Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-04-20

Insert Mr.. FLorRNoY's amendment which was
decided in the negative-ayes 90; noes -, as
follows:
~YsAs-Messrs, Amber, Blakey, Boi,,e,S, Bort. B'0idin
n S,shsc coS saSSs' eeSTu' D osRHsso'i Es lei.' Floufaoy. FoESs.
Garland. Graham, GraYely. Gregory; JE,G"ss'n, ). Go1ds
Jr., r. ?. GoOde. Hale, Cyrus Hall, L. s. Hall. hssrie, tol
comSe, Hunton. l,hel, Kent. Kilhy, Lawson, Lsske, {. 4
Mallory, Mari, Marye, ST., Morris, Morton. Seblett, Or
rick, Richardson, srsnrll. Slaughter, sou,hnl, staples
sirsDge. suthrrlin, Thornton, TtedTay, F. Turner, VII
NArs-Messrs. John Janney. (P'e,identl Armstrong
Aston, Baldwin, A. NJ. Barbour, B'ylor, Blow, !r.. hosgrsi
csiliie, Clemens, Q. B. Conrad, Robor. Y. Conrad, Couch
Cri:chrr, CuStis. D.-klns. Dnlany, Early, French, Fugate
Gillespie. Gray, 4. Hall, E. D Hall, Hammond. isS Topd
l!uge, iInlIaday,~ Hubbard, Hughes, Hull, Jackson, N. John
son. p. c. Johnston, Lewis, McComa., mcGreS, Mcfarland
J. D. Mallory, Marshall, MssI!n, Masters, M"0ett, Moore
o,hurn. Patrick. P~.ndIe,on, Porter, Price: pnEh, Rives. X
WiLop-72.
MI. MAsE-Is is now nearly seven o'clock.
| move that the Committee rise.
A call for the ayes and noes on that motion
was not sustained.
4 division was subsequently called for, ant
by n vote Of 81 in the affirmative and 30 in the
negative, the Committee concluded to rise.
The Committee then rose, and the Chairman,
Mr.. %SouTHALL, reported progress
! IN CONVENTION.
The P~KEslDENT-The pending question is on
the adoption Of the amendment TO the resolu
tons offered by the gentleman from MonunSa-
liza. (Mr. WlLLEY.)
Calls Of question, question"
Mr.. WYsoI-I wish simply to present a pro
position.
Mr. MoRrot-I move that wo do now ad
journ.
SEVERAL MeMBERs-O no! Withdraw that
motion
Mr.. MORTON withdrew his motion TO al journ.
The TRANSFORMATIONS, as many as are
in f4vor Of adopting
Mr.. W~IcKuAM-Mr. President, I desire to
say 4 few words upon this subject before the
vote is taken.
Mr.. MoRToy-Then | move that the Con7cn.
ton do now adjourn.
Mr.. WlcKHaM-I understand that the gen
,leman Withdrew the motion to adjourn with
the expectation that there was nothing more
| to be said upon the subject. If that IL tue case,
| yield to hun
Mr.. Moaros-I move, air, that this Ccu7en.
| ton d. now adj ,urn.
Mr.. PrGH-[ call for tbs ayes and noes
The call Tas sustained.
The question was then taker on the motion
to adjourn, which vas decided in the negative,
ayes -, noes 70, as follows:
Yr,s-Nessrs. Amber, Blakey, Blow, Borss, Bon!dir,
bruce, Chanbls., Cornan. Gusts: Forbes. Garland, Cir
| lsspie, Gregory. !. Goode, Jr I. =. Goode, aarv:e, Hol'
| c ,nbe, Hoiladev, Hughes, Hup:on, isbel, hiiby, Lawson.
Lesk-, Charles & Mallory, Aurr, Miller. Morris, Morton
IesIe,t. orrick, Klch ,rdaOn, seareIi, southsil: strange
| Hhi 4 I'D, viii ms, wipe-4s.
NAys-N.ssrs. john Jsnusy, (Pre.ident) Armstrong,
Aston, Ra,dS!r. A. u. Barbour. Baylor, Berlin. B7sses .
Bn,d Brent, Brown, Burdett, Burnley, BJrne, Campbell,
c.p-rtop, uarIIe, Chapman, Clemens. Conn, p ConrrI.
