Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-10-10
gr4ts Constitutional y2aBsg.
FRIDAY MO!sNIsG, t5CT. s., 1879.
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District appointed 70 enquire into the most conrenen
mode OF proceeding in bringing to the consideration
"t the Convention such amendments may be pro-
posed 20 tic present Constitution have hal the came
.rldcr confederation, anil are ct opinion, that the mos
convenient method Is TO adopt tie follow ing ,cso
'Ioi!s, VIZ:
fs-s3!re9, Tint Il Committee DO .nno;p+o1 70 -,
into consideration 'kc bin OF declaration of ellis
arcs % report % this Convention Whether b; thc;,
CANTON, any, an;i u any, What amendments are nc
ccs-erl- therein.
{aes0t,ed That Committee be ,nl,cinted 70 take
ITO considerations tue Legislative .atinelt Of Gov
eminent, established ry tho present constitution
an! 20 report to this Convention either L suhsti
In tie same, such amendments; thereto as iii their
"nion necessary that substitute or amend
r:crlt is necessary.
R~aoired, That he Executive Department of Gov
cIlncat, established by the present Constitution.
i: referred TO committee, to enquire and report
rleiher any, and, If any, what amendments are ne
Cezsary.
Rcsntred, That The IL :.cial Department of Coy
cnn}ent, rs established by the present Constitution
be reftAei to Committee, to enq,.ir, and report
whether any, and ifany, what amendments are ncccs-
sary therein.
Resotctd, That all such parts Of tx. PRESENT Con-
stitutinn not referred by the fore oin rcso-
tons he r;!errp;: TO Committee enquire ana re-
port whether any, and il any, what amendments gre
necessary the 'ci,,.
Reyleed Th,t 10 original resolution offered to the
Convention, proposing any amendment to the Con
stitutioa declaration of Rights he discuss on its
merits in the House till shall have bccn referred.
The Report having been read.
Mr.. DupDRtDGE stated that these resolutions were
Of very important character. They could only be
t,Ilar TO tire nlemhcrs Of the Committee by whom
they lad been prepares and discussed. Nor perhaps
they perfectly understood, by all the members
of that Coiu. ttee, because there had been changes
made IN thcn this morning. He presumed therefore.
that the proper would be to move, that the Re-
port Ire laid the table, and printed. The present
might be as fit an occasion as womb offer itself for
the Convention TO determine the ordinary number OF
tie documents which should be prn' ed. Inthc House
Of Delegates, II Was the practice to :.riat $50 OF
cry document. He thought, that so would be Il
sufficient number TO be printed of the documents,
which the Convention might deem it proper priut
and he would therefore move that that be the usual
number, and when that question was disposed Of he
would move the Printing of the Report, vl!i Hi
been read.
MIR. Il. w. LE,Gn, (of i-!cs.cricld) snggeste5 70
the gentleman who had made the notion that it
would be better con.ne the printing of the
Report. The Committee to whom it had been refer
rcd consider and report what rules OF proceedings
o. the House Of Delegates are applicable rules of
proceedings of this Convention, &c. had had The sub
ect of printing under consideration, and had resolved
uDon a general rule, which would be reported to the
House, and which would then be 1T subject for dis
coI,Ssion.
NIr. DoDpRrnGE expressed his readiness 20 limit
lis motion the printing Of the report and bcged
gentleman from Chesterfield to receive his thanks for
the information and suggestion lie then moved that
the Report which had bccn read, be lid upon the
BILE and printed.
The motion carried in tie affirmative.
RIr. TAzEwEII then rose and said, that Inc OBJ
ed was, Us he took for granted, 20 afford opporty-
nity TO The members of the Convention to make them
selves acquainted with the character of the PROPOSE
tions which the Committee had agreed upon, it might
also be Of advantage to the members to be informed
nftc nature Of such propositions had been made
in the Committee, but which no! embraced in
the report which had been submitted. With this
view, he would offer to tLe Convention,
rntion which he had proposed IN the Committee, in
order that he might, at proper time, be enabled to
renew in the House that proposition which he had
made to the Committee.
He then submitted the following Resolution, which
on his motion, was also ordered TO be laid the ia
bic and printed
Rcsoired, That the most excellent method Of
bringing before the Convention any amendments to
the Constitution which may be proposed, viii be to
take up the existing Constitution form Of Govern
ment Of Virginia, with the Declaration Of Rights, g.
regarding them for the purposes q examination and
discussion merely, as plan proposed and reported
By Select Committee, to refer the same to Com
mittee of the whole House, there to be examined,
scton after section, and to be dealt with III all other
respects as bill 80 referred by the House to that
Committee usually IS.
SIR MERcrR then rose with view similar 20 that
,;cb had induced The gentleman from Norfolk to
1aLe t.c floor. His object to that the re-
solutions which he now submitted and which had also
fron offered m Committee, be laid the table and
printed.
Jofcs 10 the Right Of Suffrage be referred to Com
1nif,no 10 consider and report whether any, and ii
any what amendments are necessary therein.
I2eSofre0l, That so much OF the ConStl'uIloh IS Ic
I7ce 10 the Basis of Representation, be referred to
COMMITTEES to consider and report whether any, andif
INV what amendment gre necessary therein
This motion. DIr. MgncER said, should properly
bt o 10Th fsojr objects were to put their different
7,yojsg in the possession ofthc House. nc presumed
he should be in order in offering his resolution at this
+.,, The discussion Of the resolutions, whenever
that e+5ro Of proceeding arrived, might come on
in the order in which ;e resolutions were offered II
the Committee -,
rhc notion 10 1ay 'heso resolutions, On Che table
M Roo,rv,} sto'od thnt in any disposition OF
the subjects before the Convention, which might take
aco and in any discussion, he presumed That the de-
cIaration or bill of Rights must be the S"oSTafn4''
Thas document ought therefore TO be included III inc
fl,sf rent leI0an was