Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-10-20
TEE c0MVENTIoYT.

Neitlo7 was called to order at O'Clock.
Mr.. FITzHUGH, from the Committee appointed on
the subject of Compensation, reported the following
resolution, which agreed TO:
The Committee appointed enquire the compensation
proper be allowed the officers of the Convention av.
a,reed 10 the following resolution:
Sergeant at Arms for notifying WIN X Perrin to
lie t:ouvcuion.
Mr.. TAyLo,, from the Committee on the Bill of
Rights and all such parts Of the present Constitute
MT referred 10 the other Committees, reported
the following resolution, i'll part:
The Committee To whom was referred the Bill! or Declaration
referred the Committees the Legislative Exec.
the subject under ,hee consideration aud
fave part performance Of the duties devolved them,
agreed upon the following resolutions:
RESOLVED, That tho opinion of this COMMITTEE .c ELL OR
declaration of Rights requires amendment
On motion of Mr.. TAYLOR, the Report was then
laid on the table.
Mr.. HaRsisoN presented Memorial from the
Non-Freehoders of Rockingham county, which was
ordered to be referred to the Committee cn the y.e-
gislative Department.
On motion of Mr. MERCER, the Convention then
adjourned till tomorrow at 3 O'clock
On yesterday the IJ;oIsLAY1yE Countries took
up MIR. Legh's proposition, to make the Legislative
districts they may be arranged by the Consttu-
i.on, pay equal portions of taxes. The resolution
was supported By MIR. Leigh, opposed by Messrs.
Mercer, Johnson and Cook and rejected, II TO :.
In the EXECUTIVE CoMMrrrnE, the resolution of:
ii,rcd by Mr.. GORDON in the following words: THAT
the Governor and Lieutenant Governor be elected by
the Qual1ed voters, end CONTINUE Office three
years. was taken up, and the question being put
thereon by ayes and noes motion OF Mr. CApEI,L,
s. God:
For the observation-disclosures. Colman, Mccoy,
Smith, Fitzhugh, Powell, Navlor, Campbell Of
Washington, Duncan, Clayton, Cabeil, Gordon end
Upshur-l2
Noes Messrs. Giles Chairman Bromgoolo, Mich
o!as Trezvant. Leigh of Halifax Barbour of Oranoe
Garnet, Cioyd Morgan, Barbour of Culpeper, Loy-
all and Butes.--I2.
4here being n tie, the resolution fell of course
the Committee then took upthe Resolution offered
bv Mr.. NJ the 17th defining and limiting the
powers of the Executive.
Mt UPsHUR offered amendment to il, in the fol-
lowing words: ''Fhat no pardon shall be granted in
aov case, until after conviction Judgment, and the
amendment adopted, rem
The Committee then took up resolution offered
by Mr. T'sg2vANT on the 10th, '<1hat the el! OIL
GERS of Regiments be nominated to the Executive by
IL majority of the commissioned officers Of their res
Dective Regiments. Mr.. DUNCAN moved 20 amend
the resolution by submitting the whole suhjsct to the
Legislature; negatvcd ayes 10 noes 10. Mr. Trez-
yant's resolution then adopted, ayes Is, noes
On motion of Judge UPsHuR. tho Committee came
the following resolution: "'That the Chairman
port the Convention tho several resolutions adop-
ted by this Committee, proposing amendments to the
Constitutions and that he ask that the Committee be
discharged from the further consideration of the sub
iects referred To them"
In tho JUDICIAL COMMITTEES yesterday, the prop
ostion to amend the second Of the series CT reson
TONS By striking out the words Judges ofthe Court
of Appeals resumed.
Il pr1y be well 10 remind oQr re- iers that The OBJ
acct of this amendment is to eXen1pt the Judges O !
lilo Cour Of Appeals FROM the operation Of the res
ntion which Gates the Offices of the Judges he
aspiration Of the first Season OF the Legislature held
under the New Constitution.
Yhc question to strike out the words was decided
IN the negative, members only rising in avor of it.
Mr.. TAYLOR of Norfolk moved to strike out
from the first Resolution, which enumerates the
Courts in which the Judicial power shall be vested
tire words sand in the County Courts
This proposition negatived--Ayes 10--Noes
MIR. CAupsELL of Ohio. then moved to strike out
the word the, before the words County Courts,
50 as to make the sentence read land III County
Courts"
This motion was also negatived-Aycs 10-Noes
H.
Mr. TAYLOR of Norfolk, then moved to amend
fhe Resolution, by adding after the words 'and in
the County the words and Corporation so as to
make it read ''and in the County and Corporation
Courts"
This motion was neeatived-Ayes s.
Ma HENDERSON then moved To amend the last
clause OF the resolution, which reads thus:
ssNo modification abolition of any Court, shall be
construed to d:prve any Judge thereof Of his Office,
BY adding tue words,
sBut such Judge shall perform am Ju1icial duties
which the Legislature shall assign TO him"
This motion carried i'll the affirmative.
The Resolution as amended, was then agreed to.
The second, third, fourth, fifth sixth, and seventh
resolutions then agreed to.
The resolution adopted motion Of Mr.. Scorr,
was then taken UP. Plat resolution read az follows
"RcsotUca That the Judges Of the Court Of Ap.
peals and Superior Courts, except Justices Of the
County Courts shall be appointed by Joint ballot Of
the tSo Houses of the Legislature; but If any
cy shall arise during the of the General As
sembly, the Governor oher person performing the
futy Of Governor, may appoint person to fill such
vicBncy who shall continue in office until the cad of
tie next ensuing session Of the General Assembly"
On motion Of Mr. SrANARD, the resolution n
meudod by inserting after the words except Justices
the County Courts" the words 'and the Aldermen,
10Th fr,f.N Of ffnr
Mr.. TIlospsoN Of Amherst, then moved to amend
the resolution so rs TO read as follows:
IeesotUed, That the Judges Of the Court of Appeals
and Superior Courts, except Justices of the County
Courts and the aldermen other magistrates Of Cor
poration Courts, shall be elected by the concurrent
vote Of both Uouses Of the General Assemble. each