Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-07-31
MORNING SESSION.

w EDNEsDAY, July 81.
The Convention met pursuant to adjournment, and
after prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Early, of the M E.
Church, the journal OF Tuesdays proceedings was read
and approved.
The Chair announced that the committee to audit and
certify the accounts of The Reporter would consist of
Messrs. Scott OF Richmond Brown, Snowden, Let
cher and Purkins.
APPoRTIoNNENT.
The consideration OF the report ofthe Committee on
Legislative appointment, was then resumed.
MIR. A. STUART moved to amend that portion of the
report which reads, "the counties of Franklin, Patrick
and Henry shall form another district; The county of
Phsyvana shall form another district as to cause
it to read: "The county OF franklin shall form another
district; the counties OF Patrick and Henry shall form
another district; the county OF Ptsyyania shall form
another district" Rejected.
MIR. WISE moved to lay the report upon the table, for
the purpose OF enabling Mr. Kilgore to offer motion
OF reconsideration. Agreed to--ayes &c, noes 81.
Mr.. kILGoRE moved the reconsideration OF the vote
by which the resolution OF Mr. Braxton-which increas-
es the number of members of the House of Delegates
to Isl, and assigned the additional member to Fauquier
was adopted. Agreed to: ayes "a, noes 80.
The question then REQUIRED upon the adoption OF the
resolutions and it was decided in the negative-ayes
Sc, noes 81.
The report, on motion, was taken from the table.
MIR. CARLILE moved to take delegate from the
city OF Richmond, and to insert Fauquier in the list of
counties entitled to two delegates Reected-ayes A.
noes "a.
Mr.. ScoTr of F. moved the reference of the Eastern
apporonment to the committee Apporrionment
FORTS revision. Disagreed to-ayes 43, noes r.
On motion OF Mr.. WISE, the rules were suspended,
and the report OF the committee Apporonment,
as amended, referred to the committee on Revi-
sion.
MIR. SUMMERS moved the following resolution:
Resolved, That the committee Revision be in
sruc'e to assign two Senators to the city of Rich
mond, and o transfer one OF The delegates assign
ed to said city to the county OF Fauquer it be found
practicable to give two Senators the city of Rich.
mond without doing injustice to the district in which
situated: he
justly MADE then the said committee shall assign to the
county of Fauquier
Rejected-ayes %, noes 49,
SCHEDULE.
Mr.. FINNEY moved to take I'D the Schedule Report
It passed its first reading
The following sections were read second time
without am ndment
l. 1t shall be the duty Of the President OF this Con-
vention, Immediately its ad tournament, certify
copy OF the Bill OF Rights and Constitu ion adopted
together with the schedule thereto annexed to the Co
vernon OF this Commonwealth.
T. Upon the receipt OF such certified copy, the Gov
ernor shall forthwith the fact by proclamation
to be published in such newspapers OF this state as NAV
be deemed requisite Tor general information: and more
over shall cause to be published the said Bill of Rights and
Constitution together with the schedule annexed which
exclamation, Bill OF Rights, Constitution and Schedule
shall be published in the manner indicated for the period
OF one month and ten printed copies thereof shall by the
Secretary OF the Commonwealth be Immediately trans
mltted, by mall to the clerk OF each county and corpo
submitted to the examination OF any person esring the
same.
The next section was reported as follows:
3. The officers authorised by existing laws to con-
duct general elections IN this common wealth shall at
the places appoioted lor holding The same open noll
book on the fourth Thursday in October next to ba
headed, The Constu ion as amended and schedule
ana 10 contain two separate columns; the fist column
10 be headed, tor ratlyng;" the other to be headed
Tor r:JecinG" And such officers keeping said polls
open Tor the space OF three days, shall then and there
receive and record in said poll book, the votes OF alt
persons tor and against this Constu ion and schedule
qualified under the existing Constitution TO exerc Use the
right OF suffrage
Mr. BoTTs moved to strike out the words "under the
exlsln@ constitution and 10 in EFT instead, the words
under he existing and amended constitution"
fendina the consideration of this amendment, the
report was la d on the table.
And on motion of MIR GARRETT the Convention
agreed 10 take recess from till o'clock.
he report was again taken up, and after discussion
OF me amendment by Mr. JONES against and Mr. CAM
DEN IN favor OF It's adoption, it agreed to, ayes So
noes A, as follows:
AYES Messrs. Armstrong, Arthur, Banks, Bird of
SShe-nandoah;, Blue, Bocock, Bolts, Bowden, Brown
VS., flhhey Fisher, Flood, Floyd, Fullz Galy Mu.coe
'Tarnett HayS ho2e Hopkins, jacob, Jasper, John
son, higo1e, Anoe, Letcher, Lucas, Lynch, LYONS
McCaAIan, Marin Of Marshall, Marin OF Henry
Meftdth, Miller, Moore, Murphy Neeson, Newman,
fendlefon SLOAN Smith OF Kanawha Smith of Jack,
soo stewart OF Morgan, Summers, Tate, TTigg, Turn
bull, Yau WinIlle, Williams Of SHENANDOAH, and
Wingfed-59 w
NoEs-Meesrs Mason, PRESIDENT Blrbour, Bowles,
B'aXlon, Byrd OF Fredlick, Garter Of Loudoun Chi
ton, Cooke. Conway, Cox, Doug as, Faulkaer Fnona.
Garland Nj II Camel Hall, Janney, Jones, Ksn.
ney Leake, MeCandlisn, Morris, Petty, Purkins, Ran
dolph, Ridley, Rves Scoggin Scott Of Caroline Scott