Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-10-21
VIRGINIA CONVENTION.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER IL

VEN ION, al o'clock wSs Called 10 oroer'
Their b. ing no bus ness before the ConVeh-
ton.
Mr. Doddridge, afer stating that some iur
ther documents had been Obtained from tie
AUDITORS offi,r which would, uaderthr former
resolution Of he Convention, h- handed 10 me
Public Printer, moved that the Convention DO
now adjourn, viii was carried IN the afhrma'
tive.
The Convention then adjourned till Monday,
al . O'clock.
WIN. K Perrin, Esq of Gloucester, eler'ec
by he remaining delega rs from that district
i,Ee 24rh) 10 supply the vacancy caused by The
deah Of ID, Calvin H. Read, appeared in his
seat on Saturday, aud was appplrird 10 the
COMMITTEE on the Bill OF R.gh's, SC.
The Committees the Legislative Com
mitter On Saturday, rt SOLUTION OH ed b' Mr..
Johnson was adopted, FIXING III npmbrrs of the
House of Deegsles-ine minimum at 30, The
maximum at $50 Much drbae occurred on
this and oihrr "ropos IONS.
In the Executive Committee, ,he Chairman.
M Giles, az the request of one or more oil The
COMMITTEE, delivered mis- sentiments at large,
on Government IN general, and the mode Of
el.c ing the Governor in par icular. II was a
curious sp, ech, and we should be pleased to
have it in our power to report il.
The Committee is supposed TO BE- divided
l2 ard IL Oh The question oi choosing he Gov.
ersor by he neopIr-srvpral Western members
voting in favour Of legislative elec'ion-and
thus The proposition may rot be reported al
eligible, 10 the Convention
The Committee having adopted l4t"9 Mr..
Claytor's resolution, 4" Tina, The commissioned
officers Of mlliIs companies, be nomi. l'rd 10
the Executive, by msjori'y of heir respective
comp anies."
In he Judiciary COMMITTEE on Saturday IN
fourth resolution Of the series Introduced by
Judge Marshall, was taken up on the Assem-
bling If the Committee.
The 4rh resolution reads as follows
Z" Reso!ued, shat on The creation Of my new
county, Justices Of the pesce shall pc appointed
in the frs instance as may he prescribed by
law When vacancies shall occur in any ooun-
~, or il shall for any CAUSE be dtemcd necrssa.
~ 10 increase their number, appoIn mrnts snail
be made bv the Cove rnor by and with the ad.
vice AID consent If hr Senate, on he recon-
menda,ion Of their respective county courts"
Mr.. Camb-li, Of Ohio moved 20 strike ou
the who'll Of this resolution, and 10 substitute
the following:
roughs shall be di, ided into wards, for the ap
porlionment Of Justices of the Pace amongst
The peoples aud The persons authoriz d TO vote
for members of the General Assembly in each
ward shall elect the Justices # the Pesce there
in who shall bee ission' to continue in
nifi for tn term OF - years, but removable
for any bribery, corruption, or other high crime
o. misdemeanor, by indie ment or information,
IN any eour folding jurisdiction thereof.
" Resoived, That cons'ablrs shall, in like
mannet, be elected annually in sad wards"
o.. motion Of Mr. S'anard, thu question was
divided, and being taken he ion TO
strike ouI, the C"m'nittet decided in the mega
'iv.-Aves 9; Noes -
The 6'rh solution was then taken up for
con.,d ration, as FLOWS:
. Resolved rha, the Clerks Of The County
C"urs snail hid heir offioes during good be
ha.iour, to he adjndged of in any Superior
C"ur' Of Common Llw, whose jurisdiction
NAV x end over th- county,"
Mr. MENUS moved to strike ou' the above
resolution, aud I" substi u'r the following:
" Rtsoivtd That III clerks Of The >e.yral
conr hall hold their Offices for the Term Of
vars, il So long 'hry should be Of good |
rehaviour, to be adjudged Of in such cour o.
courts, as may BE- fix, d by law but The offic- |
" cdtu Ut StCTkS now LII OIL Snall |
,e vacated at h. first term OF heii respective |
nutts TO b. held under this constitution, and |
'ach court shall at such term proceed to tn
''ctiun OF us clerks for the ubove term of
,ears, but the former Clerk shall be eligible
o such election, and in all cases Of hi rxpi.
aion Of the office, the same Clerk may b. q.
gain elected"
The question on his resolution having b. en-
divided, l. was first taken on SO much Of he
solution as reir To the tenure OF Office, down
o the words, 'hxrd by Iaw," and decided in
he neg,'ive Ayes 8
Mr.. SCOTT then mo, ed 10 amend The reso
ution, BY st,ikng out all after the word "Tha,,"
nd inserting the flowing word -
"The clerks of the several cotrts shall be
ppointed by ,hr'r respective c"u IS, aud their
pnure Of "ffice he prescribed by Law -"
This proposition 10 amend was then decid.
d in he Primitive.
MIR. MENN1s HIN moved the second branch
{ his sub>it as an addition 10 The amend