Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-04-01
rI.rNISC; SESSION.

Tue Convention met al IL: O'Clock pursuant 10 ad
ljournmeut.
I Mr.. TEKNBULL. move tlat the Convention re
solve itself into Committee oi the Hoie on The sub
cct of the basis Of representation
The question was then takcm-a COUNT being had
and there We're, ayes H. noes l2-no Quorum.
8r. FISHER move call Of the Convention.
! Mr.. TAYLOR. | hspe the gentleman from Aiasnl
will withdraw his motirn. There can be no doub
that quorum OF the members will be present in yer,
short time
The PRESIDENT Does tle gentleman from Mascr
withdraw his motion.
Mr.. FISHER oh. yea.
The motion was accordingly whdra"l.
Mr.. ANDERSON. move that LIE Contention re
solve itself into Committee Of the Whole on the subjec
pending ut the adjournment. and ni''h that melton
ask for the yeas and mays.
The yeas md nays ordered
The question being taken there were yeas 81 noes
Us follows
YEAs-Mes.rs. Anderson, ARMSTRONG Arthur, Ealkz
Beale Bird Of Shenandoah. B!aIa. Do%le7, braEton
wards, I.aik,ler' Firher. Hood, Fulkerson, Futz
ILL., Hnsc. Hopkins, Jacob, Janney, Nenliey, kilgorc
knotc, Leic!ler Luc4s Lynch, Mrtanaut, Martin G
Marshall. i!;er Aioicure, econ, Price, Randolph
Riye+ Scogsin Scott cf Larcne shell! Shelley Sloan
Sniih Of Norfolk count, smith q jackson, nn"w''e
>uouners. Tavlu, Trelwav, Turllhu!i. Van Wins!e
White Whii,", Willy Wilkins oi FAIRFAX Use, an'
Wrrsham-G3.
The PRESIDENT There is no quorum voting
. Mr. SlIEFFEy The mction now pending IS 10 =
into Committee oi the Whoic; but upon a call oil il
roll, il has hcc, a.crrta"d a; no quorum ~ prcscu;
Several gentlemen h;,c -, h"Tc'cl, >inrr tn
roll w3s called! ard the proper wy to ascertain W!e
e. quorum IS present viii ~ either to demand The YEA
and mays gain upos The p"mdns molten, Or to appos
iccr- to ascertain tbs ia;i, or ia' Il count % IN
horsc Gsntlcm.M can ascertain "h"licr there i
! al. a .l,,-. ,,.ins
Mr. GEALE. - there = no quorum present,
ilnoyc that the Convention adjourn.
| Mr.. TAYLOR. ask !or TIC yeas and nay, uru
that motion.
Tie cas- and nav, ordered
The question being taken, there we're yeas 6, nay
81, q, follows:
lr.s-AIc,>rs. Bra!e. Carter d Russell, DAVIS, slcag
Sni,i! cf Ncriolk ro.n,lv, William, of FairiaA--G.
N,Y>--Mcssr. J. T. Mason iprc,dca,,l Anderson
Armstrong, Arthur, Deak:, BIRD OF Sieaali,oah Bland
Ryrlc,. raxrnn. Brown, Csndcm, Garlic, Carter I
Isudcru, Chambers, Cruway. Ed,nu,.d,, Edward,
F,slEnsr Fisher. Flood, foikrr,o Fuz Hall, Iogc
Hopkins. l.cot, laurcy, l"!asnn kcnney. ki}gnre
hlo.c lctcier Lucas, Lynch Nccaman', Martin c
Marshall, ;. iier. hionrWr. Accscn, Price, ruTSns
Randolph owes Saunders, ro@s.in. Scot Of Caroline
Shell. S!clsy, smith ~ Jackson, Snoi'dcm Stewart Z
Morgan, Sraughau, Stuart Of Patrick, SUMMERS, Tay
Tiedway Tlris, lurnbul!, Van Wrinkle, White, Whit
tic, Wiley, Wise, Wog,sa!a-Gl.
So the Convention refused 10 adjourn.
TIE BASIS GI AUGMENTATION
The Convention them On motion OF Mr. WISE, +,
su!ncL to cratiyu IA Committee 81 The Whole
Mr. tiiLuK III ;Iir c!alT,) Of the rcprr O. III" Com
mittec the Basis and AProronrca, Of Representa-
TIN
The CHAIR stated the question 70 be on the propc
son Of the gentleman from suquler, Mr.. S2"lr.)
Mr.. CARTER, Of Loudcp, resumed his remarks.
They yi'l be given hereafter.
The committee then russ, and
The Conycmto adjourned until tomorrow molnll
At l0L; o'clock