Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-04-29

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for the reporting done heretofore
Mr.. Chiffon. have very little inclination to Tres
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thirty columns. No: .uc! "a. sh'T-; ny dis
tncv upon Yesterday, ta., .Ea SUBSTANCE, the inten-
ton the meaning OF the entered into with
in. Reporter was, that he was bc paid NE dollars
per column 7 am informed by SIr. Gaiaher. that when
it WAS expected the publication of tho debates and pro
ccedipss Of the Convention would be given TO him. or
some other editor in this city, he had made arrange.
n.s with Mr. Bishop, in the event of his becoming the
publisher of the debates and proceedings, to pay him
tiy. dollars per column for the reporting evidence salts
factory think to he Convention to snow tnat tnaI Is
a fair price for reporting and the usual price The
resolution offer is that for the reports heretofore made
and hereafter bc male the sum oil 'e uo',ls pei
column shall lie paid until the Convention snail other
order. Now tue experience {" the past IS 1hat tue
debate. running, sometimes eight or ten hours gay,
makes the contract, rs il stands UNJUST and nara
the Reporter aud there j. disposition to relleGe
upo;, re past Well it is reserved to the Convention
hin for = discretion To DO justice to the Reporter
hereafter in H. in this amendment to do so for the
As it is proposed ~plicltion rt this kind il made
past. Whenever an =, "e-and applications of this
according 4, pa>i ey,,nricu, "h has opened the
sort have been made here-ca "tlou has occupied
flood gates of debate. Zach apple whole day-on
the attention OF the Contention Tor
yesterday all day and portion of the night &c "
As long this debate goes on, this same Sta =
things will exist and the Reporter will be under the ne.
cessity OF making application ~ the Convention again;
and the whole subject will come up again Now what
propose to do by my resolution is, 10 fix rule that
cannot do injustice to the Convention the Reporter,
bat leave the subject entirely in the control of the Con-
ventIon and whenever the debates fall short of two
hundred and fifty dollars week il is found in tho
experience OF the future tLl great practical injury
is result and the Convention desire tn change this
thing, it is in their power to do it. The objection have
to the amendment is, that for the future it leaves the
subject exactly where it was before, and will render it
necessary from time 10 time to cal! Upon the Copven-
ton 20 into this subject and enter upon the same
sort of DEBATE and The latitude of debate to some
extent and will thus cost orc than the ait onal COM
pensaton.
Mr.. FERGUSON. In the remarks made before
anl satisfied spoke without proper understanding Of
the subject and | shall row vote against the amend
ment.
Mir. TRlGG 1t seems to me the bearing OF the amend
ment is not understood by the Conventions at least by
of the members who have expressed their Jews
upon it in the course Of debate IF the amendment does
not do this it does not effect the object have in view
ssur. you my purpose 20 pay the Reporter for every
atom of work of reporting he has done. from the begin
ming o the session up the present time Mt thc of
five dollars per column, and That The Secretary shall
certify til. fall amou;t Of all tie reporting up
this time, Tor payment A.; goes furner it allows
him the for the reporting he may do from this
day forward until the rising Of this Convention That
believe, is the purport Of the rc:"lu;lor. it
stands and the only effect of the amendment is that
he Shall be grtailcd in any allowance hereafter to bo
made bt simply although the allowance is made him,
although lie is entitled to the and above
hundred and fifty dollars week yet he will not be per-
mttrd ~ from tie treasury ans amount of that
excess anil tie balance will remain in the treasury.
