Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-04-25

mint, Tor j Convention, accurs:e reports of the
,,rtat of the Chveltlon, etc
r,r mi. r,s3,ta there was adopted, Substitute
,,r..oI.,. NJ t.. haze first re*d, ana under wiic!,
Il;s was lie adtion Of tic question when the Con
49,. ,i,s ~. ,t.,ta,ons which had been excited in
,.,ri - lie attv Of Mr. Bishop have Teen fully r.
l,}-,p .x,st,,, tbs: the contract would re
IA n.,.h l;,, When the negotiation came to
> orc,cl | las present. The suggestion OF Mr..
;s:,ip WIS tina s. Per column measured according
80 the rule OF Il, National lnehsenset anu Tue uhon
= fair c,,rpnsa,ian for the services OF reporter
S,.r.,r: / III, Convention. being left entirely
j., r,,.~lo he amount OF compensation IN the
i,,:n, ;7i 50 far Is The vote that have referred
',''' > ~ ,,,oY..,t;on offered $3.50 week. here
,ra '.;yrn with regard to the debates, be-
r. = lr,.;dcn, oil the Convention, nor die
- Il invention llor sle Reporter, cos;ld tell
~ "" h.. character Of the debates. or the eS
., : H., :,}l ), ii this body. BIT Ii was very We'll
ln.. h.. ,L,d ALL from their experience N 'Iei1sr;
49,. l, ;, ts S:.tc.s we'll rs IL other States upon
In, sao. ! iiet tia, the amount al matter 20 be re-
,,,rtyi VIZ i IT.: according to The raro;s stages o
in i.,s;rss oiG, Convention. In the early stages OF
lie Convention, ,"c:.lly while the committees ai'
:r,.I i; rc,ue business for the Convention were ~
!. ge u u,r alterations, the sessions wou!d moi be
Yer. s, i: here wol'd Tot bca great dea! OF debate
A.. s;Eg..Sn the propositions Were finally III cd.
T.. there was ~ assurance contained in the contract OF
= pc. coissnH s.5sc 10 restru;'a on that no more
t..li $500 Il w4k should be paid.
Il was III ;!,t :o.n that the officers determined .
t.;?iii the ,aeion to the Convention and :here
s,s" tie % " specified when this computation was 10
he made. the Ulcers OF the Convention rcscrvc, the
computation toJhe cud Of the performance OF the duties,
.vir it, q: course always in the hands cf he Con-
y .t;, . sax Nhe.her they would enforce that spu
on not, a.coriln, 10 their se:isc 81 justice There
{. the stpulcn Of the conirac; VIII be found to be
clear and conclusive.
.Qn the IA; Of the Convention, tie ssid : n Whit
I ,.D,,latts Nat the Commonwealth OF Virginia shall
! the said N!lam G.. Bishop weekly. ii required BY
t.iIa for the repo:s Mt the rate OF IS per cosnn each
cu;iia 10 be equal to column BREWER type Of tho
1;a:iaal elise:cer published in the city ol Wash
in-;oa: bat rh- entire compensation is 10 exceed
a per week for each week of the session Of the Con-
,no,s and Ii in any week the amour. d:e i,r
rep Tsin At per co.uin exceeds $3.50 the surplus.
sl. remain in The treasury until the reporting Is
rl,., the terminated when mach tllcrtof
sil psi tae said WIN. e. Bishop ma; be neces-
sAv asc :he aggregate sum paid him 20 $3.50 per
: I: LIT ia event is higher sum than 500 per
y !" be PAID the said Vim. G. Bishop"
considerations which operated Upol the I:.ls Of
I GERS in Insisting upon this as n maximum OF con-
;..i-:ar exclusively those 10 w,.om have ailu
>rl ii YOU viii refer the provisions Of Tie resolu
offered !y the gentleman FROM fauquicr, Mir Sto;
IN which adopted BY the Convention, ynu viii
il ihat contained no restriction ,.pol tie OIL.
: CA'cilt tiI:s S.pGtl De cSactcu from the
.rict iwc things WIS that the Convention so;.ld
v.ys have the right at-ogate the contract i! thu
= n,;.n. was not well don,; the other was ;at he
: nd furnish facilities the editors If Tic civ of
=. nj, according to such arrangement, lie Con.
ing!i. make with the publishers Of the ne2sl-
pes During the present session. nave gone into no
c..tc(~:io upon the supject- has uuie,tiontb!y
cr:re: tht 1lr Bishops compensation, at IS per column
trr weens i.l!s short o! $3.50 wcaN while Tor
other wcc<S has o"errun $3.50 per Week.
