Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-05-13
EVENING SESSION.

The Convention met at half past o'clock, pursuant
to adjournment.
Mr.. LYNCH | move that the Convention resolve
itselfinto Committee of the Whole
Mr. FISHER l ask for the yeas and nays upon that
motion with view that we may see how many gentle
men who voted for afternoon sessions arc present.
The yeas and nays were ordered.
The question being then taken, there were yeas II,
nays 3, as follows
YEs-Messrs Mason (Prcsideut) Anderson, Arm,
strong Banks Barbour, Brown, Camden, ChamDilss
Edwards Faulkner, Flood, Fuqua, Garland, NJ GarNett
Hall, Hays, JanncE, Jasper, Jones, kennty' hho:e
Lctcher Lyon, Lionbcrger, Lucas Lynch, Aiaft; OF
Marshall, Martin of Henry, Miller, Neesun, Pendleton
Price Scogsin Sheey Smith of Norfolk county, Snow
den Stanarl, Stephenson, Straughan, Summers iate
Tunis Van Wrinkle, White, Williams oil ShcnHhdoah
Worshani Wysor-i1.
| Nrs-Messrs. Cooke, Fisher, purkins-"
| The PRESIDENT. Such motion cannot DC enter
tanned until there is quorum present.
/ CALL TIE HOUSE
/ Mr.. NJ. GARRETT moved Il call OF the House
! The motion agreed TO.
The doors were then closed. and after some proceed
/ lug had been had under the call
Mr. STEWART, of Morgan move that al fur
! thcr proceedings in the call be dispensed WITH
The motion was agreed to.
| Mr.. PENDLETON. move that the absentecs who
have been called and not excused shall not be entered
upon the journal.
/ The motion was agreed to-
! The question being TAKEN by yeas and hays on thu
motion TO go iuto Committee OF the Whole there Were
yeas Is, NAYS q, as follows:
Yr,s-NessrS Mason, (Pre+itent,) Anderson, Arm
strong Banks Barbour, Braxton, Brown Camden Carer
of Russell Chambss Cooke Deneale, Edwards Faulk
uer Finnev Flood Fulkersun, Fuqua, Gally Garland
NJ Garrett Hall, Hays, Hunter, Jacob, Janncy, Jasper
Jones. kcnncy, Knotc, Leake, Letcher, Lyon, Lion
berger, Lucas Lynch Martin of Marshall Martin d
Henry, Miller Morris, Nceson Pen4leton, Price, l'ur
kins, Randolph, Scoggin, Scott of Fauqnier, Shelley
Smith of Norfolk county Snowden Soutllal, Stanard
Stephenson Stewart Of Morgan, Straushan, Summers
! Tate Tunis Van Wrinkle Watts of Roanoke, White
/ White, Williams, Worsham, Wysor-61.
Noquorum voting.
/ Mr.. SMITH, of Norfolk county Has a member whc
/ is in the hall Il right to refuse to vote
The PRESIDENT. The rule requires that members
who are present shall vote.
/ Mr.. SMITH There members present VIII" have
not voted
| The PRESIDENT Unless the House revokes the
call the yeas and nays they will have to be taken
again.
| ,ir. ANDERSON There is evidently quorum pre-
sent AID majority of that quorum having voted to &c
into Committee of the Whole, is not that enough!
| The PRESIDENT. There must be quorum voting
The House has adopted order that the question slla
be taken by yeas and nays and unless by general
consent that that order be dispensed with. the Chair
will be obliged To have the question taken again i'll that
! way.
! Mr. BANKS Is it competent for less than n quorum
! to dispense with Il call for the yeas and nays!
! The PRESIDENT. 1t is not But the Chair is sat
isfet from his own count that there is quorum pre-
sent and if there is objection the call for the yeas
and nays will be dispensed with.
! No objection being made, the call was accordingly
dispensed with
! The question being taken upon the motion u into
Il Committee ofthc Whole. it was agreed to.
/ THE RASlS OF REPRESENTATION.
The Committee thrnresolycd itself into Committee
of the Whole. Mr.. MILLER in the cair.) and resumed
the consideration Of the report Of the Committee IN
| the Basis and ApportonIncnt Of Representations
1.-THE CHAIR then stated the question to Dc on the
proposition of Mr.. Scorr of Fauquier.
MIR. STEW ART of Morgan, then concluded his re.
mark, com mcnccd in the morning lThey will appea:
hereafter,
! After Mr. S. had concluded, Messrs. HUNTER, STAY
ARD aud CAMDEN, rose simultaneously and addressed
the Chair.
The CHAIR, (Mr. FISSEY) awarded the floor to Mr.
STASARD.
Mr. HUNTER shall insist that l am entitled 20
the floor, having first addressed the Chair.
The Committee then rose, and
The Convention adjourned until tomorrow morning
at 10 o'clock.