Wheeling compiler. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [i.e. W. Va.]) 1829-1831, 1829-10-21


minish the number of the House Of M b
there would be in the same report som.
proposition relative 10 20 the Senate. be-
ought TO bear proportion 20 each other. +
was proposition relative TO tie Execute
Gil, and this would be combined with an,t
tanning some provision as to the audltur,..
rer or whoever might compose the Coun,a
vi5cment. there would be thus an end lo,.
lecture that no ten persons would agre,
subject of any amendment. The lr-r
that case would be the stronger, for Sea-
subject TO the select committees-ior ill.,
sons would not agree, neither might five
And when the question was n commius.
whole every individual member might
amen dmeni: and rs there Is no rule % con
which precludes O member from speakir,
~ he pleases. there might be no end 90 n
I've might be found sitting here uil ut
aud after al break up 10 discogi w.,hor
any thing.
As 20 the argument Of the gentleman &
folk that the Convention would have 20
from day 10 day without doing any bu,I-
himself might obviote that effect by NOW
the convention adjourn slae d. a..;! 81, 81; +
might be debated When the COMMITTEE.
ated II Is IN order 20 give them iustuca3-,
gentleman might move 70 instruct the Conn
There Ia no rule TO prevent such motion
would bring on discussion, and thus DE & I
tion might have plenty of business M
mittces also might sit hy night and day. ii
tlemm from Norfolk and himseithai be,
or m counittccs sitting at night with
forward tlc business. j, Was then ,l,.
,ne power OF lhe gentleman himse.fu n
any delay Of business
To plsvsa, BE evils which tte gent
.urresied Mr. Mecsr said De proposed \
an amendment die object Of which n1sis y.
tle numbers of the committees t0 tw.r
rn,rnhsrs each--ono from each ~cnat8n.
--tni this would prevent ihe formation
ph1l1nyes which The gentleman appuhr.
There must theu be thlIecn member,
nv oues,iou m committee; aui tbe m.
LIE Convention itself would never De y.r.
4 committee thus formed would be- be...
for action than the whole body, because
limited numbers while t would be imposes
ili the information which every dsuc
state could supply.
Mr. Randolph demanded that the Qa,s
taken bv yeas and nays twas 20 taken,
members voted as follows:
AYES -Messrs Jones, Leigh Of Chest
raylor Of Chesterfield, Giles Brosdulr +
ro6le. Alexander, Goode, Marshall Tyer.
las Clopton, Mason, TrezvauL Claiborne L !
Randolph, Leigh of Halifax, Logan Ven
Olson. Barbour Of Orange, Rolnc, TayN
roline Garuett. Barbour of Culpoppcr Sctf
Tazevel, Loyal, Prcntis, Eownes Tl
and Upshur-3i.
NoEs-Mcssrs. Monroe President A3
Cofman. Williamson, Baldwin, johnson 81
Moore Beime, Smith, Miller, Baxter, stani.
Ger, Fitzhugb, Henderson, Cook, Povd.
Gdggs, Naylor, Donaldson, Boyd, Pu
! George, Mcmillan, Campbell Of Washing
ars. Cloyd, Chapman, Oglesby, Duncan b
Summers, See, Doddrldge, Morgan Camp
Brooke, Wilson, McCrae, Taylor Of Nod1t
tor. Mennis, Saunders, Cabell, Martin, SmlJ
SAINTS, Gordon, Thompson, Massie, B'les
aud Bayley-54
So Mr.. Tazewell's amendment was reis
the Convention.
The resolutions reported by me
mittee were then read, and agreed 10
the exception OF the first, which vi.
on the table. and rejected as unuec,
after the adoption of the others.
On motion of Mr.. Mercer, the @.
| tees under the resolutions were dire
be composed of2l members, one lro.
! Senatorial District.
A resolution was offered by Mr. j
for printing the U. Suites census o..
MA, and the militia returns. Laid
table. Adjourned.
SATURDAY, October
Tho Convention having boon oPcar
! PRAYER,
Tho following select Committees SO
nouuced, pursuant 10 the resolutions adoP
,erday:
! Committee 10 take into consideration ON
! latiye Department ofGoyernmont as esq
by tho present Constitution.