Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-10-13
5ttCDt,toa1U GRa 1De9.
1fUEsDXY MORNING. s,UY,. Ia-is1o
THE CON VUrJTEOry.

,ic '9liowiig letter, which If SIR. lawns
Ma WIN thr apppinnient enclosed ort..red To be-
.d,d Gi,the table.
g. Richmond, Oct, -, 1872
S'' We dsrhacc ,oclarclcly duty m nno,ncinr r.
she death OF cA,vfs a. Ran. E. delegate to the smysn
non OF tsna nom the .l, District departed this he ON
rhs eseat having since the rne~n, If ,- Cony.n
I'm w. TN ie 'h, one ri ,Irlc.iliun have prn
We ve'ancs Thereby aoct VIC have sp,oir,ci n 49,,
a. iIHs Esq o'he rnnn,y ofGouceser az the ,crr,sr Of
49,, t' a> W.. apfeaT by tao "cunents which
Whh"s, consideration, we ,rc yoor o,c. scrvar,.,
i"1s !, NJ .L., h:,A.lLtf,
Tie crrtiiro'c ~ eec,'on is enclosed
NJ. JorNH' then submitted The following R,solu.
Rcsotci, Tn, ;hc members &C Tile Convention viii ,,,
cHrr hr i,'y'ays ~ testimony rieir poet the ,ro
- ct pr Calvin h. Read, Of Northampton who was el.ct
al the Convention. $50 '''5
Mr.. JoiNEs said tlat when the news or Tie death
~ IT. Read first arrived. he hail sorno doubt whether
TINS was the proper course; but on enquiry of tbo-
inemhers, he had found was usual in c,ses whcr,
'Ne deaib OF a inomber occurred nirr the "a
F"mlng OF TIN, body. Ii the members OF this Con
vunton hud all known DR.. Read, he fit assured tn,
they wo;.lI huye not esatcd IN uptnr ~ nnv ,,o -l
"i fesp'ct Ter the fncmny of so valuabic man and
ono whose loss might well br icl,lnr"d bv tho CON
Fenton. II was oi ttr moment whether tins net ~
respect was offered 10 hs nicnurv or not bnt that !,
may be como consolation 20 las weeping widow "a,
md TINT The course pursued ~ rcicrcncc In o,brr
members OF publa assemblies had no, hccn departed
irnm III tho case oi Or. IS,nd.
Ire E"snluiInn was tiIrn as~ocl ~.
No. JofSEs then SAID that a. the rcm,innu Nom
bcrs ui the delegation had chosen erccpssor IN Ilr
Kead, II became important Co notify Mr. Perrin O,
his election rs speedily p2ssihic That urn,cnpn
ives III Gloucester county. ami it appears that tho
nail goes there only n week and 'la, tharc i
much irrcg ilHrly IN Tho rerrnt of nf,rr,at ION IN.
that chanuel. II th,rcire h. weeks bcior, III
Pcrrn is npprseh rf his election Il his notice should
he trn nsmi'ted bv thnt CONVEYANCE. II WAS imoo~
thnt that every part the temnon,yealI shorLlh f
ihly represented. aud he would therefore susm, ,h,
following resnu,iou
Eesousd That the Arms rarsc N :. lo;yorr
ss soon "a pr'ccaie, To- Wan L. eu Of C,l,urrs,r no,i
ica,un Of las appointment ncrcr Convention 90
.Ply w. vacancy "rcaoue ny hc dea'h O.: ~ CALVIN b.
The Resolutions VAS agreed -.
Mr F'TZTuGU, from the COMMITTEES arnc;ricI 81
enquire into the proper COMPENSATION to be arov,
~ rho Officers ~ the C0nvcniiun stated ,hnt Tho
COMMITTEES Ind paris performed that duty, and had
instructed him To mako tho flinwnr Ror0T, in p,ri
The COMMITTEE anrn'rd enquire into tho Compensation
p"rer 10 e allowed the officers 81 the Cnnyeniou
atrr5d 20 me me toh'vns resolutions
''n f,r hcI services duTius M shall he rrrs
Collars ps' yrI 70 aata,'y an" n%nired ard my
week; each of the Keepers twenty egh, dollars her
week aud To tine person who cleans the Capitol fourteen oars
Mr.. F,Tzurcr s7il :'at the Coulmittcc hal pro-
vled for ali Tho officers il tho cnn,v of the Convcn-
ton, except tho puhc nri1tcr Thoy could make no
provision !br hin, until they coul ascertain what
york he would have 20 execute II would be nccce-
sary therefore 10 wait until his accounts should nc
cent in Il would also be perceived that the rcrson
who cleans the Capitol, although not appointed h.
the Convention. had boon included IN tho provision
made by the Committee. 'HiiiS liph boon dona N
c2niormty with the course always pursued by the
House o. Delegate.
Mr.. IrtG,r 80 Choqinr'old moved n Law The p
port tho table. lis object was allow an opp0r
unity Tor the Chnrncn Of the different Committees
60 mako resolutions Tor i1clJiing compensation for
the Clerks Tho Commit;c had found necessary 90
eniply
THO report was ihon orlero 70 be laid on tho
tabc.
Mr.. n,pparpeE thon stated th,t tao C,mni,.o,
on the Legislature, IN opening this morning, hnd
found II necessary 20 employ clerks. and i've p-osilsl
Chat each Of the othar Commticcs had boon Obliged
20 take the course. lIo would therefore, otrr
thc following resolutions which had boon prop1r.
by tho member from Ioudaun, (Mr. Mcrccr.)
tese That he scycrl Committees consisting Of mer,b"r
point tcrk and to cause such printing 10 m done a. ,cy miy
Neen eEpeet ~ tho performance ut tn,r rprcige ciic'
rompenato rroper IN he allow ed tho ncers 81 hi,
tr he ustricici provide aud report compensation
'uoh Clerks nay be appointed under tho preceding "on
Fhe resolutions wore tlcn agreed N.
Mr.. LEIGU of Chesterfield then moved 70 take lp
fhe Report which had inst heon laid on 'lo tobo.
with view to ite reconmitmcn' in order that it
might he amended according 10 the purport Of tho
resolutions which had boon adopted
Mr. FfrznuGn suggested that i, would 10 better
20 adopt the Report, the officers Of tho Convention
in want Of their pay; and TO refer the other sub
jcci to the Committee in a separate foun.
MIR. LEIau asscntcl 10 this suggestion, arithc re-
port was then agreed 90.
Mr. JoY~Fs ben stated that ;lc right ~ suffrage
would como before the Convention. it would he mn
portant to ascertain what proportion of tho citizens
who pay tax arc deprived &c that riet. For that
purpose ho moved the following resolutions
hrsoeS That tie Auditor of Public Accounts he reqc tcd
,nb' ~ enu Jay leoe This onyeon Na'rmcn, :" The
"ue'o pflsns ~ each 81 This COrnmouwca WHO
ere charged IN the Land Books ofte years 1921 and 1929 with
on quantity ~ land less than twenty five VI
land n on p or pau Ola lot m tow established by law.
The resolution was aUroodfo
MT DODprInGE then rose g. surnct an adjourn
mont, as there was no Otor business before the Con-
vcn'ion.
Mr.. Bpo ipVtv Thought IL woud he better 10 ud-
iourn til orc o'clock Tomorrow instead of 10; not
that he supposed TINT Eny ofthe Committees wo,ld be
prepared 60 report By tat hour, but they world rain
tho advantage Of m aidicuel hour for dchbcrslion
md discussion. IL r1ovcd that when tho Conycr-
ton adoun It adjqaIn TO meet at one o'clock to-mor-
row.