Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-08-05
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WsuSzsnAv, July Both, 1851.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
ion assembled at the hvur appointed.

The PRESIDENT laid before the Convention memori;
from VIM Galley, Printer The Convention declaring tina
he had faithfully performed his part of the contract but ha
the Convention had violated theirs in giving The greater POI
;ion printing-tha OF the Supplement Ito anone
an that justice may be done him For losses he ha
tanned Ia being deprived Of that portion 6" INC printing
The communication was ldlt on the !atle
MEMORIAL oF THE CITIZENS Of RICHMOND.
Mr.. BuTTs presented memorial signed ny ctzens
Richmond in relation extending TO the citizens OF 10
r,s and towns the privileges in voting for city an
town officers s are enjoyed by tie citizens of the count
in relation 10 the county officers
The memorial WIS laid on The table,
l., ropuryin with the presentation OF this memorial lr
B. rropnscd Tia, the Committee Revision b. INSTRUCTED
10 substitute the following IN lieu oi The last CLAUSE VI p e
port county courts ;, d. -
,S n ..~s -, re cities ond t0wn3aS correspond n'neir
s wi, hos. OF the several cuuntirS provided Tor hl7
CONSTITUTING sh II b. elected in IKE manner a;' hs
modification shall required al The Tnte 'li:n Is nipeEu oy
this L,uns .tiu election oil any Officer 'ha ia! "
charter KS De authorised 10 be made % Tie PEG W.
in ur.!er enable him submit THIS m"on 'lt d. 'i'e"
10 lay The Report Of the Schedule Committee On ''ie 'a'
Disagreed 10.
SCHEDULE REPORT -,
SIR FERGusoS moved 10 snSe the following, NC 4''
ectlun Ji The Schedule Report: 80,
IL rne taxing said polls the duties to DC per'.u ~
said officers the privilege vi Tie voters, and me pen e
rachny lor misconduct tie part Of any person S De
in all tnngs AS prescribed by tine %, ST. 4'! ei '
Oh, sections nj the the General Assembly, pissro
March irlI 1880 entitled IAN 10 take the sne" y! ''
pc. le upon call o Convention and pr,'i,lng ' or.
aan2lng the saic, SO lar as Tie provisions y! siu se
he hiiiPnDi
ffc uu,iou 10 strike out was rejected yeas H. ocs o.
M >cuTr Fuuquier moved 10 strlGc out t:s ON Sec
ZION, us iui;"ws: ..,,
II snail ,r duty of the Governor, upon receiving The
returns o. sad officers ascertain the result hereof ana
forthwith 10 declare The by his prosaA!ohi NSlr''s
me cnrrna vote in the for and agal,s tc raunc
ton Of nd Constitution and Sched, ~ " pu'
Istc az least week unIll the second M''ahf ~ "
center uuXI in such newspapers MS, IN MS ofhi "" VI
calculated 10 rl=e general Information ei coz ai
il appear that majority ." the Yates east Is u a'' -,
iti,s Time II
snail MAKE pruc ,mut!n for holding, On The "a! as s"
toned urnrin election throughput the STAT, 'o Dt'esn
and Senators L"2IsitrGre according l'ie app'"
icnt districts pr scrloei in Is COn-'lh'o"' ana "
ur liz, crr!o of Governor Lieutenant C1vcTnU ana al
lurE,y Cereal. ,c
Tn. n.r!ua was agreed TO by yeas 81, nos TO-
sir l>E presented lieu ui The sicI'h s,'!'Ath GU" d
substitute wi.h ut suggestion at lie fi"s'"eh he
.inIles in order /" au" prup''s:il lhcicu ~ 'nce
object, presented IN the lorn's W 'it 'o>hs "
Ptc srg substitute iur the Il 81 Sections ~ oc ae
cd ".nn.
I.e rrrnunin. sections the l2h scon were then con-
sidcrrd as read.
And Mr .InSEs' proposition was thG1 read as olio"s
"rn. President o; the Convention s,nl certify true copy
Of the amended Constitution Governor, with the re-
quest that II he submitted tor ratification "f Jccuon, 10 'e
voters cali!lrd nnter The existing Constitution 10 'oe l."
rrrrllrfs OF the General Assembly, the ,lrc"h III O1'
U pusuanl provisions Of III uc al le hc'c"i 1
serp!y entitled An 10 puspoc The elections o' e
present year. and lor other purposes PASSED 'e i' day
of March, ISL"
Mr. Scorr VI Fauqnier as substitute for this amendment
mnvr.! HE luIIowlog which adptrt
O:vrca That tn: President vl tic Convention d" cefy
true copy Of The amened Constitution to The G'r'fh'f l
the Common rAh, and also, true copy th're" ~ 'e
next General Assembly; and that the Governor OF required
pro, aati"n 81 the sane II, lie manner ts',ou
by TIE the General ASSEMBLY, passed .ha'ch io'h'
1851"
Mr. CARLrc moved as substitute for this, the 9Th sec.
ton given above simply changing the I'D 9l pecemoef
Tor tie 18th ut November" which was rejected
The Question was Then taken upon The amendment as
amend. d. ard IL was unIced TO-
The l2ih section then read rs oll'"s: -.
