The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-01-12
ECDNID DAY

The Couven ton met AZ the Blues Armory
yesterday afternoon at 3 o'c!uck, pursuant 10
adj rurnment feu. TALIAFERRO resunIDg the
Chair.
Soon after the meeting was called to order,
4 motion wac maze au0 trried 10 take Il r-Ce~s
untii o'clock, to enable the Bnsiness Com
mi tee " ho had been duty all day, an OF.
portunity to get their dinners
At | O'Clock the Convention re-asSembled
and pruceeCed ~ business.
Col. Crunnp called attention 10 the fact that
Gen. VIM. {. ScJtt's absence at the OrganiZa-
ton OF the Convent ton, accounted for his not
| being assigned position in the organization.
The President called fer Il report from the
Business Committee.
Ca Patton, Il the request of Gen. Scott,
the chairman. presented partial report, which
was read.
The report submitted plan fox organizing
| the Field, Slaif, Division and Brigade officers.
| Capt Patton gave notice, on behalf OF The
minority of the committed, that they would
| present report As Il substitute for that of the
| committee rs soon Us they write it out
| Col. Chancellor moved TO lay the report up
| on the liable and have it printed for the of
| members. He was unwilling to attempt 10
vote upon So many important Questions by
! merely hearing them read once or twice. lie
| would like to seq the report printed, so that
| its recommendati )ns could be considered and
| thoroughly digesled.
| Col = range opposed to printing. He
| could necessity for it. The recommen-
daiions could be taken up seriaiim, cussed
and disposed Of.
| Chancellor, belevngas he old that the officers
| present were not willing to adopt one portion
| of a plan OF organizat lion. until that plan was
/ compie'ed
| Col Farrar was opposed to laying on the ia
| bic Many officers in attendance would be
compelled to leave the city tomorrow morn
| ing 1ndisp tion in his own family wonid
| compel him to leave, and for one he would te
| willing 10 delegate all power 10 the Business
| Committee, and let them make such rrcom-
mendations TO the Legislature as 10 them might
| seem best.
Col Chancellor had come here for a pur-
| pose, and WAS unwilling tu lea ~ without com
| plptIng the work. He supposed his brother
! officers had come here to petition the Legisia-
| ture on an important matter. and did not sup
| pose that they were now willing TO delegate
| that work oa commit tee Of thirteen. Ii >uc!i
| had been the Intention, why were not county
| meetings held and delegates appointed The
| object of the Convention was To influence and
! instruct he Legislature aS tn The best mode Of
| reurganlzing Ike militia. Would the recom-
mendations OF 4 mere Committee have that in-
! fiUence which the action OF such Il body like
| this would be apt 10 exert He had come here
at considerable Inconvenience, but was not
willing to leave until the work of the Con-
| Vention was completed.
| Col. =. 4. Boiling moved to recommit the
| report 10 the committee TOR complexion. He
| was not willing to act on partial plan OF re-
organization, but desired the labors completed
| in order that the Convention might see and
| understand The en- tire plan.
The question was taken on the motion of
| Col. b., aud ii was decided in the negative.
On motion, the report was passed by, and
| Col. Thos. j. Randolp ph gave an outline OF his
| plan for reUygauiZing the militia. which SEEM
es, 10 meet with marked favor. Col II. was in
| favor of So dividing the militia service as 10
| impose patrol and jury duty ON citizens OF one
| age, and military duty on those OF another.
Gen VIM. IL. Richardson was invited 10 give
| his views upon the reorganization ot the mi
| IitIa of the State He did SO. by having read
| from three OF his annual reports brief extracts
| recommending improvements i'll the present
| militia system OF the State.
| The President read an invitation from off,
GERS of the LIST Regiment o: Volunteers, the
/ 18th and l19lh Regiments OF the line, and the
| ith Regiment OF Cavalry, 10 the members OF
the Convention to partak OF o COLLATION. and
| refreshments at II q clock Tomorrow.
| On motion, the invitation was unanimously
| accepted.
inviting the Convention To witness a trial Of
| Sharp's rifle, was read by the President
| On motion of Col. Thompson, the invitation
was accepted, and the hour OF III O'Clock
| Thursday morning, fixed As the time for wit
| Messing the trial.
| Lieut.. Lay offered a resolution relative to
| cavalry service, which was referred TO the
| Committee on Business.
! Col McRae offered series of resolutions
concerning the cavalry aud artillery which
we're referred to the Business Committee.
| Resolutions OF inquiry, by Col Goodwin and
Capt. Cabeii, were read and referred.
| On motion, Maj. Se!deu, Capt. X R)binson, 4,
and Col. Munford, were invited 10 take seats
| in the Convention.
| Lieut.. Gilman, Of the 10th Regiment, offered
| \ resolution, that the business Committee De
| instructed 70 inquire into the exped.ency OF
allowing volunteer companies to establish bat
talions and regiments Independent OF the line,
when sufficiently strong 50 to do.
| On mOton, members having suggestions to
make. were requested to hand them To the
| Chairman Of the Business Committee.
| Committees were appointed to inform Mr..
Penfield uf the acceptance Of his invitation 10
witness the trial Of Sharps riihe-to inform
Col, August aad others of their acceptance Of
the Invitation 10 = collation., and 10 intor,a
officers Of their invitation TO take seats In tho
Convention.
The following additional delegates handed
hi their aames
iooth Regiment-Ma VIM. IL. Perkins.