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66 Selected Roll-Call Votes of the Virginia and Arkansas Conventions virginia Miscellaneous Votes 1. A vote on December 4 in which John Underwood was selected to preside over the convention (64–33). The 33 opposing votes were cast mostly for Norval Wilson, with the remainder split among several other delegates. Underwood 66%, others 34%. Republican position: Underwood. Votes cast: 97. SD: .48. (Journal of the Convention of Virginia, 4; Debates and Proceedings of the Convention of Virginia, 7.) 2. A vote on January 9 to sustain President Underwood’s ruling that Daniel Norton’s call for a reprimand of Frederick S. C. Hunter was in order. Hunter had called fellow delegate James Hunnicutt a liar. Underwood was sustained, 56–26. Yea 68%, Nay 32%. Republican position: Yea. Votes counted: 82. SD: .47. (Journal, 77–78; Debates, 320.) 3. A vote on January 14 on a resolution calling for appointment of a committee to invite General Benjamin Butler to speak to the convention. It was authorized, 45–35. Yea 56%, Nay 44%. Republican position: Yea. Votes counted: 80. SD: .50. (Journal, 86; Debates, 431.) 4. A vote on January 15 on a resolution offered by Moses Walton, accusing President Underwood of abusing his powers. It failed, 30–49. Yea 38%, Nay 62%. Republican position: Nay. Votes counted: 79. SD: .49. (Journal, 89; Debates, 454–57.) 5. A vote on February 20 declaring Fayette Mauzy ineligible for a seat in the convention. It passed, 50–30. Yea 62%, Nay 38%. Republican position: Yea. Votes counted: 80. SD: .49. (Journal, 194.) 6. A vote on March 7 on David White’s motion to expel Jacob Liggett, who had violated the rules of the convention . He was expelled in a vote of 56–15 (recorded as 54–16). Yea 79%, Nay 21%. Republican position: Yea. Votes counted: 71. SD: .41. (Journal, 225.) 7. A vote on March 13 on Hugh Lee’s amendment to the franchise article. That measure, requiring viva voce voting in all elections, failed, 21–49. Yea 30%, Nay 70%. Republican position: Nay. Votes counted: 70. SD: .46. (Journal, 243–44.) Economic Votes 1. A vote on December 13 on Eustace Gibson’s motion to table a petition, offered by Daniel Norton, calling for a homestead exemption. The effort to table failed, 43–52. Yea 45%, Nay 55%. Republican position: Nay. Votes counted: 95. SD: .50. (Journal, 32; Debates, 90.) 67 Virginia and Arkansas 2. A vote on January 18 on Richard Ayer’s resolution calling for a committee to inquire into state debts acquired during the war. It failed, 42–45. Yea 48%, Nay 52%. Republican position: Yea. Votes counted: 87. SD: .50. (Journal, 98; Debates, 499–501.) REPUBLICAN LOSS. REPUBLICAN LOSS. 3. A vote on January 28 on the adoption of section 3 of the report of the Committee on Finance and Taxation . This section, which authorized income and license taxes, passed, 58–34. Yea 63%, Nay 37%. Republican position: Yea. Votes counted: 92. SD: .49. (Journal, 125; Debates, 665, 725.) 4. A vote on February 17 to table William McLaughlin’s proposal requiring three-fifths majorities in elections authorizing county/municipal internal improvements. It failed, 30–44. Yea 41%, Nay 59%. Republican position: Nay. Votes counted: 74. SD: .49. (Journal, 180, 182–83.) 5. A vote on February 18 to table Edgar Allan’s call for a committee to investigate means to complete the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad. Allan’s proposal was tabled, 45–30. Yea 60%, Nay 40%. Republican position : Yea. Votes counted: 75. SD: .49. (Journal, 161, 188–89.) 6. A vote on March 30 on Jonathan Gibson’s motion to refer to committee James Clements’s resolution calling for appointment of a committee to consider suspending interest payments on the state debt. It was referred, 36–27. Yea 57%, Nay 43%. Republican position: Yea. Votes counted: 63. SD: .50. (Journal, 306–7.) 7. A vote on April 10 on James Clements’s instructions regarding procedures through which the legislature was to implement a homestead exemption. Clements’s proposal was endorsed, 48–38 (recorded as 47–37). Yea 56%, Nay 44%. Republican position: Yea. Votes counted: 86. SD: .50. (Journal, 350–51.) Government Structure Votes 1. John Hawxhurst’s resolution on January 3 calling for continuation of the Freedmen’s Bureau. It passed, 52–14. Yea 79%, Nay 21%. Republican position: Yea. Votes counted: 66. SD: .41. (Journal, 59; Debates, 160, 196.) 2. A vote on January 27 on Christopher Thomas’s resolution authorizing the...

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