Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-02-15

Tarr, TayIoe Thornton, Trrdway, Waller, White, Whit
For rsaRsI-airssrs Amber Blakey, DoI:seau, Bor,t
Cabel, Cecil, Conman, Conn. Richard II. Cox, Deskins
Fisher, Garland, Gregory Jr, Thomas F. Goode Addison
MoGett Montague Morris Morton, Seblett, Parks. Ran
doIph Scawc Shelley Slaughter Speed, Strange, Rober
II. Turner WilliamE-S;
Burnley Garlic Couc c. b. Conrad, Gravely John Goodr
Jr, Ephraim D. Hail. lIaymoud, Hubbard. Hughes, Mc
Turner Wiley, Wilson woOds-92.
Whole number oil votes, 143; necessary to
| choice, -
Mr.. Thompson having received majority o
all the votes cast, was declared duly elected
AMENDING THE RULES.
Mr.. NELSON offered the following resolution
which was lost:
Resolved, That committee of members b.
appointed to consider and report what rules o
proceeding of tho House Of Delegates are ap
plicable rs rules of this Convention, and what
amendment thereof, if any, ought to be made
ELECTION OF FIRST DooRKEEPEE.
The PRESIDENT announced the next bushes;
in order. to be the election Of First Doorkecpcr
whereupon-
Mr. MALLORY nominated Mr.. G. Drumright
Of the county of Mecklcnbnrg.
Mr.. ADDISON HALL nominated Mr.. Richard
Rens, Of this city.
Mr. n. B. FRESCu, Of Mercer, nominated Mr.
Benjamin R. Linkous, of the county Of Raleigh
Mr. CRIrcHER nominated Mr.. james Il. Fisher
Of Richmond.
Mr. JOHNSON of Richmond, nominated Mr.
Samuel Ii. Jeter Of this city.
Mr.. CARLILE nominated Mr.. Charles Lewis o
the county Of Harrison.
Mr. T. s. FLouRNor nominated Mr. Charles
Kent of the county of Pittsylvanla.
Mr.. TgEDwAY seconded that nomination
Mr.. EARLY seconded tho nomination Of Mr.
LnkouS.
Mr.. Jeremiah Morton nominated Mr. VIM
Routt OF the county of Greene.
Mr.. PRIcE of Greenhrirr advocated the no
minatiun OF Mr. Lnkous.
Mr.. ScoTr of Pow hatan, nominated Mr. Jno
F. Simpson of tho county Of Powhatan.
Mr.. Cox Of Chester6eld. seconded that nomi'
nation.
Mr. wv. 3. PsEsToS advocated the election
of Mr.. Linkous
Mr.. BALDWIN Of Charlotte, nominated Mr..
Vim. B. Wills.
Mr.. TIMOTHY RIvEs advocated the election Of
Mr.. Jetcr
Mr. GooDg, of Mecl;lenburg, sustained the
nomination Of Mr. Drumright.
Mr.. WIcKHAM nominated Mr.. f. Y. Sutton,
OF Richmond.
There being no other nominations made tine
call Of the vote WAS proceeded with, and resulted
rs follows:
g. Drumright, 4; Richard Reins, ); Benjl-
min K. Linkous, 40; Jas. Il. Fisher, /; SAM
Fl. Jcter, %; Charles Lewis, 29; Charles
Kent, ); Wm.'Routt, 6 John F. Simpson, = !;
Vim. B. Wills, i; T. V. Sutton, s.
Neither Of the candidates having majority
of the whole number OF votes cast, there was
no election.
On motion of Mr. MohklS The rules were
suspended to enable him to offer resolution,
that the Convention, in order to save time,
proceed to take vote npcn the three highest
on the ballot just taken.
The resolution Was adopted, whercupon the
clerk proceeded to call the roll upon rotc
between Benjamin r. Linkous, Sam'l II. Jeter
and Chas. Lewis. who were the three highest
upon the last ballot.
