Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-08-06
EVENING SESSION.

The hour Of g o'clock hi2!ng arrived, !tc
CInrcntlon took recess.
EVENING SESSION.
o.. Convention met at five ocl0ch.
.ir SPEED moved ;hat the repoT; Of ,!c
Committee CT Elections be laid upo:! !he IA
lie.
The nl0ii1i MAS Tot agreed &:
The PHEslDEST-r question How occurs
90 lhe adoption Of tie sccnnd resolution.
Being taken, i. Vas decided in the alir:2a
tive, ard the second resolution was according
ly adopted.
The president. question; r," IS i;:'oI,
the preamble.
Mr. PRIcE.-As the important features Gi
; these resolutions have hCea actei upon,
! rlove .ha. The preamble hc laid upcn nc ta
DE
III" mGtloH Was agreed Ii.
9aNE OF CERTAIN orfiC..:.
! Mr. JcISsr1H--l I'm Instructed 10y lie
Committee Oh Military Aill;rs, tc make tue
| following Tcicit:
| The Couitnittcc On Military .iT!irs, TO
whom vas referred the memorial C. citi
zens eI augusta county, and an ordi'
nance on the subject in relation II the
cliiccrs Of he augusta Regiment, have had
the same undrr consideration and beg leave TO
report thereon. That The Committee nave
taken such strps ~3 IN their opinion will re-
! licre the difficulty complained ii IN the me
.norial, and they, therefore, beg Leave to bc
| discharged from the further consideration ci
Inc subject.
On molten CT Mr. PR,cE, ;ha report va: !2i3
upon the table
The motion was agreed g.
! PREDICTIONS ALONG VOLUNTEERS
Mr. JonEsToN, lrcm tie Committee -: M!.:'
! io"- AH::-c ,nnnr.n'l tn" 'r'inH'i''r'
AZ oIDl%AECE
Rtlnties % the promotion d"d election =
C9mpany Officers 81 foianteers IN Gct""'
etT1ic6.
Belt or ordained, Th2. when vacancy shall
occur among the commissioned officers ai any
volunteer company in actual service, tbs oll
GERS remaining shall be promoted according 10
their rank 80 IS to lcare the vacancy IN ;i't
lowest grade o! the commissioned officer, aHd
The vacancy thus left shall be filled bJ vote Of
the company, ~ Tow provided by a".
The certificate 0f any such election ahdl
state tie .:lni ot ihc company officers rS::is;'
| ing from such promotion and election, in ordsF
that commissions nay be issued.
Mr. JonSsoN.-I have oecn requested by tie
Committee 10 ask that the rric may be sus
penGci, So .lsi it can hc pu. upon i;5 passage
at once. will state is;th"r that the ord.
nance is reported Al t:!r -':sg4s..v:i Of General
| Lee.
Mr.. prlcs.-Ths ordinance car DC printed
and acted upnon Monday, rs we'll aa to dar.--
| Fer one DO rot understand i, and desire i
little time for reflection therefore hope .Fi:!
| tho ruic wil! no: be suspended.
The question was then taken, a"d the mo
| ten 10 #uspend WAS not agreed To.
AIDS TO TIE GOVERNOR.
hir. SpErD.-Somc discussion took piac: tfli.
uorniug in reference to the Md; tn 'hc G'T
crnnr. understand that n difference Of "eEtt
| :nc7. stil! exists as to the aH0nnt o! pay u
which these gentlemen are SeTc:a!lT entitled
and accordingly oif:r the following resolution
Resolved, Tna, tic several persons apPoin;
Il ne Aids TO the Governor Of the Curai"oa
wealth. aid who have performed services a
such. are entitled to receive. FROM th9 'i"ie:
Of their appointment, up TO ln;s day the pay
cf Lieut.. Col. o. C.vaisg, and tbs sane sinai
be paid upon the certificate OF the li,Tef"u1
that such service has been rendered.
Resolved That the Sc:ei'al persons appoin,
e.l as Aids 70 tho Governor OF the Common
wealth, and wlIo have performed services RS such
are respectively emtiiict 10 rcctlTc, from tn
dates of their appointments up 10 ih5 day, tht
paw OF Lieut. Col Of Cavalry, during tue perio:
Of their actual service, and the same shal! 5t
,,aid UPON the certificate Of the Governor tha
sncl, service has been rendered, except tha
those appointed under the ordinance passed or
the - day OF - 1861, shall DC paid a
T.icucnants Of Cavalry.
Il.. FisHER.-T am opposed 10 that rtsciI
ton Ii is nnt in accordance with my unicr
stanti:m. OF liic original On: q construction q
the law which was in existence before thi
morning. 10 this empha;icaily object
Early il, the FIRST session, this Convention
undertook 10 put construction upon contracts
I was oppas. d to any such measure then, hIii
am rs much SO now. am not disposed t
cast censurc upon any one, but am unTiiiin!
that any legislative body SHOULD undertake
cons;rue the Law. The gentlemen who weT
appointed aids Of the Governor, were entitled
the condensation accorded to them by the ll7
as it stood at the time of their appointment
and do not care what is the construction {
this body, il tie Convention declares tia
these aids, arc entitled To less compciisalln
than the law accorded them a. the time Of the;
appointment, no court rould respect or b
bound by any such construction. The circus
court OF the city of Richmond would, in N
opinion, wholly disregard any declaration
this body as to the compensation 10 w;iic
these gentlemen may be entitled under til
law. The law is written. Ry that law theS
gentlemen went into oifice, and by that la'
they ere entitled to be paid; and this Convcn
ton is not authorized, except as matter
favor. to increase, nor without obvious inpTt
priely, to diminish, their salary. | have
doubt the Governor has acted entirely in acco
dance with the statute, and have no idea
agreeing to resolution which attempts
tell us what that law is or is not.
Mr.. MorrErT-I move that the resolution
laid upon the table, and do so fer the reaso
that by the following ordinance passed Apr
10Th, 1851 the Gofcrnor is entitled to apro:i
rs many aids rs he may require.
Mr.. SpEEo.-T desire to say that olcra
this resolution at the instance Of gcn;lcma
wbo PROCESSES to b. familiar with these matter
and tia. am satisfied it is TOO important
KS bearings not 10 beadoptcd. Ii these gent
. men are entitled to pay, they ough. to have
!, mot, then false pretext has been cclployt
rr .bn n,ccapn Of the ord;IcDcS. As uQQe