Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-08-01
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MORNING SESSION.

The Convention inet pursuant 10 adjournment and after
prayer by the Rev. Mr. Early, Of the NJ r. Church. the
journal of Tuesdays proceedings read and approved.
The Chair announced that The committee 10 audit and Ger
'fy Of the reporter would Of Mcssrs
Scott Of Richmond Brown Snowden, Lecer and Purkns
APpoRTIoSMEST
The consideration OF the report OF The committee Lc-
gisatiye Appprtonnrnt. was then resumed
Mr.. sTuART moved to amend that portion of the re.
port which reads, "he counties of Franklin Patrick and
Henry shall form another dlstct the county OF PtsYlvuna
shall form nnnher district 10 cause il 10 read, "he
county Of Franklin shall form another district the counties
of Patrick and Henry shall form another district; the county
ui Psyvania shall form another district" Rcl-cted.
Mr. MISE moved Law the report The liable for the
purpose enabling MIR. klgrr to Offer
SideratiOn Agreed tu-ayes &C. nnes 81.
Mr.. kILGORE moved the reconsideration OF the by
which the resolution Of ar Braxtun which increases the
number of members Of The House n Delegates TO Isl and
assigned the additional member TO Fauquicr-was agreed
-uycs 6i. noes 80.
The question then reced upon tho adoption Of the
luton, and 1t decided in the ve-ayea &c. 67
The report, on nuiiun, taken from the table.
Mr.. CARLlLl moved to take delegate from the city Of
Richmond and TO nsert Fauquer in the list Of Counties
titled TO two Delegates Rejeced-ayes a7. g..
Mr. ScnTT u F. moved the reference Of the Eastern ap
por,onment to the committee Appronment ior its re-
vision. Disagreed to-aycs 43, noes 70.
On motion Of Mr.. WISE the rules suspended and
the report Of the COMMITTEES Apporunment as amended
was referred 10 the committee Revision
Mr.. SUMMERS moved The following resolution
Resolved, That the committee On Revision be instructed
assign Senators the city Richmond and
fer one of the delegates assigned sld cy TO III,
county of Fauouer; if il be found pracrcnbI 10 rive Two
the district in which it is situated; and ii such appJron
be justly made, then the said conmi,tce shall
assien to the county Of Fanquicr.
Rtec,cd-ayes 22 noes 83.
Mr. FISSEY moved to take up tho Schedule Report
Agreed to.
It passed its first reading.
The following scc,ions read second time without
amendment:
Il shall be the duty Of the Prcsdca. of this Conven
tion Immediately lis adjournment certify copy
the Bill vf Rights and Constitution adopted turcrhrr witt
The schedule thereto ANNEXED IL The Governor OF This Com
monwealtl
q Upon the receipt Of such certified copy the Govcrno
shall forthwith the fact by pruciamitiun b.
published in such newspapers OF this Stale may be deem
ed requisite for general Information and moreover shall
published The said Bill Of Rights snI Crnsutinn
together with the schedule annrxed which nroclunatinn
Bill OF Rights Constitution and Schedule shall be- published
in the indicated, for the period Of month"; and
printed copies thereof shall by Secretary The Com
monweah be Immediately transmitted by mall the clerk
OF each county and corporation court la this wealth.
be by such clerk submitted the examination &C any per-
SON desiring the same.
The next section reported as follows:
3 The Officers authorized by existing laws to condsct
general elections in this Commonwealth shall at The places
appointed for holding the sauIc upcn pu book on The
fourth Thursday in October next hcated The Con-
stitntion amended and Schedule and conainwo
parate columns the first column he headed "nr rally
ing :" the other be headed, fDr rejecting" and such o
cers keeping said polls open for tho space of three days
shall then and there, receive and IN said poll bok,
the votes OF all or and against the Constitution ad
schedac qualified under The exciting Constitution e%ct
else the right OF suffrage.
Mr. Boris moved to strike out The words undc the exist
ing Constitution, and 10 insert instead the words under
the existing and amended Constitute
Pending the consideration OF this amendment the Report
laid on the table
And on motion OF Mr. GARSErr the Convention agreed
to take recess from till o'ciuck
The Report agnn taken up and after discussion OF
the amendment by Mr.. Jones against Mr. CAMDES IN
favor OF It's ADOPTION it was agreed toayes 49, noes IL
as follows:
AyEs-Mcssrs. Armstrong, Arthur Banks Mark Bird
Blue, Bocock Botls, Bowdcn, Brown Camden, Garlic,
mi Chambllss, Chapman, EInncy
Flood, Floyd Fultz. Galiy NJ Grnclt, Hays Hoge Hop
kins jacob Jasper Johnson kse Kno,e Lelcher Lucas
Lynch Lyons McCamant,I 7. Martin. Vim. Martin Mer-
edith Miller Moore Mnrphy Nersnn Newman, Pendeton
Sloan, 3. H. Smith, Joseph Smith, WIN. Smith, SnodgIass'
Snowden Stephenson, Jas. f. Stewart Summers, Tate
Thqg TurnbuIl Van Winkle s. c. Williams and Winghce
SO
No1s-Mes.r,. Mason Presiden) Barbour, Bowles, Bras
ton r. E. Byrd, J. a. Carter, Chiffon, Cooke Conway
Cox Douglass, Faulkner, Fuqna, Garland n r. H. Gai
nett Hail. Janney Jones Kenney Lcake, McCandsh, Nor M
rs Petty Purkins Randolph Ridley Rives, Seosgin F. w.