Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-08-10
VIRGINIA. ooNvENTIoN.
ADIoURsED sEssioN-EoURrH DAY.

tee on Business, which came up as the or
der of the day, were taken mp, and the fol-
lowing passed:
an Ordnance, proridiRg for TIE disshdTgs ~ the
dutie5 aftae B6 tFi 9T PsEblie Works.
The people of Virginia, by Their Delegates assem-
bisd 10 Convention at Wheeling, do oFdain as ioE
lows:
tion of members Of the Board OF Public w ok e and
the shall be duly ele ted and qualified the Gov
ernor and Auditor and Treasurer shall constitute the
said Board and shall exercise the authority and dis
charge the duties thereof Toe Secretary OF the
Commonwealth shall disctarge the duties Of the
>. This Ordlnanee shall take effect from its pas
sage. ,,,--.,,.
s,,t5,s ~ ~ 4Ses 81 SssoId 4ud;tr
The people OF virEinia.lly their Delegates assem-
bled In Convention at Wheeling, do oFdain as FOL
The duties of the ONCE of Second Auditor as
prescribed by the laws now in force, shall until the
vacancy now existing the said office is oiled by the
General Assembly. he discharged by the Auditor of
Public Accounts. without additional compensation
3 This Ordinance shall take Ell Ct Tom its pas,
sage; and may be altered OF repealed by the GeneFa
Assembly.
An Ordnance, declaring rnI and rid Uie Proesed-
incS ftEs Richmond CoRrsatioE Of 81.
The people OF Virginia by their Delegates nssem-
bled in COnyen at Wheeling do orain as ollOWA
All Ordinances, Acts, Orders, Resolutions, and
other proceedings OF tho Convention which assem-
bIet at hiciimond on the thirteenth day of Eebrua
~ last. being without the authority Of the People
OF Virginia eoustitutonaIly gren and In derogation
tive, null void, and without force or effect.
The following WAS also considered and
rejected by 80 yeas to SO Nays Mr.. Car
lille having called for the yeas aud nays:
IN Ordinance proridiHg Jor the publication in
netpspaperg Of the Ordinances Of Uis Convention,
aud ne Pst6lfe LzIVS P1t;sd by The GsHerGE AZ
Tie People of Virginia, by their Delegates assem-
bled in Convention at heel do Ordaii as follows:
/. The Ordinances OF this goave ton, Ierotofspa
nU nd herr mas ell
Assembly passed its recenl session., and all pub
lie Acts hereafter passed By at body, sha be pub
seat of Government. one OF which shall be- in the
q rman language, and in one newspaper printed in
each County of the State IL any there be. Tue said
newspapers shall be designated by the Governor, and
shall be- paid for such publication at the rates al
lowed for the newspaper publication Of the Laws of
the United states.
> 1t ehill be the duty Of the Secretary of this
COnVen ion the CLERK Of The House OF Delegates
to furnish the u Iishsrs 4 the newspapers des-
gnated by the Governor, as soon as practicable &c
written prEteJ copies of the Ordinances Of
the Convention and Acts of the General Assembly
heretofore pass d. and Immediately upon their pass
age, similar copies Of tuch Ordinances and Acts As
may be hereafter passed By those bodies respect
/ lively.
). Proclamatious and other instruments of gem
Q al nature. or relating TO the Commonwealth at
/ large, emRnRting from no Executive Department
and Offices. and required 10 be published shall lie
/ inserted in the same newspapers as many times as
be directed by the Governor and be paid for ht
/ the usual advertising rates. Tie secretary of the
accurate written printed copies Of such Prccauia
/ lions and Otler Instruments
:. This urfinance shalllake effect from its passage
and be in fJsce until aInsr1sel repealed by the
Legislature.
The consideration of these ordinances
occupied nearly the whole of the session.
Mr.. Van Wrinkle, who reported them from
the Committee on Business, explained aud
advocated all of them.
The principal discussion occurred upon
the rejected ordinance, providing for the
publication of the public laws and ordi-
nances. II was advocated by Messrs. Van
Wrinkle, Frost and Foreman of Tyler, and
opposed by Messrs. Nichols, Crane of Ram
dolph, and Garlic, each of whom spoke
| upon it
Mr.. KRAMER offered the following as
substitute
The people of Virginia, by their dele
gates assembled in Convention at Wheel
| ingilo ortlaiR ms follows:
That 10000 copies of the Ordinances of
this Convention, and Public Laws passed
by the General Assembly, be published
aud distributed among the members of this
Convention for publication.
Mr.. CRANE moved to substitute 10, 900
copies.
Lost.
The substitute was rejected.
So the Convention refused to take action
looking to the publication of the public
laws.
Sir. BRowx, from the Committee on Gre
dentials again reported adversely on the
claims of Jonathan Roberts, of Alexan-
dria, to a seat in the Convention.
The credentials were laid upon the Ia
BILE
Mr.. DORSEY moved an adjournment, but
vrifb.1Fnrr the Nation In nIlOly
Mr.. Burnley TO offer the following reso.
luton:
Rssolped, That when the Convention
adjourn tomorrow it will anjourn sine die
Mr.. Burley remarked that he offered the
resolution in good faith. He did not think
it necessary for the Convention to remain
here any longer. He had discovered that
they were not getting along as well as
they might, aud he thought this
W ould afford plenty of time, is they would
be more industrious to do all the work
there was to do. have been in the COM
mittee this morning. find there is moth
ing before it except this Division question.
There is a subcommittee to draft bill
and think they should be able to prepare
that Mt very early hour in the morning,
and the Convention has nothing before
them but to act upon it.
Mr.. VEST rise for q two-iold purpose,
and whether can accomplish both or
either one, do not know. Ny object is
to give the resolution of my respected
friend from MarshaIl-old Jimmy-I am
old Jimmy, ,-[laughterl
TIE PREs1DEST-Gentlemenw will forbear
calling one another by name.
Sir. MEsT-We know each other; We do
that by way Of compliment to etch other.
daughter. However, have had good
deal of this sort nf experience. and find
that motion of this kind has never failed
to clog the wheels of the progress oflegis-
lation. AS certain as the sun rose this
morning and will rise tomorrow morning
it that resolution is not disposed of to-day,
it has to be disposed of at some other
time; and whenever it is, it must embar-
rass our actioui aud know the gentleman