Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-05-13
RICHMOND ENQUIRER.
THE CONVENTION YESTERDAY.

| laE CONVENTION ! lERDAI.
Several yesterday taken, and proracted run
ming debate nduged n-but land is vet quite in spb
The committee agreed not do several things but they hav
not yet given qrmatirs vote, in favor of any speciR
proposition BY vote of GO to 81 they agreed Mr. Stan
ards motion to strike out portion of Mr.. Summers prop
osition but by of IS to co. they then refused to in
sert Mr.. Beale's mixed basis proposition They as
refused by vote OF So to g. TO strike out the mix
| ed basis proposition and apportionmcnD A, as re
ported by the Eastern half of the committeeman, by
large majority, refused adopt Messrs Bolts and Ca
bornes amendments in regard 10 restrictions the
scntaton Of towns and cities Proposition A, therefore
stands untouched; though Mr. Claiborne gave notice ha
he would this morning move amendment to it. 1t il
thought thut proposition will be reported s frum thu
Committee to the Convention. What may be its fate there
il is difficult say. Mr.. Anderson yesterday avowed the
decided opinion based upon the positive information
that the apporonmen of Objectionable 10 some
Eastern members that pass in present FORM
To-day may throw Light this subject. Unit, this
basis question be concluded shall continue give
es Of the We do think that better fill our
space, at the present moment.
Mr. Cox moved that the debate the propositions now be
fore the committee of the whole soon as the Con-
venton shall 60 into the committee of the whole Adopted
On motion of MIR. K. G. ScoTr, the Convention went in
to committee Of the whole MIR. MILLER In the chair
The bell was ordered 10 be rung.
The proposition pending Mr.. SrASARp's proposition
amend Mr.. SUMMERS by striking OUT and inserting Mr.
BEALEs Mixed Basis proposition.
division of the question was called for.
Mr. TAYLOR asked leave make explanation. 1t was
objected to.
Mr. BORIS felt instructed to for proposition A. and
should therefore, against all propositions calculated
defeat A.
The roll was called and the motion strike
ried: Ayes so, noes 81.
AYEs-Messrs. Jno. Y Mason Presdent) Arthur Banks,
Barbour Beale Bowles Brax,on Burgess Chambes Cham
Edwards, Fnney, Flood Fuqua Garland Muscoe Garnett
Goode, Hail. Hill Hopkins janney Jasper, Leake Lyon,
Lynch Lyons, VIM. Martin Meredith Morris, Randolph
Ridley, Rlves, Saunders Scoggiu F. w Scott, Kobt. E.
Scott, Ro &, Scott, She'll A. r. Smith, JAS Smith, Snow
deu Souhal Stanard, Siraughan, SIohe Taylor, Tired
way, Tunis Turnbul Wallace SamI. Waits, Whlttle, Wing
field and Worshum-60.
NoEs-Messrs. Anderson Armstrong, Bland Blue Bolts,
R E. Byrd Camden Caperton, CarliIe, Dale Carter J. a.
Fultz, Galy Hays Hoge, Hunter Jacob Johnson, Ken
ney, kilsore, knotc, Lucas, McCanant McComas, J. T.
Martha Miller Moore Murphy NessOp Newman ,ih pends- die
Smith, VIM Smith, Snoderass, Stephenson jas f. Stewart
Archibald Stuart Summers Tate Trgg, Van Winkle,
White. Wiley, Sumi c. Williams, Wise, Voolfolk and wy
sor-57.
MANY gentlemen who did vote stated that they had
paired off with gentlemen the other side who were either
sick absent.
Some difficulty having occurred whether any East
gentleman had paired off with Mr. Brown Of Preston
Mr.. VOOLFOLK stated that all doubt he should
change his vote, and vote in the negative.
The question being inserting MIR. Stanards amendment,
the roll called and lost ayes 3d. CO. fol-
lows
AYEs-Messrs John V Mason president Arthur Banks,
Barbour Beale Bowes Braxton, Burgess Chambers Cham
bliss Conway, Cox, Davs Douglas, Edmunds, Edwards,
HODkins. JaDney
Lynch, Lyons, w. Martin, Meredith Morris Ridley, kses
Scoggin, F. w. Scott, K. E. Scott r. G. Scott Shell
Straughan, Sro,her, Taylor, Trcdway Tunis, Turnbul
Wallace, 5. Watts, White, Wingfed, Voolfolk ana Wo
sham-59.
