Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-03-18

tho usand cops- \ b distributed III TIE cast 'as915
!ae rr,-,ia "a ,hya .he1 oil tas rso:a, to re;
to the Committee %! tie v :ios al ,o,ut heuS hi
resulted ave 81, noes io-ao quorum Tatia5
Sir SCOTT OF Richmond / ma ;aa' ;hs:e B. j."
al. oi H. Convention
lnc motion agreed to.
The arcur TAry then commenced to cal! t''a roll bn'
before he conGlntcd--
Mr. PESDLsTOy. I ,hal; ,liare i. quorum pr'4
en and move ,:la further proceeding, under ill., a.!
he dispensed with
he motion was not agIcsA 10.
Tie SroEtTARY again fe-tmcd the call Of the roll and
ANNOUNCED 10 nemlc gs 10 b. ab-ent. - follows:
M,-sr>. Anderson Arth Banks. Beale Bird Of Shan
anoah, Blue bos Bowd'n. BraSton B,rs"ss Carter oil
Ru-.', Carter Of Loudoun Chambers, Chai.o., Chap
man. Cooke Conwa@. Cook. Cox Davis Den"alc, FAUX
.,t Ferguson Finney Flood. Floyd. Gally Garland NJ
L. II. G..nett LAYS, ! Hopkins kilsore, knote Lion
berger I.,!.e Lyons McClnlli IL Martin of Marshall.
Mar III of Henri. Moor Morris Newman Petty Purkn-
Ra.olpl Saunders Scossh Scott Fanluer, Seym.our.
Shell Slytiey Smith oil kanawha smith Of Grecnbri"s.
Snolgr Smowcn Souhall STROLLER. Tate lredway,
Ircs Tun;- Watt Of Roanoke. White, Williams Of Fair
flX Williams oi Shenandoah, Wngteid WISE Voolfolk
Wysur
The PRESIDENT. Ii further proceedings taken
under the call th, Chair would indicate 10 gentlemen
thai under the parliamentary r," the mode OF proceed
ns IL shut TIE door The Sargent alarms Will Sc:
That the door. clo,..l.
| Mr G0oDE move tia. further proceedings under
the call he di-p.n-, with. do no, think il il right
an! proper la compel men 10 come her" ~ 10 O'Clock IN
Tho morning
Mr. pENDLErOE | hall vote TO li.pena. with
further proceedings under the call though for the
reason assigned ~ Ill" gentleman from Mecllcnbrrg
Slr GoopEl II the gentlemen cannot Sc; here nj !"
o'clock in the morning then W" h?d better break up.
The motion to ii>p.nse with further proceedings under
the cali was rr"ctcd
Aiter SOM" turtl,r conversation. on motion Of Nj
BYRD the cal wa suspended. The yeas and nays b.
-! - ioll"H-
Yt.---N,,,s- john !. Mason. rres,j Blue Bowles.
rroHn Byrd Of frederick Caperon, Garlic Chan
bcr>, Hh!:on, Claiborne Cook, thngni-. Edwards fni
k,r-on. H. T. H. Garnet, u. C~sur,. Hoge, Jacob
'annag, Johnson. k"me,, l.rsky. Necamant.
AlcCo.na, Meredith. Miner "endetou ~ Ridley.
Rive Sloan. Smith %: 4 Queen Smith Jack
On, Taylor. an Winhlc Wallace WHO'S.
NA,s--li,-srs. Armstrong, Barbour, b. Bocock
Camden Douglas Fisher Fu;z Fuqua, Hall, I'LL! Hun
ter Jonc-, Ie,cl.,r Lyon Martin of Henry, Moncu:s.
Murphy Ner-on. Scott ii Caroline, Scott Of Richmond
city Smith OF Norfolk county, Stephenson Stewart OF
Morgan Siraaghan. Stuart II Patrick. Summers, luin
bull. Watts Of Norfolk county. white Worsiam2i
The Sergeant I'll Arm ~, then directed To open the
doors.
Tir question then required on tn" motion 10 rrn,
,he proceeding, Of tie Patrick county meeting.
| Mr. FISHER. !, gentlemen seem to be ayelse 1,
more particularly 10 their distribution il the east
hrg leave Ia Withdraw my motion for the printing
The paper was then rei"rr, 10 III" Committee Of tn
Whole.
Ixfrnx ~. MrE"fra-Sr prEr
Mr. STEWART, oi Morgan. Before W. adjourned
in October la-t ". passed resolution calm. IL:
second Auditor ~ Information IN relation Il the intci
mi inprosep nt debt al the STATE. That information
h.. neyc, cii J.2,,n,,. aud be- .fay. therefore
oti.r III. .oowihs resolution
Re>o'ted That lii. second Auditor be- requested II
inform the Convention when il MAY expect from him
II report in resolutions adopted on the l.,h
?al 18th DAYS o October last. by his be ". calling up
81 him Tor certain information
| IN - -,!o. -. raa! TO-
CHANGE TnE HOOK MEETING.
