Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-05-02
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mo one Is 70 would suggest to the COMM ~,
At. "a a, M into committee OF the ~''''' --N
tho executive r ssIPENpERs. Oh, no .;.Dr
Shy 1 I'm am opposed TO the co;nnh''ss so,ton
df, p t do not understand that lh' ,;,,,e TO
NJ Nv the Convention inSt.acts inc otn en- this
mil mex, week before tEcy iaSt -, ,ail termi-
nst:on We are instructed ti:;:' l. ,imc there is
tbon h,t if it terminates before t.'. soo, os
hAe '4s =. r.y,nt Us from taxing III" 'o'e Nc t Fl
th b,t, c.ases We axe Eot ia'''-' Iii r,t o,tand
>bot ime before We vote but 's:t -, .ar that Il
49, debate after that time. n!eEei. - S;:, j.; f
the debate has come to a e'se' snS, + n cn,;t...
orJsr made BY the committee - ifs'e'. -" W.,
80, .o,,rr 70 ? vo,eat tne present '"i-e' Wv nv
~ ~ be Understood pressing 10: ''ie Dc the t
W., tine. Ii gentlemen wish I" Sfe:sS or en- W
sneak 9. ii they will proceed VIZ, 'ly "sosc Nv h !;
.a;ly viii 10, proceed 70 call for the vote GU!
tei i exhausted are wall weeS hc:ofe
me ,Sa vote! d Nc. consider that We are ;a!oe'
any such co.isa:lsn, ,i r.,,, ,be rc.oi,,-
,;on that was passed that tbs : bale was 20 e''Ie
tho 18th. know that has > ''2 I', ,bn 10.
gentlemen who are absent. that uo2 t' On! te ~.
Hste will close and tina; the ConTen,i". "t!i nc
,pon the question before TIA; tine IL vie" q iie M
that gentlemen hare thus abscnt"d Iu ~.
think it is prope- tha, The committee 7,ouu ~
IN try 70 get The Question at present II II iia reen
1900 9hot Tho vote would have been taken to-day
tber gentlemen would have addressed the committee;
hat the time for taking has been pos poh"u n" ss.
tlemen have therefore deferred Their fesiiaE oie
gentleman however las announces HiS '''0. ~
go. ,,norro,s or this cvc;lin;, ii We have evening
fs;or. des;r> ciso ut sonic stage o tag proceed
mos TO address some remarks 10 iAc c"'!i'h'"e ;f
this subject; though 1t makes no difference 20 me- an
willing to waive nv right t" sfc III a' IN, :"
vote GU the question am willing 70 iii Up any III
terval in the debate; and os!s, rus ".s' arc pre-
pared vii! occupy the arr c., s.,,.
Mr.. ANDERSON. | concur "iti! my .!'chu itol'
Giles as to ,rha, wa, the Understanding OF many syn
tl,,ll sf .,4pFt ION.
tlcmen liz regard TO lus RESOLUTION t''"S ';s Yen
ed was very muck opposed % tie adoption OF lle
resolution. hec1use believe. il i! had not been adopt
Cd we you'd have been ready 20 take The veto upon
the question at an earlier time. SAID SO IL INC Tune
of its passage, and that oud prorac' our SESSIONS
from Eve DAYS to a week. J was, however, orerrued
by majority Of the Convention: and. having been
oyerruei I do not intend 10 aid in acting towards
those gentlemen who have abs"nied themselves, III "nal
would consider bad faith. When that resolution was
adopted it regarded as giving short leave OF as
sence to all those gentlemen MT disposed to participate
in the debate: and il would be treating those gentlemen
who have ayaed themselves OF the opportunity, IN
very bad faith, take vote III their ABSENCE before
the day fixed upon in the resolution Hhllc up, VIII
add that propose to say something upon tn!s question
have been anxious for some time 10 say something
hut do not intend address this committee ii the a0-
sence OF quorum of eastern gentlemen. Whatever
have to saw On tS subject. wish to address 10 he
plain CAIN deliberate consideration 81 my eastern
brethren DO not intend NY remarks for the west or
Tor the people Of tn: west. Intend whatever say-h
saw ANYTHING on this subIect-lpT ,* considerations
the calm and dispassioatc considerations Of eastern
gentlemen; and u:!lcss have an opportunity OF adj
dressing ryscif to them, shall say nothing upon tho
subject.
