Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-01-31

Kerr amounting to the sum Of sl597s Tor carpenter
work done and materials furnished by them IN fitting up
the Cnrersalist church, for tie Of the Convention
The resolution was adopted.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE on DEPARTMENT
Mr. Bolts. There seems to be no business for the
action OF the Convention and unless gentleman has
proposition to Offer move that the Convention nd
journ
MIR. NJ. GARNETT. | hope tie gentleman will with
draw that motion.
Mr. Bolts. Certainly sir
MR. NJ. GARNETT. ask it merely for tLis reason
am, for one very DESTROYS to know when 60
to work. the chairman of the Committee on the
Executive Department in his place, and would like to
know II there Ia any good reason why may not take
up the report OF that committee and begin II work
Why, We meet here every morning end spend fifteen
minutes or hall an hour, and do why cannot
spend two or three hours in the discussion winch will
necessarily come up upon the action OF that committee
would be very glad if he would move take up that
report aud LEI US go to work. Why not see no rea.
son in the world
MIR. EDMUNDS. The report is in possession OF the
Convention any gentleman can move TO refer it I, :
committee OF the whole Convention Whenever he think;
proper Tlere s rule believe, under which the re-
port is referred to the committee of the whole House
matter of course but if any member desires 10 take
1t up now, he make motion to that effect
Mr. ~ GARRETT. Well, to test the sense OF the
Convention move that we now take UP the report q
to committee Of the whole.
The motion to take up the report was agreed to-a
count being had-ayes SO, noes SO.
Mr. ~ GARRETT. now move that the report be
referred to the committee of the whole
The PRESIDENT. For what time does the gentle
man propose make its consideration in committee
the wl.Js the order of the dayi
Mr. u GAhNEIT. Tomorrow. | to- refer
report to the committee of the whole and to ma ke il
The special order for to morrow
AZ 800
re- = the committee of the whole and there be made
special order. The Convention alone can make speci al
or6cr PROBABLY the better course for the gentleman
have pursued would have been 10 have given notice that
on 70 -@o@ ne would move 10 take up the report and
then &c have moved TO make special order
The Pa 'a-lDLNr. The gentleman has right now
to move to - the report to committee OF the whole.
Mr.. PRICE II the motion 10 refer the report to a
committee OF the whole prevails suppose the House
goes at once into Committee Of the whole upon IT,
Tie PRESIDENT. NJ sir-it requires motion
MIR. PRICE | was going to remark that amendments
were proposed yesterday by the minority Of the commit
tee and another gentleman, also member of the
nittee, proposed amendments; and these amendments
were laid upon the table in order 10 be printed ask
whether it is contemplated by the motion that action
TO take place Immediately on the report or not
The PRESIDENT 1t cannot be done without an or
der OF the Convention II requires motion to 90 into
committee Of the whole
Mr. WATTS. For the purpose Of removing this df
culty, again suggest that the gentleman from Essex
(Mr NJ GARSETr modify his motion. 80 rs allow the
report to lie the table, and ten give notice Of his in
tention tomorrow to move its reference to the commit
tee of the whole
The PRESIDENT. The ninth resolution of the COM
mittee of IL is as follows:
-. That the reports Of the foregoing committees,
when made, shall be referred. without debate,
mittee of the whole Convention.
The motion j.. to refer to the committee Of tie
whole report made by one Of these committees
Mr. WATTS Of Norfolk. The Convention does noi
Immediately go into committee OF the whole, mat
ter of course!
The PRESIDENT. Not without an order from The
Convention that effect In that respect rules
different from those Of any other parliamentary body
with which am acquainted There is standing rule
of the House Of Delegates and OF the House of Repre-
scntatives think that certain day the house 90
into committee of the whole But under our rules. a
motion TO 90 into committee of The whole is necessary.
Mr. Bolts I understand that the gentleman mere
~ proposes to refer the report to c"mnitce OF the
whole and Tomorrow any Subsequent nay, thc Con
venton can go into committee Of the whole on the sub
lcct.
Mr. CARLILE would sugges; 10 the gentleman
from Essex to wait until morrow, and thcn make hs
motion If the propositions tE.. Were ordered to be
printed shall como in then the whole subject can be re-
errel 10 n committee of the whole.
The President. The amendments that We're laid
upon the table and ordered b. printed Yesterday.
were amendments intended TO he offered, and which can
h.. offered in comm:t". of the whole. did not consi-
der that they were offered amendments to the report
ut that time but that the purpose wa. merely to give
notice to the Convention TINT they would - proposed a.
amendments AT the proper time The report was on the
table aud no. before the Convention, and OF course
amendments to it could not be offered
Mr. CARLILE. The object, imagnc-ccrtainly my
object was-;has the anentricrs which | intended to
offer AMI the amendment proposed 10 be offered By the
minority of the committee soad be printed and placed
in the hands OF the members of the Convention 20 that
they might be informed q, to the effect Of these amend
ments If adopted Now the whole object Of printin:,
these amendments would be- defeated if take up the
report of the committee and act upon it, before the
amendments are placed in the hands of the members OF
the Convention ! can advantage that can be
gained BIZ submitting the motion to-day. 1t is not pro-
posed by the gentleman from Essex, (Sr. VI. GAnNEr
| himself that shall go into committee to-day.
The PRESIDENT This is not dcbateabe question
| Mr.. CARLILE Well then move that the Conven-
ton ljourn.
The PRESIDENT Before this motion is put. the
Chair becs leave TO state that the reception oil this re-
mort il wa aid on the table and when therefore the
gentlemen from Rockbrid,c (Alr. LErcHER) and from
Barbour Ir CARLIlE introduced the amendments the
did not apply the report AMI We're received merely
as indications Of the purpose OF those gentlemen 10 @"
fer them al proper time. and We're ordered 10 he pf'h
ed for the information cf the Convention Those aniei.u
mems It will be perfectly competent for those gentle
mon 10 offer ut anv time when ire cHor i under con
sderaon hereafter BIZ; until then, the report being OF
tho tohle they cannot be considered pending anie
| men.s -,
The motion to adjourn was then agreed to-a co''''
| being had-aves As noes As.
And then the Convention adjourned until O'Clock
! P NJ. tomorrow