Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1824-12-31

poets to raise, IN Others To decrease the
fees OF clerks, &c.--generalIy TO increase
them. >'''
Several amendments were mace in Tho
Committee-which were reported by N;r,
Thompson to the House.
One of the amendments was IN s,,:t =
out the first section--which in fact was
destroy the bill. The House adon,r,t n,i,
amendment, ayes So, nays q. Or cours,.
the dfU woS rejected.
The bill reported concerning Con-
venton7 was taken up, on MIR. Sexton's
motion-read the ist and 2d times. and
ordered to he committed to a Commi,te,
| Of tie aohote House or tire 1871 of Inn.
"ary neat. The bill was ordered to hs.
printed.
This bill proposes to take the sense On
the people at their next April electons.-
and Tor this purpose directs separate poll
to be kept to consist of two columns. one
Tor the names of those who are i'm the afr
NATIVE, and the other for the names Of
those who are in the negative. The She.
rItis are to take the votes under the heads
OF "Conrenfion'' and ''No Concention..
None but those who are permitted to vote
Tor Delegates shall be permitted to vote
on tins occasion. An authenticated con,,
oi the polls TO be transmitted to the Eve.
cutlvc. If the majority of votes in the
state should be ascertained by the Fxecu.
tive TO be against Convention. then tn.
fact TO be proclaimed, and no further nro-
ceedings are to be bad. If in favour IF :,
Convention, then an election of Delec,to.
TO the Convention shall take place. Tho
Convention is to consist of - Dol.
gates, to be chosen from every - ii,
trict The time of election is VET blonj
IN the biil.-Those only to vote for Dele
gates who can now vote for Delegates to
the General Assembly. The Delegates
elected are to assemble al the Capitol in the.
Cty OF Richmond time left blank in The
bill. They are, besides the usual oarlc
to take an oath TO discharge the. duties al,
| office of Delegate to the Convention in
pursuance OF tins act OF Assembly. and
not TO evadc or transcend the duties Ii,ni.
tations or restrictions prescribed for the.
Convention by this act. This Conven-
ton to have full power to amend the Con.
stItution by reforming the REPRESENTATION
IN the House of Delegates, and preserve.
as lar as practicable, to the people of every
part OF this Commonwealth, their iptt
and proper share of political power in tie
House OF Delegates to extend the ri, liz
OF suffrage to all free white male citizens.
having sufficient evidence of Common
interest with and attachment to the COM
munity to reform The Executive. and
prescribe some mode by which JUDGES.
incapable OF dischargine the duties of tE,jr
1iilce, may be removed, and Judges of IT,.
Courts OF Appeals be tried by impeac!,-
ment-1he changes proposed by the
Convention are to be published-and At
me spring elections of 1870, the question
Is TO be submitted 10 the voters as before,
whether they are for or against the Con
stitution SO amended-a majority Of the
votes to decide
On MIR. Colston's motion, the bill spre-
scribng the mode of selling lands and lots
vested in the Literary Fund for the non
payment OF taxes" was taken up, farther
amended; and ordered to be engrosse,.
Thursday, Dec. 2S.-Mr. Seger moved
Tie following resolution, which was adop-
ted {:
hesoired, That the Committee for Courts of
ency OF so amending tie act concerning Con
stables, as to require the Constables instead Of
ings, SC.
On motion OF MIR. Upsbur, the House
"mon'mo"sty agreed TO the following Pre-
ambIe and Resolutions
Whereas the General Assembly Of yir-
gInid, entertaining in common with all the
people of this Union, a grateful recollec-
lioh oil the services rendered by Cen La
iayette, to this whole nation, in the great
struggle of the revolution; impressed wilh
a Just sense of the generous and disinter-
ested motives by which he was governed;
and looking with animated hopes, TO the
moral ELECTS which are likely to result
rom his presence among US, by calling
iortl fuil express ion of national feeling,
ara thereby happily illustrating tie char
ac'er OF our free institutions are tlcs;-
rous to offer him testimonial of the esti-
nation in which he is held, by all the pco-
pie OF Virginia. Therefore.
-, hesotred unanimously By HE General .qssen1J!y
nha' Tue Speakers of the Senate and House Of
DELEGATES be requested forthwith 80 cornul ~
ra'e 70 Gen Lafayette, tie earnest desire of =
LEGISLATURE, that he should visit ilein during
thclr present session.
"eSoired, Misc, That immediately after The ar
rival OF Gen. Lafayette in This citv. the Speakers
" 'he TWO Houses be requested 10 wait on hin
~ person, and express 10 him, in the naine Of
ne people OF this Commonwealth, the sinccrc
pressure winch his presence affords them their
niSn admiration of his civic and military virtues;
'ucr oeeP reverence for MS character, public