Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1817-02-05
On motion of Mr.. MaHhevs, tic vo,,,.

!. define the character the delegate.
were int oduced into the I'd secfrn
Iayr. 20. noes 66.
The same gentleman m,.ed 10 aIo,
IS day Us the compensation Tor e.,b
delegate, lost.
| On motion Of Hr. TaZ well, the hn
was so changed as in Dad Of ha,I,
The election on the same 'sv thrOuphors
the commonwealth, it would make IA.
election 10 each county, &c. Gil IL
coart day Of the same.
The bill being gone through, the CON.
miitee rose, and the house adjourned.
In the course Of this days proceed.
jings, Mr.. Scott from the Committee q
schools and Colleges repo7,"d bill, for
organizing the primary schools, ont ),
funds contributed BY the literary fund.
.ofthi interesting BILL, We s,raI! siye,
sketch in Our next
Yesterday, the house Of delegates ,o,k
up the amendments agreed cron in ec,,.
mittee on the conyentiol ill.
The LIST amendment. TO strike #.
words inclosed in brac, els, ,as abc,ei
from the preamble, wa conquered h.
ayes IS, noes So.
| The I'd amendment, viz. to strike out
thewords inclosed III b cke". frnm M
lst section, was opposed b. Me>srs. Me,.
Ger and Smytn < lost, a es G.. noe, ~
:hss limiting the object, 81 the c,s,cl.
ton
The amendment tn ADMIT more IN.
|. native citizens into the cor en- on. VI,
.hrn taken up. Mr. Saiy!h moved IA
strike out these words, and sab,ti,r.
|. natural born citizens the meaning Of
which had been defined BY nur law,
Mr.. Doddriige proposed to a d aftcr he
words native citizeIs. the following,
|. o. Other citizens Of this STA natural
lied according to The laws Of tits state
nr OF any other Of the said states then in
force, at any time before The ,atif aliOa
oi he defaitise ,reaty of peace aeu%eea
these States ard the king of Great Britain
in the yea 1885,
The QUESTION: bciag put upon Mr.. D':.
an,"ndmsn,, was carried ayes 50, noe,
IS he question was then put OF tho
a. amended Mr. ia. >us.
sr-ted doubt, growing ont uf toe con.
,titutioa 'fthe United States, RESPECTING
excluding natura!izei citizens. The
question was then put on the whole Z.
;uendaent it was lost, by ayes ard nvss
ayas 81, n"es So.
Mr. Mercer proposed an amendmeR,,
which CUES to exclude every deegl,s
froia tie convention, who does not aks
an oath which among other things bind,
him to attempt no other anne aLmeHt,
ihan such as are speGiiied in the rs.tsis.
tiohs of this act. VIZ. Sect cnntsndea.
that they had 40 right IT, bind a delegate
not to obey the Instructions of his con,Ii.
tuents Me,srs. Me.csr and Smyih coli
tended thar he Te"pl- had no right IL
determine whether they would have a Il.
mited convention, and il they did. !,
became their act, net that Of the legsil'
ture. The amendment Was CARRIED,
ayes 81, noes 81
Mr. Clarke (ot Po~hn an tIen novel
az amendment, which gees TO provide,
that af!er c Convention rad acted uyea
The Constitution, their proposed am,ad':
should DC again r:er;d thc People fOf
their consent, ard tina, their votes shya!d
be taken Gpon the proposed change.
MIR. fazeweli said, il sny thing could
reconcile him to Convention. hi, ,.
wruld-- th,s would enahIe lie
people topass upon these two propo.iUca':
lst. whether they woul,i have any chaHge
at all; and end whether they wouid pre-
Ter the constitution proposed by the coz
vention or the present 0ae..
MIR. Mercer asked. di,. he understand
the gentlemen RON No,'oik to say. #
this smsndment prevailed, he would 'os
for the bill
Mr.. Tazewel said, lie could not vote
for the convention at all, because be dh
not think the Legislature bad any poser
ia the case, but he wishcd.ii the bill pass
sed, it should be as perfect as pos,'Se-
the present amendment attained the sane
object which he himself had had in .sE@
in his proposition OF a noard To revise The
constitution: The question was then put
and sarried. ayes 70, -Oes Is.
The question the. %, cures! on eag-os'
sing the bill and readl gi' the third i;''e:
Mr.. Doddridgr calIeu for .hs aye, aud
Hnes, The re.ulutio as carried, ayes
s. noes 81.