Evening session.
At five o'clock the
Convention was called to order by the temporary
Chairman,
Mr. Southall. The motion in reference to the expulsion of
Mr. Willey was laid on the table.
An ordinance was then submitted in regard to the election of officers of Militia companies and passed.
Mr. Speed submitted a resolution providing that those gentlemen who have been appointed by the
Governor as aids, shall be paid up to the time that this Convention decides that they are inelligible to their seats as such aids.
Moved to lay on the table, ried.
The discussion took rather a wide range,
Governor Letcher receiving some
heavy licks during the debate.
Moved and carried to lay upon the table.
It was moved that an ordinance in reference to the election of Members of Congress to the
Confederate States be now taken up, and
Mr. Bouldin moved to amend.
Amendment reported, and on motion carried.
It was resolved that the commission of
Jno. J. Jackson, as
Brigadier General of
Virginia, be and the same is hereby annulled.
It was moved that unless the Manassas Gap Railroad complete the connection between
Strasburg and
Winchester, that the Winchester and Potomac Railroad be empowered to do so.
Mr. Tredway moved the consideration of an ordinance in relation to disloyal or suspicious persons.
An ordinance in regard to traitors and their property was next taken up. It was opposed by
Mr. Woods, on the ground of its being too broad.
An ordinance involving certain modifications in our laws for the redress of Injuries and the recovery of debts, was laid on the table.
Mr. James Barbour then stated that there were questions relating to some forty millions of dollars, which we had transferred to the Confederate Government, which should be taken up, so that we may have an equitable settlement after the war.
Mr. Alfred M. Barbour, of
Jefferson, proposed to strike out the word ‘"arms,"’ in the third line in the first resolution.
Mr. B. said that nearly five thousand arms were captured at
Harper's Ferry.
These arms had been issued to our own regiments.
He understood
Virginia had already furnished more armed men than any two of the
Confederate States.
This resolution proposed, in addition to
armed regiments, to turn over to the
Confederate States ,000 arms. These had been issued to our own men, and were now in their hands.
Turn them over, and they may be at any moment taken from our people and given to regiments from other States deemed more worthy.
There was no obligation under our treaty with
Mr. Stephens. The other States had not turned over arms and munitions by any uniform terms.
North Carolina now had 37,000 arms not turned over.
Georgia had not definitely turned over.
Let us furnish all the armed regiments we can; but let us keep the arms for our people.
Mr. Barbour's amendment was carried.--Ayes 50, noes 21.
Mr. J.
Barbour then moved that the body go into secret session, which was carried.--After remaining in secret session, the
Convention opened its doors and Adjourned.
