Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-02-19
The Virginia State Convention,
RICHMOND, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY Is, 1861.
THJPD DAY

Inc PRESIDENT aulOullCcu IU6 uTSI BUSINESS
in order to be the election Of Second Door
keeper, whereupon,
Mr. FORBES nominated Col j. J. VIM, of
the county Of Albemarle
Mr. McCoMAs nominated Mr.. H. S. Coleman,
of the county Of Stafford
Mr. GREGORY nominated Mr. Roscoe Burke,
Of the county Of King William
MIR. TREDwAY nominated Mr.. 5. II. Jeter, OF
Richmond.
Mr.. SourHALL seconded the nomination OF
Mr.. VIM.
Mr.. Sized reminded the Convention of his
having on Yesterday put in nomination lot the
Office Of Second Doorkeeper, Mr.. VIM. Josiah
Lcake, of the county Of ;oochland.
Mr.. Cox, of Chesterfield, also reminded the
Convention of his having on yesterday put in
nomination. Mr.. VIM Welsh. Of Chesterfield
Mr.. BnAScu, of Petersburg, seconded the
nomination OF NJ. Welsh.
Mr.. MoSrAGus nominated Col. Joseph Tom
kins. OF the county of Chesterfield.
There being no others in nomination, the
Clerk proceeded to call the roll, with the follow
ing result:
coc Burke l, S. Ii. Jeter s., VIM. JOSIAH Leake
81, VIM Welsh %, Joseph Tompkins l.
Neither of the candidates having majority
of all the votes cast, there was no election.
Mr. AIoKroS moved to suspend the rules, for
the purpose OF enabling MIN to submit pro.
position to strike off all the names except the
three highest Oh the last ballot
The motion was agreed to, whereupon Mr..
MORTON made the motion which nc had just
indicated,
NJ. Cox of Chesterfield moved to amend
that ,notion by substituting the four highest
on the list for the three embraced in MIR. Nor
roS's motion. This amendment ne said, was
made necessary by the fact that two OF the
four highest had 2B each.
Mr.. NoxroS accepted the amendment, where
upea the question on the original motion vas
put, and decided in the affirmative.
Messrs VIM Josiah Lcake, S. II. Jeter, VIM.
Welsh and H. S. Coleman, being the four high
est in the last ballot, were the candidates chosen
under the motion just adopted
The Clerk proceeded to call the roll upon the
election Of choice between these gentlemen,
With the following result:
PoR LE.Zs-M-ssrs Amber, Aston, Baldwin, BaSey,
BOrst Boudn BOYD Campbell Cecil C cISas ahsm
Grant Gossn, John Goode Jr., Thomas = Gooae haIe
b Pete, Johnston ksn hnarsa prss
Richardscn shelly Silnguu, Slaughter, souhal Speed
str.nst, Robert Il. Turner. wekhan, Wise
Bruce Burds:, Cabell Garlic, Carter. ehsmbiiss Conn.,
RoLer;Y Conrad Richard L. Cox Flouraoy. Gravey Greg
o!y Jr Addison Hail. Cyrus Hall l.. s. Hall, iiarrie Hay
mSnd ucrombe NarmsduSc Johnson, Kilby, mcfarland
Charles K Mallory, james Is. Mallory Marshall Neeie
Nelson, osburn. Randolph: Rives, seawel Chapman >
Stuart Suhern. Tsyoe, Thornton, rred#ay Francis g.
Fon wsLsI.wNss.rs Alfl cd NJ Barbour Baylor BlovJr
Branch Brent Brown Burnley, Caper:on codnan. jams
Han. Hammond Hubbard Lewis Moore pens,on, Porter
essnds! L. III il. Stuart, TAR, white wnlsy-sl.
For col%,.AS-Messrs Armstrong, Jumss Barbour; Ger
Hoge, Hughes, llall. Hun:on, Lawson: Mecenss MsSs
Mari Marye Sr, Mas'iu Masters aoeets ofricS sharp
spurlock Waller, Wilson, Woods-2;.
Neither of the candidates having majority
of all the votes cast, there was no election.
Mr.. HENRY A. WIsE-I rise, having just got
here, 20 enquire whether this proceeding OF the
election of second door keeper, involving so
much delay, is not "fiddhng while Rome is
burning?" loud applause.) will make
motion, and it is this: that the highest on the
list be our second door-kccper. am satisfied
to give any gentleman his choice OF the three
1ames-the highest, or the middle, or the low
est Nv object is to expedite the business OF
the Convention, and to avoid the delay which
this prolonged system Of ballotting involves.
Does it require suspension of the rules to
make the ;notion which have just indicated:
The PGEsDENT--It does, sir
Mr.. MlsE-I move, then, to suspend the
rules, for the purpose Of making this motion.
The motion was lost.
Mr.. c. E. CoSRAp-I move to suspend the
rules, for The purpose OF making u motion to
adopt the plurality rule.
Mr.. BRAScn opposed the motion, and the
question being taken upon it, was decided in
the negative.
The election Of Doorkeeper WAS then pro-
csedcd with, and Mr.. Coleman, who was low
est on the list. being dropped, the vote was
taken between Messrs. Leake, Jeter and Welsh,
with the following result Leake ~, Jeter ~,
Welsh o.
Mr. Lcake having majority Of all the votes
cast, was declared duly elected.
Mr.. pRESroS, from the Committee appointed
on Yesterday to wait upon the Commissioners
from South Carolina, Georgia and Mississippi,
submitted The following report
The Committee appointed by the CONVEX
ton 10 wait upon the Commissioners from the
States Of South Carolina, Georgia and Missis-
sippi, 10 invite them 10 accept seats on the floor
of this Convention, and inform them that the
Convention would receive any message from
them respectively at such time and IN such
form as they might choose, respectfully re.
port:
That the Committee waited upon the gen.
tlemen named in the resolution, yesterday
evening, and stated to them, as directed, the
purport Of their visit The Commissioners ex
pressed their grateful sense of the courtesy
shown to them personally, and the honorable
consideration OF their mission, and accepted
the tender of seats upon this floor, (Which they
now occupy and said that if it should suit
the convenience Of the Convention, they de-
sired to address it orally on Monday next
All Of which they requested the COMMITTEE to
communicate TO the Convention.
Mr.. PREsroN-l move that this Convention
appropriate the hour of ~ o'clock on Monday
for the purpose of receiving these Commission
erS.
The motion vas agreed to unanimously.
Mr.. TREDv Az offered the following resolu-
ton, which was adopted:
Resolved, That the editors OF the newspa-
pers published in the city of Richmond and re-
porters for such papers be admitted to seats IN
the Convention, under the direction OF the
President:
Mr.. HAYMoSD offered the following resolu-
ton:
Resolved, That the President OF the Con-
vention appoint committee OF electors con-
ss,ine of - members, to whom shall be re-
ferred the returns Of Delegates and all matters
relating u contests for seals m the Conven-
ton.
After some little debate on this resolution,
it was adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. RAYMOND, the blank was
filled with Il.
Mr.. NELsoS-I now move to take up reso-
luton which offered yesterday, proposing to
appoint committee of seven to suggest what
alterations should be made in the rules Of the
House Of Delegates which we have adopted, in
part, for our government. think, sir, if tho
committee was appointed they could recon-.
mend sucl. rules as would suit the purposes Of
this Convention.
The motion was not agreed to.
Mr.. DOMAIN move to reconsider the vote
by which Che rules of the House OF Delegates