The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-03-27

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Mr.. CLEMENTS spoke in opposition 70
further disfranchisemept He said tna'
nineteen out of every twenty OF the ne
publican members in Congress were op-
posed to any disfranchisement further 'han
that comprised in the reconstruction as
He said this upon his own responsibility
and defied any one to deny 1t. ,-:
Moss. Duke Of Buckingham, loi att
can DESCENT spoke in favor OF dlsfran-
cb;sement. He said when he was BOY,
and used to play marbles and put 'em IN
do ring. de boy whar won de marbles
nnver pin de marbles back onless he see
good cause darfor, and he nuver knew any
boy to see good cause yit. De reoeis hau
done bin disfranchised, and he warm
nuuer gwine enfranchise 'em intel be cou,o
see good cause for it. $50 much Tor BUCK
inghamD on
Pending further discussion, the Con-
vention took recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention met at o'clock.
The discussion of the morning session
was resumed. 1t was decided to take
vote on the subject under consideration ~
S o'clock. tho
two propositions. c.uo,
The substitute of HINE was as 1olio"s :
"Eyery person who voted for candidates.
who advocated or were pledgef TO seces-
sion. for delegates to the Convention that
a assembled in the city of Richmond on the
18th day of February, 1861; and every
person who advocated secession, by Wrl-
ting or speaking, before the nrst MONDAY OF
March, 1861, or who voted for like canol-
dates, or advocated like measures, IN any
other State: Provided, That the above
provisions shall not be construed to ex-
clude any person from voting who was in
the army or navy of the so-called Confede-
rate States, and before the lst day Of ia
nuary, 1865, laid down his arms and re-
fused to support the cause of secession, or
whose disabilities have been or may be re-
moved by special act of Congress, in which
the individuals relieved are specified By
name.
"The General Assembly may, by a
three -fifths vote, taken by ayes and noes
in each individual case, remove any disa-
bilities imposed by the above named fifth
clause"
On this the vote resulted-ayes, SO;
noes, so.
The vote was as follows:
YEAs.-Bowden, Bayne, Brown, Cox, Car
ter, Curtiss, Canada, Carr, Dodge, Hunn-
cult, Hawxhurst, Hine, Hodges, Holmes.
Jones, Kelso, Lindsey, Leahy, MoTrissey,
Moss, Morgan, Moseley, Milbourn, Massey,
Norton, Nickerson, Robinson, Teamoh, G. l..
Thompson, Toler, Williamson, Watson,
White
NAYs-Allan, Aver, Berkeley, Broadus. Bah
cock, Barrett, Bland, Brecdlove, Clements,
Campbell, Cowan, Dickey, Duncan, Dixon,
Eastman, Fuqua, Flanagan, French, Grayatt,
f. Gibson, Harrison, Harris, Hunter, Ken
nerly. Hugh II. Lee, Linkenhoker, Lewis,
Lydick, Marye, Mayse, McLaughlin, Nash
Robertson, Reed, Rust, Staley, Seay. Swan,
Southall, J. H. Thompson, Thayer, Thomas,
w. +. Is. Taylor, Winston, Wicker, MI. Ere
sident.
ADsESr-Andrews, Gibbony, !. G. Gibson,
James Luther Lee, .jr., Maddox, Plaster,
Platt, Porter, Snead, Scott, Toy, j L. y lay
lor, Waddell, Woodson, Wilson, Walton.
HAwxHURST's proposition was as follows !:
"No person shall vote or hold any Office
who was a candidate for the Convention
that assembled in Richmond on the 18th
day of February, 1861, and pledged to the
measure of secession, or who, previous to
the 18th of April, 1861, advocated that
measure by speaking or writing, or who
was engaged in irregular or guerilla war
fare against the United States, or who
treated prisoners otherwise than agreeably
to the rules Of civilized nations in like
cases, or who was engaged in the enrolling
or conscripting service in aid OF the rebel
lion. or who induced men to Join the forces
opposed to the United States by threats or
intimidation, or who has threatened torci-
BILE resistance to the reconstruction or I'M
parchment measures Of Congress-"
This was lost-ayes, 80; noes, 4S-as
follows:
YEAs.-Messrs. Bowden, Bayne, Brown,
Breedlove, Cox, Garter. Curtiss, Canada,
Carr, Hunnicutt, HawXhurSt Hine, Hodges,
Holmes, Jones, Kelso, Lindsey, Leahy, Nor
rissey, Moss, Morgan, Mosely, Milbourn,
Massey, Norton, Nickerson, Robinson, swan,
Teamoh, G. l.. Thompson, Toler, Williamson,
Watson, White.
BroaduS, Babcock, Barrett Bland, Clements
Campbell, Cowau, Dodge, Dickey, Duncan,
Dixon, Eastman, Fuqua, Flanagan, French,
Gravatt Z. Gibson, Harrison, Harriss, Hun.
ter, kennerlv, Hugh II. Lee, Lnkenhoker
Lewis, Lydick, Marye Mayse, Mclaughlin
Nash, Owen, Parr, Poor, w. II. Robertson,
NJ. F. Robertson, Reed, Rust, Staley, Seay
Southall, J. II. Thompson, Thayer Thomas,
w. +. Il. Taylor, Winston, Wicker, Mr. Pre-
sident.
Nor EorISG.-J. &. Gibson.
Observation-Disclosures, Gibbomy, James, Lu-
Their Lee, .ir., Nelson, Plaster, Platt, Porter
Suead, Scott, Toy, J. T. 5. Taylor, Waddell
Woodson, Wilson, Williams, Walton.
Mr.. ALLAN moved the subject of dis
reimbursement be indefinitely postponed.
After much squabbling, this motion was
adopted-ayes, Is noes, II.
A motion was made to reconsider the
vote by which the iron-clad oath was
adopted as test for office.
Several other motions were made after
this, among which one to adjourn pre-
vailed.