Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-07-22
STATE CONVENTION.
MORNING SESSION.


MONDAY, July 2lst, 1851.
The Convention met pursuant to adjournment. No
clergyman present. The journal of Saturdays pro-
ceedings was read and approved.
PROCEEDINGS OF A MEETING.
Mr.. VIM. SMITH presented the proceedings of a
meeting held in the county of King and Queen in refe-
TO the Compromise, Laid upon the table.
Mr. SNowpEN submitted the following resolution.
which was defeated:
Resolved, That no report which has been referred to
the Committee on Revision shall be reconsidered al
tered or modified in whole in part except by vote
OF two-thrds of all the members present.
Mr.. STANARD submitted a report from the Committee
on Judicial Apporonment.
LEGISLATIVE REPORT.
The consideration of,the report OF the Comm ttee OF
the Whole upon the Legislative Department was re-
sumed
The question at the adjournment on Saturday was
upon the following amendment offered by Mr.. De-
NEALE an independent section, to come in after the
9th section OF the 4th ance:
"The General Assembly shall not hereafter make
loan to any incorporated Company nor shall they be
authorised to release any loan heretofore made any
such Company; but the Legislature may extend the
time tor the payment OF any such loan"
Mir. CHAMBLIss moved the following as an indepen-
dent section, to be introduced after the 9th section
1.-The claims Of the State against any incorporated
company to pay the interest and redeem the principal
OF any loan heretofore advanced, or which may
not be released"
Mr.. NELSON moved to insert after the words "incor-
poraed company, the words "or institution" Agreed
The question then REQUIRED upon the amendment as
amended, and it was agreed to-ayes So, noes 40.
Mr.. BYRD moved the suspension OF the 9Th rule that
a reconsideration OF the by which the 18th section
of courtesy Mr.. FINNEY, who desired to submit
an amendment.
The 18th section reads as follows:
"l5. No new county shall be formed with an area
less than six hundred square miles; shall The oun-
ty or counties from which it is formed be reduced be-
low that area; nor shall any existing county, having
white population less than five thousand, be deprived
of more than one-ffth Of its population; shall
county having larger white population, be reduced
below four thousand: Provided however, that any
county, the length OF which is three times greater than
its mean breadth, and which exceeds in length fifty
miles, may be divided at the discretion of the Legisla
ture. In the formation OF any new county, or in add
ing portion OF one county TO another the Legislature
shall provide that the voters thin the limits of the
county 10 be formed or changed, shall, in all general
elections, vote in the same election district"
The Sth rule was suspended, which, according to
decision OF the Chair was equivalent TO the reconside
ration.
In that part which reads: "And which exceeds in
length fifty miles,, Mr.. FINNEY moved to strike out
"and and to insert in lieu OF the word"or" Agreed
Mr.. SUMMERS moved in the first part of the section
strike "600 and to insert in its stead COOP
Rejected
| The question beng put, the amendment of the com
! mittee OF the whole was concurred in.
After that portion of the 9Th section which reads thus
whenever debt shall be contracted alter the first day
of January, 1852. the said officers SHALL n like man
ner, set apart annually for twenty -four years sum
equal to eight per Of the debt the time gifts con-
traction tor the space OF wenyfour years from that
tme which shall be part OF the sinking fund and
shall be applied IN the manner before directed Mr.
RANDOLPH moved to insert these words: "Shoud any
debt be contracted bearing ratio OF interest greater or
less than per cent per annum. two per addition
al TO such annual interest, shall be set apart n addition
10 such interest in lieu of The per cen, herein prov-
ded" Agreed TO- ayes IS, noes 43.
Mr. ScoTT OF F., moved to amend the first portion
Of the section, which reads: "There shall be set apart
annually by the auditing and disbnrsng GERS OF the
treasury from the accrung from taxation and
the fund for internal Improvements, sum equal TO
per of the State debt existing on the first day oil
January, ls52by striking ou the words "by the audi.
ting and dlsbnrsing officers OF the treasury. Agreed
to.
Several amendments were made to the section TO
cause to conform with the amendment just adop-
ted
Ia the same part oil the section Mr. WISE moved to
strike oul the words taxation ard the fund for internal
improvements, and TO insert in lieu the words 1.-THE
annual revenues OF the commonwealth" Agreed to.
Mr. BIRD moved to strike The words "equaI to 7
per cent and to substitute in their stead these words
Sufficient TO pay the interest and dollars OF the
principal Rejected.
Mr. Lyons moved the following substitute for
the whole section;