Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-12-03

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rom The report made ~ Tbs House si Dehgs'es
on he Armory IN that year.
= Mr ID comment ed on this report giving ms
tory Oft matters connected with the contract
fnf building, and The manner Of Conducting the
Armory, Nth the view Of showing the abuse
growing out ofihe unquali6sd confidence aao
gross neglect Of the Executive. He SAID IL ne
had reasoned iron the absolute irespons'b''i'y
oflhe Ekecativs TO possible buses, II mish' have
been said that he was dreaming thai he vas
fanatic &c. bu, the abrsebs had me"iioned, had
the evidence Of facts. reported ny respecAoie
Committee Of the House oi Delegates. tie ie-
fefred for the impression then made by ilhs
weight OF evidence, upon the Legislature 10 Tue
fact That n proposition was even made TO im .
peach the Executive. bill was also passeu
taking the election Of the Superintendent &c.
Of the arnory, out oithe hands ofihe Executive
lie referred also To other provisions made NJ ibe
timely ihe Legislature forthe prevention OF future
Hbnses. HIRE then, he sHio, was q list oi p'sehch
rnismana cement. There was 40 necessity TO sup.
pose easesto conirm the theory OF al Ifespon
sible Executive; Tor here are the iacis INN
selves showing The operations oi such MI tx
| eeniiye. Mr.. ID. dwelt upun tlis subject al
grea, length he apoIogised TOR the crude and
despllory character OF us remark winch lie
had no Tine 10 arrange.
Mr. Leigh replied 30 Mr.. Doddridge: aud
rave fall history of the'inves,ig cations made
| in 1903 into the concerns Of the Armory. He
showed IN what way aud from what motives
ihose charges bad been made that however
strongly the carrent set in the legislature a
gsinsi the then Superintendent oi the Armory
and the Executive Council, vet the whole mat
ter had been investigated IN the General Court
| in 1909 and that complete md honorabl. yer.
die, had acquitted the Superintendent oil all
sort of blame.
! Mr.. Doddridge remarked, that he had at
tempted W show not that the Superintendent
had done ams.. bu, that the Council had been
guilty Of remissness.
! Mr. l. asked. how the Superintendent could
be acquitted of any improperly, and yet thu,
! The Council were guilty.
| Mr.. Cooke rose 10 say, that the gentleman
| from Chesterfield had once or twice sporiiyely,
aud ~ another time seriously hsd referred 10
a pledge he MIR. c. had made To expose the
abuses prsctised under the present Con'tnu.
tipp-ihai he now declared that he should not
bring forward any sach bin Of Indictment, ny
had been spoken Of; that VI oolhing else could
have shown him the imprudeoce II attempt.
ing TO redeem any such pledge, the iuc,denls al
this day would bave satisfied him that the
spec i6cations Of those charges would probably
iyke until this day twelve month. Mr.. Ran.
dolph expressed his hope, then tina, they would
enter notie prosequi
| Mr.. Monroe addressed the Com mite al much
leuglh, with a view of explaining his views 90
| the modes Of eleciing he Governor. tie sta
| ted the effects, both Of ~ popular and legis-
| taiive election the advantages nEd disadyan'
| ages OF boih--and concluded with declaring
| his preference for rlrciing The Governor by
| means OF the Legislature.
Mr. coafter al'o expressed himself nj con
election.
| When he closed. Mr.. Sannrd rose TO move
a division oftbe question, so as 10 Iaae il FIST
upon striking out so much Of Mr.. Doddridge's
amendment as required the Governor 10 be
| elected NJ each time Of eieciing the members OF
the House of Delegates. (The effect OF hls
| motion would be, TO have III" Governor elected.
| not Tor one year, but Tor a term of three years
This motion was lost, ayes 43. noes, Do (Nes.
,rs. Monroe aud Marshall among tue noes
| The question MAS then put on Mr.. bod
bridges amendment, to the resolution Of the
Executive Committee, which would have the
effect OF making the Governor eligible by the
people eve,y year. THIS amendment was lost,
ayes AZ. noes rs Mr. Madison in the aiirma.
tive--Mrsss. Monroe and Marshall in the
negative land the Char voting IN the mega.
tive. Inc amendment was rejected by AZ 10 dc
! Mr. ,Eashugh then moved TO substitute the
following in place OF the resolution Of the Elk.
.cntlve Committee:
| Rtsoired, That the Executive Office Of this
Commonwealth ough, To be vested IL Cover.
nor'-as follows " 10 be elected 10y the Gener-
al Assembly. for three years, and TO be inel-
giblc for three ears thereafter"
Mr.. +. said that he wished to avoid popular
excite nent. and caucus ,nominaion--and al.
so TO make the Governor independent, Of the
Legislature. He wisbed To attain ihese OBJ
jets by eleciing the Governor for u term of
three years.
Mr.. PoweH repeated his inability 10 90 nj
large into this subject, on account of the state
NJ his voice. But IA this was the most propi-
tinm season for proposing the scheme which he
Thought the most eligible. he would ask the
clerk 10 road the proposition hc had submitted
some time ago.
The Char suggested some difficulty in recev
ing the amendment according to parliamentary
iuie-whiCh drew some remarks from Mr.
| Slansrd. Finally Mr.. Powell waved his
privilege Of submitting his proposition for the
present.
Mr.. Dodiridge rose 10 saw. that he should
vote against the resolu ion OF tie gentleman
from Fanfax; intending to move afterwards
n resolution to have the Governor elected by
the people for three years, and to be ineligible
for three years.
Tina question was then taken on Mr.. Fnz
hnsh's amendment, aud il was carried-Ayes
II. noes 43. Messrs. Monroe and Marshall
in thu aihrma,iye-Mr. Madison in the mega
tive.
M, Doddridge then submitted the following
by WAY OF substitute:
!" Res0irsd, That the Executive Office OF this
Commonwealth be vested u, a Governor, 10 be
elected BY the electors qualified to vote FOR