Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-05-02
EVENING SESSION.
Tn" Convention met Il: O'clock, pursuant 10 al
jOugnncni.

~" Convention met Il. ! o'clock, pursuant To al
lUurnncni.
plsrES,lH wIru EVENING sEs>iuNs.
tn" PRESIDENT stated the unfinished business t.
be ordering tic main question to l." put The prcvou
question having been demanded by Mr.. SrAS x,xp an,
seconded. The main question on th. resolution .
Mr. SEYMOUR, to dispense with the Evening Sessions
The question was then ,akcn--thr yeas anu nay
having been previously orlcrcd-anl there werc--vca
is, nays II. Is follows:
YrAs-ilcs$r- Anderson, Banks Bird Of Shenandoah
Ruwder B0wlc.. Brown, Camden. Cafile Chiffon. Day.
Edwards. Faulkner Flood. Fulkcrso Fuqu; Gall,
Garland GoGe!", Hays. Hill, Hopkins Hunter, jacob
Jauney johnson. hcucv kiigorc Lcakc Letcher J.,o,
Martin o! Henry Moore. Newman Petty, Price, Scott
Caroline. Shell. Shelley, Smith of Norfolk county Sm
of kanawha. stauuid. Stevenson Stewart OF Morgan
Stuart Of Patrick Summers Tunis White, aud Willie
is.
NMs-Iessrs. John I. Mason Q'rcst,) Armstrong
Beale CllambIis> Claiborne, Fisher W. Garrett, Hall
Lonhergcr, Martin Of Marshall and lurnbul--lI.
M quorum voting.
Mr.. FISHER moved that The Convention adjourn.
The motion Tot agreed 10.
The PRESIDENT remarked that it was evident tba
a quorum III attendance.
The question WAS again taken tho crdcriu, thu
main question to be pat. and there wcrc-yeas 81" nay
II as follows:
IrAs-Alcssra Anderson Banks. Bird Of Shenandoah
l;aw,en B"wlrs Braxtou, Brown. Camden, Garlic
Cfambliss, Chiffon. Cog, Davis. Edwards, F.ull:net
Fnncv Flood Fukerso'i Faqua Ga!Iv, Garland. Goodt
HAYS Hill IIngc Hopkins, Hunter Jacob anicy. John
son Kcnncv. liigore Kuote, !.caEc Lctchcr Igor
lynch Martin of Henry Moore Nceaon Newman Petty
Price Scott of Caroline Shell Shelley Smith Of Norfo
county Smith Of kanawha, Smith OF Grccn5rier, Stan
ard Stcplcuson Stuart nf Patrick Summers Tunis
Wallace Watts of Norfolk co.!ty. White, Wiley an'
Worsham-5?.
N,ys--sIessr- John Y. Mason, (prest.) Armstrong
p,l Carter of Russell Claiborne u. Garnctt. Hall
T;onh.rycr. Martin of Marshall, Periletul, Taylor
rrirs AMI Turnhu-l$.
So the main question was ordered TO DC put.
Tho question tfcl required the resolution otlcret
bv the gentleman from Hardy OR. SEYMOUR d$pcns
~. win the Evening Sessions i'll future.
Nr VI. GAENETi. Would it he in order to lay tn
rasol,itior on the table!
~, PRESIDENT. l do not understand that
I'LL "a III. Convention have determined that tn
question shall be lGi.
Mr. HAYS rise to inquire what VIII pc Tue ee'
Of the adoption g" s , TSsp pe.snt = session. .o
,rIo pRESIDENi If the resolution had b:ei
,,.,od Ills morning, there would have been no even
M bu ~ the Convention is now in session, III
lug I,,;nn # adopted would act prospectirely.
fo Mr. n GARNETr demanded the yeas and nays, ant
they were ordered. .,.l. ,,,,..,,,;o,
~, awn that resolution will propose another chang
w.: tho Lnur uf meeting from / to y O'clock.
~ 7rbe PRESIDENT The gentleman Is not in order.
The question being then on the adoption OF t'e rrso
Irt;ou there wcrc--ycas II, nays 81, As follows:
yrv-lIcsSrs John !. Mason, (Prcs,t,) Bird
chonandoah Bowdcn, Braxton. Brown Camden, Car
M Chiffon. Claiborne, Cox Davis, Edwards, Faulkner
Fisher, Garland Gooc, lays Hopkins, Hunter, Jan
,,, Johnson, ki!su:c, knotc, Lctchcr, Llssn, McCo
N.Y.: Nceson. pct:v, Ei,cs. Shell, Smith OF Sorfoi
nm Smith al kanawiia, stanard, Stephenson
S.ny3rt Of Morgan. Stuart OF Patrick summer )
TavIor Van Wrinkle. Wallace, and Watts OF Norioh
county-il. ,u,,.,.onor B,nl,s ReaIe
nowlcs. Carter Of Loudoun ChaInbiss, tlnnGT; rioou
Fukerson. Fuqua Gally, n: Garnet, Hail. I'M, hoss
Iannh Kenncy, Lcakc Lionbergcr Lynch, Martin ~
S Warsb,Il. Martin OF Henry, Moore, Newman fehoe
Nv pr;rs Scott Of Caroline, Shetiey, Smith OF Jachso
Smith Of Grccnbricr, Trgg, Tuni5, Iurnpoil' "h''e
Wiley and Worsham-8l.
ca the resolution was adopted
NJ n GARRETT. desire to give NOTICE Una. !.
soan as a favorable opportunity occurs shall move
90 back to evening sessions -..olv
Mr.. CLAIBORNE moved that the convention ie'0''
;tssif into Committee Of the Whole. %
M GOoDE Il is HOW nearly five CLOCK, al" -
Of the Convention have declared that ths,
unwilling TO sit in evening sessions senli l-s 1os
wb;ch most heartily concur, end as We 80, t;o
nsorlx an hour, submit motion 10 inc
J! that ws DO now sd orrn. N s.. tho Is,
Mr.. PENDLEToE. Upon that cal '"' ''''
and nays.