The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-01-12
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

McCabe, of Harper's Ferry; a bill TO amend
IN act passed March 80, 1861 entitled "an act
Haking regulations CONCERNING licenses" a
'ill to amend an act passed April 9Th, 1858, en-
tiled ian act to amend and re enact an &c {
-ntitled an act for regulating foreign life in
urance companies within this Common
Sealth, passed March 6'h, 1885, by Mr. Chap
nan, a bill 20 incorporate the Arnods burg and
sandy Turnpike Company a till to extend
be Improvement of the Little Kanawha yer
o the falls there, f, in the county of Braxtop;
nd Dill TO incorp'r rate the Lynchburg and
Worth Carolina Railroad Company.
Pstuions. fc.-The following ne i,iors. &c,
we're presented and referred BY Mr. Chris
IAN, me petition of b. Nj Smith, of Prince
Edwar5, for relief from the payment of fine
nadverlantly incurred ny Mr. Kaufman, the
etlfion of Col. E. 4 Shryock and others,
skiing that compensation be paid the drum :
aer and fifer for services rendered to the 5 It
Regiment of Virginia Militia; by the same,
he petition of Capt. James Long AID others.
,skit z that leave be given To- Henry Guard to
eddie same articles without lieeusa by Mr..
Orgain, the application OF Paul A. Farley, for
ne reminding of a pedlar's license.
application R.fnsef The Committee on
Military Affairs asked to be discharged from
he further consideration of the petition OF
capt. james Kinney. OF the r 'ckingham
aii1es the same having been considered and
rejected.
.hs Cosrsmtion Bin Mr.. KEEN, of Pittsyl-
vahia, offered The following amendment to the
irst section of the bill providing for call of
State Convention; ali pending amend dments
oeing Withdrawn to enable him 10 do so:
At'he same time, the said Commissioners shall
pen separate Il 10 take tue sense Of the quail
hsd V"toTs as to whei her anN action of -au on
venti2n dlssoiv.ns our connection with tn. Fed
3ral Uni"n or cn%nging the o ga lc law of the
state shall be su6m ted 10 the people for ia1i6ca
Ion or reJection; and IN order t. ascert1 d tne
sense OF IT," voters up N the question afores I'd
aead II pom the qIest'on of referring u, ae-
ton to the people Tor their dec si1D,' whcn sati
.ol book snail have Two C lunns, one heade !
For frferrIDg to III; people, and the otarI
Against referring t" the ps ,.e." and the nam IS
of those who vote for he f,Emer shall he wTitIen
ander turMer head NJ, all those VINO vo.e iur
- later uauef the latter heading " hen the SAID
'fhcers IN -et as ators nd thet sha ascertau and
make re urn If tee number of te soi S voting tor
to TIE = erk OF thelt respective cuUn les r cor
porat ons copy thereot, whose dut, IL shall be t.
dent II the Convention Al Richmond, and also TO
the Cover. or ot the Comnlonwe .tn,
Messrs. KEEN and BALL supported the
amendment, advocating The policy which il
proposed rs essential TO a strict adherapce &c
the principle OF republicanism and popuiar
rights, which Is its essence
Mr.. DCCKwALL ,fered the following as an
m -ndtnent 10 lie amendment offered by Mr.
kEEN:
Prouied, hcacscsr. That the yo e so taken in
each County of election district, respect v.iy, sha u
Ue cohsId fed ON as deci aJor, If the D. On :, r
2uiee oi u tiociufs III such county or erection
dt' Lflct an As pdpu ar INSTRUCTION By the eiec
tors Of Such Counts OF eieenon district to the II
oTn de esae or drlssates u tue convention.
Mr.. n EWToN, Of Hanover, advocated prompt
action IN Inc ma ter, aud d-precaiei Iii d very
eloquent mauner The hampering of the Con.
vent,on with any such restrictions as The pro-
nused amendments would impose II adop ed
IL would be competent tor the Con IIon it.
self 10 do What is here proposed, if they sa w
ht-and they would be the best judges of the
expediency of sucn policy, actng in tuii
view OF the events Whicu shall present them.
selves at that time. He regarded il as DE- cidei
ly lmpullIc at mis- early stage to pres C RI be
any principle of action for that BODY when
the developments OF every succeeding hour
may suggest-nay, make necessary, a tutui
change OF policy from that which now seems
best.
Mr.. CowAN vindicated the fidelity of the
\ rth rest u the Institutions OF the South
@hi main aimed that the people of that sec
ion we're as ready to stand forth la defence oi
Sou tbern rights as the East
Mr.. ANDERSON advocated immediate ction
ana urged The passage of tie bill rs reported
by The committee.
Mr.. KEEN rose to a point of order; but the
81 eaker decided that Mr.. ANDERSON had the
right - pr. ceed, the pending Question open
ing The whole subject 10 debate.
