Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-04-29

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ton say an, willing to pay TIE rel'orter Ten uoi
lars rrr column Tor the work he has hoae, o'b va"
to n.serv. to :ha Convention the rgh' !" pun 'ii cn'
to this whole hgsnes Of reporting, III order % I."
the manner Of publishing these proceel'.'s T."
not only TO abolish the contract WIN tlle -. ~ do
with tile printers also. hat is all want 10 W.
want the reporters TO put do, these deSutofy remark
just as say them-fuolis us the may ~ %,,rantion
OF them to put down every in 'n' aches change
his own style don't want the sPe'e ''ac, low
or modified. | want them 10 take every r. cnnntr
Just Is it delivered and let it go forth " s have nc
just asst Is delivered. What is ;he reason W hc,,.
cot the report Of this Committee sooner! Ii IL,
gentlemen who have made speeches keep them, to
them and modify them at thei: leisure and pleasure.
that the duty OF the reporter do not mean to com
plain of him lleIs the most accomplished, the pos
faithful the NEST staunch reporter have ever seen in
re world. :.au ,her | would not harm a hair or
his he'd. want him To be qualified to report every
word a man speaks in this Convention, exactly as he
says it. Although am ndulgng in disultory remarks
| am willing 10 DE reported as | speak II members
write out their own speeches. am for dispensing witt,
the cost of paying the reporters for also writing them
OUT. Ny friend from Logan. did you change your re-
port
Mr. FURGUSON. Not substantially.
Mr. VOOLFOLK No. not substantially Well,
the debates that forth the country are not the de
bates of this body.
Mr. RIDLEY. 1call the gentleman to order. ur,-
derstnnd the only question before this body, and the
only question that can be discussed whether the min
question shall be ordered The gentleman is certainly
not arguing that question He has if am correctly in.
formed spoken out the ten minutes which Were allotted
him under the rule. | think this kind of debate ought
not longer to he INDUCED in
The PRESIDENT, BY the S%d rule, no member
can speak more than ten minutes upon call for he
previous question.
Mr. VOOLFOLK | have not spoken ten minutes
The PRESIDENT. The only question which can
now be debated is the call of The previous question and
to whether the main question shall now Re put.
Mr.. WOOLFOLE. | understand the question before
the house. but the President and his representatives have
INDUCED others in Il great latitude of debate ! re.
peat mean bv this to call the chairman to his duty,
and his representatives to their duty Laughter What
was the Tact Yesterday Why the question before the
nous. upon paving the reporter five dollars Der
column: vet did not hear one word abont the q'Ies-
ton. Eow AIN willing TO pay the reporter generously
and bcrallv and nobIy for lie is q faithful man.
The PRESIDENT The ten minutes allotted to the
gentleman under the rule have expired.
The CHAIR stated the question to be upon IT, mo-
ton to post pone indefinitely the resolution and amend
mcnts.
Mr. HOPKINS. rise simply to n question of order
| sublnttcd motion for indefinite misrepresentation
before it was announce; by the President to the Con-
vention. the previous question demanded and the
main question ordered. Cnucr these circumstances,
lcsirc to know whether my motion entertained By
the chair-ansi il moi propolndcd to the Cunv enoa,
whether the main question Is not now upon the amend
nent TO the cuiendment
The PRESIDENT. The motion was eltertainet. and
was before the house
Mr. MEGA MANT Upon the question o; the in,eti-
mite po<tponcnent ask for the yeas and nays
Mf MARTIN of Marshall. ! would like to ask il
an indefinite post ponemcnt OF the amendment would be
postponeIn"n Of the whole sub, ct.
The PRESIDENT. 1t would be postpone:ncnt Of
the whole subject.
The yeas and NAYS were ordered.
The question being then taken, there yeas 8,
nays 20. az follows:
YrAs-Nlessrs Bowden, Hopkins, and WorsLam-3.
Nws-Slcs<rs John Y Mason (P.esidentl Anderson,
Armstrong Banks Barbour, Belle Bland. Bowels,
Braxton Brown Camden, Capcrton, Garlic, Chambers.
