The central gazette. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1820-1827, 1825-01-22
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Joint ballot with the Senate, To the cleo
ton of Superintendent, Of the Peni-
Tertiary. Samuel p. Parsons was re-
elected without opposition.
On MIR. Whites motion the Report
Of the Committee of Roads and Internal
Navigation, on the subject of the James
and kanawha rivers was ordered to be |
printed.
This Report strongly recommends the |
completion Of the Wooks now PROCESS
ins-and that the sum of S35O,0OO be
borrowed for this purpose on the credit
of the fund for Internal Improvement.
JANUARY ~.
On Saturday, in pursuance Of reso-
lutiom of the General Assembly, Of the
SOth nlt.. in honour of Gen. Lafayette.
the Speaker proceeded To appoint
Committee on the part Of this House, to
act jointly with acommittee Of the Sen
ate, in carrying the said resolution into
effect: aud the following gentlemen
were placed upon the Committee ::
| Messrs. Upshur, Morris of Hanover,
Mason Of Southampton, TYLER. Gordon.
Bowyar, Colston, Lowell, Smith of
Greenbrier, Harvier of Richmond City,
Cabcli. Mason of Fairfax and Sherrard.
| The following hill was ordered to be
enSrnssed, viz ga bill anthorising the
payment Of the sum of StO,t7s which
was appropriated by the Executive
Council for defraying the expense of
the York Town Festival. (ayes %,
noes 9t:-Concerning persons who
have suffered by the loss of slaves. and
other property, taken and carried away
by the enemy, during the late War be-
tween England and the United States
of America Imposing taxes for the
support of Government and a bill
appropriating the public revenue. The
last bill was, on Mr.. GarIand's motion.
ordered 20 he printed.
| THE CONVENTION.
The House, according to The order of
the day. resolved itself into commit
tee Of the Whole. on the hill Concern
ine. a Convention: Mr.. CoIston in the
chair. A considerable fine was spent
in discussing the amendments proposed
10 the bill. Many OF these were adopt
ed. On the Committees rising. the bill
and amendments were laii upon The a
hle-anh the bill. us amended in Com
mitice Of the whole. was ordered TO be
printed.
Motions were al first made TO strike
out the preamble. or certain parts Of it.
The Chairman decided that such mn
lions were out Of order; that the bill
was before the Committee; and after
thew had gone through it, the preamble
would then come before tScm and might
he SO modified or amended. as.to con-
fnrm 10 the details of the adapted bW
An apppa! was taken from this decision
of the Chair. which was confirmed by
tho Committee.
| Mr.. Sexton moved to amend the bill.
so as TO strike oat so much of The first
section as recognized limitation ofMe
poWers Of The COnrcRiion. This motion
was supported by Messrs. Winston anil
Lowell. and was carried.-So the Con-
ven,ion is 10 be unlimited
Mr. Lowell then moved tn strike out
so muc', Of the bill as restricts 20 Free
ho'ders the right of voting on the ques-
ton of a call IF the convention. This
was supported by Messrs Lowell. Bryce.
Jacob and ship. and opposed by Messrs.
Stevenson, Wallace and Thompson Of
f"iriax-and rejected bya considerable
majority.
Mr.. George moved to strike out the
word District and insert county, so
as TO coniine Tie ehoice of the Conven-
tion 10 each county This motion was
opposed by Mcssrs. Sexton. Thompson.
and Winston. Mr.: George adhered TO
his moiiGn TO strike ont but Withdrew
the motion 10 fill the blank with the
word eouniy'-and said he would make
this motion in the House. The motion
10 strike ont prevailed Ayes 40, Noes
l6f.
Mr.. Thompson observed that in con
sequence Of The amendments to the Isl
section. eight other sections in The bill
containing the Limitations, were useless,
and moved TO strike them Oui, and in
| sert:
'.lnd be it further enacted, That as
| soon as the result Of the vote aforesaid
shall be ascertained, il shall be the duty
of the Executive to cause the same to.
be published in such newspapers as to
them may appear best calculated to diff
fuse the information thereof throughout
the commonwealth. And they shall
moreover communicate tbs same to the
Legislature at their next session, in or
der that proper measures may be adopt
ed for carrying the will of the people
| into effect