rs understand it, The question i. whether the
Convention WI apply this rule of scaling ami rcmuncr
alton now Or q the end OF the session. Tie fact II il j.,
lat Ar Bishop as not been paid acccrln, TO the price
Pua;cd n The contract. and uaic- IT,. operation oi
ssipi!'aio that have "eerr:,l - II ,;nu not be
little: to have made Up to him a: excess over
..1 s!n':.'t OF $3.50 week, at'is UNI tie c:! Of
:abc.s il. is entitled VIII: ever ano ere l:av
t. "n!cr thai sum per week | should perfectly
rs Myself e carr out the Sriri. o: I'm .reement
T.: ,ir.0; 10 NJ. shop the compensation !, he rate
ot = per column FOR the work that he has ,iu.. In
70 even: Goes 1t amount to recisinn OF the ,:t-act
:,t Ivy 70 this; the " invention agrees 10 waive its
i:h :icr tie contract to hold in the treasuri the
due Alr. Bishop till the ends. The qae>-
ton, one ~ us t" dete mine. whether will ava
ourrt OF tie right which We haze unier that CO..
,:ac. lii" Secretary oil the Co""e- ion has power
certify payment to Mr. Bishop - a.; amount ur
:" ia cvcr 1850 per week In those weeks, therefore
wArn ~ il.op reported a. Mount OF matter winch,
- :he rate q s. per column would amount to less than
$3.50 ..,r "c;, could on:y gel The amount That his
i, ar ,tio, him TO. In the cthcr weeks it
id EN- $3.50 wees lie could Only get :25o arI
,hc ooc:stlry has certified.
feel i, III, the Sccreta. (. ans. t. t;e Rc1ort r
Ia. soa?1lnak' this statement, because it will be
remembered. l,at Ii duty whc! deyrv I'd upon Us
..ol;od iii essc. OF responsibility upon our part
y we're !citwithoGt ans certain guide 10 direct Us.
catv WAS performed. aid AT YOUR reassenlhiinc TIE
!.;rac. ~, communicated 10 and arpTored by YOU.
tut there VIZ no opportunity offered them nor if
there been sine, until now. proper :c for ia.Eins
explarato. of tle prime ples be which the officers
the Convection were governed i'll making this
tract. Our pirposa was to fulfil, as far as we could
k~o;;a wishes Of the Convention aud reserve 10
t ''onvcn.al the power over the subject think we
PRESIDING OFFICER (Alr. pnrcz in the chair,
e. The gentleman from Richmond Mr. S:ASA.p) make
n:1;.oG ;,lrefcr 10 q cnm:nittee.
.ir STA Ni!@D | thought the motion had been
iaa.:" ny colleague, Mr. LvoSs)
i'N15iDlic OFFICER. The motion to refer is 10:
/ bc'orc he ucl:.
3,r. taylor I would inquire Grora M; friend, the
resident d this Body, if understand the position
tlaen b. IL Secretary. If NJ Bishop reports slO0
worth Ia, ""k aud next week he reports 800. will
he not be .;:ed to a certificate for 5V0 at the end of
thc ;w" ~,t
Mr MASpE. No sir. 1t is very elk ,rly otherwise
NJ Ia LOR. / would be disposed 10 put tina. tou
: ;u,'i"n upon it. | think he ought to laveit.
sn, :,!n Norfolk Mr.. TAYLnGI will be perfectly
satisfied L Ii such is IA case, when he Looks T.. the
Contract. the construction that is PIT upon it is hi
sc vi: sag t:!c 9r tn first week OF; tic session Mr.
j5i.!.op wo:1 repo:; twenty columns, 300 worth
TL WEI: L" will nave reported 800. But the 5ccTe
cry o!l pay lin the $50 for tie first week. and
80, II tie $43G Tor this week. The surplus ia 10
cd il tie treasury till the end Of the session.
Mr. WISE. only mean to Say that tn. iuterprc-
= =" w:rcn has been put upon the contract b; the IRE
: i tic Co;lTention exactly conforms to The view
t2l tale Of it. It is not question Of the abrosa
!. d the contract DIT simply question whether we
vi oaye Ills Reporter advancing labor to rs. instead
2, pay:y ia for his work he does it, according
:, he ter.l, o! The contract. The President Of thi.
Convention tells most distinctly that all this difficult
= h.- grown ~ last out OF the action-o doubt well
J., .,,a l. well meant-of the President and Secretary
! l.ttin; preri.o in this contract which tie Con
v.!nn ,,cf did not direct terms This Convention
III =; az; two conditions which have been ncorpo-
q "a he officers Of inc Convention, which the Pre-,
1t his canGd!y stated: first, the power of the Con.
anton aors&e the contract, ii the reporting b. not
We" .4ae secondly that tie fall reports should be
ia.'se 10 he printers. Going beyond our instrac-
'!aa' he haze added another condition viz: that no
l'-'' : VIVA; Ike labor may amount TO- the conpci>;i-
"n = tie abo: daring the sitting OF the Convention
'"l at cXcccd $3.50 but at the end of Tho session
l'"' ave. :. shall IN, & struck buf till then.