Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1829-12-25

hes Eco Of Pfon' or trust under the United State
n ndsr any King, Prince, or foreign State
e 81 hold any Office under this State.
te; & Doddridge moved, to amend the resolution
FMS trckng out tho words United States orr
muS r. Taylor, after some commenda,ory roma k
he provso contained In the act Of sse mbl
bier; tbs subject, moved that it DO inserted b,
krt,, of ainmendment. II
)c,lI. ir Powell moved to amend the resolutio,
[tch,; striking out the word Resolved" lin eff.c
Nm. destroy it.)
mill Tbe chair decided that motions IN imnrov,
brdle, bk precedence OF a motion to destroy.
sxati debate took place in which Messr, Mercer
feffs igh Doddridge, Summers, Coater. Stanare
h hal Taylor addressed the chair when the cues
bell, IN being taken on Mr. Taylor's amendment i,
is \ IS rejected ayes l6.
find The question was now put ON Mr. I)oddridue',
is., ,cndment, and decided in the Affirmative ,v.s
re,k. noes 80.
az. UThe Committee thus resolved tot co,6,. i,l,
r.. clusion to Offices under foreign Covo,n.
te IL ents.
9th resolution, relating 10 freedom of RI.
r.n ZION being the same as the 9Th resoln,;,n NJ
I. Legislative committee ALREADY ndo,,ed w,s
!. rioken out
h MI. Ciaioorne moved to strike out the ID
STA, solution and iasert in lieu thereof the follow
ldnl s. 80 -.
Rtsotrsd, That there shall be- a Priv
ouaeii or Council Of the State, consist.
by vi four aenbers. to be chosen bv ,oin,
tote OF bo'h H"usesaf Assembly, to assis,
the administration OF GOVERNMENTS one
whom shall be chosen IRON the country
Vest oil the Allegheny ta'Mn.sius one
rem the valley between the AlleghaDy
Pnd biue Kidye mcuntainsS one from the
country kast Of the Blue Ridge aud a.
bore che tiead Of Tide Water; and one
rom the coaatry between the Head of
hide Wa'erand the Atlantic. They shall
Apn.ally choose out of their own ,body a
President, who, IN case of the death. ina
putty or necessary absence Of the Govern
pr, from the Government, shall act as
L'eufenant Governor. Three members
Shaii De sufficient to act, and their adv
PES anu proceedings shall be entered of
Erecord, and siyned by the members pre-
Bseht, 10 any part whereof any member NAV
EeIfer ms dissent, aud TO be laid be fore the
Generai Assembly, when called for nv
Fhem. They may app ant their own clerk
Ewho shan rave salary fixed by law, and
sha'' take an oath oi secrecy i'm such mat
er' as ne snhl De required or directed to
Bco"ceai- sum OF money shall be appro-
peiatea oy law and divided annually anon
0he'nc'nbers IN proportion to their attend
ance;; and they shall be incapable during
H ihe'rs continuance in Office of sitting in
IL eissAr House OF Assembly. The two menu
| Defs who receive the smallest humber of
mt Of, Oh
nj ana oeinei,g'o!e for the three next, aud
'ihe remaining two at the end of three
q years thereafter and be ineligible for the
sane period of three years. These va
cancies, as well as those occasioned by
death or incapacify, sirafi I've filled by 80,
elections IN the same manner and under
the same restrictions"
Mr.. Fitzhugh called for division of the cues
ton it was accordingly divided, whersupon
the question bciug striking out, it was dicid-
ed in the negative; ayes 81 noes SO.
On motion of Mr.. Fitzhugh tho following sun.
Elementary amendments to tho Executive repor,
were agreed to-
LIST. That the term Of the Governors
nince, SHAH commence on the LIST CAV of
JANUARY succeeding his election, or on
SUCH other day, as the Legislature may
from time 10 lime designate I'D Tha,
The Lieutenant Governor is to he elected in
the same manner, al the same time, and
Tor 1he same term, with the Governor -
81 hat the Governor and Lieutenant
governor, shall be chosen from such per-
s9nS only, as are native citizens of the
on,tea States, shall have attained the age
al thirty years, and have been citizens of
the State, dorng the five years imnicdi.
atciY proceeding the election: --4th That
Doth the Governor and Lieutenant Govern
or, shall receive COR their services COM
pensaiion to be determined by law, and
to be neither increased nor diminished.
during the term for which they shall have
been elected, and they shall he liable to
ne inpeached and removed from office.
Ior treason. bribery. or other crimes and
mIsdemeanors' --i5tii.," Resciyed That il
shall he the duty Of the Governor TO. exc
cute or cause W be executed all the laws
ofthe ConmOnwealth--tO communicates
TO HE Legislature at every session, the
ambition Of the State and to recommend
70 their consideration such measures as he
may deem expedleDt. He shall also be
commaDder-in-Chief Of the land and ma
val iorces Of the Stale-shall have power
to convene the Legislature, when in hi:
opinion the Interests of the State may re-.
qaIre ito fiIl vacancies occurring during
the recess OF the Legislature, in offices
The appointment to whichis vesjed in the
Legislative body and to conduct either
~ person, or by sncl, agents as the LIE
gislature may designate, all negotiation
and correspondence with other and for
eign Ststcs.". ~ :.
Mr.. Mercor now called up resolution some
'iplo since offered by him, in Tho sollowin;
words -. ."f~