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delegation shall be entitled to one vore and that IN
ayes and noes shall be taken in any ise whe
they shall DC called for by member and secon
ded.
And the Committee, having further busines
before II, asked leave to sit again.
On motion OF Gen. Johnston, the lst, end an,
81 resolutions were laid upon the table, and In,
4ih resolution was adopted unanimously
On motion. resolved, that when this Conven
ton adJourns, it will adjourn until Tomorrow
morning 10 O'clock.
And the Convention adjourned.
Tuesday, October Goth, 1891.
The Convention sat pursuant to adjournment
Richard IL. Toler, delegate from Iynchburg
VIM, u. Charlton, delegate from Pulaski, and
Charies L.. Barnett delegate from Montgomery,
appeared and took their seats.
The Committee appointed on Yesterday, report.
ed the following resolution:
| HfSoIced, That the best interests of the conn
try demand the completion Of the work entrusted
TO the James River and kanawha Company, and
that Is eXpedient, In the opinion Of the Conven
tion' That the aid of the State shall be freely civ
en- 10 this object In manner and extent as the Lee
Sislature may deem wisest and best
Which resolution was, on motion of Mr. Full
ton, laid on the table for the present.
EVENING SESSION.
Inc convention proceeded to the consideration
OF o. 'ne ist' End and Sd resolutions, reported by
me committee, and they were unanimously aJon
.ed. The chair appointed James Mcdowell. Pc
ter c. Johnston and Richard II. Tol.r. the Com
mittee under the Bird resolution
YIN motion OF MIR. Fulton, the resolution in re-
ia'lon &c the completion of the James River and
h"hawha Improvement, reported by the Commit
zee TINS morning, was taken up, considered and
adopted. anu
The following resolutions were Offered and u.
unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the thanks of the Convention
be rendered to the Committee of Arronuemen,s
and citizens of Christiansburq, who have so vaII
provided Tor the comfortable accommo iation of
the Convention. "
Resolved, That the thanks of the Convention
oe rendered TO the trustees of the Presbyterian
Church. ~ e'
Resolved, That copy of the PROCEEDINGS Of
tne Convention he furnished to the Lynchbnr,r
Virg'nlan and Republican, with request thai I
lhey be published in those papers, and that all |
other papers in this State and i'm Tennessee ft;end
insertion. e'' '"''''
Resolved, That the Committee appointed 70
prepare the memorial to the Legislature on the |
subject OF the contemplated Road be directed TO
procure It's presentation, along with copy of the
proceedings OF this Convention, to the ney, Cen
eral Assembly of Virginia
RESOLVED, That The thanks of this Convention !
be returned TO the President and Secrc,ar;os |
thereof for the dgnfed and satisfactory manner
IN winch they have discharged their respective du-
ties.
On motion Of James Mcdowell, Esq.
ton, in their individual character most respect
fully and earnestly appeal to the Legislature to
give its early attention to the condition of our
Common Schools. and 10 adopt such measures as
shall in lis Judgment be deemed necessary to
place them upon the most useful ard efficient
footing.
And thereupon the Convention adjourned sine
die. EDW. WATTS. pras,t
JAMES j W. "s snrrrHS, S Secretaries.