Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-01-22
THE TIMES TERMS.
THE CONVENTION DEBATES.


deal of discussion adopted by decided majorities
series of resolutions providing for the publication
of its debates Our readers will find these resolu-
tons in the regular report which they receive in
the supplement"
Under the plan thus agreed upon, R H. Gala
heris appointed publisher of the debates and pro-
ceedings; a full report of which (prepared by
Mr.. Bishop the official reporter of the Convention)
he is to publish semi-weekly in the Wing, Enqui-
rer Examiner, Times Republican Advocate and
Republican, or in supplement to these journals.
The compensation is fixed at 1926 for compost
ton per column of the Supplement; S4.2O ream
for paper of the size of that sheet, and So cents
: per token for press work-the amounts to be set
tied a nd allowed weekly by the Secretary. The
publisher is also to furnish 20 copies of the sup
plement to each member, at cents copy, and
600 copies of the report in quarto form at price
to be hereafter fixed, one copy of which is to be
delivered as as published and also one bound
copy at the end of the session, to each member
and officer of the body, the residue Of the 600 CO.
pies to be delivered TO the Secretary of the Com
monwealth subject to the order of the General
Assembly. The publisher is required to give
bond with security for the faithful performance of
his undertaking, and the proprieors of the papers
mentioned above are to agree in writing to Issue
the Supplement to their subscribers.
The effect of this arrangement, it will be per-
ceived, is, that the Convention has contracted
with single Individual for the publication of its
debates and proceedings, and for their circulation
at the expense of the State to all the subscribers of
the Richmond papers, and to many other ct-
zens as the members may choose to supply with
the twenty copies allowed to each. No other
plan was suggested which the Convention deemed
less Objectionable, or so efficient in spreading
amongst the people full knowledge of what their
constitution-makers are doing. We observe that
some of our exchange papers materially msun-
derstand the scheme, and naturally complain of it.
Thus the Lynchburg Republican asserts that the
"on'y interest that can possibly be benefited by it
is the newspaper publishers OF Richmond; it is Il fat
Job for them and a very costly and improbable one
TO the people" Now, only one newspaper publish
er in Richmond is particularly interested in the
contract, and he not in the capacity of news
paper publisher The propretors of the five po-
tical journals, other than the Republican, concur
In the arrangement with no other inducement than
to getthe report and circulate it 10 their subscri
bers, free ofexpense. To this extent they are GER
tanly interested but the public to still greater
The Convention. it is well known was moved to
adopt the plan, chiefly by the desire that there
might be no room for a suspicion of unfairness
In the reports sent out by the Richmond.pre -
Such unfairness was strenuously charged in the
Western papers before the recess.
But whether the reasons were good or bad the
Convention has chosen to supply the patrons of
the Times, with full report ofall its doings The
Supplement will accordingly be furnished regu-
larly to all our subscribers, and it offers, as the
Enquirer appropriately remarks for ITSELF "a
weighty inducement' for large increase of their
number. The Ssnai-aoeskly Times, being at three
dollars in adrance, each new subscriber will, for
that sum, get both the Convention report and The
paper for year.
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