Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-06-18
TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE IS 1861.


the resolution be divided.
Mr.. HALL, Ut WcIzeli.-I withdraw my
amendment.
Mr.. HANvlE.-I object. will hers state
that, though member Of the Committee mp.
pointed to supervise the publication Of tic
j ruruuI, never ,itd any notice of the meeting
Of the COMMITTEE, nor had | ans idea whcIi
that Committee mt. therefore failed TO at.
tend its meetings.
Mr.. MacFARLASD.-The Committee consisted
Of Mr. RANDOLPH, Mr. MONTAGUE, aud two ol
the city delegates.
Mr.. HAKrIE The gentlemen is mistaken.
was appointed a momber OF tha; Committee,
and was ignorant until within the last tive
minutes what tllat Committee did.
The roll was then called upon the resolution
offered by Mr. TKrpwAY, as amended By Mr..
HALL, which reads as follows:
Resolved, That the proceedings Of tl.s Con.
unless otherwise ordered. and that the irjunc-
llun OF secrcsy upon tho former proceedings oi
this body be removed.
Ths vote stands, MS follows:
feAs-Me,'rs J,nnry. president Amber, Armstrong,
Aston. BaIwi', Alfred ii BARBOUR, JAMES barbour By
Is, I.k.y u.sse IL, Eoie,, Drlc1. C.pss,ru Cecil,
Oh ,mp IL. Cin n. Conn. u D. Conrad. lio Y oon
rad orrehtrr. D,,l5r Dufmsr rasy Fl. u-nc: fo:sr,
Fussr Grave Gregory, G"gen. JJhn Gaodr Jr Hale,
y.uj i:s, 5 Ha lila emord n4ry!r II yl,oid, iIU;.
earbe II lg-', Isb", Peter c. Johnston. KLh, Lake.
NrSrl, } tlnrs Mal.ry, Mniyc, NJ ra:t. Mrn; Iur.
Me:'' Moor. Heels.', Nelson utpurn. ralS pttsvr,
si9'g', it,'". Ihoiuop, T;eCTay, Waller Will L..
SAys-ilrssrs. iou,'in. E-yl D srch, ccG man, Jsmes
II Csx, ADDISON HAN. Mscf.riant, william T. Ss2:t, Ax
! II. u. Suas!-3.
So lDe resolution wss adopted.
! Mr. GoGGiN.-l will nov oiTrr the following
resolution:
Resolved. Tha. the main osj;c;s for which
this Convention ass,mb.rd having betn ii
ready accomplished, and lhcre Lring now no
press sing necessity for the con:rusrce of It's
sessions beyond few days, therefore, TIA.
when this Cnnv"n,on aGjourus eli Wednesday
i.ext. it viii! aIjourn sriihIc die"
Mr.. BALuwIS.-lt sre,us TO lie that We have
a great MANY clan5es to mike in our State
| Constitution that are essential, growing cut Of
the passage Of the ordinance Of secession, uni
uLtl We have q committee 70 examine what
these changes are, thlnk it would be prelna.
turc for this body 10 adjourn. y committee
20 consider the question Of renode!ing the
| Consultation Of the Sale was appointed at the
last session Of the CGEYcntiOr; and | thil,k
It necessary before we adJunrn t!,at we shGnid
change cur present Constitution 80 as 10 adap;
| !t 10 the nrw order Gi things.
move that that iySuUlluh by laid rpm the
table
The Tn0ii"n was agreed tn.
! Mr.. +. \. COSKhD.-l beg leave 20 tfTtr
| the following resolution:
Resolved, That tic Committee Of Finance
enquire and report, by ordnance CT otherwise.
! iutp the rxurdiency If making SOM. rroyi.
SJns ia relation TO ils Collection cE.i ucc.uT,.
! ing InI .hr rc:enue Of the Commonwealth iur
the current year; ard also The temporary ,c.
! lief Of The B,nkS foal The ro,,r.cliot,s upon
! them under the general law.
The resolution Was adopted
; NJ. STUART, nf Angus'a.-rhe resignation Of
! NJ. SuMMeKs has caused vacancy in The
Committee appointed at the last session 10
consider the qic.tlon OF change in the Con.
sltulron. mnve that the President be au.
| thorlzed to tili tnat vacancy.
