Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-08-02
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: these offices. They will, in other words take
: him who will be- the most inefficient, the most
, negligent and ndugent
, Iregard these reforms rs of the very highes.
! public necessity, and although | an sure ,h::
there is no man in this body moro anxious to
. return home than am, yet am willing :,
make any reasonable sacrifice to secure the
incorporation of the amendment which VIC
propose to the fundamental law Of the land.
Mr.. MoFFITT.-I call for the previous cues.
ton. Call sustained.
Mr. HALL, of Peasants and Ritchie.-I ask
for the yeas End nays upon the pending ques-
ton.
The call was sustained, and the question
: being taken, resuted-yeas So, nays Jo IS fol
lows
Carter, Chambers, Chamb!.,, Chapman Conn, q. T.
rad, Critchier, Garland, Garnrt,, Giespc Graham,
sil, lIarsie uaymOnd Is6e, Kndrei, L,s.Sn. Ms.
Nsi! James B Mallory, sller. PARKS, shcrey Whitfield.
SAys-Messrs Armstrong Aston, Baldwin. James Bar
bour Baylor b!akey, BOudin Boyd Branch. bruce, Ca
ESrS9n cesi cSGGaan' r T. Conrad, James H. Cox,
Peter G. Johnsoo. Lewis: Mscomas. M.ciatiand, M4ry-.
Moore Nelson orrck Price, iush Saunders, ST. srs~r.L
SHARP sting'Gn' S'sushter s9utLs! speed, sprr!oss
Kont. 4. Turner, Waller, Wysor-cS
The hour TOR considering the order Of the Cay
being the report on the railroad connections
! through Petersburg and Richmond-haviag ar
rived
! Mr.. uARvIE said:-I move to pass by the
order Of the day until o'clock for the reason
that we have but half done what we should
do. am anxious to know whether i, is the
intention of tho Convention 10 60 on and con.
slider these amendments to the Constitution
now, Or postpone their consideration Until next
fall
Mr.. JoHSsoS-1 hope it will not be tho
| pleasure Of the House to postpone the order Of
the day. 1t was fixed for to-day at half psst
| 10 o'clock. 1t was then adjourned until l2,
and now it is proposed to postpone it until
o'clock. The subject Of that special crGer is
considered one Of the greatest Importance, AID
it should not be further postponed.
The question on the motion to postpone wes
put and agreed TO.
Mr.. NElsoH.-I beg leave to offer the follow
ing resolution
Resolved, That when this Csn7caton Cd.
jouCrs oE--it will adjourn to meet again
on the 18th Wednesday in November next
Mr.. pElcE.-The House cannot act upon
that resolution until the blanks are filled
propose to put in Thursday next.
Mr. NELsoS.--l accept the proposition.
Mr. BoKsT.-1 call the previous question
upon the resolution.
The call was sustained, and the main ques
ton being ordered TO be put
Mr.. MONTAGUE called for the yeas and mars,
which was sustained, and tho vote boing t..
ken on the resolution, resulted-ycas 10, nays
70. Is follows:
YsAs-Messrs Baldwin, Blow, chamb!ss, corns7 Q.
Conrad James u! Cox, GraTeyp c. JOhn,on, Las,oa
Ia .ls nIrrs Sr
SAYs-Mcs.rs An,blcr. Armstrong, Aston, James Be-.
bour Baylor. Eerln, Blakey, B0fst. Boultn. Boyd.
Branch, Bruce, Cabel Caperton, Carter Cecil. Chauou
Chnp;aan mn, Crcrr Des.n. Fisher. Foror- French
GA.ahd, tarnet:, Gillespie, Graham, Gregory Jr, Cog
sin John Goode, Jr Hale, arrie, Iaymond, ose llol
combe Hot! !ay, Hull, lsbel, MarmaduAe Johnson. kIn
er. Moret,. Montague, 1orr!s. Norton Moor, orriek
wm {. rar.s. Price, push, Ryes scawel shA p, shsry
S!r!nGton. Slaughter Southal Speed Staples. A. II r.
william. Gnd woods--7o.
