Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-06-10

lion is amendable in its present shape'
The CHAIR 1t is
The CHAIR. That the decision of the Oh al
concurred in by other gentlemen. it would not DC eAac
parliamentary but that is the course which has ocei
pursued in relation to other propositions. ,.,,
Mr.. WISE. suppose it is Obliged to be ameh daoi'
as portion Of it is blank.
The CHAIR. 1t is amendable now.
Mr.. STANARD. Will the Chair be so good rs le
state the precise attitude Of the question, or INFORM
me whether understood it correctly. unners!aho
that the question will be upon The insertion o. t'e
amendment which have offered.
The CHAIR. Yes sir.
Mr.. STANARD. If that amendment shull be lisert,
ed then the next question will be on striking out -
The CHAIR. Nosir. The next question wiz ~ "
upon adopting your amendment amended anu VIC
the question: will between A and your proposition.
Mi. STAEARD. And upon the adoption OF my
amendment amended, may not the questionOe d''aea
on striking cut A.
The CHAIR. Yes sir. -, c..
| Mr. STANARD. So ! understand it, Tho hrst
question then is on inserting my amendment
The yeas and nays were then taken the insertion
Of Mr. STANA amendment, and there were yeas o0'
nays GO, as follows:
YEas-Messrs. Mason, (Prest) Arthur. Banks, :, Bar
bour Beae, Bowles, Braxlon Burgess, Chambers Ciai
bliss Conway, Cox Davis Douglass Edmund- Edwards
Finney, Flood Fuqua, Garland, NJ. r. H. Garnet, ~
Garnctt, Goode Hail. Hill, Hopkins Janney; Jasper
Lgon Lynch, Lyons Martin of Henry. Meredith MOT r.
rs Ridley, Riyes, Scoggin Scott of Caroline oecS VI
Fauuuier, Scott of Richmond city, She'll Smith OF NOR
folk county, Smith of King and Queen Snnwde' so ~,
ALL Stanard Straughan. Strother Taylor Ire'iwy u
MIS- Turnbull Wallace, Watts Of Norfolk county, hi'
tie, Wing6cld Voolfolk and Worsham-5S NJ.
NAYs-Messrs. Anderson, Armstrong Bland, l ,.,
Bolts Byrd of Frederick, Camden Caperton' Cnr.lie
Carter Of Russell Carter Of Loudoun, Chapman Chiffon
Claiborne, Ferguson, Fisher, Floyd, Fulkerscr RUIZ
Galy, Hays Hoge Hunter, Jocob Johnson, Kenny hii
gore Knote, Letcher Lucas, McCamant, McComas
Martin of Marshall, Miller. Moore, Murphy, Aeesoh
pendeton Price, Randol ph, Saunders Seymour, shelley
Sloan Smith Of Kauawha, Smith Of jackson, Smith OF
reenbrier Snodgrass, Stephenson, Stewart OF Morgan
Stuart of Patrick Summers, Tate, Trigg, Van WnKie
White, Wiley Williams of Norfolk county, Wise alo
Wyson-60.
; So the amendment was not agreed to.
Pending the taking ofthe yeas and nays the ioilo"
ing explanations were made. A.,
Mr.. FLOOD. II is proper for me TO state tlat Glr'
DnsgALE and Mr.. BococK arc yet paired oil on '0 oa
sis question, being both still absent from inc cl J
Mr. LEAkE Mr. NEWMAN has been suddenly ca'ico
/ from his seat by indsposion, and have asiG.u :"
pair off with him 1t will not alter the rGsu'1; %
should have voted for the amendment, ana ~ All
MAN, against it. oo1l.d Mr.
n r. n. GARsErr and myself have had CONVERSE
,ion and We have agreed to SGT oft Mr. FArLSShh 'i'
Mr. JONES, SO that both OF rs can VOC. ,,A
The question then required upon striking OUT ~
Mr WISE. Is there any such question;
Tho CHAIR lna' ""' Wv ''o !
Tho gentleman from kana~ha 49,
Mp. BEALE called for tho yeas and nays' ana l"cS
werc ordered. a ,,o question he
fore the house to be upon striking o." =, ,roroston
The CHAIR. Yes. That was the proPos'''o"
Tho gentleman from kanawha.