Mr.. ANDERSON resumed and concluded his
remarks III advocacy of The bill.
Mr.. CAPERTON, of Monroe Obtained the
floor, bal gave way 10 Mr. KEaN, who desired
10 make personal explanation.
M. KEEN Concluded his personal explana.
tion, by some remarks i'll Opposition to The
amendment 10 his amendment, offered by Mr
DUCKwALL, aud gave way 10 Mr. CAPERToN
Mr. CAPERToN SAID, the friend, Of lne ameud.
meat argued as II the people Were dependen
on the Legislature tor the privilege of express
ing their Will. The Legislature mad no power
10 control the action OF a sovereign b JdY All
IL can do is to furnish Il mode a convenien,
mode, for making known their WISHES Ii
this was the only mode by which their will
could Se communicated, it would De important
to confer. But they could III Ike known their
will in a variety OF modes. The people puld
commu nicare their wishes - their Dele aies
The difference IS ouly as to the convenience Il
the mode proposed and the other mudes sug-
ges ed. The mode contemplat ed in The amend.
ment Is most CONVENIENT, hut are. The ad van
tages su fticieut TO compensate for the Injurious
effects which sucn provision would have
He appeals To those who Will mite with him
In al honest and persevering effort to save the
Union, to say whether the effect may not be
far better than proposed, which ought 10 be
TO impress Hpon he Nor thern mind that in the
contingency OF refusal 10 accord sucn guar
aniees AS we think important To our safe y
Virginia niendsd, and mas prepare to sever
her connection from them. The Inference
from this amendment. should it be adopted
would be, fnat Virginia was not prepared 70
say even Ibat lii any contingency would she
dissolve the Uuion.
Mr. RiyKs said the discussion had taken a
very WIDE range, EN- oracing the Constitu ton
Union, and other miscellaneous topics. He
had beard a great deal OF the Union -
but had heard but little of the Constitution
and our rights under II, in connection there.
with. He CH-r6d, IN the way of argument a
proposition that wi hen the people came 10 vote
on the question OF ConVen ton, they should
il dicate whether thty were Illing or not &c
stav in the nion under Lincoln.
Mr.. EVANS, of MiddieseX, said enough time
had been cons med already in discussion, aud
q Wpulu. y n m AS
ton.
The call being sustained, the SPEAKER stated
the main question, which was On the ado ptipi
OF MIR DUCKwALL's s amendment to the amend
ment oPMr. KEEN. II WIS defeated. Tue
ques rion recurring on the adoprion of Mr.
KEEN's amendment, he called the yeas auC
nays, which were ordered. with the foilowini
result:
YEAs.-Messrs. Anderson. Arno Ball, Ren'ley
BHbe, hooker. Bo eman Brown, Cassin, Chris
tIan Coleman, Collier. Cowan, crane, Crump Da
Wis D'cks nson, Exhaustion Fenus' n, err, r le
ming. D. Gibson. H. G'lmer Goo ,eoon'z Han
l. Harrison. haymobd, hscxley Hoffman II id
way Hopk ms Huntt. Jeit, Johnson, Q n. Knotts
K,le Leitwl Locke. Loskrid.e. Ma ,ruoer
Matthews. Me6ruder, Nj Kinney. Mckenzie.
Miiisr. M ,,rs, NJ, ers, Patterson, rhsps portsr
prestnn. Pretlow. hsadolsn, Reid aich .ro.on
Riddick. w ndhaGl Robertson. Rives. aund re-
Scott Scar, Shsrrsrd Sibert, ] sms, X Smith
Isaao n; smith. stap'ss, Walk :, A. Watson
Watts. Weich, Woad aad Yer y-T.
NAYS. Msssrs;, Al en-, and .rsoa,, Bailey. Bal
lard. Barbour. Baskerviil. Bass. Basssil, Bell
Bosseau, Burks, caperton, ''arpenter, Carter
Evans, Friend Garrett. J T ibsgn,J ] 6ilmer
HYraham, Grattsn, runter j. ms, c. H Jones
Lund,, Lana MAJ ory,. McDrweil, Al ,Gehes
Med cy Nj es, j. X Miller. Mung, Monrague
Montgomery, Morgan, Nelson, Newton, Or. SIN
X Nablnson. ku(hcrfaord. Ssdion. Snac non
y Smith Thon' fomlio, Ty Ter. W ard. Wilson
Wihsfe d. WItteu. Voolfolk and MIR. speaker-6.
After being debated pro and eon, il was vito
Crawn by the mover.
Mr. COLLIER offered and ad yocated motion
to recommiI the whole bill TO the committee
but withdrew the same prior 10 a vote.
Mr.. RAYMOND moved to reconsider the vot
adopting the amendment offered by Mr.. KEEN
He did so with view OF again submtttip
Mr.. CoLLIKRs amendment, heretofore de
feated-
Mr. KskN said he heard il asserted In th