Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-11-01
STATE REFORM CONVENTION.

gul by counsel ill late in The afternoon
STATE REFORM CONVENTION.
Fifteenth, Day. Thursday, October 3i1. 1850.
Iayer by Rev. Mr.. Carter of the Methods; Church.
IN, Clerk read the lonina Of yesterday.
Tar Cn,R presented Id the Gnnscn"na communication
iron the Editors Of he Richmond Wing, declaring them
selys candidates for the publication q" the Debates Ne
On motion of Mr. WATTS laid on the table and ordered Ia
be printed
i RESOLUTION ApI5rRsMEST
NJ PrIKGs objected The esouiion hc regretted thar il
should have come in most inaisicios Time OF our Sfs.
SION We Ind been here for iva weeks lboTing hard md
then nj ht end Of two weeks our ao"rs were to he brought
To cloae with total ailure III the work which We were
sent herr 10 perform The body had rot been sent her" TO
deaf order questions of reference and large budgets
of resolutions We here IL amend the Consiitll-
Ifon Look ut the act BY which sent here. and
whirh had sustained BY the people The very inona
tcn which asked To nd oun for The very Legislature
ul,h passed the bill knew would no be readyte people
knew land with full knowledge Of these facts only
in ne Els. but in Western Virginia they still voted for the
y Cosenlinns assembling a the time fixed III the law.
/ the basis 0t representation the only question which
hly before lIs Were there standing committees with
wo enough keep the body employed months? When
the, reported could their reports he discussed in day;
wee; in month"; Would the previous question be- employed
sange full dchalcl fno The time between and Tho
lstd nuary could he proh;ably employed in discussing
ohr questions. Then, when tho data oblined the ba"
ion might be discussed. We're pcn'encn going
fold heir and say thai they would 90 nothing until they
got ne Census!
TIE Auditor had NOT said that he could not furnish the in
formation before ce,tln dates because, having it, bu,
hccn his d-p ,b force already occupied lie hel
tha, Convention had ample power authorize suli
ci"nliorcc 10 complete The 'rork al :nrc.
had noticed with much regret that there had not been
sine question which had not ELECTED section discussion.
He vnnd his eastern brethren that the time ind now
wheI they should decide a. 10 III il position He now DE-
cllre 10 the country thai while tho East had nominal
nrity OF nine the floor, set there had not been
secnal question which the East had been bca
q Ii m East is Ia have Detection had better have il be
n hrsa statistics came in. "a had ba"n ably sail By his
cnt from Fanqner what had statistics 10 do with The
urlt pic the basis o representation! Could il
well ed without tie facts "a with them! Believing thai
il contemplated by those VIII passed t. law nor by
those who ratified il and believing that the East
surrender M ALL il had better do before the receipt of
statistics thln after them he should vote against MS adjourn
mcn He had deemed his duiy say this much The
Y IIousr and the country.
Mr. FERGUSON said that ne member Of the Legislature
which passed Tie bill convenug this Convention lc could
say it distinctly urged that the official
would be in hand by Tho time III lis meeting He hal b..
ieyed 50 himself ho would have voted fol the bill
NJ BRow: regretted AFTER The views which hid been
pressed depreciation Of sectional divisions that the meal
Der from Halifax should lhem lie had called npon
his Eastern friends to rally the adnnmcnl and had
said upon all questions yet before the House the !st
had been beat Mr. 49, sad il the contest made npon the
grounds which had been eested, they would continue
be beat The question Of adonrnuen, had nothing do
with the question o basis ~ Ind been nlina'ed by The mem
Der from Halifax.
ii il Tor thu question U bass, would the motion or
adj luinnient hay. been made
Mr. BaDWE 9ald that ony had reference In ihf iactS
which were connected with the basis The member from
nIii> had said HAT the Legislature had nat contemplated
this i,urnmnnt. Nj l.. Responsible To Tint b0-
d. bu 10 another tribunal--hs constituents They had in
the House Of Delegates through their delegates, opposed te
pass of the bill calling this Convention because Of the
contemplated absenc" of the facts at This time; and
through their Delegates in the Convention they asked ilr
i this adjournment the same ground
The member had said that We had been here two week,
and had done nothing eegatdcd this a. the very best
gum"n or The ad ounmeni II they said her" they would
laD nothing for months longer He deemed statistics,
"a all important definite action The House should
proceed in The absence Of these they would no doubt have
IL retrlc their stepa.
