Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-03-14
FRIDAY, February 3, 1851.

The Convection met pu.aGaat To Appointment
PRAYER bv the Rev. Mr.. MANLY.
The journal Of the preceding Gay was read and ap'
proved
COMMITTEE. OK iEG!sLArIvg GUARANTEES, -.
Tho PRESIDENT announced tue following gcntlsmen
a. the committee under the resolution Of Mr HrSrEE,
adopted Yesterday: Messr- HrSTra, LEIcnrR. SMITH OF
Greerbrer, CARTER, and NoScCRr.
Mr. PENDLEToN. move thst the Convention now
resolve itself into Committee oi the Whole.
y count being had on tn" motion, there were-ayes
80. nocs $40 quorum voting.
Mr.. MISE moved 10 ocloc. the other tav n the
hour or raectng. but u did answer 5ec.e il
too early To 60. quorum We changed TIE hour to
II O'Clock again. in order tina, mcht have n quorum
present bu, tho very first meeting ne Convention
IL that hour md tina; no quorum present NOV.
u call OF the roll.
The motion was agreed TO- and he.oll called b,
the SECRETARY, when Gs gentlemen answered 10 ,he
names as follows:
Nessrs Andersen Arthur, Bird Of Shenandoah, Bots
Eowxeu Brown Burgess, Bird Of Frederick. Capertor
Carter Of Russell Chambers, Chapman. Chiffon Cock
Davis Deneale i.iwards, Faulkner, Ferguson, flnney
Flood, Fu.kcrson, .uqua, Garland, W. K Il. Garneti
t;oode HAYS Hoge HOPKINS Jacob Jones, knote, Lion
berger, lynch LYONS McCamant, McCandlish, McCama'
Meredith Newman Petty Randolph. Ridley, Sain''r'
81 gin, Scott of Caroline Scott Of Fauquier. Scott
E;ennond city, Shell Shelley, Smith OF hanawha' Smit
Of hinz ii Queen Snowdeu. Sanatd, Stratghai
Strnthrr late, latioT I!eao"hS haus y. ..u wa
,o,,,,ty Watts Of noaaoke White Whiti.e, William
., Fnrfax william. Of Shenandoah. Voolfolk, am
Ny-ur--6S.
NJ. WISE quorum, being present hav" no dc
.irv TO proceed further with the call.
Further proceedings under the call. We're then su'
:Sgnded.
=, WESTERN IfriEa.
si.. WISE. When the report Of tho Committee OF
w.en Land Titles shall be taken up for consideration
!el move 10 amend the second section OF the repor
tv Inserting after the words October next the word
"5a .rarra..s issued before the first day OF March
ISL" 50 that the section Us amended will read:
SEC .. No grant or patent shall hereafter issue u
any person for forfeited, waste, and inappropriate
land, living west of the Allesany Mountains eScel,
n,on surveys made as now prescribed by law and wie
y. returned 10 the land Office before the firsf da
al October next on warrants issued before the first da
If March 1881 Bat such land laay be proceeded
.ns un sold under DEGREES Of creuit or superb
court Of the couaty in which the same or the create
ra. thereof may lie, in suc! manner rs shall DC pre-
>ritad b. law.
THE BASIS OF REPRESENTATION, c.
tn. Convention then resumed, in Comn,,teI o. tn
Whole (Mr MILLER in the chair the consideration o
the report Of the Committee the Basis OF Repre-
s.n,ation.
The CHAIR stated the question to DO on the propo
siton Of Mr.. Sco-T of Fauquer.
Mr. CARLlLE. On yesterday | alluded to Inc lac
that the substitute proposed by the member from au
que. Mr.. Scorr,) had been advocated BY gentemeI
Upon grounds that necessary for their protection
against excessive taxation in consequence OF aPpropri
atious 10 works Of internal Improvement and that h
mixed basis principle should DO chgratted into our con