Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-04-25

made there was any particular r;,o,r ri .oaG q la;
asson in contemplation. ii the s'fa:'': Va !.'s
without reference TO ar; aro.1S - !acc'.
SIr IASOS On tho r:!i ii t':c ,,c'"-.!iT mere ".
~ assurance whatever. .tio 10 :.lIt't:a.' o. ~.
debate or specification 81 u: an.oCi': y! 7t," u.
bsLop greatly preferred q r-1 f@it COMPENSATION n
he went into an estimate ,G'. 11c ~ Ha si'cerht
in tae United States Senate. including the rape, sloY
aud medium speakers, OF the probihit iii: her 81 col
umas of debate !at would De occupied IL ~ ariar
Legislative session ii three hours Lays;ippos:!s ti
lConvcntion to meet ut l. o'clock and to adjourn 1t
incluck There was nh estimate maze by him Of IL
probable number CT columns that full debate wuul,
:lrnlsk and /: MY memory serves me correctly. his
climate that at IS per column the amount would per
ll,Ds average sci per week. That Was assuming TIN
rcra yc number oi coinas Tor Inc usual Legislative
day.
Mr. MASON. Ycs. and including also those occasions
il which tie debate will sometimes be prolonged.
Nr WISE. Whose calculation VS. that.
MIR MASON. That was the reporters own suggcs
ton founded on his own experience.
singh remark in reply to the gentleman from Ac
comac that The o.iccrs of the Convention have gon,
reyon,i whl; the Convention directed in making thi
cuntyact The Convention had fixed no limitation upol
the coapensation the duty of employing 4 rep"rtc
necessarily involves the fixing Of his compensation,
the sccrc(:., took for his guide the measure to whc!
have are,l; referred, and beyond that he did not ~
the purpose be- = submit The whole matter 10 the Con
yentiou for their approval, whic: was cos.
Mi. SUMMERS. The cnntrac: was made, then OF
1.-The basis ci three hours daily session.
Mr. MASON II is not exactly just 10 say So though
The reporter certainly onsiercd il accepting that lin
tita,ion Of S25J per week, thai particular state .
things.
MIR LETClIER. move the previous question, an'
give notice that shall no: withdraw Tor anybody
!! NJ BYRD have risen ior the purpose of cna
bling mysc!! votc understanding! upon the PROPOSE
ton nos helurc the Convention, for do no! p:ecsci
Understand the proposition 70" pending
| }lr. SUM5i..nS. hope The gentleman ircia Rock
bridge viii Withdraw the call Tor the previous question
! Mr. BYRD care not Whether II IS withdrawn O
not but certainly gentlemen cannot expect Inc to VOTE
unless can understand what i am voting Tor.
| Mr. LYONS. trust the gentleman from Rock
bridge will withdraw the cal: for the previous question
an if hc will not appeal to the courtesy of the Con
yen;on 10 vote il o:n, and will state within the TEL
minutes allowed me the why. There has beer
"a good deal OF discussion enc side Of the question:
THAT with all difference, ii 10 me- was utterly be
siGc the question. The gentleman from Acconiac Ea
called upon The relorncrs mere 10 vote down the proro
siton on the ground that those who favored were cp
ro;cd to siyA. light 10 the people think therefore
ii is bat proper That those favor c referring this sub
icct-and myself am one OF then-w!th view %! as
pertaining III! expense. AID whether cannot get .ari
and better light than We ar" getting now, shoi have
the opportunity Of placing ourselves right before .'
Con;coa. ap,ea,. therefore, 10 :!ic gentleman iroa
Hoclbrgc 10 withdraw lie CAL for the previous ic
tion and il he will not do la' h"pe II will is2 IL.
p:rassrc Of TIC Convention not s,lsl;a the call.
ASK for the yeas and nays on the motion.
:, MEMBER. WHAT is TIC Rain question:
lac PRESIDING OFFICER. 1t Is Oh the amend
in:eii # Nr. JiHsEr. a follows:
PrnriJ.d That the amount OF compensation SO rccclv
cd siA,,., no: excced $3.50 per week.
MIR. JA>NEY. will withdraw The amendment.
Mr.. TAYI Or. understand il is net in order Il
Withdraw proposition after The previous question h
been called upon IT.
The Pi>E$IDiNG OFFICER. 1t is not in order I,
withdraw it,
The yeas ~! nay. were ordered.
The cal! Ike Tf"yio:s question was no; sustained
.;...s 80, nay y. = follows:
/ Castles EaaEs, Barbour, Bird Of Shenandoah
Bland sbow'ien, Brown, Garlic, Dcnca Fulkcrson
Has: Hill. lio-e. Hopkins Hunter, krnncy, F~rre
etcner IonGgrscr. McCamant SlcCtr'llish N .I:l
Rdlcy Shelley, Stewart Of Morgan, Stuart atrcl
Taylor, H'ri.:, iurrhui!, Wise and W-sc. 30
NArs-hiessTs. J. Y. Mason. Pre- ,nt,) Anderson
Armstrong, Be-. Bowles, Byrd {. Frederick (',.'c,:
"are'ton, Carter Russell Carter Of l.Jpl+'': H2l..
bcrs, Cha nsa C..,o!l. Darts, EG"ar.,..