Chiffon. Davis. Dtneale Edwards, Ferguson Fnney,
Fisher, Flood Floyd Frker.on, Fult7, Gally Garland,
VI. r. II. Garnet VI. Garnett, Goode. Hall. Hays,
HILL lioye, Huntcr, Jacob, Johnson Jones, kcnney,
tnotc. Leake s,cer, Lyon, Lonberger Lynch Lyons,
McCament McCanllisl McCnmas, Martin of Marshall.
Martin of Henri Moore, Nccson Newman, Price. Ridley,
Riycs Scott of Caroline, Scott of Richmond city, Sey-
rnpur, Shell, Shc.fcv, Smith Of kanawha Smith of
Iacksoa Soutiall, Stephenson, Stewart Of Morgan.
Stuart of Patrick Taylor Trgg. Turnbull, Van Wnkie,
Wallace. Watts Of Roanoke, White, Whittle, Wiley,
Voolfolk, and Wysor-T9.
So the Fnutian to postpone indefinitely negatved
Mr.. BEALE. rise to inquire if the previous ques-
ton is exhausted!
The PRESIDENT. That is the construction given to
it hy the Chair.
AIr. BEALE then call for the previous questio
The CAL for ;hc previous question was then seconded
Alr. VOOLFOLK. ] say the reporter is the best
know. anu world give him ten dollars column il
Necessary. bit want the power in my hands to change
the whole system osaboguin the contract, so that we
make q contract to more advantage.
The PRESIDENT. The gentleman must coninc his
remarks whether the main question shall j.. put.
Mr.. VOOLFOLK. That Is exactly what cSpcetc'!
to hear from TIE Chair
The PRESIDENT, The Gentleman is not III order.
Mr.. VOOLFOLK | will take my seat
The main question then ordered to he put. being
upon the resolution of Mr. LroSS t" refer the subject TO
II special committee.
ilr ROWDF:N demanded the yeas and nays, and
they ordered.
The question being then taken. there were yeas 3d.
NAYS ~ a. follows
YE.s-Alessrs Banks, Barbour, Bc;e Bowlen Bo"'ics,
Brsxton Chambers Chapman Davis Flood, Eulsz, Gar
land. u. X. II. Garnet. Ceode, Hall Hill Hopkins,
tanncv Jones Liso,,, Lynch Lyons McCandiish, Mar
Of Henry, :oare Scott of Caroline. Scott OF Rich
;nonl city Shell. Sohall. Stanard. Taylor, Turnbull,
Wallace Watts of Roanoke White, and Wo:shani--$6
NArS-llessrs John i. Mason, lPreSiden',l An0er-
son Armstrong. Bland. Brown. Camden, Caperio'!,
Garlic Chilt"n. Dcnear. Edwards, Furguson. Kinney
Fisher Floyd Fulkerson tially. NJ Garnett Hay. Hun
ter Jacob Johnson K"nnev. kilgore. knote. Lcake
Ietcl,cr Liouberscr. 5iciamant, Mctomas, Martin ot
Marshall N"csoH Newman. Price Ridley. RIvcs, Sey
mour Shrtfey Smith of kanawha, Smith OF jackson.
Stephenson. Stewart of Morgan. Stuart of Patrick
Trirg. Wallace White. Wiley, Voolfolk
aud WvSor-i?.
So the Convention refused to refer the subject to
select committee
The question then REQUIRED upon the amendment of
the gentleman from Louioun. (Nlr. JANSEr)
Mr.. TRlGC. At the time ] offered my amendment
the gentleman from Ioudoun (Nlr JASSEY) was not IN
his scat and surprising it will meet the object h" las IL
view suggest to him to hear the amendment read
and i! he will accer: il modification OF his
own
Mr. TRrGGS amendment rcul as follows:
"proriied, That of the allowance hereafter to be
made if the same shall exceed the of $3.50 per
week the excess and above the average of that
sum per week shall not be- certified for payment until
the Convention 80 order.
MIR. JANEEY. | will accept it.
The amendment; modified accordingly
Mr. STANARD. demanded the yeas and nays, and
hey ordered
Mr. EDWARDS | should like to know how the reso-
aon would read ii that amendment should be adopted