Nj. G0oDE RI" I" propose that whon this Con
ycn,"n al ,.ru t"ia. il a';iongrs io tomorrow
Il; ociuck nnd t'u, hour meeting lie the standinr
order of j.. Convex, from Gly i propose Il
because really tn :at the lgcs"nt rulc Is TENDED
with grea. p,r.or a. nconS"nce to<he individual mem
bar. .: III. body ~ijhom, any equivalent whatever
the dispatch Of business We have had ~ iust alton
this yet, lag .. the eicacs oi thi- rule. We eco AID
W know that IT j. utterly impossible To force memb-rs
attend here this early hour without nj least cub
rrng th+m l" great personal Inconvenience comics.
dat lar Am individually concerned that lee.
my mind ~ he sufficiently exhausted when have list
cned In III. debate here for i,ur hours. When have
met l. and paid that attention To the speaker.
which j. duo I" inr associates att o'clock have found
The necessity or relaxation. There may b. other gen
t!onlrn here who do rot -l.r the same exhaus;atioa
ii tl.s do tey fortunate iEceed IL Is better
meet here a: Ir"mp., III! 10 give attention through
tbr four hours 9! sitting, and to profit by the suG
..-tiou- which o. nrc III the debate, than TO meet
al and find qu1fun present and then 10 absent
ourselves from tie hall icr the remainder o! the das.
leaving the speaker without quorum to address /
said before that il unreasonable To require thc
pre- o members here Tor five haars throughout the
day. and | wiling TIN, my constituents shall
know that that j. opinion would leave II to H..
intelligence the peuplco Virginia to decide thee uos
ton Whether when w.hlyentendcd "a public speaking
or four hours. and .i:"n that attention 10 the subject
which,; il duiy I" give IL isnot sufficient for he:iay
believe that members who pursue that course VIII he
considered more faithful in the discharge OF their duties
than those who mas, upon longer time for the ~.
sion, and then take the librit, to be absent just long
during lnat session a. they think proper, For
these rea .ol- hope il will b. the pleasure OF the Con
v,mtion 10 meet n; O'Clock and then II member
rc.as. to comply viii, : Reasonable rule, and CIV,
tni. rr -o:,ablc attention Of four hours which hay
4 right I" "xpec, u: their hands then when prop
-ition i, made /" enforce the parliamentary law and
compel them 10 attend ali viii BE- found ready 10
tain il; Fix an unreasonable hour and t!c
.lia have witnesses! :his morning, viii hco rcquenl
occurrence hope Therefore, 1t will be- the pcasu!e
Of the Ccnventioi (" adopt the motion !" meet al J.
o'clock
Mr.. MONCURE. have voted whenever The que'
ton has cone Up before the Convention To me-" al l.
until O'Clock property in the discharge OF our dL
I;ir- VI, experience hn- satisfied ne that We tnnn"
do - and hull therefor" vn" fnr tha motion nov
mad. ~ Nee, 1T / O'Clock. because think Il Wiser
n.. tina; hong than t" attempt 10 meet Mt H. c!o,
and waste I'm hoar IN :: call Of IL" hons, i'll efforts
.:t quorum, ans, then adjourn ~ half past .. In
wi.s-i polio think therefore, will BE- L. meet ut II
o'clock. and adjourn At = We have done hcr"tofo'.
| -ha Therefore for THE motion.
| Mr. ANDERSON. ] -npT"." that the movement
mad this morning 10 have the doors closed and shes
ting gentlemen al, OF the house wa.;rtondcd APP.
lcnnarv 10 the motion mai" 10 change the L"a.
Of meeting.
Mr. GOODE The gen'nan who ma,r this motoo
voted against the closing o' the doors aid t. suspcai
ti!c call
Mr. ANDERSON l j" not believe That Inc gent,
nam from Mecklrnhurg would be guilty Of any such 4
liberal course. know him too well to suspect hin. ii
amy such thing for have served too long with him
our Legislative body to hlicys h. !" be- guilty Of
,r:eh Gis.r TN, child'- play co.. - ah'olt
lik. 10 kn,w .:ait ncess.; - L. orl.- gc..' act
her, at 10 o'clock to l.-t,u long speeches r.:
.posoi, whether th.y disposed 10 do ,ot: /
.i, arc in their place when it j. necessary t. h>!
h. iote. that j. al tia, b. required o hon. aal
,!.r. is No prolre, in compelling them to rcman!e.
a, other time when long speeches are being ni"c