Mr. SCOTT, Of Fauquiec. II seems to me that the
Convention has brought Itself - condition IN which
without changing The resolution wc! il adopted the
other day il has disabled itself o.! jispos:g of this mat
ter before the 18th OF this mouth. The resolution,
apprei end whatever its particular phrascoicgy may
be, was not only uule:sco4 bet designed 20 TX the 18th
of this month as the day on which the Ta;e should be
taken It's admit Of that construction as VIII be
seen:
Resoly2, That the debates the question now pend
inc before the Contention, in the Committee OF the
Whole on the Basis oil Representation. shall close on
FRIDAY the 18th day .. .Arr!l. al clock
il dee. 10. that il stall continue uiIi that time;
and the language would leave 4 open ic lie co:aruc
ZION that i; might close sooner ;an ita! time. Bat 1t
ia express ;il, shall close c The lcts day OF april,
a. O'clock Now rec.:et ycrs mach, much as an:
gentleman this 1oor 10 Ind that the ceo"te upon
This stoa has expanded itself linn; under which
nil of us are suffering. regret the condition IN which
this body finds ITSELF growing out OF the absence Of SO
many OF its members Tor II Is tbs absence 81 nemoefs
from their seats here which involves Us N these DELAYS
,nd these difficulties. Blu: Il Is condition OF Things
Thought about by gentlemen upon t, floor last fal and
they who we're Inc prime agents ii Tie matter ought not
now to be the Chief com?!aners Our difficulties have
crown out OF the adjournment OF the session OF THIS
Sonyention last fall. bv whc: t!rown upon a
Ien,s and ceu,lCmens dui!2s-l may say gentlemen $
necessities-require their absence from this place.
Having produced this state @! things ourselves, think
that we ought 10 bear with it as patiently may,
.nd hone that when the 18th Of April comes and this
BODY shall proceed to act ana dispose OF this question,
that then VIC shall be altogether and that we shat! pro-
coed with tho understanding that we shall devote our
selves to the united. energetic. ana industrious dis
charge of our duties, perform that which sent
here 10 perform and enable all 10 return to their homes
and duties elsewhere
which have Just fallen from the gentleman from aucuier
Mr. Scorr) to pass unuoticed. | cannot agree with
that gentleman that the adjournment last fall is the
cause OF gentlemen sbsenting themselves now should
like 10 know whether INC fall. OF the yea: is quite
important period to lawyers and farmers tlc spring
Of the year.
Mr.. SCOTT, Of Richmond jiu lis seat No.
sfr. ANDERSON. Why, s!.o:ld In" 20 know, is
Il not Jus, as importau, T., the lawyers OF This body tia,
thew should attend the fall well The sprn;
terms, of tie courts
low me will say that | apprclend that ever g"ltie
nan who had busine at home-aS suppose a Of them
had-made his arrangements so as 10 enable himself,
with convenience, 10 absent himself during that time
but not so during the spring.
Mr. ANDERSON. Now, considering what has passed
here and in view of all the facts around US, is very
apparent to all what has taken gent enen away from
thi. Convention. 1t is this very debate But would
there not have been. las; fall quite s latch lnconren-
duged in viii any gentleman preen; TO say, that II
we had gone into this debate last fall that IL would not
have been rotraced quite great degree as 1t has
heen now should like the gentleman IL prove TO this
Convention that, if this debate had gone last fall,
eastern gentlemen would not have ahsented themselves
10 attend TO their business their farms and their courts
then as now We all know that it is jus as important
for them to attend their fall business to their
spring business. | will tell you what, l., my opinion,
ha. rroracled this dbat 1t is from the fact that gen.
tIemcn have absentcd themselves 10 the extent which
they have We have u no time. since this debate has
comnenced found quorum here at the close of the
.e4son: and for want of that quorum the Convention
has been in the power of small minority, who have
exercised their power by adourning at ali carly hour
Had there always been quorum here, to control the
action of the Convention this debate would never have
been protractcd to the extent to which it has have
NO idea that the fault Of protracg H. il there Is any
fault about it, shall be charged western gentlemen
have as yet taken part in this debate, and DO not
know that shall The real fault is in the non-attcnu-
ance of members-and desire TO say II before The
Convention and the peope-which permits small MI
nority daily to have il in their power to adj oura the
Convention at an early hour.
The CHAIR. There is no question before the conf
ttee except the main question-hat is the report Of
the Basis Committee, and amendments.
Mr. DAVIS. understand, BY the annunciaton from
~. rbo;r that there now question before the