The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-01-14
veAing session.

The Senate Resumed its session at : O'Clock
Conpentton BtH Passsd-Mr. DICKINSON. O
Prince Edward, Chairman Of the Seiact Ham
mittee. 10 whom the Coz ventiou Bin from m,
house mad been referred, reported The bill
win various verbal amendments most a
which were adopted.
The bilI as amended was then rad ,hird
time When put upon It's passage various
mem bers defined their positions
IAr AUGUST said he would vote for the bill
III IT'S preseut suape VILE considerable reiuc-
lance, Gu he Was obliged , take It, because i,
was toe best no could get The partlc uiar Tea
lure TO which he OBJ ed, was that req u ring
Inc acton Of the Convention to be supmilted
10 The people Tor their ratification or raisc
uoh lie objected 10 this because the present
emergency Was one which did not authorize
such delay.
Mr.. caldwell had been instructed by his
constituents 10 vote against bill con tainin
certain PROVISIONS, but as the present one con
tained none OF those provisions, he would
give IL his support.
Mr.. RENCH said 1t was exactly the bill he
wanted except IL did not give one more day in
getting here-provioed there was big sno w
at The time. In the said Convention, for
Gods sake and for the sake Of harmony, let us
Keep outof IL The ~ bmissloIists and red no
lire eaters, ana let US have the hard sense and
good.thinking men Of the State to represent
US.
The bill was then passed by the following
vote
,YkAs.-Messrs. Armstrong. August, Brannon.
ClaIoorGs, Uoshill Critcher, Day. Dicains "a OF
taIly. French, Lakewood. GIesver. Hu6bsi d
MEL Johnson Sb Lofsni II nsh Masshal hsssle.
m rats. Paxton, Penn, be. or, Quesenberry,
kichmona. Wives, Stuart, Thomas oil Fairfax,
Ihomas Of Henry, thompson, Townss, UTQuhast,
and ~ickham %.
NAYs.-tinne, ].
The following il the bill AZ amended by the
Senate:
BILL ToPRov DE FOR ELEcrINe MEMBERS or d.
co vsATios AND TO CohyISa THE SAME
Be ~ sSactsd 6v tn. General Assembly Tie.
~ IN ~ oe ne duty OF the commlssion-Is AID eff
duet eeotIons Tor county AID corp ,, atom GA, err
IN ma, / q: a. the plae g established for hodns
e.ecilvns ior mem efs of the ep.raI = sssn,hie
T. open po 10 Tor ing delegates 10 a 1:nnap'
tios he SAID election snail be held on The IN De-,
oi epTu AZ. Ia tae ear IF our Lord 1861
~ M Inc ssme time The said commi.sloneYa and
OF ss gu u oPeo sspaas II take the sense
$40 v lveLtson dihs living our conneotinn G,tb
,hs III, Caion ., chsng,ng the orsano law OF
INC .oa OF ie ection; ald IN oIaer t. a. certain
I ~. o. ths v"ters upon the question afors
h..a.d qassti"n sai ssis,s Ss .uoa se
ton 70 the peotis ior their decsion.; which said |
Isienn. 70 the people,. and the olhss .ssa,n ns
rho yoss q a ing sss ssIps ass ne name.
me fofmer nssdins, aid those who vote ior Ine
i,ss aadeI the after heading When the said
certain and maks return o. the pumner OF o ss
ssons yosins Ter each proposition. They snail
~" sSue ~ 'nU SiGIh OF their speCtiye |
count,ts or corpo'atio . copy thereof whass
onD ~ shai be 70 transmit .mmeaiateiy \ caos
AichmoId, and also TO the Governor II the Gam ~
e., :, sai,h; IN cas- sn, essr appointed sh Sud
tioas.n 'o' heHefsi eiec-
y ~ Convention shall consss of OF . hrndynd
~ Aa3 Two members ~ 10 choeen fos .nd -
sas 1isses0 oteaLiss and cities Of the commap
aa.s - esescfipoa ~ tho seeoad sccsi0 al The .
a. ls siset.on OF Lismbsn OF the House of d.
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