Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-02-23
CONVENTION.

Ayss-i7. N~s-s7
The bill was then passed.
CONVENTION
Mr.. McPhersan reported "A Bill providing fof ,.-
king The srose ol lie people upon The prupfieiy oil
ealIiaT . Convention 10 amend the ConsliiuiInni-z
which read and ordered be printed
On moiion Of Mr. Lyons the rule OF The House was
sssPeedsd in o'd.r that the 5 might be read second
a~e.
Mr. Flowers then moved the indefinite po.tponemen,
Of the bill.
Mr. Flowers was induced 10 move the indefinite
pssiponement because he believed The bill proposed
would mol b~ acceptable to the West
M. Edsing,on eonourred in opinion with Mr.. Flow
ere. for the reas,a given b, him.
M. Banks thuughi that The Convention Question
had been sufficiently Discussed and he would theteiue
call The previous question which however he Withdrew
~ The rsqu.si OF seine member
M-sss Wade and West expressed their opposition
~ The lnd.bnlle psiponemeni vi The bill.
Alter mach salIciiaiiua by vafiaus gentlemen from
The West, Mr.. Flowers Withdrew his moion ia no,,-
pine indefinitely he said that after III. House had IN
pssvous vccasin. rejected The substitute 10 the ma.
ta,y bull prPsng 10 organizs Convention upnn the
white basis he had moved the indefinite pon.men
81 the bill pfopa'n2 10 ureaplse the mixed basis
principle, because he knew that such an orcanzaton
9osd not meet The views Of the West. Eastern gen
tIsmen had declared that tiey would uGer amendments
~ The bill nov brore the HOUSE. Which would render
u s,ls 10 The bill first offered 50 that no ssib. hen
sn' could result f"m keeping this bill biofe the House
lie. howerer. would withdraw his motion.
Mr.. jones' renewed the mpliun 10 post pone indef.
niiely. which prevailed by the f,ilosing vote:
Am Messrs. G"odr Speaker. Souihall Brown
Of Alis marie. llar'le Mnctell. Tufnbull, Machn b.
erk. Fox D'ck'nsun If Caroline Lacy, Csmeglon,
" nir~e, Bf0sdus. llohsoh, Thompson oi Dnwidd die
ChNman. Sc',t, Snilman JONES. Lake. Walker, I'D.
nunss. slossil. Brown ot H.. Flowers, MRae, God
yin. bo~den, Patrick. Wallace, Games, Gresham,
Ioldon. Bagley, Shepard, Alexander k,ihy, New ton
Waite. Happsr. VERIFY, Middleton Oliver, Edoop,on.
Sy"e. Iunsisli. Laner. C,eke, Dey, M'Dearmon,
Daniel. s'ro'h.t, Lyons. Gold. Harper, Seoell, Hol
ladsy. CHM, Dllard. freeman, Rec. Neal-63.
Noxs-A lesss. W. IL d. Cuss. j. II. Custis
Iayne. Powell. Baldwin, Masse. Dickinsua Of BAH
lsss~cli. u ak. Thompson 81 Boleioou, Camden. Nil
les. flesd. Tuet, Mss, Hall OF Fauquicr, nl'Cuue
Street, Carson, Callson, liieu. Thorn ,sou Of namp
eh,'e, Lee. To~nef. Mlelyre. Taylor. Ellzey Banks
Clayton. PARROT. Adams, Wade. Hamilton. Edmund
an, Michael, M'Phersun. 1atum. Iliner, Afbuu asst
Fsisiax. Bawnef, Long, PntehsrJ, Mauz, Cowsn, Fu.
gate. Oens,n, Suekly, 1se, Hall Of Taylor, IVES,
Fsnsten. Gp,dson-5
MI Lyons repaired bill concerning the James Rly
81 and kana~ha Improvement, which was read one.
and sxdered 10 be printed
Message was here received from The Senate sla
,y mat me Senate adhered To It's amendment TO tn,
-" providing Tor The fevsun Ia the criminal code sis
ene also that tina, body desifed c,n,rence with III,
ts"sse IN nls"n thereto. The following members wer
spro.nied To ac On III part of The lonse Aessrs Dam
vel. Sdu'hall. Broadus, Alexander aud Scott.
The bill conc@rning Western Lands, here cam. NJ
90 The nsdsr II the day.
Alter some discussion. the bill was ordered 10 l,s en-
grossmeni.
RESOLU lions.
On motion Of Mr.. Carson,
hesoved. That the Committee Of Courts Of Ju.,jc,
enquire into the espedeney Of bringing in u bill TO sun
Sses. "ands upon The elective franchise in the county