NJ S.RAuaHA. offered the following amendment 10
.rihe rule:
And that no member OF The Convention shall be allowed
rho cm or have any mileage consequence ." >hch ADJOURN
ren,and member officer Of this body shall b. allow
VI claim have any per diem other compensation Tor
yeind during the recess"
= Mr. WALLACE thought that the question should be dis
leasscI in good feeling He opposed the resolution of
edG nunmcnt. lie did hin. il in accordance with the
iprt Of The law calling them together. they had the
light adjourn for month they had the right adjourn
yearsayc ten lie vas i'll favor Of the cxten-
son of The right n snrac and in favor Of the edu: lion
cf all the people. Tsa questions he thought laid al The
III all government; an Ia be said they 10
t-,e hurried occr and Delayed
There were other questions of great importance which
Y you'd occupy great deal n iime probably far six
yn,nrs H. desired gel through at the cction of the
s, might bc laid 5clrc iic neat Legislature lie saw M
why the HuusH should adjourn lie was willing that
ahc West should have ali the facts they desired on the Basis
,d,ciorc acting upon il.
il Mr. VOOLFOLK did FOL rsic. Ia make Seeci but tor
H. Lurusc getting direct yot hc moved In, Indefinite
b ipon"mcnl of the resolution and amendment.
lie Mr. CoSws Ind siid the other dry Ilaf he was not vii
wnn 10 ac upon other question unit; the Basis lis
osrd Of He deemed that there already sufficient
of acs in their possession H. at upon in com
nicr. Otherwise h. would vote for the a;purnmcnf-
hesr views should regulate his vote. llr would in
The member from Preston thai 'ome Eastern had
otcd in lh Legislature against the Convention Bill and
\. Western men had voted for il.
Mr. JASNEy did not propose odiscuss The question 81 this
Uncertainty lie believed a, the committees which
nd been raised had sufficient data upon bu he
oulL not let hia individual opinion rule his lie deai-
ii know whethcr those committees had tered any
I'd cuy in their a5or and h. desired 10 hear particularly
The chairman of the committee IN basis He believed
actual question before The House IL be- whether the House
IF ould with lis abcrs when the committee on the ba
at g stood h folded arms.
f. Mr.. Scorr Of Caroline fr the adjournment
had heard argument sufficient convince him of the
ID crssity of IT, The minds Of members had now by the
appointment nf committees been directed 10 the consdera-
N OF the different questions with which they were charged
I'd unnecessary distract the minds OF members, and
vert them by this motion at adjournment lie believed u
ainst the wishes Of the people. He regarded il us most
le iusflrinus.
He did not deem il necessary TO lay the foundation frat
10 make the proper cxcavrron out materials and
IN put Them Together in manner that would present one
Fnonons WHOLE address ITSELF "a structure 10 The
s. actions Of the people.
9, Dr. TaEpwAy said il would b, supposed Tint hr, being
isien would be governed by that fact in oil tine votes
= hga,r But he thought this question which should be
we'd with proper debCaton md without regard 10 East
nMesr lie knew that the people had expected that each
y nnbcr when he returned home should be able 10 tell them
IS Of he principles which they had engraet in the Consn
tia but for he afraid 10 back 10 them and tell
thn that State records did not furnish The information
upwhch, their delegate, he could nc inreiig5iy upon
the Gcston which they regarded OF such vital importance
He Of not thni constitution adopted by force OF n
maory cou! with the acqnlescence OF those who
! nv in m.Jcry in the State be Of long endu-
Il rance
Nj 'rRKiSf desired know where the East would stand
when he data which would come in would show only what
thr Eat now adm tied
Mr. REnwAy slid be understood every Western 10
saw hit he could ntoa consideration and discussion
Of the ass until hey got The Of lands and Cen
s they were forced into il before that .inc could the
victory which woni be obtained be regarded desirable
onel h deemed lie desired Information necessary for the
Fast asfor the Wst. lie would say the West, gentle
men IN willing hat you shall have the facilities you de-
sire. Ee Thought / apparent that The body would do
naingunil the norma,on which the West say they must
have nrd portion Of the East they oua! Ia have, is
obtained "A m Eastern man, he could say that there had
been no victory otained by The East.
Mr. SuHMERs sid that owing to lie speech! reference
which had bren De him by the member from Londoun,
he fell i hs dut say something. Ii 10 the
question a. 10 wat progress ha committee the Basi.
had made he cou sy that they hal only yet procured
lie was loi authorized make report but his
individual opinion ha, they could do nothing in the
absence III approx late data. could bs supposed that
the committee wa 10 make report without accompany ing
with proper statistics or its action The House the other