Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-10-20
THU CONVENTION.
TUESDAY MORNINC. OCT. % Isoo
MONDAY. Oc.-nsry 10

MoNoAY, Oc-osER 10.
After prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Armstrong the Con.
veition was called TO order O'clock.
Mr. FiTzHU0H, from the Committee appointcl or,
'he SUBJECT of Compensation, reported the following
resolution. which was agreed TO:
fhr Committee appointed enquire INTO tie
pepper To be allowed the officers al tie Convention hav.
a!reed W the Ealiowlns resolution:
I'sToired, That the OF dollars he allowed ,le
Ssgean, at A's tor notifying Vim h pvrrn election
Mr. TAYios, from the Committee OF the Bill of
lbghis and AL such parts Of the present Constitution
as are not referred TO the other Committees reported
The following resolution, in parts
The Cinnttee whom referred the Eli or Dsearaio,
ga Rights And al such parts Of the peent Constitution
I've. AMI judicial Departments Goveri.ent have haG
tho snjrc them referred under eonsrcra,ion aud
agreed upon the following resolution.
te'otref That in the opnDso Of ibis Committee ,a Eli or
Declaration OF Rights requires amendment.
On motion of DIR. TAYLOR, the Report was then
laid on the table.
Mr. HARaisoN presented a Memorial from the
observation-disclosures Of Rockingham county, which was
ordered TO be- referred to the Committee Oh the Lee
gslatvc Department.
On motion of Mr.. MERonR the Convention then
ADJOURNED till to morrow nj O'clock
On yesterday the LEGISLATIVE CowMrrrgp took
up Ar LaiGhs proposition, to make the Legislative
districts they may BE- arranged by the Constitu-
ton, pay eq'fai portions of taxes. The resolution
was supported by Mr.. Leigh opposed by RIcssrs
Mercer, Johnson aud Cook, and rejected, I7to7.
In the E~rcurNE CoMNIrrer, the resolution Of
ercd by DIr. GDRDOS IN the following wordS: ''Ih1t
tho Governor and lieutenant Governor ba elected bv
the qualified voters, and continue in office three
years" was taken up, and the question being p,lt
thereon by ayes and noes OIL motion of Mr. CABEiL,
. ood:
For the Observation-Disclosures. Coflinan, Meow
Smith Fitzhugh, Powell, Naylor, Campbell oil
Washngton, Duncan, Clayton, Cabel, Gordon and
iTprhur-i2.
Noes Messrs. Giles Chairman Dromgoole. Mich
olas Trezvant, Leigh of Haa1, Barbour OF ORANGE.
Garnet Cloyd. Morgan, Barbour Of Culpepor, 10y
all and Batc<.--l2.
There hoing a tie, the resolution fell Of course
The Committee then took the Resolution ti,rcd
by Mr. MoaoA on The 18th; defining and limiting the
powers Of the Executive
Mr. UrsHUR offered amendment 90 L. in the fol-
lowing words; "1'hnt no pardon shall no granted in
any Gaze. until after conviction or Judgment, and the
amendment was adopted neD. con.
The COMMITTEES then took up n resolution offered
by Mr. TREzvASr OH the 18th, THAT the field Off
GERS of Regiments be nominatGd To the txecrtive bv
majority vi tho commissioned officers Of their
pective Regiments. Mr.. DuNcAN moved to nu,end
tho resolution by submitting the whole subject the
Legislature; ncNatived 10. nncs H. Mr. Trez-
,uiif's resolution then adopted ayes H. noes g.
o motion Judge UpsHUn. the Committee came
the following resolution: That the Chairman re-
port ~ the Convention the several resolutions aeop-
ted by this Committee. proposing amendments TO the
g nstitution and that he ask that the Committee he
discharged from the further consideration of the sab
5ccfs referred t. them"
In the JuDtofir. CoIMIrrEE yrstcrl W, the prop
dsition amend the second of the series Of rcsUi-
tons. by striking out tie words Judges ofthe Court
VI Appeals" wa resumed.
Il may be WELT remind our readers that the Oh
lcct OF this aincnJnAnt Is to EXEMPT the Judges h
ihc Court OF Appeals, from the operation of the
nuton which vacatee the Offices OF the Judges the
expiration OF the FIRST Sc o. the Lcgsla held
Unlnr the New Constitution.
The question to strike the words was decided
40 tue negative, members only rising in favor Oft
SIN. TWO, of NorfJlk. moved 10 strike on,
frnm the mrs; Resolution, which Cni,merates the
Courts in which the Judcia! power shall be YES cd,
the words "Gnd in the County Courts"
THIS proposition wa' neg vcd-Ayes i0-Nocs
u
SIr. CAMPBELL Of Ohio. then moved to strike out
tho word the" before the words County Courts
~ to make tue sentence read and III County
Courts"
This motion was also negaiiyel-Aycs IO-Nocs
II.
Mn TAYLOR of Norfolk then moved to amend
fho Resolution, by adding after the words land in
the County," tno words "and Corporations" so as 10
make j, read and in the County and Corporation
Cburs."
This lion was ucgalivcd--Aycs >.
Mn IIESDERsOS thC7I moved to amend the last
clause OF the resolution, which reads ti;.s
"No modification abolition of any Court, shall hc
construed to deprive any Judge thereof Of his oic'
By adding the words.
"But such Judge, shall perform any Judicial duties
Vhhh The Legislature st1il assign 10 him"
This motion carried IN The affirmative.
Tic Resolution as amended, was then agreed TO.
The second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, Ond seventh
resolutions then agreed TO.
Tio resolution adopted OH motion Of MI Scorr,
vas then taken up. That resolution read fol- Tvs:
heo!scd, That the Judges Of the Court Of Ap
pals and Superior Courts, except Justices az The
County Courts shall be- appointed by Joint ballot of
Tao TWO HOUSES of the Legislature, bus # any
~ Sinh arse during the fcccss OF the General As
scmby, tho Governor other person performing the
"hty OF Oovernnr, may appoint person to III such
T1cuncy' VINO shall continue in Office until the end If
cue next ensuing session II tho General Assembly,
On motion OF MIR. SrANARp, tho RESOLUTION was a.
Incndcd by inserting after the words cxcept Justices
1l the County Courts The words "and the Aldermen,
other magistrates Of Corporation Courte"
Mr. TnoWrsON of Amherst, then moved to amend
tho resolution 50 as 10 read fellows.
"Rcs0ued, That the Judges Of tho Court of Apncals
md Superior Conrts exccSt Instircs,c IL iHpcalS
Courts aud the aldermen other !isracs of Cor.
poration Courts, shall be elected by the concurrent
vote Of both Houses Of the General Assembly cach
House voting separately, and having negat 10 on the
other, and the members thereof voting uira uoce-the
votes OF the members shall be entered IN the Journals
OF their respective Houses. Should the two Houses
in INV caaa fail 10 cnncr In tho clnolinn of Indrn