The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-04-01
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The rp sniutious as adopted read MS foliOyrs

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The resolutions, as adopted, read rs follows
Resorred oni Ordered, That on Thursday, the 4th
day Of April next, at u O'CLOCK noon, all debate
in the COMMITTEES of the W hole upon the reports
from the Committee on Federal Relations, Shall
terminate, and the committee shall at once pro-
ceed to vote upon the propositions before It, Civ
ing ten minutes to the member Offering any
air andment, aud the same time to one member op.
posing il, for explanation, ana ten minutes Tor
T. That hereafter no member iu the Committee
of the Whole shall be allowed 10 speak more
than ouce on the same proposition.
Mr. CONRAD, from the Committee on Fed
eral Relations, submitted the following re.
port:
The Committee Federal Relations, to whom
was referred resolution on the q tn inst, in
guring into the eXpediency OF reporting to the
Convention two Ordinances, to be submitted to
vote OF the people for their approval or rejection
for a resumption by the State OF the powers here-
tofore delegated to the General Government; and
rIes Of amendments to the Constitution of the
United States, which may be agreed ON BY the
Convention to be submitted to the Northern States
as an uitimatum, on the acceptance OF which THIS
State will continue in the Federal Union. with
the provis9 that II not acGepsea p oy 'he
pass an Ordinance OF Secession without referring
it back to the people for their ratification have
had the same under consideration, and beg leave
to report as follows:
Resoircd, That it would be premature and mex
pede act upon the subject at this time, but 1t
will be proper to consider and report upoif the
same after the Convention shall have decided
upon the former report of this Committee.
Laid on the table.
Mr.. ScoTT, of Fauquier, announced his pur-
pose TO offer an amendment 10 the l4th reso-
luton OF the report of the Committee on Fed
eral Relations. He asked that it might be
printed, for the purpose of placing it in the
hands of the members. Agreed to.
The amendment makes IA request of the au-
thoritias of the several Border Slave States TO
ensemble the people thereof in primary Con-
ventionS, 20 take into consideration the propo-
sitions of this Convention, and in the event
| that the -slavehoding States do not
within reasonable time, to be indicated by
| the day which may be fixed for the Assem-
| bling of this Conven ton, assent to the said
propositions, and institute the measures ne
| cessary to carry them into effect, that the
| States aforesaid shall con vene at -, on the
- day of -, a Congress of such States, COM
! posed of delegates to be appointed by the re-
| spactive Conventions thereof, for the purpose
| of recommending a Constitution of Govern
| ment upon which the Union of all the States
| may be safely recons tructed to which Con
| gress such of the non -slaveholding States as
| may concur in this proposition, and the Con
| fedora te States, shall be invited to send dele
| gates
| On motion of Mr. HALL, of Wetzel, the
Convention adjourned.
NorE.-In the sketch of Mr.. RIvEs' re
| marks, ON Friday, he was made to say thai
| Senator Hunter, in his Petersburg speech
| said that "he did not think the election Of
| Lincoln would Justify dissolution, and if any
| State Went ont, he would be among the frs
| to endeavor to bring her back again. Whu1
| Mr. Rives said was, that "Mr. Hunter wouit
| not aid in forcing any State back into thu
Union, should one think proper to secece or
| accouut of Iiucoln'S election. -