M1 STANARD. Then shall vote against IT. a1u
bona i will not DO carried. Roars ''f Laughter.
Mr. WISE did not hear the rearx v 81 'nG hs sen cn
man from Richmond, (Alr. STAsARD2 H,n I'VE gen
tIsman be good enough to repeat it. Laughter
Nj STANARD. have no objection 10 repeating II
# tho Committee viii give mo leave.
Cries Of emo leave"-"question '-"order
NJ HAYS Inove that the gentleman from Rich
} !is. N. s-,..an( have leave TO repeat the renar
to which the gentleman from Accomac' gar "lsE') ha
''i Mr., TREDwAY. ask ifthe gcntlen an from hlci
mond wishes TO repeat the remark:
~ WISE To settle this matter L VIII WlthdraV
NV reo,est. A friend has just informed me what IN
remark was and am perfectly satisfied Laughter:
The question then being taken, there wore yeas %
, nays e., as follows: ..
SO the motion to strike Out proposition WIS u0o''
in the negative. o;,,
Mr. ". GARRETT. move that tho Commute
rise and report the proposition.
! The CHAIR The COMMITTEES have adopted no Propo
stion be reported The proposition IS sun open open
out propositon "A,' not to adopt it.
MIR. Bolts | rise for the purpose of making pei
soual request of the Committee, By the rcsoutio
which was adopted some Gays SINCE, authorizing u,
yeas and NAYS to be taken in committee we have esat
I.hed journal The votes that have given this norl
ing have been so repugnant to my Judgment and m
feelings that feel myself under the necessity Of askn
the privilege Of guarding myself against mlsconsru
inn at future day. The register of the debates wi
nrobably show the circumstances under which the.
votes were given, but the journal of the House dot
D not accompany the register of debates.
The CHAIR. The Chair will i inform the genllema
tbat no journal is kept by the SEcRETARr OF tho pr
tee of whole.
Mr. BOTTS How are the yeas and nays then r.
Tho CHAIR. The yeas and nays ore not rccorde
upon the journal 1t is merely form 10 aid the SEcRI
9 Mr. WISE. want to know what is 10 become Of TIL
votes have given this morning, if they are not kept
n the House,
t The CHAIR. The Chair will again repeat that it
merely form to aid the SECRETARY and prevent mt
p takes.
: nal twill 20 into the Supplement. do not want til
journal TO be read against me III future. If II goes i'll
The supplement as part OF the proceedings OF this boo
n it answers the same purpose therefore ask leave
offer the following proposition, TO be regarded pa
i of the proceedings Of this body and ask that may
unon the journal if there be any Journal "that the vo
If have given this morning upon the basis question, a
:, the votes ofmy constituents given according to the
At instructions"
- The proposition was ordered TO be received part
= the proceedings Of the Committee.
MIR. CLAIBORNE. offer the following amenIme
to be inserted at the end Of the fourth section Of prop
a sition "a"
, provided no city or town shall exceed - del
d gates
amendment of the gentleman from Franklin:
The CHAIR. II is in srder
, Mr.. Bolts move then to fill the blank BY inse
m ting the following:
u SThc number they may be legitimatcly entitled
), under the basis established
;, So that the amendment shall read:
"Providcd that no city or town shall exceed the nun
her Of delegates they may be lcgtimatcy entitled to
&c der the basis established
y MIR. CLAIBORNE. Upon that motion, call I'll
&c yeas and nays Now is the time TO settle this has
ID question. Sooner than give this commonwealth in
the hands of the cities, have declared TO my Peep
that will vote for the white basis. have nothing ia
y Their to say. Laughter
s. The yeas and nays were ordered.
IS Mr.. LYONS. | desire to submit an inquiry to I'll
gentleman from Franklin, (Mr. ClAInoRsE.) hope
Will have the kindness to tell me how he expects
at basis or the other to operate upon the question:;
e M. CLAIBORNE. Under the mixed basis, the city
Richmond will be entitled to some eight or ten del
ID ates Under tho white basis, she would be- entitled
y II less number
ID Mfr. LYONS. SO far from it. under the mixed bas
III the cty of Richmond will be entitled to five delegates