Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-03-30
The Virginia State Convention.
7UIPTl-SlrTU D.iI.

MI. lURNEk, VI UUCNSVll-p ciOiC riJ 'HoV
luton or anything else can be acted on, |
would say ,hatI don't believe there Isl quorum
present, and | want to test the proprie'S y,
meeting at this carly hour, by having n cali o'
the house.
A division wns called for, and the motion for
a call Of the house was sustained by u vote oil
rs to II.
The call of the house was then ordered
The following is the list Of the absentees:
M.ssrs. A.. 81. barbour. J. Barbour, BlaEey, Eiow, Jr,
Bou!din, Boyd, Branch, Bruce, Byrne, Caperion, carter
Cecil, Chapman, Clemens, Couch, Cihcher, Gusts, Neh,'
Desk'ns, Du'A1y' t"riy, fiG isnS:l ifen Sa,t Ts"" iiay ;urnni,
uose, Holladay, Hubbard, liunson, Kent, Kindred, MAG
farland, Marshall, Mari. Marye, Sr, Miller Moorsi s :
piles, A. II. II. stuart, Summers, Su'herliD, Iarr, If,c'
way, White, Wlckham, Wilson, aud "ysor.
While the names of the absentces were be-
ing called,
Mr.. TURNER said: Ny object was simply 10
test the propriety Of meeting at this lour. u
was with q view to show the futi!itY OF meet
ing so early in the morning. | HOW move t'iat
the further call Of the Iiuusc liz dispensed
with.
The motion was agreed TO.
Mr.. Cox, Of Chesterfield, said
Mr.. President, u meeting Of a portion
of INV constituents was iicld at Chester,
in Chesterfield county, on Saturday last.
and passed the resolutions which l hold
in my hand, with the request that they
should ue laid before this Convention. take
pleasure in complying with their request, and
have only 10 say that have heard the meeting
WINS respectable in numbers. know u was
respec.a6lt in character aud intelligence. None
more SO could be held in my county, anu their
opinions shall have rs much weight with me,
and are entitled to the favorable ccnsldcratlon
of this Convention in rs high Il degree Is tlc
opinions of the like number Of or:
zeps coming from an. quarter oIltlie State.
The responsibility, character and intelligence
of the gentlemen vino passed these resolutions,
warrant and require that ! shalt ask that they
be read at the clerks desk and relcrrc, to The
Committee on Federal Relations.
The resolutions were read as Follows:
"At a meeting OF the people Of the county OF
Chesterfield, held at Chester, on Saturday,
23d of March, 1861, Mr.. Charles W. Friend
was called TO the tlair, and j. l.. Si:tnd ap'
pointed Secretary. Mr.. L. y. Watkins then
introduced the following preamble aid res,iu'
tons
"Wbereas, we, q portion Of the people Of
Chesterfield, in !. public meeting 'ssseinh'su
deemiuc it the duty Of Il free people at al
times in their primary assemblies u express
their opinions upon all grave and important
ouestiuns, involving their interests ana rights,
and believing, from recent Developments, ana!
the time has now arrived when Virginia sAouo
resume all powers heretofore delegated 10 'ii
Federal Government, therefore,
.Resc,ve,i, That in the opinion oil TINS meet
: ing, Virginia should, through the acl'on OF tit
, Convention now sitting in Richmond, ihaHiso'
ateIy pass un ordinance Of secession rom tl'
Federal Union, and S,;htnit The sane 10 us
, qualified voters OF the State Tor ratiilcatloI.
Goa motion Of Mr.. Henry y. Win're',
"Resolved, AS tie sense Of the meeting
that the State Of Virginia ought at once 10 lie
:, come d member OF the Southern CohieaeracE
and that our representative IN the slrGIhi'
. Convention be informed Of 'tls opinion.
"On motion it Has
"Resoived, That a copy Of The procrcd,as
be forwarded to our representative III Tue VII
ginia Convention, with a request that tc rFc
Sent the same before the Convention.
{. w. FRIEND, Chairman.
, }. L. SSEAp, Sec'v.
4 THE TAXATION QUESTION.
. The PgEslpENT.-The resolutions OF ths cen
tleman from Monongalia, (Nlr. WILEY arc nov
in order, ard the gentleman ircm jackson !
. ~
t entitled TO the floor. :.
c Mr.. TURNER, of Jackson, then resumed IN
remarks upon the subject o! taxation, M" na'
u not concluded when tie hour arrived Tor III
Convention 10 resolve itself into the Co;n:Lit
e tee Of the Whole. His speech will DC pat
; lished in full hereafter.
Z FEDERAL RELATIONS.
, The hour Of half past ten having arrived
the Convention, III pursuance "l lis Stlnaln!
n order, resolved itself in.o Committee ol ia
4 Whole (Mr. SournALL in the Chalr,) and r.
suued the eolsidsLation Of INC reESTs Z Y
r 1T. 2aGGGER.S proceeding to the tusi
ness before the Committee, ! ask for the read
. ing of the first portion Of the Journal Of Lii
Committee OF yesterday. 4 question was &c
cided in Committee yesterday, affecting In,
rights as q member Of This b9dy-not 60 speal
of courtesy-decided in way which thinl
violated my rights, andI now only ask tina
the facts may be correctly stated upon ii,
journal. don't think the journal, US mad
up, states the facts as they occurred, and ash
that it may be corrected rs to the point %hici
t was decided.
: Now, sir, the Journal states that the Chair
man spoke ola question before the Commit
tee. The question which heard the Chair
r man speak Of was q possible coniingeNc.
which might arise, and as to what course HI
: would take if it did arise. Frye, that it WIS
question oefurc the COMMITTEE.
Therefore, if the journal is allowed to STAN
as it now reads. it would appear that | vas III
terrupted by the Chairman upon a matte
which was rerInane to the subject before IN
Committee for its decision; whereas, he We
emily commenting upon 4 contingency whic'
,o,rht ~o.rillt. nri.n NJ, n,1pStIop Wgg Itpfn,l
the Committee upon which any such decision
could then have been made; | ask. Therefore
that the Journal may b. corrected by striking
out so much Of it Us states triat the Chair i'll
terrupted nc upon q question which vas be
fore the Committee.
The CHAlRMAS.-That part Of the j9urna
alluded toby the gentleman from louisa, Or
AMBER reads:
"While Mr.. AMBLEE was occupying the fl,"r
having been recognized by the Chairman. (Mr
PRIcE,) he was interrupted by the Chairman
with an explanation Of the question befnrc III
Committee, before concluding which, Mr.. Net
SON claimed the floor
Mr.. AHBLER-I move 10 strike ont from that
portion Of the Journal just alter the word cx
pianatioD, the words "of the question btfu!t
the Committee" so that the journal woulc
read
"While Mr.. AMBER was occupying the flour
having been recognized by the Chairman, iMr
PmcE,) be was interrupted by the Chairman
with an explanation, before concluding which,
NJ. NELSON claimed the floor" g..
MIR. PRICE.-lt is proper that | should max:
an explanation. desire, il the Coin!mittcr
please, to state the facts, as | r~ccnllect them.
SO that if there is any injustice 'ione to The
ncnfIemaD from Innjsa Mr.. iuylENl ,h.
Committee may correct il. When the House
went into Committee Of the Whole yesterday
morning, there was no competing proposition
to the Committees report. TIE Chairtnfi stated
that the question vas upon the report OF the
Committee; that, in his opinion, the minority
reports did not come up. as 81 matter of course,
| 10 comnatitinn- u.LiE tho- INn.,n N IL on. u,anrt