'l2 Al laws in force al the time OF uie Adoption Oh .l''
uns,it Ilun and Inconsistent hccSiti ana al sn'S
prosecutions actions clains and CONTRACTS shall remain anu
continue ii if this Constitution were l"t adupted.
Mr. WISE moved 10 add IL this the Dll""lh"
..Nhru The Legislature ,indrr the existing Constitution
shall ssrm5le, and The pGe-clns Officer "i MS Coh'ehi'
shall avc certified copy of this Constitution rs ae:'deu'
md Schedule amended, the General Assembly, SI u
the duty Of The General Assembly 10 pt"ceci i"''ne
t.at.y 10 pass such laws and @ such acts as ma!
be necessary 10 urgniz: the government under !thS
,n,, I'D srjru,iu in case il BE- approved and ratified
and in such case he General Assembly shall pass no oe
act whatever except such annual aA and appropriation o7
may BIZ necessary for the ordinary expenses VI '' Wv
eminent" =.
prndu. the consideration OF the amendment ne C"Tven'
tinn the as..hts having gone OUT on Motion I" 'l HAYS
tmk n recess iIril { O'CLOCK
Or ,h, r..nss.mnng ii tho Convention the question re-
cuy 4 upon tic adoption o The an"ndurn! "i M WISE
aud Il Was atr,td Ia: aye ), G"ys ~. :.
The rcir, laid IN III" table, on me hoIi'n VI
Mr. FERGu.,t:s. wnu submitted The iul"Wih-:
Resolved Thar Tie Committee try'i"n be ms F"e''
antnG tie resort on tie ihS' u; iti an"
ppu thereof, L" MAKE 'iG mouse "'
cn-i, ui one hundred AM fifty i%' Iene;s, ana adj: one
ri tnc additional delegates 10 Monroe ana The ",i'f l" fn
qurr and that this committee Will MAKE no o'e' c""ecS
IN relation thereto.
The rry,us question Immediately called ana second
j ar IN, res iiion ado pted-ye Gl noes 81 aS ionws
AYxs-MtS-rs. Anderson Armstrong Barbour blue
Bus Buwon, Camden, Garlic Carter 81 l-1nd"un Chhn-
,-r- Chapman C;l;un, Davis, Edwards FrtHns"n l'i'
Fk,y, .rlanI Han, HuEc jacob, Jtnnsy J"ser henny'
XII orr, knnr I.tcn,r Lyon, Lyons McCaaan;, Mere
,:th Murr Moore, Nsesun NrwiIIa' Perdls"n Randolph
>ro, I'll F4udulrr, Scott Ui Redmond CiIy Se!,.oHr
;o H. She i., >n IN of kanawla S,n nj Jack ION. Sn'i
If ir,eirri.r Snoiga-s Sn"wdcn SIr':tns'nr St,"i
# A,rr,n ..,rrr, Stuart III P't'IcH Snm"rcrS, li'e
FAVOR rri.. Van Winkr Waits Norfolk I"un'y, Watts
al Roanoke Marlin OF Henry, !ie and hIn-ird-bl
NOES Mc.srs Ma>"n (rre-idcn') BANKS, B'c'ck. BraX
fnn G,wi.- Cn,u.,ls G"csr. Conway, ION, Douglas,
rausn,r Flood, F"qul VI. r.. ii. GARRETT, III iAfn.1
(ioud, Ii H. HAYS Jones. Lake Lynch Morris, Murphy
fyr- -, y an Scott uf Caroline. smith oI Nntuln Cuui
~ San..i Sulugnan, rurnbn "it'ie, Williams "l Shen
a:dolr Wise AMI Hn's.an-3i
On mu;iIn 1" Mr Bits lr resolution lie presented ear
" IN the evening, the C"nnit'cc on Lewiston Ia
: rikg ont l, clause oil the Report "n C"nntf Courts
AN insert HE clause given extending 10 all roiet
oul under :Xi,ing Constitution the right tu vote m
vlicyrs u! III" city government. "as taken up
Me-s- i; .rr~ DAVIS ana MEREDITH strongly srpp"'"c
The adoption ii rc IrsuIin and 'e,Sr~ LYONS ana >c"T
-, RIciruyd opposed II, cJnr:ni'G Nat Tie fiSht ~
suffrage -"A ext n' to ih,-e wh "a! ina n" n>
and "IoG no property lave II" substantial i"'''es' III '
.uytrnui"nt.
lion u TN. r-ulGtn. duing inuscc 10 the piupcIi:
il. II ;crs no, I'd s ina. ;iaitc i'-iprmrnent.
U,n the question "t iri!nc f"-tpnIenIrnt, there "ce
ycl- 70 nays 81, and dec!, Il III til, affirmative.
Tie Schedule Report was then taken up, and
Mr. ococx moved substitute l"' The whole Schedule
pcnlin. consideration OF which, the Convention ad'
Joun,J. :, 49,,
MORNING Session.
the Convention pursuant to adjournment and after
prayer ry ti- R.v DR.. EUly
Mr. MATT. offered tie following resolution, which was
airItrt!: