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

some number not less than five nor more than
thirteen.
%. II shall ba the rule of the House, in all
cases OF ballotiog, to GIL one vacancy only al
time.
20. The Committee of privileges and cleo
lions shall report to the House ia all cases of
privileges or contested election, 10 them refer
red, the principles and reasons upon which their
resolutions shall be founded.
81. In all cases Of ~balIo,ing for the ~eleo,iop
Of any officer by this Convention. IL or The
FIST ballot no person shall have a majnrit, of
the whole number, on the secoud ballot the
person wto hac the smallet, number of votes
shall moi be baflotied for and so on each sue
ceeding ballot iill some person snail have a ma.
jority of the whole.
% In NIL cases wherein n division Of the
house on any question propoundcd from the
Chair, Is rendered necessary, In The opiniun Of
The President. by the equality of sound, or re-
qnired by the motion Of any member. the mem
beers voting on the Question which occasions
such division, shall be required to rise in their
places and ifon a general view Of he House,
a doubt sill remain In The Pr, sid ~. or my
member thereof. on what side the majUifv Is,
the IN mherp shall he oounted STANDING IN their
places either by the President. or by two mem.
br's Of opposite opinions on the question, to be
depuied ior that purpose by the Pfesidcot
- " ,oiitihl''ft hHIAihl'h w Tic
'he hallo, boxes shall count no blanks therein.
30 Tn documents ordeted 10 be printed by
The House slinil be printed IN paper Of The same
size oil The Journals Of this Convention, and n
copy shalt bo bound With each journal, Ia be
furnished In the members nj he end OF the se.-
sio". md II shall he lhe duly of the Printer of
thu House To print Que hundred additional co.
pies of each document ordered 10 be printed FOR
the ABOVE pm posr.
uI Ia .i.I l.. ~. ~. d. II
privilege, aud elections u examine The cefiiB
Gates al elee lion furnished by The sheriff. IN
ORDER 10 ascertain he members -. this Conven-
ton duly elected, aud L report The, eupotl.
~. sent within this Hait Q. SUI ~ the Pre-
sldenl u, ~ direct, shall DC = I - npnrt Tor The
use OF the member oi III g neigl Assrnbly
md of the Exc u'ive ~ tlf judges II q SUI
pe'ior Conrls al I is State. nnd - the u. S -
and OF such olhei persons ny the Pr, srdcn, amy
think proper TO invite within ihr Der.
80 II shall be a standns rnlc 0f the House
Thai The ffesldeut b authorised 10 call any
member oil the Houae 10 orcupy The Chair, and
exercise the functions of President, until no
may resume the Chair with this proyisp.
that The power given by this rule shall not
DC construed TO confer ON the President n
right 10 plnce any member in the Chain OF the
President Tor II Longer period than one dav.
Mr. Green moved that the Report bc laid gu
The table aud prlGtUd.
Tho motion was carried in the affirmative.
MI. fomtH then made n suggestion ss TO tho
p%ropriety of taking up The Report NJ once for
consideration. lie knew of no better time Than
The present, Tor going into lis examination. He
moved 10 that eject.
Mr.. Green exprcoeds wish for mn oppor.
iuniiy 10 examine tho Rules before the subjec,
was taken up by the House. As regarded
hlInseli, he had attained bnt an indistiut know
'cdg OF them, from having merely heard then,
read.
Nh, P0weii said that If the gentleman desir.
ed Tor himself. time for examination Of tia
huies, ln certainly should he disposed TO with
draw his spggesl ION.
Nj. Green SAID he wns ready nov 10 makea
motto" ms 10 o. . offbe rules, which according
TO his view, required some modification The
rule 10 which he adyr,ted, was that which pJe.
rludes any member of the GonF eiti0n from vo.
ing on my question 10 which he is immedi.
aiely Interested lie wished some explanation
on The subject Of that rule
Nh. Leigh Of Chesterfield, said he might
perhaps have II in hs power 10 obv iate This
AID %hpother difficulty oflike character. Tho
rules which had becn reported were, IN reality.
nothing more lhan the rules Of the House of
Delegates. They had been changed so ns
TO make them applicable 10 the body for which
they were now prepared emitting all such MS
could have no reference 10 the Convention.
and amending such others as required only a.
10 make them applicable. An oe.
CASTOR might arse when n member might be
Immediately interested N recording his vote.
Us when he happened 10 be absent from his
seat when the Ayes and Nay were called, and
might be disposed IN such case, 10 iIsist on
ms fghi 10 vote. Considering IL possible, tn
such "A contingency might sometimes arise, the
Committee fpI Ihuuglf a. nulu "a u,nro,
caution 10 make pTosi ion against IT,. lie
thought that when HE & 'nIleman who wished
tine To examine, was informed that these rules
"ere only the rules Of he House OF Delegates
made applicable 10 the Convention, he would.
Al once, he ready Il admit that there was no
reason for delay. The nmendmens which had
been made by the Committee, would instantly
suggest themselves TO gentle men. lie had OBJ.
served IN the reading of the ruies, an error
which was esihently trsceable 10 a typograph.
ieal inaccnraoy IN the copy ofihe rules which
the Committee had befY re- them
The motion 10 take up the Report for consid-
Grafton, was then carried in The Affirmative.
he report WAS then read, The Chair having
announced, TINT h. should consider n silent Ms.
sent to ihe III es, as the, were read, us tie
sense ofthe House, tina, illry should be adol,-
ted, aud consequently would put no question,
unless opposition was exhibi ed.
Inc 'biiieen III 81 iufs ere men agreed to-
without dissent.
In the lflh rule, on motion Of Mr.. Leigh of
Chesterfield. the word " oi" was stricken out.
aud the word :" OF" substituted, So AS TO make
the reading :" writ or s%uppena," instead of
- wrii Of subpoena" IL was evidently @ mis-.
prin', as the Convention must perceive. there
was also another error, which Mr.. Leigh said
he desired TO correct. As the ru'e now reads.
II was provided that the q secre AIRY" shall nos
deliver any writ uptil the end of the session.
The word " clerk ought 10 be substituted FOR
secretary, as The clerk OF the Court was ,he
person intended 10 be named. He therefore
moved to strike out " secretary - aud to insert
/" clerk which was carried in The affirmative.
In the Both rule, Mr.. Doddridge moved to
strike out The words " House Of Delegates