Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-04-23
The Virginia State Convention.
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RICHMOND, SATURDAY, APRIL IL, loOl.
The Convention met pursuant to adjourn
Ipent at 10 o'clock, A. NJ.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. BossEEaAS, of the
Universalist Church.
AMENDMENTS TO the REPORT.
Nr. WIsE-I ask to have printed q subStl-
tnte for the entire report Of the COMMITTEE on
Federal Relations, and to have It referred TO
the Committee Of the Whole.
1t was 80 ordered.
Mr.. SPEEn-1 ask leave to present some
amendments which | propose TO offer in Com
mittec Of the Whole, to come in after the
amendments to the Constitution Of the United
States which the Committee Of the Whole
have under consideration. | desire that they
MAJ be printed and referred 10 that Con-
mittee.
1t vas SO ordered.
PETITIONS.
Mr.. PARKS presented q petition Of citizens OF
Grsyson county for an ordinance Of Immediate
secession, which was referred to the Commit
tee on Federal Relations and ordered to he
printed.
Mr.. CAMPBELL presented petitions Of citizens
Of Washington county, TWO in favor OF, and
one against an ordinance OF immediate seces'
sion, which were referred to the Committee or.
Federal Relations and ordered to be printed.
ORDER OF BUSINESS.
The PRESIDENT stated the first business 10
order to be the appeal from the decision Of the
Chair taken by Mr.. WISE yesterday, ruling
Mr.. PRICES resolution to be properly before the
Convention.
Mr.. WIsE-l withdraw the appeal.
The SPEaKEE-The question first in order is
the resolution of the gentleman from Green
brier, (Mr. PKlcE,) as follows
Resolved, That the thirty.third'ru OF the
Convention be aud the same is hereby rescinded
and while considering in Convention the le'
port Of the Committee on Federal Relations OF
any amendment thereto, no member shall be al
liberty to speak more than ten minutes on any
one subject.
GALL or TIE house.
Mr.. WIsE-l move that there be u call Of the
House. The House is too thin for the trausac
tioH of business.
Dir. PRlcE-I apprchend that if the yeas and
nays are called Oh ing resolution there Will be
enough OF members present before the cali IA
concluded.
Mr.. WIsE--i ask for u count
The PREsIpENT-Does the gentleman with
draw mis- motion for IL call Of the House?
Mr.. WIsE-No, sir.
The question vas taken OF Mr.. WIsEs mo-
ton, and it was agreed to.
The roll was called, and the following mem
bors responded to their names.
MeS,s. Amber, Armstrong, Aston, Baldwin. Al.
fred VI. Barbour, James Barbour, Berlin. biaEry, Blow. 3E,
Boggess, Borst, Boyd, Branch, Brent, Brown, Bruce, Bur.
deit, Burnley, Byrpe, LABEL, Campbell, Callile, Carter, =.
ell, ChambHss, Chapman, Clemens, Gotham, Coma, Oh.
Conrad, Robert Y. Conrad, Couch, Critcher, Custis, DENT,
pesklns, Puyate, Garland, Gillespie. Graham, Grxvely, ti"g-
gin, J. Goude, Jr, Thon.s z. u9odr, Hale, Z. . Hsl, Ham
noud. Hay mood, Ho~lconbr, Holiday, Hubbard, Hughes,
Hull, Huasou, liceil, Jackson, !: {. johusion, he.t, Law
sou, LeEke, Lewis, McCoas,, McGreT. Mallory, Marshall,
Mari, N;arye, ST., Masters, Miller. Mudett, Morris, Morton,
Moore, Heslon. O,bc:n, PARKS, Patrick, PendIeton, Porter,
Price. Pugh, Richardson, Rlyes, sharp, sh.ssy, %Sl,iluCtoG,
slaughter, ScuihslI, speed, Spurlock, Staples, .. }. Stuart.
Strange, Tarr, rayioc, L. II. Turner, Tyler, Waller, White.
Whitfield, wickfam, Wiley Williams, Wilson, Wise. Wy
sor, John Janney president J-PEc6ent lvI.
Nj. HALL stated that Mr. Mcneil "as SICK
aud had pared oil.
Mr. GARLAND stated that Mr.. CuAs. K. NAL
LoRY was sick and had paired off with Mr.. Dr.
LAAy.
lU7 members having answered t. their
names,
Dir. WISE moved to dispense with al further
proceedings under the call.
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