Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-10-29

OF The Two Houses al Wf 'f"tiai hssthh"'y.
An adequate, but moderate salary, shall be
settled on them. during their c%ontinu.
ance in Office. aud they shall be incapable
dnsiae iha, time, Of sitting IN either House
of Assembly,.
In eon.eaacnce Of The failure Of Mr.. Leigh's
resolufion. the order which, directed the COM
miitce of the whuir, 10 cousiier the report from
the Judicial COMMITTEE 10 morroD, was on mo
ton of M 4. =. barbour. re considered, aud
ale red 10 HoadaQ nert-whereupGn, on mo-
ton of Mr.. Powell, The Convention adjourned
10 meet io-murrow At 2 o 'olock.
THURSDAY. OcroBEr %.
The Convention met nj = O'Clock, and lie
sitting was opened with prayer, by the Rev.
Mr.. Armstrong. Of the Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Gle. moved thai the report from the
Committee, on the Executive. be now taken up.
The motion being agreed 10, he then moved that
the report be referred 10 a Committee oil the
Whole.
Mr.. Siansrd suggested 10 him the proprie.
" Of forbearing his motion I'LL the House
should have c. me IL some decision upon the
resolution offered yesterday. by the gentle
man from Chesterfield. Nr. Leigh, and now
lying upon the table The Convention had
not vet determined whether II would have a
Committee Of the Whole analogous, IN It's du.
ties and powers, 10 nCommIttee Of the Whole,
IN the Hous Of Delegates. II the motion
should be pressed nj this tune, the effect would
be. thai t1r report would 20 10 a distinct Com.
miiiee of the Whole, from that Ia which had
been referred The report from the Judicial
Committee for, rs there had been separate
orders, there would. of course be distinct
Commuters. Bot il the Convention should
agree to adop, the resolution upon its table. the
order referring each repor, 10 n distinct Com
miiiee Of the Whole, would have to be res,ind-
ed.
nv. Giles otse we'd in reply. that not having
been prrsep = dav, h. was not appraised
thai any difficulty would arse from the motion
he had made, bni seeing that some embarrass-
ment was unprecedented, he would. with great
pleasure, wi,hdraw the motion aud he with.
drew i, accordingly,
Mr.. Powell said, that although he did not
regard II as NJ, all important that tho report
should be referred nj this time, he did not
perceive ihe same difficulty aS had presented
itself 10 the nemi+r from Richmond, Mr..
stansrd The report might, certainly. be re-
fefred to tie same Committee OF the Whole 10
which had been referred the r. port from The
Iud ,cihl Committee aud in like manner. the
report. from all ile,Select COMMITTEE, m'gntb be
referred 10 one aud The same COMMITTEE oi the
Whole ; vino would then have the whole be-
fore them nj once. lie saw, he said, the gen.
item n from Orange before him Mr.. 7. 7.
Barbour, shake his head, aud lic Was aware
that hs had lar less experience ~ legislative
pro e.dngs than tina, gentleman bu unless
he was greatly deceived, indeed, the course he
had indicated was frequently pursued III the
House Of Representatives oil the u. States.
MIR. Barbour replied that the gentleman from
Frederick mir. Powell) was certainly correct,
W hen he stated that several analogous ulj eta
were often referred 10 tho same Com mltte' of
the Whole but then those subjects were not
all held TO he before the COMMITTEES at one and
the same time but WE'RE taken up consecu-
lively, aud each considered and discussed by
itself, aud ms distinct rom tue Others.
Mr.. TAYLOR Of Che sierdeld, from the Com
ni,,ee on the Bill Of Rights. made tie follow.
ing report in part, which, on bis motion, was
laid upon the table aud ordered 10 be printed
The Committee To whom was referred the
Bill or Declaration OF Kight', and all such parts
I'll the present Constitution a4 arc not referred
10 the committees oh the legislative, Executive
and Judicial departments OF tue Go'ernmenI,
have according to order, had the subject ihen
referred under their consideration. AID have
further in pari performance Of the duties de-
VOWED on them, agreed upon the follow ing res
%olutlons
L. ReSDiced, as The opinion OF THIS com
mitlee. That tie Constitution of this 5 ale
opght to be 50 amended ms 10 provide a mode
IN which future amendments shall be made
thr,rin.
=. Resoirei, Tint the Isl and 81 sections
OF the present Constitution ought 10 be stricken
en- an m that introductory cause, adapted TO
the nmeupded Constitution, be substituted IN
lieu thereof
3. Resoired, That the l2,h Section of the
present Constitution ought 10 DO stricken
out ms no longer necessary.
4. Resolved, Tina, ihc freedom Of Speech
aud Of the Press, ough to ho held sacred and
guaranteed nv the Constitution
e Resoiued. That no title Of nobility shall
he created or granted aud 40 pcrosn holding
any office of profit or trust under Tue Unlted
States, or under any King, Prince, OF forcgn
state, shall hold any office vndef ms otale.
u, Resoirej, A. the opinion of this Com.
mutee, that the Constitution ought 10 tie SO
amended MS 10 provide, " that no man shall he
Compelled Ia frequent az support any religious
worship, place or ministry whatsoever, nor shall
be enforced, restrained, molrsted, or buIthen.
ed IN his body or goods. nor shall otherwise
sniier on account of his religious opinions, or
belief but that all men, shall be sfree to pro
Tess. and by argument To MAINTAIN their opin.
IONS, IN matters of religion aad that the same
shall IN no wise, diminish, enlarge or affect
their civil capacries."
On motion of Mr.. Mccoy, the House then
adjourned.