Finney FISHER fioo:, Floyd Fulr:. ..,.:, ;:~;,..i
NJ f. H. Garnet. u. iia"nctt, tip,"'c. iiu. .,&..I
lanaey Johnson jones, nrntc i.ss !.,rt ). -:
AcC3las Mart. o: Marshall, Mara" u i.r.,... J: =
dih Moore, Ncc5oa, Price" Sc3:; =. >,.n."c. >,:,
RchlaCn.! city, seymour, S:::, ,i:.. :: t.y.,.::s
Smith eli King AMI Queen ST.: {: ;..~t.s., s,e'.;';
Stanart!, Summers, I"a W.;.t:". ;iI'ic,, t.a:.s G.
Roanoke, White, white, Wiley. v,p:.3::@; ;:ai So-
sh,l;-jt
M LYo.;s. :; lea,c = ca: .:.c c~o ID,
FOR few lo,ner;s rl:.lqr :ar az !r,y f u.,,: ::
expiaua.ior in re:er'a., t. -, -! o....". 60, -
tons III, subject, ;EI. -: ,;..c.. .,cr...,
the President THE ss..c,: J.. -. Il, -. r"
cure. zig from the rrca: =! :i,a ;.rverr ::+ u -:
Covcn.n!.. In tie fir: ..sc" 81: s;':',
tied by .;r. D""ocs, which -: >"e,iv.tc: -,
price 10 e paid. .l The Cor::: ::. Ire .':.2 in t.
il,r q
compensation, a. lie Gggrc."' of 5000 Aud uuhcI
the direction wic!. that Resolution imposed upon tl.e
oic=r3 81 the Convention, IKE; made contract with
the reporter, ~ which IL u ST paed that his cnmpGn
saticn shall nc! exceed that arlount.
Now If understand til" resolution which has been sub
1ate i. the ;cnt.c:aa from Augusta, the ;iew take!
OF it IS N: i:cnL M colleague who has a;l!rcssc;
the Convention "p2n the ufect 10 DC per
,ccsiy correct Instead oi di:ern; ibis contract D;
prvpr,i.t: o ~: $3.50 week yoa 10 pay Eve
dollars per c5.a'an wou; limitation LEI it amount t,
what i; mag. Well, s;:!nit ny friend from Acco
mac whether this does technically ahro.:tc hi,
antr.ct IS it not both technically and substantial;
making nci: contract bY this resolution, and ak wlic
or the 81 making ne" Contract, b, wIic! yoG pa
i've :o..:r- lar column t. Inc reporter doe: rot Of -e
,l,r":te tn, nrc-exsliug contract which limits him
$3.50 per week?
81. WIS II the gentleman ,;i!l ALLOW md 10 mol
wis, tc speak again T:is II De distinctly understood
4: a:.tt:: ia, he letter Of tic contract would be
tended n.t ct icas. it "0!!id hot n extended beyond
the spirit IL Inc contract =: the time ]: made. i ri:
.i.toD n $50 per week Is :lo. mach contract ~
itself =, an cs nate ana standard Of Tie amount o.
!ao. that vas 10 ba ane b, which re, j. TO measure
1.-The cox ;ls-::oa understood il upon! fnrmcr oc
lc:,nn ,,l II understood i,y ever: member o
Ibis craycnn, tbs; a last the reporter should be PAID
tx the :,.o;ut ii Ii: labor a. The rate per column OF
The coHira-s. IL ".ai scae Of the ca;lirfa: wonid
&c dcpart"i 'r"sa b. paT::, ike dollars per coln il ii
exceeded 800 per "ec;, i ;r.t, tl ,l.at WAS an
o!tf!ry cstna'" o. WA, III. labor would amount t."
and shoii;i not dctar !:o:a paving him for the WORK
ana labor done berol $3.50 per We at the rate OF five
dollars per column.
Mr.. LYONS. submit 10 my friend from Acconac
with al Difference thai lie j; mistaken IN the view he ha.
taken OF Tire matter. il :rsan. il correctly tn,
$3.50 per week MA Limitation whirl, the Convention
imposed upon this u,sst evidence 6? il determine,
ton not 20 ex2"nd then advised mere money in tho
reporting; and it could not have been rIcr. -. an es
innate Of IL" amount of work BE- done for otherwise
i; had been the intention of The Convention to nav ror
the work &c sually done wtl: regard to the cost n
the work, the simple ancua@e cai!i have been to cx
press what is proposed to do, that H. to pav fly,
loll:s II coun!l II then it tel short Of a50 ;,e,
week Il smaller sum would be received il it fci oyr:
$3.50 a larger sun; would .o received. The .lau,lf,
would hare been then what he suppose, how the sta
t,;arl WAS supposed 10 be- TO wit the work act,..iy
done IL Tie one case m compensation would nc arb
lrr,-y ia ,!r Ia. i ,oI,: ONLY lie ;scc- aiu.l he =