The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-02-16
STATE CONVENTION
THTRD ID A y .
FRIDAY, February Is, 1851


ea'N .r. thrown open, the thronG that had |
S'''. ..,sa Oh the steps and in the passages |
"'.' 3e>pcraie rush for the seats, which |
S'-' ai,aost instantaneously filled.
'. ,,,,xention was called 10 order at IL |
nv h, President JASNE1.
t.,o.A, bx, The Rev. JAS. A. DrNcAS, of the |
IA Street NJ f.. Church.
Ir,a prt-fnyST announced tue iirst business |
,~l,r 20 he the
%'' r,xcriox or SECOND pooRKELPER.
- TrpErs nominated J. J. VIM, OF Abe |
safjr. ,,,;,,,..d yIaorvS Goldman
e s',E$ EKpaoRY nominated Roscoe Burke, of
r.- William.
k@,i~ ~glga nominated Wm. Josiah Leakc,
fio,;hlAnd. ,,,- W.
erf,d >,;...,, -. ro,,,
-, al,s trrteid,
'7,sre being 40 further nomn ations the Sec
a, urocreded to call the roll, and the vote
lTi,.j AS follows Ieter IS. I.eake 81. Cole
s- es WeIch 70; Others, Is. No election.
"a, NnRrvS moved suspension OF the
e.t, allow hiln TO make a motion TO with
,c,,s al but the three highest candidates
carried.
,sI Nqt there being a tie between two Of
1s .,n .ndaies, il WAS amended on the sugges
ian Of MIR. Cox, of Chesterfield, so as 10 drop
sub but four, and the n otion, as amended, was
The Secretary then announced the names of
ts candidates, follows Mcssrs. Leakc,
rs.,r Wech, and Coleman.
The 70 -esulted Leakc s6, Jeter 40,
v-I,h 81, Coleman y. No election
Wr WISE. of Princess Anne, desired to
/ lpow II this squaboe about second Door
Iaerer was not like fdtlinG while Rome was
iarriuE. Apple use III the galleries. He
rifff 1Gpnt method 10 facilitate
,fe business Of the Convention: and with
.bt. lew moved a suspension of the rules to
,l8y him 10 submit a motion that the high
r., on lhr lis, OF candidates be appointed se
,1ad DG0rkeeper
The Convention refused to suspend the
rules.
Nr Conan desired that the plurality rule
,,oalG he adopted, and moved a suspension of
lr rules OF The House
Nr BgAycH, of Petersburg, saw no neces-
sIty iy. haste, and he hoped the plurality rule
,s6uld not be adopted. He appealed TO the
members 70 vote the motion down.
The Convention again refused 10 suspend.
Tie vote was again taken, Che lowest can
gaate having been dropped by the rules, with
ha following result LeaIe 70. Welch "a.
Jr.ey T. Necessary to choice 73. So Mr..
J Leake was declared elected second
Doogkeeper.
THg SOUTHERN COMMISSIONERS
Nj PRESTON, from the committee appointed
Il aait on The Southern Commissioners, suJ-
r,t4d the following report;
Tie Committee appointed by the Convention
edil upon the Commissioners from the States Of
Sat1 Carolina, Georgia and Mississippi, to invite
them 10 accept seats on the floor of this tonven-
tpu md lLfnrm them that the Convention would
receive any messages from them, resp pectively. at
,ach time And IN such form they might hoose,
fs.geGlGliy rcp0u-That the Committee waited
gFcath gentlemen named in the resolution, yes
lrriay evening, and stated 10 them as directed,
The prpprt If the visit. The Commissioners eX-
pressed their grateful sense Of the courtesy shown
,hc!a personally, and the honorable considcra-
ton ol their mission, and accepted the tender of
,sas upon this floor, (which they now occupy
and said that, il it should suit the convenience OF
the Convention. they desired to address it orally
Monday neXt-ail which they requested the
Committee tu cOmmu nicate to the Convention"
Ga motion Of Mr.. PREsToS, il was resolved
TO yecei,a the Commissioners at the hour of
l-ocock on Monday next.
TIRE PRESS.