Couch. crttcher. De.k!n,,, Dormsa, oulsny' EARLY ts,ol',
| rrenoh, FrSn,c, Gravsly, Gray, Goak'n, Hale, Addison
Msrtraadaks johnson, pet.s Q. Johnston, Kent, Lewis, Nc
ooma., MeG.ew. J. B. Mallory, Marshall. Ms,l!r, Masters
Mod<tt, Moore, Nelson. oubarn, Parks. Patrick, Porter,
Price, Rush, sssrg. sl'srE;on. sG1tlaeS; stspIo, VII! e J.
wilson, wysor-T3.
Calls of Question, question"
Mr. WrsoK-I will ask the gentleman from
| Henrico to indulge me for one moment | will
10. CONSUME one moment OF tii2e SIMPLY
ask that this amendment which | now wish 10
present. may be printed and referred TO the
Committee Of the Whole.
No opposition being interpreted, the propo.
sition mich Slr. Visor presented, took that
course:
Il. 1t shall be the dutyo the President Of this
Convention, immediately on its adjournment,
70 certi(y TO the Governor Of this Common
wealth q copy Of the foregoing resolutions and
proposed amendments to the Constitution al!
the United States thereupto annexed, together
@ith this schedule.
80 Upon the receipt Of such certified copy
the Governor shall forthwith announce the fact
by proclamation, TO be published in such news
papers Of the State as may be deemed requisite
for general information; and shall annex to his
proclamation u copy Of said resolutions, amend:
inents and schedule; which proclamation shall;
be published in the manner above mentioned
Tor the space Of ore mouth and the Secretary
Of the Commonwealth shall Immediately trans.
| init, by mail, ten printed copies thereof. to
| gether with the amendments to the Constiiu-
| ton Of this State, hereinafter set forth, to the
clerks of each county and corporation court in
this Commonwealth, to be by such clerks sub
united to the examination Of any person de-
sirlng the same.
-. Ii shall also be the duty Of the Governor
Immediately upon the receipt Of the certified
copy aforesaid, TO transmit copies thereof to
the President Of the United States, and to each
of the Governors Of The several States set re
ma!ning in The Union making known to the
lorrner The wish Of this Convention, that he
shall, with as little delay as possible, convene
the Congress Of the United States, in extra
session, and lay before that body the amend
ments aforesaid, in order that the same may be
proposed to the Legislatures or Conventions OF
the several States, Tor ratification, as part Of
tue Constitution Of the United States and ex.
| pressing to the latter the desire Of this Con-
%,ention, that the Legislatures OF, OF ConTcn-
tons. in their respective States, may be cor-
vened, to take into consideration the r%atllica-
ton Of the amendments aforesaid, if the same
shall be proposed 10 them by Congress, and
requesting each Of them, on or before The time
spec fed IN the next succeeding section, saTe
one Of this schedule, TO communicate 10 the
Executive OF this State, The result of their de.
libarationS.
~. In the event that Congress shall, on or
before tbe-day OF ---, in the year
one thousand eight hundred and sixty.one, pro-
pose the amendments aforesaid to the several
States for ratification, the Governor shall forth
with, By proclamation, summon the members
of this Convention to meet at the Oapi!o', III
the City Of Richmond, on q day to be named
by him, not exceeding thirty from the date Of
his proclamation.
IS. In the event that the amendments afore
said shall not be proposed by Congress to the
several States for ratification, or having been
! proposed, shall not on OF before the - day Of
--, in the year one thousand eight hun
drsd and sixty.one, h9Se been ratified by the
Legislatures Of thrse.fourths Of the several
States, Virginia inclusive, or BY Conventions
in three.fourths thereof, SO that the same shall
be valid 10 all intSnts and purposes, as part OF
| the Constitution IF the United States it shall
be the duty of'tho Governor to make that fact
known By proclamation, to be published in the
manner prescribed in tho second section Of
this schedule; and in the SAM proclamation
he shall appoint a day, not exceeding sixty nor
less than thirty days, from the--day Of
- aforesaid, for holding an election 10 take
the sense Of the people of this Commonwealth
upon the question Of ratifying or rejecting the
| following ordinance, to wit: =.
ave, the people of Virginia, do declare and
ordain, and it is hereby declared and ordained,
| that the ordinance adopted by US in Con7en-
| ton, on the twenty.flth day Of June, in the