NoEs-Messrs Anderson Armstrong, Bland Blue, Bolts,
r. E. Byrd Camden, Caperton Carile, D. Carter A. Car
ter, Chapman, Chiffon Claiborne, Ferguson Fisher Floyd
Fuksrson, Fn7, Galy Hays Hoge, Hunter, Jacob, John
son, kenney, Kilgore knote Lecter Lucas McCanant,
McComas, J. It. Martini Miller Moore, Murphy, Neeson
pendeon Price, Randolph, Saunders, Seymour, Shelley
Senh sa s as
rrigg, Van Winkle, White Wiley, 5. G. Williams Wise,
and Wysor-60.
The question then came up Mr.. Summers' motion 10
strike all of proposition A. but the hrs and last sections
with inserting his alternative proposition for sub
hitting the basis question toa vote Of the people The
roll was called and the motion lost, ayes 50. noes
g. as follows:
AYEs-Messrs Anderson Armstrong Bland, Blue, r. +.
Byrd, Camden Caperton Carle Dale Carter J. A. Carter,
Chapman, Chiffon, Ferguson, Fisher Floyd Fukers"n
Kilgore Knote Lctcher, Lucas McCamant, McComas J..
r. Martin Miller, Moore, Murphy Neeson, Newman, Pen
dleon, Price, Saunders, Seymour Shefey Sloan Benz II
E. Stewart Archibald Stuart, Summers, Tate Trgg Van
winkle, White, Wiley, saml G. Williams. Wise and wy
sor-5S
NoEs-Messrs J. Y. Mason (President) Arthur Banks,
Barbour, Beale, Bos Bowes, Braxton, Burgess, Cnam-
bers, Chambss Claiborne, Conway Cox, Davis, Doug
$ d. snes snss Code fss hail.
sos s hssks agp ks ynR
gin, F. w. Scott Robt E. Scott, Rob G. Scott, Shell, A.
K Smith, Jas Smith, Snowden, Southal Sanard Straugh'
an, Stroher Taylor Tredway, Tunis Tnrnbull Wallace,
Sam Watts Whittle, Wingfcld, Voolfolk and Worsham-
Mr. Boris asked leave 10 oler sta eent which he wish
I'd to have inserted the Journal Of the proceedings Of this
| committee, should journal be kept. "The votes have
given to-day are not mlne but given In obedience the in
sIructons OF my constituents He did not desire
repusve TO himself brought up against him hereafter with
ous the accompanying explanations
The chair stated that journal kept of the nroceed
| ings in committee.
MIR. CLAIBORNE moved to amend proposition A. by restrict
ing the number of Senators and Delegates from cities
members.
Mr. BORIS moved to fill the blank make it mot less
than the number they may be leg,maey entitled under
the basis of representation
Mr. CLAIBORNE called the ayes and noes this notion
Rather than put his people in the power Of the cities,
he should 60 for the white basis.
Mr. LYONS asked Mr.. Claiborne how much the country
would gain or lose by one basis or the other
Mr. claiborne said that he learned from the speech Of Mr.
Bolts that Richmond would be entitled to 10 delegates,
der the mixed basis.
Mr. Lyons said that, under the mixed basis, Richmond
would be entitled TO only five delegates.
Mr. BORIS said that he based his calculation Including tax
on merchants licenses.
MIR LYoss-Lcenses are not included. He still wished
10 know why one basis, than other, would affect the
people of the country.
Mr. CLAIBORNE had pledged himself to his constitu TO
protect his people, against giving full representation 10 the
cities. .
Mr. ANDERSON should vote against restrictions on the cities
as In connection with the of internal improve
mens of the cities and his constituents were
identcaly the same.
Mr. STANDARDIZATION the very reason why the gentleman
from Boetouf opposes restriction ne Mr Sraughan SHOULD
vote for the restriction He wished limit the extended In
tena the interests OF his constituents
demanded Of him to sustain this restriction.
Mr. FEaGusoN had idea OF giving the right to the cities
to control the question OF internal improvements In so