Mr.. SiIEFFEY. Will the gentleman perlit me
That is the very evil thu Reporter is laboring un
der His current expenses now "lnount to nearly two
l. Il, l,l,.
it be to Him if you postpone the payment of what You
all acnowcdg shall h. his ut the end Of the sessions
What difficulty can there be in paying him at five
dollars column. when You design to Pay hlE, the
end By adopting this resolution you enable him to
rect hi- current expenses while he is reforming his
current duties cannot why m" friend should wish
to put off public servant in this way to the end of the
session. when he admits that at the end of the session
lie intends to pay him. even though Amounting to more
than i've dollars column. 1t matters not What the
compensation be- friend IS willing to pay him
FIVE dollars a column and why then, involve him in diff
culties now when his expenses nearly two hundred
and fifty dollars per week Why put him Upon the
borrowing list when Won have money standing in the
treasury which You intend to pay him ut the end of the
session! 1t strikes IN incredible haucnation Of
gentlemen that anything is to be gained by this sort of
thing Nothing is to he gained il gentlemen intend to
pay il finally The scle proposition j. do you iuteud to
pay five dollars colSmn for reportinSt II So where
IS the difference between paying and at the end
of the session. There is 10 difference. trust those
who willing to pay five doll AIRS column for report
ing will vote down the amendment and vote for the
original proposition which preserves a my friend from
Faluucr saws the control OF the matter to the Convex
tion BY the very Of the amendment added to it
already trust my friend will withdraw the motion he
has offered.
Mr. TRlGG. cannot Sec Ion my lie what difference
there Is in the restriction there i provided in the
amendment which have PROPOSE, I" The sentlemans
r.,oiuio u and the restriction :Ich he llm:clf has i'm
posed upon it What Is the objection TO Inc amend
l,rn ;hai Il ;c-llG u
before the Convent ion and the Convention may, per.
chance be launched into field {" debate altogether UNI
usa: am: inappropriate to The question in hand That
i. the al lection. Nuw ii th" Convention retains this
matt. in its own hands upon the resolution Of the gem
tenln from Fauqur. Whenever tn" question IS again
n.ool.d-;lnd it may he tomorrow. any other day
i. not the same danger likely to arise from it Now
why let the Cnuv rrtiin the surplus III Its own
han,s Is II not an easy matter for the Reporter simply
to present his this Convention, saylng he has
not received enough to pay his current expenses and
where is the difficulty OF directing the Secretary to
tif the account r him: do not propose 10 withhold
from him an r;hing that he should receive only wish
to keep to the letter and spirit oil the contract which
the Objectionable feature in the whole matter IN this de-
bate onlr propose that he shall receive, during every
week what he is entitled by the contract and that
he shall receive and above al the rate o! hive dol
iurs column ut time he will make his statement
To tic Convention and show them that he ought to have
it, That is all. There is nothing easy. | am not
afraid to trust this question before the Convention.
an not afraid to trust the Convention 90 justice
wards our Reporter any other officer Uf this body.
As to the danger of going into useless debate upon
this question ii we could get into such we did
yesterday would object to it. 1t much to
the point as if We had been debating regularly in
ntsec of the whole. Il certainly of order but
it was tolerated by the Convention and fur it was
improper, and no further. ail not AFRAID OF any such
future occurrences. If they do arise, let them come;
do not dread them If this ho!Sc preserve order
in its proceedings pretend to remedy it by
ANYTHING We NAV attach this resolution. shall insist
upon my amendment. hope every gentleman who
concurs with me will vote for it, and that those who
agree with my friend from Augusta will vote it down, if
they are sufficiently strong in number.
Mr. NJ r. II. GARRETT. move the previous queA.
ton.
The call for the previous question was seconded snd
the main question ord-red-being upon The amend,
lneit oc Mr JAsSEY AS modified On the suggestion OF
Mr.. TRIGG.
Mr. STANARD deman led the yeas and nays, and
they "ruercd
The question being thea taken, there were .eas FL
NAYS 5S-as follows:
Yr.s-Mes-rs J. Mason, (Pres,l Anderson, Banks.
Bird Of Shenandoah Buwc3, Edwards, Flood Garland.
Muscoe Garnet, Goode Hill, Janney, kenney Lyon,
.'Ioy # Ricf-