Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-10-15

the Fsecuiiee--api , Ct While going on IA Com
n,ites o. ihe Whole, upou Ills Report, the Ia
erutise Committee nay report "a fsvoro a.
N,U nut this lie productive Of great coniusIon
,thr proceeding and eiashing Of parliament.
Isr, "a. siions Y--iIe called the attention OF
the { .,snlion TO The long operation oil the +
fr,.4,t Cons fuiion Tor 81 years and the ssf' I
vice u has rendrrfd vas II fighi, then, 10 rot
n,. Constitution lhfo pieces Is this the way
10 enmminh the ooa6dcnes OF he people Ao /
NJ Nereer replied. lie remarked. that
AZ, Taz-wel1 had nj adhered 20 the PROPOSE
lion. 5, hlch he had aid down u TINS question
weir las Mr. / hadstatcd II only ore Of form,
sh, did he appeal TO the character 81 The ffes.
.ni Constitution, md the services which II had
rendered Mir. i seemed 10 base treated the
I Conalrntion ms an organized body-which ne
/ Convention ~as about 10 cut 10 pieces But
the ruth was that his Mr. NJ plan Won Id
| treat the Consii ution with true respect. lie
! ATTEMPTED 10 show that the distribution oil the
provisions of the Constitution was the best
| mode Of treating The subJret-thai AZ soon a.
one Committee had repOf ed, the Convention
might proceed So discuss It's report, and II Two
Comnitrees should report different provisions
on the same subj Ct. as for ms auee tue veto,
wi at fniirg would result The House would
not reconsider the same provision. which II had
already drcidcd--aud all that would he lost,
| would be the time Of one of lis Commit e"s
| The Convention should procrrd siep by step,
proposiiiun by proposition II Mr. i : afP"'
menl he ne thai YOU cannot decide upon one
pau till the others are exhmined,j even ~"
| Convention itself eould not be able 10 rIde
npon different parts 81 the Constitution 10 sue
c~ssion. II tbcy 60 into COMMITTEE 81 IN"
Whole. with the un diird power oil debate, III"
proceedings might be- spun out I'll the depth
ri 10 hail hag aL N
mutual discomfort. &c,
Mr.. Randolph called Tor The ayes and noes.
Mr. Iazewtlls substitute whs rejected, by the
following vote:
dgn--M SIS. lcnes, Leigh of Chesterfield,
| Tavf oi Of Chester field, Gdrs 81 oadnnx, ID ON
gooa A 1and,t Goode, Mtghall, Tyler,
N,cho'as Ct ptoH, Mason, Irez'ani. tiaI'|
bprnc, u,gah5ti. Randolph. leigh 81 HALIFAX,
/ Logan Nrdable Madison. Bnb u oiOfangr,
R,aoe, Taylor at Caroline. hornetf, BffboIr
| + Capepcr Scot, t'recn, farewell, LOYAL
| Prcnn., 1owoe,, laiis.rrro all I shnr = 81
N5a-Messis VI uror Ptc.,dsrt, Aade'
| SON CoA'nnn. williamson, Baldwin, Jo"nson.
Mccoy, Nome. b ifae, -p1b Miller B'xier, |
Smoafd Mereat, ii zbugt. Henderson Cooke,
Powell. One eggs. Naior, Donaldson,
Boyd, Pen Teton, q ge NJ Mia. Campbell
Of Wasbmglaa, Btnts, q vi, Chapman, ..
qlssbt Dubear. Laatcs, summers. Sc, bod
bridge. Mmeaa Campbell 81 Broehe, w son. |
Macrao. Tavlnr OF Norfolk. Clayton, VI mus |
Saunders, Cabrh, Martln, Stuart P,rasanis, |
Gordon Thompson, Ma SIC. Bates Joynes aud
| Bayiey--6l
Some DISCUSSION then took place between
| Mrsus. Mercer, Johnson aud Dpddrdge. On !
Mr.. MERGERS motion, the 6rst resolution, ~
ported by the COMMITTEE Of a, was laid upon
the table
After some further yelSaion between
Nessrs Mercer aud Leigh. the question was
put on the adoption OF the 2nd resolution, aud
carried
The question was also put upon the 3rd reSo-
luton, and also carried.
The Jih Was also op'ed
The 9th resolution was amended, by adding |
The Bill Of Rights, 10 the Objects OF that Com
mitee--and a. amended, the resolution was
| adopted
The 9Th reaolui1n was then read-and Mr.. !
| Leigh reques ed some member Of the C1mmi- |
lee 10 explain the reasons al This resolution.
Nh. Johnson stated the inducements 10 be
The desire OF giving the best delberatlun tn |
every proposition thai should be mnde, Vt. ,
! Mr.. Leigh criticised the resolution. Alter
somee.pi aBalion from Messrs Johnson and
Doddrdge, he question on the resolution VS.
earIeh IN THE affirmative, a.esIS. noes 81,
on Mr.. Mercer, moion tejec ed its Obj Ct
having bccu superseded by the amrndmrn'
made 10 the 6ih)
Nit MctCer tcu moved to suspend so mnch
Of the 2l h rule, as conf res the number If
members TO 1850 as to enlalgc these cum
miiIses 10 81
! short di,c1ssi0niook place batween Messrs
! Mcrce-, Lrlgb Stnnard, ppddridge and
! titzhueh When Mr. Mercer moved that SO
much ofthe Rule OF the House restricting the
number Of memhcrs Cam,niltee 10 ID oc
suspended so rs TO direct the three first Com.
NIT eesto consist OF p the re'idaary com.
mittee 10 consist of tn rc.iduary members.
After same remarks from Nj arslall, in
| opposition TO the enlargement Of Committee
except on a geographical question, MI Scott
moved To make the first Committee on The
! Lcgsa i've, ennss, OF 2I and the rest of IA
smaller number
Mr.. Mercer asked in reply to AIr. Marshall
/ IN What way W. could ascertain the evils at
! the present constitution, without aa appeal 10
the different sections OF the StAle, 10 be deter
mined through their Delegates. For instance,
/ the Judiciary-lloW eau we know lis Effects
/ npon the people
| MIR. Marshall reI lied. thai the interest Of the
different paris OF the state, In the ExrcutI We
aud Judiciary was not sccli5nal aud seograph.
+ ''"--ho"gh II was so IN the repre- rcnl dtiso
/ branch, lie could mol therefore SEE thp nc. s.
sny OF having geographical Committees upon
| those other branches.
Mr.. johnson was opposed 10 large Commit
| tees.
! The question was finally taken on the mo-
ton to form the three Commit ee>, Legislative,
Executive and judiciary OF "A Men,bers each.
and the remaining Committee If the ret % The
Members not employed in The three FIST Com
mi'tees-Ayrs 81.
Mr.. Joynes moved TO have the Census of the
State, Of 1890 1890. 1910, and 'ls20. priated.
Mr. Clayton suggested the addition OF Inc
Militia Returns since 1920 aud anerw aids ac.
eeded To the printing ofthe Militia Returns
also for 1890, $500, and 1910
Mr.. Doddrldge soggcs ed the addition OF H.
habieS
Nj joynes doubted whether the lnbables
are accurately returned
Other members threw out yarious other s,g