Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-10-10
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SATURDAY MORNINC. Of.r. no. 1879.
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were called 10 order ut - o'clock
- MI Scorr, from the Committee on Privileges and
fiectlons reported that the Committee had rxamin.
ed the returns oi the SheriiiS ana find the olluwmu
persons 10 have been duly elected members of this
convention The list has been already published !
on motion OF Mr.. MsncEK, the Report was order
cd Ia be- laid on tine table
mir. FIrzHUGH rose and said, that BY reference to
Tue Act OF the G"ncta ASSEMBLY. calling this Con-
'ention he perceived that not only was authority ~
ven l" me Convention 10 appoint officers but also TO
determine aud pay their compensation. II was as I'M
p"ront to th sc officers the members that they
Nuou1d ~ allowed 10 draw their paw. He would
Therefore ottr ~ the consideration OF the Conv,p
ton, the following r. Resolution:
he'oircd. That Commute De appoint csl'tn enquire
INTO ana 'Hport the compensation proper To he allow
. t'on.
! TIL" resolution was rrrccd to, and Messrs Fi,,-
high, Loyal Sanard. Barbour OF Grunge and Ba,ly
we're appointed SAID committee.
. Mr.. DODoUuGE, Che printed Pcpnr. OF the Com
inItec or - members, having been furnished 20 tire
House about one clocA) stated that the printed
documents which were Yesterday ordered, were now,
received. For the purpose Of ascertainnr whether
the ttouae was prepared to proceed al this time with
ihc consideration 0t the Report or whether II would
be considered desirable to take farther time for re-
iircilnn ne would make motion 10 tuio II nm: but
would willingly withdraw II NJ the request of nny
member who might express wish for more time for
consideration.
The Motion then put, AID carried II. tic airol
ati,o.
Tho Grst resolution having been read
Ny MsRCEa said il would nov be in order for
him, with the consent OF the gentleman from Nor
folk, (Nr. T,gewelO To offer Inc Resolutions which he
had submitted 90 tine House, uud which by or
der of thc House, had boon printed, but me
necessity 'or tho consideration OF those resolu-
tens would depend uNon the decision % tho Uous,
upon the Other rcsc.uun, and he would therefore re-
fran from Ccru- has resolutions until :hc fate of
tic substitute of the gent eman from Norfolk si,nuId
b" dec,ded he admitted that the resolutions rs re-.
ported by the committee were in some measure drfcc-
i've d his object IN Offering his resolutions was 20 oh
'ain I'll the Intelligence which could b. elected from
thls respectable body pre- plrHtorv 10 the nnl Disco
sIton 81 the business. Rpt ne believed that by color
eng the Committees, should the proposition OF tie
genlIem'n from Norfolk, TO refer the whole subject
10 the Committee o. the Whole be nepatiycd so nc
10 make them consist Of one member from corh of
tpc Senaora! districts, al purposes might pcrhars he
answered uS all the intelligence of tic House would
De orough INTO operation upon the various subjects
which might be offered TO their consideration Un
made these remarks by way OF apology for no, brine
mg forward his proposition now rs he had propo-n1
Mr.. IAZEwELL SAID 1t would have been much
more satisfactory 20 him, thai the scheme 10 which
he had offered substitute should BIZ nnde ne porer,
IN every respect, is friends could desire booro b
had offered that winch he was now about io nronoso
IL was not ms wish 10 offer substitute Ia scheme
which was imperfect, b.. rs soon rs thn friends ot
the scheme had made il parfhcf as 49,. lcSi-od N
MOI faf
scheme, IN" House would have to decide Bnt -
gentlemen were determined to commit THOR scbo,,c
70 tho House IN its imperfect state he could have M
objection TO redeem the pledge winch he had givon
10 TUE House ana to BRING forward HE substitute 1T
TINS moment. lie would therefore n,ny, IN amend
the report, BY striking out the resolutions aud nv
substituting the resolution which he had ves,crd,y
offered 10 the House, and printed copy Of which
was annexed to the Report Of the Committee
In making this motion nc considered II M, fir ~
-, preface what he shOuii say with stating that the
sam" motion had been msdc by hun il the select
! COMMITTEE, and that It was in that Committee re-
.Jectcd. Notwithstanding this fate. however he had
thought II due 20 the interest and inheritance Of H.
sub"c, 20 the future dclioerat ions of this hod and o.
IthGse'gentlcmcD who had opportunity of par,ici
patiug IN tha proceedings of the Committee To- subr,
To the HOUSE VIVA only the Committee had as vet bsl
an opportunity IN decide upon.
On examining the two schemes which ,ycye ,b,.
brought TO the view Of the Convention i, must oc
cur to every gentleman. that in neither OF Them ,va,
thero involved any principle. Each Of the scheme,
contcnPiates ire most convenient mode of obtainnt
mo OBJECT winch oil have equally IN view Tho nues
ton therefore, IS a question ofrncre cxpcdicnce-,
question OF commemorative Unttcr 10 be decided Lo
ing simply bv which of two modes Tint shall no a.,
comph-hcd, which nil are DESTROYS NAV be gcconnlish
cd. The question therefore uafrovs down n
mere question, which Of these modes il To- bo adam
ted These methods principally differ in ,bie
By tho schetoe embraced in the resolution vhicl
ne Hhh IN" honor to offer the cxistnu forr
- oI government IS NJ once Ond alfnuC rcferro,
to the whole body m Committee Of the Whole for ,h
purpose o' detailed examination and revision there
The whole scheme therefore is brought before ,be
whole body AZ tho same time Every Step of advnnc,
IL an advance actually made: There is no room :,
'erogade: every step advanced in the work woul,
diminish what remains 10 be done. What on IN,
contrary must br the effect Of adopting the yopo,
OF tho Committed First, VIC sball have to divd,
the subject into different parts and TO dstrbuto al
these different parts among distinct Committees =
hoe 3 G1.a 1.
Adopt the Substitute which he proposed and on IN,
spur of the moment, the House could immedatolv ~
into action. The moment his Resolution was 1ost
The whole subject would 90 into Committee O! fbc
Whole. The Clerk will immediately read the Reso
luton Tho Committee would now 70 into the dis
custom OF the subIcct-progress would be made
de DE IN die and IN short time all the amendment,
would be prepared.
There Is another cause why substitute should br
adopted The scheme as reported dissects the whole
subject into FIVE, sly or seven pnrts and Distributes
among rs muuy dIstinc, Committees What then ro
mains for the body to pcrorm'-notbing, either Exec.
utYe, Lcgisutvnor Judicial Those who cofonoso tho