Mr.. liARvIp offered the following resolution
Resolved, That when this Convention Shall
adjourn at the close Of the present session, 1t
will adjourn sine die.
Mr. MoRRIs-l call the previous question.
The call was not sustained.
Mr.. PRIcR.-l move TO lay the resolution On
the table
Mr. IlARrIE.-I call fer tho yeas and rays
upon that motion.
The call was sustained, and the question
being taken rcsultcd-ycas %, nays 36, as
follows:
iEAs.-Messrs Armstrong, Aston, Alfred M Barbour.
james Barbour Baylor, Blakey, Blow Jr Boyd, Byrre.
T.sr FaTsss u
ltola!ay, Hughes Hull, Marnaduse Johnso'. Peter
Johnson Iswson LeTs Mscoma' MsSs' M.cA1l.na n.I
pue R!vrs Saunders. Sr Seawe SI!InGlon, Slaughter.
SSS9.; %is. SPee SSn'0ek Alex H. L. stuart 1ayl'''
aSAYs-Messrs. Amber, Bo-.; DoudIn Branch, Bruce.
Csbell, Cecil Chambers, Chapman, Conn., C. 3 Conrad,
Jr Gossu, John GoOde Jr arvIe llaymoud, iIocomte.
Isbel Kindred James B. Mallory Miller, Montague MOr
nsr, Williams. wysor-ad.
Mr.. BAYLOR offered the following ordinance,
Which, without reading, was referred 10 the
Committee on Military affairs:
BE il ordained by the people Of Tirg ginia in
Convention assembled, That the comnandant
Of regiment Of volunteers may appoint 10
the office Of Adjutant any person belonging
to such regiment, and upon being notified
thereof, the Governor shall commission such
person as prescribed by law to act rs Adju.
tant, with the rank Of Captain, anything in
any law and ordinance to the contrary not
withStanding.
This ordinance shall bo in force from its pas.
sage.
THE FAY OF CADETS.
Mr. AMBLER-I desire to call the attention
Of the Convention to . matter which think is
Of pressing importance. Weall know that the
Cadets have been brought here, and have rcn.
dered valuable service to the State in preparing
our soldiers for the field. 4 recommendation
has already been received from the council
that provision should be made for recognizing
these services in a substantial manner by COM
pcnsating them for their time and trouble
have accordingly prepared the following or.
dinance, which ask leave to introduce, and
have acted upon at once without taking the
usual course Of being laid upon the table and
printed.
Leave being granted the ordinance was re-
ported as follows:
BE it ordained That the Board for Auditing
the Army and Navy expenses do pay TO such
Cadets Of the Virginia Military Institute, Is
have performed service as drill masters at the
| Camp Of instruction or other places, the sura
Of twenty dollars per month, while so engaged.
Mr. AMDLER.-I will observe that put tao
amount at the lowest sum which thought
ought properly to be named. 4 gentleman
near suggests that the council, accordinSto
his impression, recommended the payment Of
$50 per month. If that is so, and it meets The
appreciation Of the Convention, prefer that
tina. sum shall be inserted
alr. HAfAoSD.-1ne Slale owes Inuca 10 tce
gentlemen OF this Institute; but while this Is a
TACT, it must not be forgotten that these young
gentlemen owe much to the State. They have
been here for some six weeks engaged in squsd
! drill, 4 duty which they have 10 perform
whether they be at Lexington, or at the CITY Of
Richmond We support these young men,
Mr. PRESIDENT. We make them; and Virginia
is entitled to their services. We tax our pee
PIC that these young men may be prepared 70
render service to the State whenever it may be
required. That was the great fundamental
object Of constructing the institution, and it is
but right that they should return to the Com
monwealth something Of the benefit they have