On motion of Mr.. TREDwAY, it was resolved
that tn editors and reporters of newspapers
the city Of Richmond be admitted to seats
the Convention, under the direction of the
President
CoHHiTrEE OF ELECTIONS.
Mr.. RAYMOND offered the following:
R,slr,i That the President appoint Commit
l-e Of Elections consisting of - members to
whom ,ha!l be referred the returns of delegates,
4ai al matters relating to contested seats u this
t0HTeItion.
Mr., CLEMENS sugges ted that the rtsou ton
D. made TO conform to the rules of the House
Of Delegates, adopted on the first day of the
Convention.
lion
Mr.. DoRWAS had foreseen the difficulties
inal would arise under the rules adopted, and
Eou.G move, as a substitute for the resolu-
Ion, The following:
a,g''e5 That the rule. of the Convention of
R.' be adopted for the government of this body
A-- mat -Jt copies be printed.
The President said the resolution could not
u entertained until the Convention recon-
,i1rFed the vote adopting the rules of the
Aoase of Delegates.
M HfaoND had no objection to adopting
'Ar rules Of the Convention of 1850 but the
course proposed by his resolution had Il pre-
trleht IN that Con Ven ton
Ut NELSON, OF Clarke, said if the resoiu-
toh were Withdrawn, and the one he offered
yesterday adopted, it would obviate all diff
Mr HaYaoND declined to withdraw his reso-
adopted
Al, lac President was instructed to fill the
NVuIlltlee OF Elections.
=. RULE OF THE CONVENTION.
hF. NELSON moved to take up his resolu
IoI' oAtfed Yesterday, to appoint Commit
ION Rules. Negatived
OA motion of Mr.. D0KNAS, the convention
,t'omsia iaered the vote adopting the rules OF
u. House ot Delegates.
NT poRNAS then offered his resolution, that
- iu'es OF the Convent ton OF 1850 be adopted
@ I"4 that 20 copies thereof be printed for the
use OF This body.
oA motion OF Mr. MONTAGUE, the resolution
"A ameaded by inserting $50 far as they are
~Fphedoie, and passed.
PLAcE OF MEETING
M SPEED offered the following
hs@te9, That committee of five be appoint.d
s.,h Instructions TO ascertain whether soma .r
aAseihent can be made by the House of Delegates
a. Itn tlry can so adjust their sessions as that
las s @ i< eau be occupied by the Convention dur
-s portion OF the day.
4he objection to the present hall as stated
- 81. sfbEb, was the difficulty of II member
,gI.'Ehs himself heard or hearing others
iInuta 'e "a" e"o
h,'ossed, That committee be appointed to see if
ncn,,a suitable pace be procured ior the
S,"hgs of this Convention
noa.ofsED na'. SIZED was willing TO modify his resolu-
sf,fr's as 10 instruct the committee, in case of
Hna'T " make an arrangement with the
place e9' " Pi"@"i' "oiiio o'iieA
h.,, nt, MOORE ad vocated the substitute. The
UinerenI place
p,rt 1AkLILE said the hall at present occu-
cerae "1s The best place that could be pro-
Or,ba M et better than the House Of Delegates,
lss9 zee occupied by the Convention of
tb.,. ." thought II order Were preserved,
IN a moala he no difficulty about hearing.
Yss ,np,3oh ,nas.oh OF Mr.. WOODS, the whole subject
ne i'aeiinitely os,poned
NJ - FEDERAL RELATIONS
lowing Vi ereoef'eH' offered the ioi-
gsl.s 20 mai committee. to CONSIST of 81 dele
STATE ~ I'sa IRON the different sections Of the
Relations : 'simed the COMMITTEES On Federal
Md eSmm,i,,ap DC appointed by the President; to
kelstnnin ali Resolutions touching Federal
shall b. =, nieh iaay be offered Ia Convention,
sAali bS 81 ~ ohee referred without debate and Ii
.sps ~ their duty from time to time 10 report the
M -, Convention tor it's action.
mIsE, Of Princess Anne, opposed the
aud sn,tht OF such "a committee. From long
az az some SID experience. he knew It's imnors,,
fe,o,hn anu It's power. The adoption of such a