Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-04-13
VIRGINIA STATE CONVENTION.
FaIpAY, April II, Is

FRIDAY, April IL 1901.
The Convention assembled at 10 o'clock, A. NJ.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr. BossERNAN, OF the Uniyersast
Church
TIKI VOICE or NORFOLK.
Mr. BLOW presented a memorial from citizens OF Nor
folk asking him to for Ordinance OF Secession
lie submitted few remarks expressive OF the belief thi
msiority of the of Norfolk we're opposed to the
object o. the memorial.
+ FEDERAL RELATIONS.
The Convention at hapast 10 o'clock, resolved itself
into Committee OF the Who'll, Mr. SoUrHALL in the
chair The pending question was upon the amendment
to the l4th resolution by way of addition, submitted by
Mr. Scorr, of Fauquier, viz:
And IN the event responses on the part Of the
nonaychodug States be not made to the proposed amsnd
en Contuon by the time appointed for the
ny OF this body II Is tie opinion Of this Convention that said
states Delaware Maryland North Carolina, Tennessee
y,ns and in conjunction with Ibis stat convene co.,
p-es said States composed 4 delegates be apponed ly
mendng amended Constitution government upon
Union those states Confederate State such
& laveholdng states as therein can be safely
.cted which CoGgos the Confederate and the
curing States ought to be invited to send Com
Mr. WISE moved to amend the amendmentb by striking
out the words between brackets and inserting:
ectad for this sa;e, the people thereof voting by Con
I nS M STATE At lave Foto delegate; one t. seleed from
the East and one from the West Of the Blue Ridge
The proposition was re sctcd-yeas SO, nays "a.
Several amendments then proposed for the pur-
pose of enabling members TO make ten minute speeches
by an evasion of the rule restricting debate After these
were disposed of by the withdrawal OF same,
Mr.. BOULDlN moved to strike out the words between
brackets and psert
elected by people thereof voting by districts
arranged the suffrage basis Of representation for fifteen dele
gates, fOr each dis riot"
The amendment YVES advocated by Mr.. B0ULDIN
aud opposed by Mr.. WISE. II was rejected by the fol-
lowing vote:
Me'ss Amber James Barbour Blaksy Goeau B9u
din Boyd Branch Bruce Cabe Cecil Chambiss, Chapman Ce
mems Coman Conn., Echols F1unoy Forbes, Garland, Giles
pie Graham Grayey Gregory 6ogyn JohnGoode J Thomas
r. Coode hale L. Hall. Harvle, Hclcomh", Hunton lsbel
Kent LAwson Macrand C. Mallory, J. Il. Mallory, Mar
r. Miller Morris. Morton. Parks Richardson Ryes, seawe
shelley slaughter Southa speed, taps Chapman J. stuart
Strange suthcrn, Tayoe, Tred"ay R. H. Turner er Waller
N,Ys-Messrs Jauney (Prest Armstrong Aston Baldwin A. NJ
Barbour Baylor, Berlin oW, Jr, Bugges Brent Brown Bue
Burley Byrne Campbell Capcrton Garlic Carter Conrad
any Early French Fugste Gray, r. Han Hammond II ymond
Holiday Hubbard Hughe iu Jackson johnston, III Lewis
M,Comas Grew Marshall Mssn Masters Moasit Moore os-
Paick Pend Porter Price Pugn 10 scot sharp
SioPton, sp1rocE Summers Iarr, White, Wckham, WHEY,
wilson, Wis--C6
Mr. BALDWIN then moved to amend the amendment
by Inserting after the word government" the words
"to be submitted for ratification 70 the people of the
eral States"
The amendment was advocated by Mr. BALDWIN,
and opposed by Mr. TREDWAY. Il was thea agreed
to-ycas III nays 4, viz. Messrs Bosseau Chamblss,
Kilby, and Tredway.
Mr. HARVIE moved to amend by striking out "time
appointed Tor the reassmbug OF this body aud insert
list October" Negatived-yeas Il, nays Is.
Mr. WISE moved to amerd by inserting the words
go be- between 'tmo' AID appointed
Pending which, the Convention took recess until
o'clock p. N.