Mr.. BoKST, OF PAge-I move 10 amend that
motion by substituting the following:
! Resolved, That the President of this Con-
y=i;ti"n Till all vacancies that may have occur.
red by tie absence If any lnrrnbcr oi this Con.
| vrIiIun.
Mr. HALL, Of Wc,z.ll.-I would suggest to
the g:n,i,tusn from pdg", lMr. B9hsT,J hat h=
w0u,I sr ur;lerd iIls rcsolutiun as to euab!r tie
CAUSED hy The absence Of In,mbcrs bcy onl Eli
day next.
The chairman OF lhc Committee on he State
! Constitution is Mr. WILEY WHO s not iIvrr,
and will not be, | take II lpr granted move
! This anirndnerL
| Mr. STcAnr-T would sngg,.S; il.ot HE Va
cli,clcs Oc filled Immediately, by the Chair, to
enable the co...ruili. eS to proceed to business
! I I.,n ,ti,n u,I,i,.h
have just made.
Mr.. AMgLEK Of Louisa-I do not know what
is the o. j=ct Of this hurry. Here it is pro.
posed hat the Chair fiji vacancies in coin,nl:.
tees when VIC ,lp not know who are here ana
who are not. There ARE gentlemen who bold
commissions on this lJor, who, il rnmur Le
truy, are lii the armies Of those xho are cp-
posed to Us. Now, want to know who is f'r
Virginia and who is not, before give him au
tho.ilY to rnahe rccJuirucndaiiGcs iur rny pco.
! pie, or you, sir, authority to appoint him 10 Il
/ Insitcn Of responsibility and trust? IL.
! peat, shy this hurry to f vacancies ugon
these commuters? These are times when
1t is necessary that plain words should be
spoken, and give notice that, for one, I.:an
! lo speak these plain words.
ain utterly opposed 10 any proceeding by
! which ~e should be in position where gen.
! tlc,ncn should have it in their power To rrc0in.
incnd any measures, for the consideration Of
this CUns enton, befnre we know where liie,e
| gentlemen stand. Sir, so far Us | am in:Grn.
ed-and nave it from one who was nearly Il
victim 10 the reseniments Of our cnemies-lhat
one, who still holds his right to seat on this
! floor, actually commanded company III the
service Of Abraham Lincoln; and, under the
resolution which the gentleman from Augusta
! (Mr STrAxT) proposes. you, sir, would have
the power ~ give that man the right to recon-
nerd 10 mo measures fur my consideration
here.
Sir, am not willing shat you, or any other
; uan, should have that power. ! am not Will
ins that the gentleman from augusta shall
! force US into any ruch position here Give us
time. II you do not give It 10 Us, We mean to
tuke it.
| Mr. SfuAkT.-T did not offer my resolution,
sir. simply rose in my place, announced
that vacancy had occurred upon an important
Committee, by the resignation Of Mr. SUMMERS
and asked that the Chair Ge authorized to fl
this vacancy. The gentleman from P'gc, Mr.
B,RsT) merely from considerations "t conse.
nicncc, prctume-1 know nothirg Of what
his motives were, but take il for granted they
! were patriotic moved thai, instead Of The
proposition made, To ill the vacancy in the
| Com!mitlcr Oh the State Constitution, caused
by the resignation pf Mr. SrMMEhs, the propo-
sltion might br made general instead Of special.
~ as 10 aulhorz, the President to til ali the
vacancies in Committees, caus d by tho absence
Of mrmbrrs | have no Objection lu that
change, but haze no share in the paternity
! ne the resolution As tho chairman oF tn!
| Cnmrui,lee an the State Constitution, ici
that II was my duly, as u faithful rtlicer Of this
! Convention, to sec thar ihe vacancy in that
! Committee should be filed 1t in necessary
that that Committee should make report and,
iuasnlurh as We hive not quorum, | deemed
it proper to III 20 the filingpf the vacancy re
r.rrcd to go that We may be enabiedro proceed
! to business.