed one
senator. This recommendation was adopt.
ed. The remaining paragraphs were
adopted, as follows:
| Rockbridge, Bath, and Allegheny, one sena-
| ator; Botetourt, Roanoke, Craig and Giles,
| one Montgomery, Floyd, and Patrick, one
Grayson,, Carroll, and Wythe, one Pulaski XXI
Scott, Wise, and Buchanan, one; Washington
and Smyth, one.
A substitute, offered by Mr.. WINSTON
to the last six paragraphs Of the report
giving seven senators instead of six to the
southwestern district, was lost. PEE.
| ENTER WILSON.
| Pending the discussion on this report,
Wilson Henry came into the hall. MAD
DoX moved that he be invited to take q
seat on the stand. The motion was car
ried-not without dissenting voices, how
ever. HINE, who was in the chair, said
"The motion is carried. Let the gentle
man come up" A rebel reporter, in a
spirit of kindness, said "What let one
of the boss dogs in the Radical lanyard
walk up to the chair without commit
tee ?" The CHAIR took the hint, and ap-
pointed JOHN HAwxHURsT and CHARLES
| PORTER a committee to escort Henry to
the chair.
In the mean time the aforesaid JOHN
had been nudgiDg the elbows of the un-
willing Henry in a most persuasive man
ner. Henry finally yielded, and was walk.
| ing up the aisle under the protecting
| wings of Honest JOHN when (W) HINE an
nounced the body guard. CHARLES sfore.
mentioned, was announced too late, so that
Henry and JOHN reached the speak
er's stand without his assistance. Here
Henry was left by Honest JOHN, and taken
| in charge by JOHN of the judiciary, who
entertained him during most bis stay.
.. MONEY MATTERS.
A communication from General Scho-
field concerning money matters was read
| The ordinance was approved, with the
! qualification that the per diem of the Con-
vention be paid in the manner provided by
the ordinance up to the 9th of April, and
no longer the certificates of Indebtedness
to be prepared for issue as soon as practi-
cable > the certificates being prepared
the General will FIX the day after which
certificates shall be received in payment Of
liabilities due the State, and also the day
when they shall be redeemed at the Office
oil, the State Treasurer. ...--
The communication was received, and a
motion to lay on the table and print was
| lost.
A motion to return it disapproved was
not entertained.
The Convention then adjourned, after
an announcement that Henry had declined
to speak, in accordance with motion to
invite him to do so. 20 Sea @a< r.