Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-12-01

;, ecH have resulted from thcm.--Innovatiors una
established regulations import at subjects admit
ought to b. cautiously made; but H. the propos,.
changes no possible dangers arise. II the pr,
posed changes would exclude from the Iepisl ,tur
some young well qualified, they would also pro
I badly, exclude who hive not sufficient eyDe.i
ence for he important duties of LrgisIa.on--ant
those who We're qualified could be still better qualifi
ed after few more years devoted to the ac1usilo,
| OF knowledge eEd experience.
! l. lie question was then pat, and the amendment
lnegatived-ayes 81, ID.
The Committee then took up the 18th resolution
viz.
| "Resolved, that person ought tn be elected y
member OF the House of Delegates, of this State
who is not at least twenty-five years of age"
MIR. HENDERSON moved to strike out the word
nve anu to insert "one," SO as TO make the rcqui
SHE age ttceaiy-one years.
Mr. DoDDRTDG Thought the decision first made nv
the Committee, should be the rule for the decision
on this question He Loughtit important to exclude
persons at that age, when they might be employ cd
III those important studies winch fit mei Tor I.erisia
tive bodies. r~>n4-r
lie amendment was neTatived-0ycs 81.
EXECUTIVE REPORT
MI -lEncER moved that the coTumittce now take
up the report OF the Executive Committee, wi oh
was carried in the afirmavo--ayrs SO.
The report then read as follows
Tie committee, appointed on tn Executive branch
iof The Constitution, bnve, according To order iad
unccr consideration the subjects to them referred
and have come To he following rcsoui ms th"re,pun
Resolved, that the chief Executive Office of this
! Commonwealth ought to be vested n Governor.
3 Resolved, that there ought to be appointed u
Lieutenant Govcrnort,f this Commonwealth.
Resolved, ihatl3he Executive Council. as at
present organized, ought be abolished and that it is
inexrc'en' to provide any other Executive Council
d Resolved, that in case of the removal of the
Governor from nfiice of his d ,ah designations or
inability to discharge the duties rni movers of his
office, the sad puwes and duties shall dovolye ON
the Lieutenant Governor; and the Legislature nav
provide ier the case Of removal, DEATH or similar ina
hlliiy of the Lieutenant Governor.
81 heso!yed, that the seriFs of the different cnun-
ties IN the Commonwealth, shall hereafter be eject ed
oy the voters qualified 60 vote for the most nluc-
mus branch OF the Legislature.
Resolved, TINT the Commissioned officers of
militia companies he nominated to the Executive
oy nGloritv Of their respective companies.
T. tcsored that the field officers of rermy,nts be
nominated to the EXrcu I'VE by majority of the
commissioned officers of their respective regimen s.
Resolved that pardon shall he granted in
any case until after conviction or Judgement
The first esolution was then taken up
Hf. UonpRiDoE moved TO add to this re- olu; ioI
tie words
so be -!ectel once i'll every three wears. at The
time OF the elections by the persons qualified to vote
Tor the members of the General Assembly"
NY. HEEDEnsoH moved to anen, the amendment
by inserting tha words,
- Tic most numerous branch Of"
Ar DocDH!DuE accented the amendment cs o no.
tIfca,ioI, vi his Amendment
MF LEIGH moved To amend the dmcn;iuent by s,r
hing ous the words eff or .seected" and istrt!nr t<
be elected D. the two Houses OF the General Assem-
bly,"
MIR. L:.ou said mere was proposition Of the L..
gis!attve Committee TO elect Governor. The Sc.
cond resolution rs 30 abolish the Council. The pro
position OF the gentleman from Brooke is to give tn,
election to the qualified voters If This aniencilnen
were rejected, the Constitution would stand rs i
now stands lie wished 60 know such be the fact
At the suggestion Of the CHAIR, who said that
10 proposition to amend were carried, The Consijt
hs,r
motion to amend
Mr. LEIoH called then upon gentlemen for som
reasons founded On practical views, for TIE chang,
they required. Upon them the ofis p,'obnnii.
Mr.. PowEI.I. regretted that the state of his voice
prevented him from taking the course which he 9th
erwlse would, by presenting the ar,rndment wheel
he had himself moved TO this whole report Sir. r
then moved to pass by the resolution and to take ut
the other reports
AR DoDpnrpGE said he did not know that the gen.
tleman from Che$icrfcld had any right TO call uJ,r
hnn to answer Undergraduates. 1t practice
growing upon the Convention tIe had been n few
days AGO charged with being cognizaut of motion il
the House of Delegates when nc was not member
OF that hranch bui he was not permitted to eS!uir
end to deny that he was Il member; and the gentle
man iGu proceeded To ask him questions as to wI,a
be would do IN certain eases. lie deemed TIL
right, and dacuycd that he at liberty to address
the Committee on the subject Of his proposition.
To submit 1t to silent vote. lie suggested to thu
gentleman from Frederick to permit the question nov
to be taken the report, and reserve bis arsuncn
for future stage ofthe proceedings.
| hr Powell persisted i'll his notnp, and gave tn
reasons which induced him to view the election tn
Governor the most important question which WA,
likely to arise in the consideration of this report
Mr.. MERCER said that AZ it was at his il,
stance, the report the Executive Committee wa
taken up, he felt it necessary to make few obser
vatios Will respect to the MOTION mad, by The zen
tleman from FrcdericI: CIR. POWELL. Ifbo tlode
that the gentleman from Frederick from his prcsc
ndiSprsition would do any injustice to the advocacy
OF the substitute which he submitted, for the E,;ocu
tive report he certainly would not press the decsio
at the present time. Bat if that gentleman J,uul
reflect and perceive the converse Of his argument
he would ind that VIC were involved in the sam,
difficulty from which he V'isheI es;tricatc himself
On this principle we cannot proceed one sscp-w
J cannot move at all; It was objected the other da
when it was proposed 30 take this report under con
federation, th2t it You'll be improper until we ha
settled tue whole basis OF approximations There
no report wbich does not IL part, involve in its con