Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-12-17

may DO had on said bond" &c.
The amendment was adopted
Dir. OnA4sLIss.-1 move to amend the 81
section by adding thereto the following: mo
20 debts hereafter contracted"
Mr.. SHETrEY.-Tnis would be to give prece
dence to subsequent deb:s ever the debts frs
contracted.
3Ir. STUART, Of Augusts.-I would say
the gentleman from Smytb, (Mr. SHETFEY,
that if there is no Limitation, you afford IL
poor man no credit
The amendment was agreed 10.
Mr. BAYLOR, Of Augusta rise to offer n
amendment to the first section.
/ understand that this ordinance is intende
to protect persons who arc in the service Of tn
State. regard this as altogether proper; bu
| do not see tina. there is any distinction mad
at all between those who are in the service Ed
those who are not. 1t will benefit all alike
and while it is intended particularly and solel.
for tho benefit Of those who are IN service, To-
ordinance does not say SO. I, therefore, pro
pose to add to the first section the follow
ing:
"Provided. however, That this ordinanc
shall only apply in cases where persons are en-
gagged in the service Of the Stste."
Mr.. CaAyfLlss-We do not know but tina
all may soon be- in the service of the State.
The amendment was rejected.
Mr.. W!cSHAm.-I desire to amend the thlFt
sectiln BY striking out tho words ''wlthou
len" at the end Of the section, and inserting
in lieu thereof The following:
but the said execution shall retain its au-
thority Uf lien until otherwise provided b,
law"
am satisfied to do what ! can to protec
the interest Of those who may be engaged il
tho luudahlc work of State defence; but I al
not fur legislsting more particularly for tn
benefit of the debtor than OF The creditor, fur
tter than securing 10 the debtor L suficien
tluie 10 enable him 10 pay his debts.
Bat | deem II just 10 place II IL the power
of the creditor to secure himself against loss
when the ordinance ceases 70 operate, bJ
giving To his execution The authority of q len
as this amendment prn:mS"s.
| will vote chsrriu!.y ipr he ordinance with
this provision in it; on! without such q provi
sion, | would regard i as Involving serious
injury to the State, and could not, therefore,
support it. think we can do ample justice
to The debtor without intlIcting serious injury
upon the creditor.
Sir. W.Lsos-I will observe that If you
permit n lien 10 hang over property, you do.
stroy its value. As security, it may be desira.
BILE and nec.ssar!; int its effect upon property
Will lie To dep. e;ia;c !; very materially.
Mr. BArLoh-l Gioye ,iIae Ts :1ke Z recess
until & O'Clock.
Tlc motion was rejected.
Mr.. klLHv.--l move we pass by the c~nsid
Grafton VI this Question, for the purpose Of
iaking up the bill authorizing the issue Of
Treasury notes. reported This morning by Mr.
MCFARLAND, from the Finance Committee.
The ,no!iou WIS los.-ayes, go; nors 80.
Mr.. Addison HALL, Of Lancaster and North.
cumberland. - move We take a recess urtil 5
o'clock.
The motion was agreed 70, and the Couven.
tion accordingly Adjourned till That hour.
EVENING SESSION.
The Contention re.sssembled at the appoint.
cd hour.
Dir. SrgEu, by general consent, offered tho
following resolution:
Resolved, That when the Convention ad-
j3urns nc 10 InOrroT, it will adjourn to meet
on Wednesday, the 18Th day Of Juno next, I'm.
les5 soontr convened by the Governor Of the
Commonwealth. And tbs Governor Of the
Commonwealth is hereby authorized to make
such cal! at any time before that day, when,
10 his cp;uion the public Interests may require
it.
Mr. AoKroS.-Fur one, I wish we could
have adjourned a month ago; but | am unwil-
ling that we shGll u%ajourD SO long as any i'm.
portanl duty remains 10 be discharged.
Mr. srEYD.-1 of:red the resolution 30 as to
meet the contingency Of our not having q quo.
rum. | fixed the adjournment for tomorrow,
supposiog tha: we caa got through With the
business. If not, we can alter the resolution.
Mr.. MoKRIs.-l suggest that We can hardly
have tho business complete at that time, and
wouid indicate 5 later day.
SIR. EARLr.-I hope that the resolution will
be adopted. | ain perfectly satisfied that
there are a great many things remaining to be
done which are absolutely necessary in order
to leave the Commonwealth in a condition to
be defended in our absence. | have heard q
great many ins;nuations by gentlemen who
have ahsentad themselves from this OonTen-
ton a great deal Of the time. There are gen
~tls!nen here who arc abserting themselves
from this hall leaving no quorum; and | doubt
very much if these gentlemen are not the
most clamorous, because oil the want OF \
quorum.
There is a grea. deal yot to DO done Ia re.
gard to tho organization Of our forces, and
other important matters which cannot be dis,
posed Of by to morrow evening. hope that
gentlemen, during the remainder Of the seq.
siou, will be more regular and prompt in their
attention 10 the business here, so that we may
act with more dispatch, and bring the Couven.
ton quickly to a close. We have a number Of
nominations now upon our table which ought to
have been acted upon heretofore. But they have
MT been, because Of :he time being occupied
il useless discussions upCu questions Of much
less Importance.
/ move to lay the resolution On the table.
Mr.. SPEED Il hope tho gentleman will
withdraw that motion for o moment
Mr.. EAKLY.-1 Withdraw it FIR tic present.
Mr.. Sped - If the gentleman had been as
s~:tentiv" to the proceedings ofthc Convention
as be says other members ought to have been,
he would have ascer.ained from the statement
which l made when | offered my proposition,
that it provided for the contingency Of the alb
We will have the whole subjec, und.r cur con.
troll, and can make such provisions IS may be
If the resolution is net adopted
now, its adoption Tomorrow may be imperlled
By the want of q quorum.
With this explanation, l hope the Convon-
ton will adopt the resolution.
7, was adopted.
Mr. LEAEE, CT Gooctland.-1 ask the Con-
~vention, on behalf OF my friend, the representa-.
from King and Queen r.. d. Cox, that be
may be permitted to record his vote for the
Convention entered with between Virginia ard
the Confederate States, as also the ordinance
the provisional consultation Of those
States.
The gentleman was uEavo:dsb'y absent
when the vote was taken On these subjects.
Leave was granted.
Mr.. HrsToN, Of Prince Willian.--I desire
the privilege Of having my vote recorded in
favor Of the ordinance on the sui ct OF equal
and the Convention and ordinance
just referred to by the ger,l..uan from Gocsh-
land (Mr. LEAIE.)