Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-12-09
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"WEDNESDAY MORNING, DEC. %. 1879.

by express, p o,idsd b. Mr. Porter. n,r wor,Iy and
GnleIPrlsng Mail Contractor, at lis own rxi.cusn
ret " ashlngi"n at 20 minutes past - O'Clock
yCSorCay, and reached here at - o'clock last Irht
The d's ance Is about 10 miles and such raid i'm
".ing Is uncXanplcd in this country.
We nave neither time nor room 20 commeui OIL
ia" Message this morning.
Andrew Stevenson, Esq. has been Ic.eIoc,cd crr,
ker "i H. House o! Rrpre-en, alive.
ne Convention ,nct yestefdly IN the PRESBYTERIAN
Gnu Gnu en- at tAc usual hour The Sccrctogy Of tic
Convention resigned his si.uGtiun and J.. r. Brirps
vas appointed To- sGcCeod hun. |. was found iis,
the church ve- unsuilrd 70 The p,r,os,s of lh, Con
'sht"h, an" The Spt oAers were almost iu1udblc 10
'aCh % 3D. r. The Convention giicr some ,ff-crs. ,r
O'Clock. "
In conscqr mco the absence of Mr. Monroe. n, his
sq"est air. Stanard presided. On the motion of Mr.
II zhugh the House resolved itself INTO Commute.
o. the whole, Mr.. p 7. Blrb1ir in the Chair Tho 70.
port the Executive Commute and the amendments
thereto were, on The motion OF Mr. Scott, tEcn ia
4I' up and consd"red. An amendment Of MIR.
rowe $, which wa substituted Cor the whole rcDort
o"inT last under ConsG ration ;hat gentleman adj
dressed the CoMmttce II support of Il. and btc0v
.ated the reasons why lac submitted his propo.tio,
Mt IazewelI opposed the amendment. and arrucd II
id'oF pI Inc present tCcutiVc ORGANIZATION. Mr.
| r'Weis amendment to -tsikc out WIS ncratiYed
'her" beng only 81 voting IN l:yur oft The first
resolution was then taken up, md Mr.. Doddridrc re-
n'"cd tle HlHlon, which hs had submitted when tli~
was tot, a. cs IL, noes 10. The second resolution
was agreed TO. Wien Gle third resolution WAS road
''T. P-Au- moved 10 strike out fio,n the word s.R
solved a"l i"aeft - leu thc-co: TIC following
dinrIuH.c.,:
H"oirtt That tc.e shall be appointed an Executive ou
gu OIL" Council O.! Sr' consisting Governor AMI Two Conn
.'s .o shai! peioru tie dnue> and IN u other ie
. "t te same relation 10 the Governor as the present
The said Coiucio shall! cc.'c hy the General Assem-
o a"N s.a! continue Office years bat may he u elect
Cd from tctn All yacau, les occasi,ned IN, ,,i
resignation removal fun the Communicable or other d,,ap
", suai he supplied by tine General Assembly
Nv" {" me sad Council shall form quorum, and in ca g
w d" elh'I nNson pi the Council, Governor snail have
the Casting 1900 ~
Il was then moved TO strike ont the third resoln
non NJ motion was carried IN tho affirmative -
Ayes II. Noes 1G. The question then heinz, OF, MIR
OpshuTs amendment. Mr.. ScoTr moved 10 strike
our ,Ee words who shall perform the same dulirs
ana III other respects hold the same relation 10 the
Governor, as the present Council of State" In
m'i'ng this amendment Mr.. Scott said his ob;oc,
was TO change the Executive Council from one of
coh,IouI, INTO one of advice. The motion was car
rcd In the atilrmative-Avcs 81.
Mr. SCOTT then moved to strike out tbe Ips-
fIaSr Two of the said council shall form n ouorur,
and IN case OF all equal division Of the council tI
Governor shall have the casting vote" Tins arrNnd
ment was agreed 10. Mr.. Scott then moved tI,
following amendment to the remainder Of Mr. Tn.
shur's proposition:
Rso'rej, That the Governor bef3re ne ,or,, 80. 49,. s.!
ms ocia capacity, other Conn,afdcr i'm tbiet -,
he aiFcc oi TIE Executive Council thereon: but he m m =,
!''"r'y 10 adopt reject same
Mr. GILES and Mr.. Leigh scvcrallv addressed the
convention IN opposition to the amendments hut he
fore the question was taken, the committee rose and
reported pr grcss.
The Convention thcn adjourned to meet =, IN
O'Clock tomorrow, i'm the House of DaIora,cs