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Browsing named entities in The Daily Dispatch: June 28, 1861., [Electronic resource]. You can also browse the collection for Southall or search for Southall in all documents.
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Virginia State Convention.Thirteenth day.--[Second session.] Richmond, June 27, 1861.
The Convention was called to order at the usual hour, Mr. Southall in the Chair.
No minister being present, we had not the benefit of prayer.
Mr. McFarland presented an ordinance providing for the laborers at Harper's Ferry.
Ordered to be laid on the table, and be printed.
[This ordinance is a response to a resolution submitted some days since by Mr. A. M. Barbour, late Superintendent at Harper's Ferry, asking justice for some of the loyal men at that point.]
The resolution providing for a recess from 2½ to 5 o'clock, came up. It was amended so that no member shall speak more than ten minutes on any question, and that no member shall speak twice on the same subject.--The roll was called for the purpose of ascertaining the absentees, and the vote on the question was also taken, resulting — ayes 43, nays 45.
The resolution was then amended by striking out "2½" and inserting "2,"
Evening session.
The Convention met at 5 o'clock, Mr. Southall in the Chair.
On motion of Mr. Stuart, the report of the Committee on the amended Constitution of Virginia be made the order of the day to-morrow at 11 o'clock.
Mr. Sheffey opposed this motion and called for the ayes and noes.
The roll was called, and resulted — ayes 49, noes 25.
No quorum.
Mr. Baldwin remarked that he was tired of this "child's play." Members who were in the city and absented themselves from our sessions were guilty of a personal discourtesy to those who attended to transact public business, and should be brought to the Hall, neck and heels, if they could not be brought in any other way. The list of absentees was then called, and the Sergeant-at-Arms directed to produce absentees.
After considerable parliamentary tactics, during which the Doorkeeper mistook his duty of excluding members so far as to exclude reporters, under what he considered the orders of the Chair.
Mr. Pr