Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-02-28


office, would. believe, in case of emergency,
double the militia force, by men above 45, per.
fec5ly able and more than willing TO bear arms
il the State shall need their services.
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant
WV. Il. RICHARDSON, 4. g.
CLERK or COMMITTEE on FEDERAL RELATIONS.
Sir. r. I. CoNEAD--In the report Of the
committee for fixing the compensation Of Off
GERS OF this Convention which was adopted
the other day by the Convention. TO provision
was made for the compensation Of the clerk oil
the Committee upon Federal Relations
This omission was made, az understand, in
order that tho committee might itself Tx that
compensation. They have accordingly done SO
and directed Tue To ask for the confirmation Of
their action from the Convention. will add
that the duties OF our excellent clerk occupy
more time than those in the cases of clerks ot
committees of the House Of Delegates and the
Committee on Federal Relations have fixed the
compensation Of their clerk at the same rate.
The resolution was then read rs follows:
"ReScved, That the clerk of the Committee
on Federal Relations be allowed as compcnsa-
tion for his services at the rate Of *2S per
week.
The resolution was agreed 20.
Mr.. WILSON offered the following reSolu-
ton:
Resolved. That the Auditor of Public Ac.
! counts be requested 10 report to this Conven-
ton whether any loss has been sustained to
this State, from, the manner in which the
Commissioners of the Board Of Public Works
have disposed Of the bonds Of the State; il so,
what the loss is Of what it consisted. and when
it occurred And that he be also requested
to report to this Convention the amount le-
We'd by each county of the State for the year
1860 Tor the Compensation of Justices Of the
Peace Also. the amount paid to jurors for
services rendered in the county court from
the State and county treasures during the same
period.
Mr. WlLsoS-1 do no! desire to retard &C.
ton upon the subject OF Federal Relations.
have been informed that the State has suffered
largely from loss from the source have indi-
Gated. / would like to have the Convention
| possessed of the information which it is neces-
sary they should have upon this subject.
therefore ask that the Auditor make report
| very little trouble.
On motion Of Mr.. BRANCH, the resolution
was laid on the table.
REPORTING THE DEBATES.
The PREsIDENr.-Th Chair will state to the
! Convention that in obedience to what is under.
stood to be an order Of the body, the contract
with the proprietors Of the "Richmond Enqui-
rer' has been closed, upon the precise terms
indicated in the proposition, which was APP
proved by the Convention, and under the nd
vice of the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Mr.. MoRRIs-If it be in order, would move
to amend that contract in one particular, aud
I therefore offer the following resolution:
Resolved, That each member Of the Con-
vention be entitled to receive for distribution
100 copies of the daily proceedings of the
body, instead. of the number now provided for
BY The contract with the Reporters Of the Con-
vention.'
understand that by the contract, the mem
bers of this body are entitled to receive twenty
copies Of the proceedings Of this body Tor dis
trlbu,ion among their constituents. am In
formed by the Reporters of the Convention
that the additional cost Of furnishing eighty
copies more would only be the cost OF the paper
upon which the proceedings are printed.
amaginc it will be acknowledged on all hnnds,
that our constituents are anxious to &c informed
as to what we are doing here from time to time
In such crisis as this in our country MS
toiv-such as has never existed beore-ano on
account of the deep interest which the people
of the Commonwealth take in our action, the
members Of this Convention must desire, al
least, to have as many as 100 copies each for CIR
culation among their constituents, and espe'
cially, when it can be done with so little aadl'
| t;onal expense to the Commonwealth.
Mr.. HAYNoND- am sorry to say that can
not supper, the resolution. 1t seems 70 Ee
that the increased number asked for IL toe
large. and that it will add very much to our
expenses. therefore move to lay tic resolu'
ton on the table.
The motion was agreed to and the resolution
was laid un the table.
The Convention then. on motion. ADJOURNED.