Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-04-05

The Convention assembled at l0ioclock.
PRAYER by Rev. DR. Jeter, Of the Baptist Church.
TUESDAY, April 4

The Convention assembled at lO,o'clock.
Prayer by Rev. Dr. Jeter, of the Baptist Church.
THE SUBJECT or TAXATION.
The Convention resumed the consideration Of the reso
Iutions submitted by Mr.. WILEY, ON the 10th u'imo
and
Mr. STUART, of Doddridge being entitled to the floor
resumed his speech in support of the resolutions lie
was again precuded from closing by the arrival oil the
hour for the execution of the order of the day.
FEDERAL RELATIONS.
The Convention then resolved itself into Committee
of the Whole to consider the report from the Committee
on Federal Relations.
Mr.. RICHARDSON, of Hanover, took the floor and
concluded his argument in favor OF the union OF Virginia
with the Confederate States OF the South.
Mr. MORTON then addressed the Committee on the
same side of the question until II o'clock NJ, when the
Chairman mr. SoUTHALL announced that under the rule
adopted some days ago. the Committee would now pro-
coed 10 vote.
Mr. WISE called for the reading of the rule and after
it was read he commented with severity upon the
regulation characterzipg it as "tyrannous he moved
that the Committee rise with view TO amend the reso-
luton so as to allow ten minutes TO each member to
speak, instead of ten minutes to one member, etc.
The CHAIR ruled the motion out OF order, under the
resolution adopted time since prescribing that the
Convention shall resolve itself into Committee of the
Whole at lOl o'clock, remain in session until O'Clock
7. NJ. and then take a recess until o'clock 7. NJ.
The third resolution OF the report Of the Committee
was then read and adopted, as follows;
choice fuuCtOnarieS OF common
sed for the good for the reason that they entertain
nons and syow purpo hostile to the institutions OF some Of
the states necessarily excludes the people OF one section from
cpaton In the administration oil the GoVehmen suu!ees
weaker 20 the domination Of the stronger section leads 70 abuse
aud Is Incompatible with the safety Of those whose interests are
Imned the formation the etore OF geographical or sectional
parties respect Federal politics contrary 70 the principles
on which system rests and tends to Its overthrow
Mr. WISE renewed his motion for the Committee to
rise and being again overruled he appealed from the de-
| cision OF the Chair.
The question of order was discussed at length,
Mr. PRICK sustaining the Chair, and aessrs. WISE, MoS
rAGUE, and AMBLER arguing against the decision.
The question finally put shall the decision OF the
Chair stand the judgment OF the Committee: and de-
termined In the ailirmalve-yeas 50, nays 4S
Mr. WISE proposed 10 amend the 4th resolution so a
to declare that the territories constitute trust to b.
administered by the General Government for the COM
mon benefit of the people of the several States instead
The resolution was then modified to conform verbally
| to this amendment.
MIR. MORTON moved to amend the resolution, further,
bv striking the last clause, viz t the equal adnls-
sion of slave labor and free labor into any territory,
ctes unfendly conflict between the systems, fair par
ton of the territories, ought to be made between them,
and each system ought to be protected within the limits
assigned to it, by the laws necessary for its proper delop
ment.
The motion was rejected bv the following vote:
YgAs-Mes-s Amber James Barbour, Bkey Bosssau Bors
Garlic Cecil Chapman, O-nnsn, Conn, James H. Cox Richard
II Cx Fisher Garland Graham Johl Goode Jr, Hale, OJru,
Usu A. nan Haryie HeIcombe Hunion LIBEL, Kent, Kin
dred Leake Montague Morris Morton Ne6ett Randolph Rich
ardoa Swe Strange Thornton, Robert H. Turner Wise and
Woods IS. -.
NAYs-Messrs. Janney Frs.ideHD Ashton, Alfred NJ Bar
bour Baylor Berlin Blow Bogges, BOudn, Boyd Branch,
Brent, Brown, Bruce, Burdet Byrne Campbell Caperon
Carter, O. B. Conrad, Couch, Criehsr, Gusts Dent Deskns
DO maa Eary, Echo Rournoy, French, Fugate, Gillespie,
Grayely, Gogsin, ADDISON Hall, Ephrsm s. Hal, ham
moud Raymond, Hoge Hubbard Hughes. harmaduke Johnson
Peter O. Johnston Ky Lew acCo McGrew, Mcneil Mac
fsud Charles K Mallory, James b. Mallory Marshall MARI
Marye sirls Mofett oore Nelson, Uck, Oourn Parks,
Patrick Peudeon Porter Preston, Prc, Pugh Robert Scott
william scott sharp Shelley, silngon, Slaughter soathal
spr-d spurock Staples Alex II H. lla, Chapman }. stuart
summers suhern Tarr Taylo Tedway, Fraokn Turner,
Tyler, Waller, whitfield, WcAham, Wiley and Wlson-yl
The Convention then took recess until 1 o'clock.