The following is the result:
For JgrgR-MesSrs John Janney, (president) Amber,
man, Conn, James II. Cox, Richard H. Cox CrtcIer,
Dulany. Forbes Gregory, John Goode Thomas F. Code
a%dn KIM Hal" "5S ci lga1ay Ma5%ad1s sh9
Mallory j. D. Mallory, Marshall MARI Msrye, Montague
Morris, Morton, Neblett, Nelson, Prndleton, Randolph
Richardson, Rives, Robert E Scott Vim. Scott, saaEh
Turner, F. D. Turner. williams-H.
For LISKoCs-Messrs Armstrong, Aston, Baldwin, VI.
Barbour, Berlin Bakcy Blow, Boyd Campbell, Caperon
Carter Cecil Goldman, Gusts, Deskns, Dorman, E,lly
Echois Fisher fournoy, French Fugate Gurland Giles
pie Graham Grant. drsvs,y Cray, G0gsn Hale Fam
Lewis, Masln, Masters, Moore Parks Patrick, Prei,On
Price, Pugh Saunders Sharp Shelley, spurlock staples
ham Wysor-5q
For LEwr$--Mc,sr. Borgess. Brown, Burdett. hurley,
Carle Cleners c. i. Conrad, Robert y Conrad Couch
Dent, T. D. Hail, Raymond Hubbard, Hughes Hull, Jack
SON. Sctrew Moeit, 0rrck osburn Porter, J. Stuart
Turr, Wiley, Wilson, Woods-@5.
Neither candidate having received MAORI
ty of the whole number of votes cast there
was no election
COMMISSIONERS FROM SOUTH CAROLINA, GEORGIA
AND MISSISSIPPI.
Before further proceeding with the business
OF the Convention, the PRESIDENT desired an
opportunity to present communication from
the Governor transmitting the credentials Of
the Hons John S. Preston, Commissioner from
the State Of South Carolina, and Fulton Ander-
son, Commissioner from tho State Of MsSiSsip.
pi. lie also submitted con nuncation adj
dressed to himself, from the Hon. Henry G.
Benning, enclosing the credentials Of that gen.
tlrmen, as . Commissioner from the State OF
Georgia
Mr.. WV. BALLArp Preston offered the fol-
lowing resolution, which was adopted, with
only ono dissenting voice:
Resolved. That committee Of i've be ap-
pointed by the President to wait upon the Hon.
John S. Preston commissioner from the State
of South Carolina, the Hon. Henry c. Benning,
commissioner from the State Of Georgia, and
~ E,,l, t,I commissioners fr0Ol
the State of Mississippi, and inform them that
this Convention Of the people of the State o!
Virginia respectfully invite them TO seats in
this Hall, and will receive at such time and in
such mode as they may severaliy prefer, any
message they may have TO deliver.
The President appointed the following com
mittee under this resolution :-Messrs. VIM.
B. Preston, Lewis +. Harrie, WIN. II. MacGar-
land, r. Y. Conrad and r. L. Montague.
ELECTION OF FIRST DooREEEpER AGAIN.
Mr.. JACKSON moved to suspend the rales to
enable some members to change their votes
upon the election Of Doorkeepcr.
The motion was agreed to; whereupon the
following gentlemen changed their votes in "a
vor of Mr. Linkous: Mcssrs. JACKSON, Nor
rETr, BoRsr, G. j. STrART, RAYMOND, Bur-
DErr and BoGGEss. This raised Mr.. Linkous'
vote to 81, which, being majority of all the
votes cast, secured his election.
On motion OF Mr.. MONTAGUE, the comlnuni.
cation from the Governor, with the accompany.
ing documents, rs also that of Mr.. Benning to
the President, were laid on the table and ordered
10 be printed.
ELECTION OF SECOND DoGRKEErER.
Mr. TREpwAY said, inasmuch ms we have
second doorkeeper to elect, and Mr.. deter re-
ceived n very large number of votes for the
Office Of first doorkceper, would move, with
the appreciation Of the Convention, and in or
der to save time, that Mr.. Jeter be declared
the choice of the Convention for the Office Of
second doorkeeper.
Mr. SrEED.-I do not think this mode Of
is entirely just to others who de-
sire to have their claims presented before this
body for the Office Of second doorkecper.-
There arc others who ought to have as fair i
chance rs Mr. Jctcr, and this they cannot have,
if the proposition Of the gentleman is carried.