Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-10-27

property, or other gualiscat;on Nc trus,nd tha,
sncn would be me course which gentlemen rnrht find
themselves at liberty to pursue hereafter
MI LEIGH said he had unders ooi the rulo ,s H.
iteTnan from Brooke had Ifthnt was the ny or
thcre would be inhibition of OF ,rinr
resolutions by way OF amendment, md he would
therefore refrain from amending his rcslntio, ~
hr STANaRD said, that the resoutbn or 49, 80
,ehah from Chesterfield, removes all tho ,lifcnIt,,
because II not only provides for referee of nrono
stons made IN the Convention, but also for - -
may originally be made in Committee VI Tho yVho1
L lie very purpose of assmilating tho COMMITTEES or
the " hole to Committee of the Whole on tho STAT
COMMITTEE to receive original propositions. There.
ore' there was no difficulty in the way of maxine ,e
lctehce OF these resolutions. The only object cou
teihpated by the provision for reference was To
prevent discussions /" the Convention while tho I'm,
slness was before Committee
MIR. LSiGH of Chesterfield, (hs resolution relative
70 the staf''ug rule ofthe House to resolve itself dali
~ INTO Cculmittce of the whole Convention IN Go;
der the eXitting Constitution &C. bnvin,, 1o 80,
aovcd that the Convention proceed to, eyecutt.
me order OF the day, by resolving itselfinto Commit
tee of tho whole.
The motion was then mt and c.rriod =; .L or
tve, ana tho Convention then resolved itself into
Committee of tho whole, to consider the cy.t;,,
constitution, &c. NJ. p. p. Barbour in the Char,
propounded from the Chair
NJ Dopnh'DGE said be SUPPOSED in the nature
or things, that the report of the LegisatiyrN e.,
Tee should be considered first, with perhn,s nm, %.
ccPton. The House would probably rec,l;at - y.
when he offered his resolutions at the c,,nnoo,n,
leii' OF thH Convention, he had pointed out the Ia
DOTS on inc committee on the Bill of Rights as tic
foundation OF all. 1t had then struck him Nh 49,,
lhDors OF this Committee We're of primoru ;,,,,,n,.
tance He had subsequently acuuesced in rba nron
ositlon OF the gentleman from Loudoun (NIr Mercer
10 chahge The construction OF the Commuters and
10 merg" the fifth and the first resolutions - -
by adding the matter of the first to that of H. CHI
resolution, but this was done merely with n NV -
eGne tne Committees TO that one, and the thee to
thu Indie nl
ave departments had becn referred He visbci
therefore, 10 submit proposition take I'D tie fret
report or the Committee on The Bill of Rights. &C.
ana II other gentlemen were of tie opin;on nrs -
had no doubt that there would be u GENERAL GO ~
renee of opinion that the Bill of Rights REQUIRES ~,
amendment, he would submit the motion
lie motion being carried in the affirmative r.
report OF the Committee the Rll of Riohts r.,
was read as follows ~
The Committee, to whom was scferred tho Rino-
i1eca.atIon of Rights ;rd all sth parts Of tho N.Y.
sent constitution as arc not RETIRED to tha C.
nlttees OF Tie Legislative, Executive and yS:;,
departments ofthe government have had The aIh;a',
TO them referred under their consideration and r.
~ POI oil the duties devolved on tAen
agreed upon the following resolution %-''
ReSoLced, That in the opinion of this Cyom,ot,.
ment." !"''e' ''o ai'ei'i-
The question the adoption of This roso1.;, 60,
then put, and carried in the affirmative '
MI POWELL then rose to ask for sonn ;nCo-,,,,;,,,
as to a Question Of order. Ee wished To bc infr,
80 "''I'icf' ny auoplihg the resolution which had
just peen agreed to, reported by the Con,,ni,,o
OH the Bill of Rights, all other alnendmontS -, ti,
instrument which might be contemplated b., n,r,nU
bers, were mol excluded. :! -'i'
Tue CHAIR decided that the Comrnittoo t,u;,,.
adopted the report Of the Committee on the Pin -
i'9hts, &C that that inst rumcnt re0nires no AMEND
heit, 1t would not be competent hereafter for IS
m| ' IN Committee, TO an amendment 10 =
Sill of Rights -'A' ~ 'S
Mr. POWELL said that in maxine the snr,,o.,;
ne had iii we" certain resolutions submitted nv IL
friend from Norfolk (Mr. Taylor) Those reso,ni;d ne
,"s"stu principles OF very great Importance; and
was with Il view TO aSccrtai" whether those psor.
ions as wei as any other propositions were rot -
Guided. lAat ne he had made the suggestion. r. A.!
no1 presume to npugn the decision OF the Char I
though &c T"::.t-ttGd it's effect. 90
Mr.. TAYLOR then rose and s,idtI,at bo A. :.
%+t. unexpectedly constrained To r,i,iress tho O.
w hen he came into the House he had mn ida a.
ms tes1luIoiiS would be involved in the proceedings
Oh THIS day. 80 uniformed yus he fifth. not
parliamentary proceedings, that he had nor far - VI
meht supposed that the decision OF the COMMITS ~,
"o''u nave received the construction which had bar
pn. 5 upon II ny ,he Chalr namely that it would pr
cudG the amendments contained in his resol,t;r,,s
ne oiH not intend to question the propre,v Of tIa
IoH'tfuctIon. But he thought when the CoInmitfca
''u GsG'uca that the Bill of Rights could nut be a.
incnded, that it did not by that decision ,,roi,
sldcred beneficial. e. " Oo'-
II he was mistaken in this view he was nrr,,.,I
tiat there exists IN this respectable body - L.:
ton rather to reconsider the motion v.LicI III P:s'
bcen decided, than to exclude any ineubor f
offering amendments-if The effect Of fhe dccisi",,
oi 'his committee was to be so understand II tin
mar should stu! be OF opinion that The effect oftj
decision ofthe Committee that the r,nn-t ,1,;J 10y
oeel read be agreed to, to preclude ouv a,Iii;
TO t3e BIZ OF Rights, then would ho ask it of ti,n
cahdour and generosity of the House to reconsia,,r
tne'r vote IN order that the opportunity might be aor
ded MN to offer the resolutions which he had ,,rod
En- GHApNAN Johnson said he had perhaps Iniss
pIcIended tue resolutions 70 which reference I,atJ
6een made or had not understood Tic cbar1ctcr ~
.I resolutions II he was correct in supposng
'lclh 10 DC the same resolutions which had 49,,
printed IN the papers, offered by the rentIcro,,
rom -~orfolE re could not conceive hoy5 the Co..,
ItGe could be Precluded from their considerstion.
OF thdt they might not be properly considered 90
amendments to the Constitution and not totio pT,
OF Rights They could be taken up for con|idrTal'
ton as soon as the Report of the Legislative CO..