Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-05-23
VIRGINIA REFORM CONVENTION.

WEDNESDAY, HAY Il, 1891.
The Convention met at 9 O'clock, pursuant 10 dourn
ment and the Journal OF the day previous was read Nc
prayer.
ed Yesterday the unfinished business the amendment
proposed by Mr. STASARp to t8e report oil the Committee
the Whole on the Bas, OF representation The amend
East in the House aIr. DAVIS Of Richmond entitled
to the floor and proceeded address the Convention in o
position the Compromise. He was followed hy Nh STAH
ARD who spoke length in support ol his amendment
Mr s having concluded the previous question order
ed and the question up upon the proposition 10 strike
and insert. division was called for, and upon s
king out" the vote stood:
AYEs-Me.srs Banks Bocock, Bowlcs, Braxton Burgess
Chambers Conway, Davis Finney Flood Girland Muscoe
K. Fl. Garne,t Goode, Hail, Hill, Hopkins Jnnncy, Jones
Ligon Lynch, McC.ndIish Mason Meredith, Petty, Rid
ley, Rves Scoggn, r. ". Scott, r. f. Scott r. G. Scott
Stanad, snnShan, sr9'her Taylor runis, saml Watts
NoEs-Messrs Armstrong Arthur, Bland, Blue Bowden.
Camden, J. A. Carter Chiffon, Claiborne, Dcncale, Fauk-
ner Fergusun Fisher FLOYD, FuIkerson, FuItz, Hays,
Camant, McComas, j. T. Martin w. Martin, Miller, Moor,
Neeson Randolph, Saunders, Seymour, Shelley Sloan b.
f. Smith, Joseph Smith, "m Smith, Stephenson Jas. F..
Stewart, A. Stuart Summers, Tate Trsg, Van WinkIe,
Wiley S. C. Williams and "ingfeldiJ.
The question then rccurrrd upon The adoption OF the Com
promise, and it decided as follows:
AYEs-Messrs. Armstrong Arthur, Bland Blue, Bowden,
Camden Carter of Loudoun, Chiffon, Claiborne Dcneae
Faulkner Ferguson, Fisher Floyd, Fukersrn Fulz Ga!y,
Hays Hoge Jacob, Johnson hlsure Knoe Lctcc Lucas.
McCamant, McComls Martin OF Marshall, Martin of Hen
nv, Miller, Moore, Neeson, Randolph, Seymour Shelley,
Sloan B. H. Smith, Joseph Smith, VIM Sl;ll Stephenson
Stewart OF Morgan, Stuart of Patrick, Summers, Tate
Trgp Van Wrinkle, Watts oi Roanoke White, Wiley 5. c.
williams and Wingfeld-5l.
NoEs-Mcssrs Banks Barbour Bocock, Bovvcs. Brnxton
Burgess Chambss, Cooke, Conway, Davis, Fnney Flood
Garland NJ r. II. .Garnelt Gondr, Hail, Hill, Hopkins jan
ney Jones' Lgon, Lynch Lyons McCandiisl Mason, Me-
redh Petty, Ridley, Rivcs Saunders Scoggin Scott Ca
rolne Scot, OF Fauquer Scott Of chnond city, Stanard
Straushan Stroher Taylor Tuns Wallace Waits of Nur-
folk County, Whiltlr, Williams Of Fairfax, and Voolfolk
"A.
Mr. SUMMERS moved To refer the Compromises as adopted
10 Committee OF Twelve, whnse duty shall be maHe
the proper apporonmens and report the the Con-
veniion Mr. s. asked that he might be put the Com
mttee. Agreed to.
The President said he would announce the Committee
hereafter.
Mr. STaAuGnAS offered the following resolution, which
was laid on the table for the present:
"Resolved, That in apportiOning representation among
the various countless cities and of this Common
wealth. city, county or town shall have representa-
ton than the amount to which they may be fully entitled
until all counties, cities and which entitled 10 more
than half Of delegate shall have been assigned one
delegate" -,
Mr.. BowDES offered the following as an addition 10 the
above
And that when any CITY shall be entitled to more
than delegates i, shall be laid off into wards DISTRICTS
neither Of which wards districts shall elect than one
delegate"
The hour Of II O'Clock having arrived the Convention re-
solved itself into Committee of the Whole, consider lie
Report OF the Committee on the Legislative Department
Mr. HOPKINS of Puwhatan was called TO the Chair.
The repor, was taken up and read.
After some iltle progress the report Of the Legislative
Committee on motion OF Mr.. NELSON aiter session %
FIVE hours) the Committee and the Chairman reporleu
progress TO the Convention. :.
Mr. FISHER offered resolution at 10 O'Clock oai
y instead OF nne-o which Mr. LETcHER offered an ans!u
ment to take recess every day from TO ocock-penus
Mr. LIS amendment the motion adjourn put and car
red.