Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-08-09
VIRGINIA coNvENrIoN.
ApyornxEp sEssIoN-rnIRD %.
THURSDAY, August g, 1861.

Z Inc convention met At IL a. IL
Prayer by Rev. J T. Mcclure, OF the
United Presbyterian Church.
Minutes of yesterday were read ana ap-
proved.
Mr. CARL1LE said he bad drawn up some
resolutions which lie desired TO submit to
/ the Convention as a sort of test of their
sentiment on a question which he believed
Z had occupied their time since their meet
I iuo-a division of The State. He wished
10 offer some remarks in support Of them
though he was advised that his health
would not permit him to enforce his views
as he would like to. He would submit the
resolutions merely as q suggestive, and the
Convention could dispose of them as they
saw fit lie then desired to give thereasons
that forced themselves upon his mind, and
brought him 10 the conclusion that action
In the direction pointed ont IN the resolu-
ton should be at once taken. He read the
resolutions ~ follow:
ResoiUed, That the Committee on Bust
ness be instructed 10 report an ordinance
providing for the formation of Il separate
State out Of and TO be composed OF, the
following counties, TO wit: Jefferson, Berk-
ley, Morgan Hampshire, Hardy, Barbour,
| Braxton, Brooke, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay,
Doddridge, Gilmer, Hancock, Harrison,
jackson. Kauawha, lewis, Marion, Mar
/ shall, Mason, Monougalia, Ohio, Peasants,
/ Richie, Putnam, Randolph. Preston, Ro-
ane, Taylor, Tucker, Tyler, Upshur, Wood,
| Wayne, Webster, Writ, Wetzel.-3S.
I .. That the Committee on Businessabe
/ instructed to report an ordinance provid-
/ ing that any county lying contiguous to
the boundary proposed for the new State,
a majority of whose people shall express a
desire to be admitted into the proposed
new State, shall form part thereof.
3. That the same Committee be instruct
! ed to report a constitution and form of
! government for the said proposed State,
/ to be submitted 20 the people thereof for
ratification or rejection, at tho polls, on
the 18th day of October next, and at the
same time The sense of said voters to be
taken on the question of the formation of
said new State.
Mr.. CARLYLE followed at length in sup
port Of his resolutions, and was replied TO
| briefly by Mr.. Stewart, who moved to lay
! the resolutions on the table.
| [The remarks of these gentlemen will
/ appear as early rs practicable
| Mr.SSYDER demanded the yeas and nays,
and the demand was sustained.
Mr.. CRANE, of Randolph, did not Thick
the resolutions ought to be laid On the
:
! in the discussion E.
! Mr. STEWART inquired if the motion to
! table was debatlble ut this time.
| The President said the merits of the
question could not be argued.
! Mr.. CRASE had desired TO say something
on the merits of the question, bat supposed
under the rule hewonll he precluded. He
had always, in his short experience, OPP
/ posed LAYING resolutions on the table as n
waste OF time. An indefinite postpone
men effected something, rs it was general
! Is equivalent to defeat, but laying on the
| table only gave time for renewal of the
! fight, exhausting onr energies, and con-
suming time without accomplishing any
thing
Tue President read the rule, that when
a motion TO lay on the table is made. there
| shall be no debate on that or on any incl
dental question arising ont of it,"
Mr.. CRANE gave way.
/ Mr.. CALDWELL, of MARSHALL, moved that
/ the gentleman from Randolph be permitted
i to discuss not only the motion to lay upon
the table but the merits OF the question.
Mr.. LfsHTBURN said he intended TO vote
for the resolutions, but as the hour OF IL
had past, he moved n recess till 2 o'clock
Mr.. HOoToS called the previous ques-
ton Of laying on the table.
Me- DoRsEV rose to point of order, and
Inquired il "a motion to adjourn could bC
entertained when a question was about &c
be putt
The President thought not after having
Proceeded TO take the vote; but sometime:
a question was discussed for days, and I
they could not take q recess they would
have to sit good while without anything
to eat.
Mr. STEWART inquired il the question
would not have to be put before the mo-
ton to adjourn could be entertained2
The President thought not.
Mr.. DORSEY desired to know whether
any business could intervene between the
calling for the yeas and nays, and the pat
ting of the question itself.
Mr.. CARLILE said his little experience
taught him that a motion to adjourn car
be put at any time after the yeas and nays
hare been ordered, before n response to
the call. \ motion to adjourn was always
in order under their rules, and under gen.
eral parliamentary law.
Mr.. LIGHTBURN had made his motion be-
cause, under the motion Of the gentleman
from Marshall, time would be consumed in
discussion that could not now be so dis
posed OF. II he wonld withdraw the mo-
ton TO allow the discussion to proceed, he
! (Lightburn) would withdraw his, other
wise, he must insist on it.
| Mr.. CALDWELL declined to do so.
The question was then put, aud the Con-
yentiou took recess till P. N.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
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