Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-11-06
CoLUMnIA, October q. 1892

iN CE1NAl Il, WeuNeSudy, IL o'clock. NJ
The Bill TO provide for the calling of a Convention o.
The People OF the State, was then read the second time.
Inc ayos and noes was then taken on the Bill as follows
"3yes.--Messrs. Allston, Ashe, Black, Butler, Capers
Campbell, Cunningham, Dunovant, Dubose, Dugan
Evans, Tickling, F%rampton, Gregg, Glover, Hart, fig
gins, Hill, Hunter, Lawton, Martin, Patterson. Peav. Pee
S% Wi; Rice S''''o'i' rh0~p''n' Warren whitnoi' and
N~oes.-Mes,rs. Cannon, Chestnut, Davis, Dodd, Cause
Huger, koger, Manning, Mayrant, Montgomery, Read
Affirmative. ao-NOgatve, IS. Absent Mr.. Richardson.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
WedneSddy, II O'Clock, NJ.
The Convention Bill was taken up, and on motion of Nr
Preston ,sundry unimportant verbal amendments were made
TO the same. The Bill was then read the second time.
MIR. Speaker proposed that the Ayes and Noes should
be taken on ordering the same TO the Senate.
MIR. Preston intimated that it was sufficient TO take the
Ayes and Noes Oh tho final passage Of the Bill.
Mr.. r.. ID. Smith thought that a majority Of te Hopse
might order the Bill! to the Senate. This was the case in
1873 when the Bill altering the Constitution, touching
the tenure OF Office of the Judges was before the House.
Mr.. Wardlaw remarked that last year on the Bill for the
division OF Pendleton district, it was ruled, that two thirds
OF the House were necessary to order the same IN the So
nate, and added that the yeas and NAYS might now bo c,re5
Tor by seven members.
On motion of MIR. Preston the Bill was laid on the Table
Tor a moment while kerBoyce and another member were
qualified.
The Speaker wished to be instructed whether in the
opinion oil the house, two thirds of the members or a bare
majority was sufficient TO order the Bill TO the Senate. His
quisite.
Mr.. Dunkin observed, that if seven members called for
the Ayes and Noes, the question would not arise. if two
thirds of the House voted for the Bill. More than seven
members expressed a desire for the ayes and noes.
The question was then taken by ayes and noes and car.
RED by more than two thirds. The following were the
votes on the bill.
son. Bookter, Bull, Buchanan, BrownfeId, Bryan, Boyce,
Brooks, Butler, Black, Cherry, Caughman, Caldwell / y
Caldwell, John Caldwell, Cohen, Cuthbert, Cain, Colcock,
Colvin, DunkiD, Dozier, Davis, Dawson, Davie, Frost,
Finley, Ferguson, Glover, Goode, Griffin, Goodwin
Hagood, Horny, Horlbeck, Holmes, Hibbler, Heller,
Herbert, Harley, Herndon, Hogg, Jones, Irbv. Jones
Jenkins, Kern, Kirkland, Keith, Lyles, Laurens, Lining
Lawton, Lyde, LATTE, Maxwell, McCord, Mintzine,
Middleton, Mays, Moore, NIGH, Murdoch, Noble, Nix
on, Potts, Preston, Player, Pickens, J. S. Palmer. Porcber.
5. j. Palmer, Rempert, Rose, Rainey, Rickenbecker,
RoweD, Rice, Robinson, Sloan, b. II. Smith r.. Smith
Thomson, Wardlaw, Watson, Wallace, Woods, Ward
Young. ~
Nays-Messrs. Berry, Burgess, Bradley, BscOt. Chan.
man, Crawford, Cobb, Earle, Erwin, Frazer, Henry,
Righton, Stroble, Harrison, Lang, Lowry, McWilIe Mas.
sey, Montgomery, McIvor, W.. o. Nixon, Poole, Pickett,
Richardson, Strohecker.
Mr.. Dozier and Mr.. Lyde were absent.
A message was then received from the Senate, com.
municating the Bill for calling a Convention of the people
Of this State, which was read the first time, and ordered 10
a second reading Tomorrow.
Mr.. II. b. Smith offered a resolution declaring that on
any Bill calling a Convention, two thirds Of the House arc
not requisite, to enable the same TO pass on its second
reading, which was adopted.
The House then adjourned 10 meet again tomorrow at
III o'clock A. NJ.
COLUMBIA, Oct. 25th.
The Senators met according to adjournment.
The Clerk OF the Senate was ordered to call the roll of
members, and ~ answered to their names.
The bill 10 call a Convention of the State was then "a.
ken up and read a third time. The ayes aud noes being
required, there were for the Bill 81, against it 10. One
absent.
The vote was the same, as on the same question yes
terday.
Thursday, III o'clock, Il. M
The House met pursuant TO adjournment.
The order Of the day was then taken up, which was
the bill from the Senate for calling a Convention of the
state The bill was read the second time, and on motion
OF MIR. Preston sundry verbal amendments were made in
1t. The ayes and noes were then taken on returning the
same to the Senate, when il appeared there we're in the
Affirmative Sc, negative %. One absent.
SO the bill was returned TO the Senate. The vote wa.
the same as yesterday on The same question.
On motion OF Mr.. Willie, IL was resolved that when the
Tomorrow.
The bill making partial appropriations for the year 1882.
was then taken up, read the second time, and ordered to
The Senate.