Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-10-27


inent or substitute, after motion To strike orr ~
property, or other qualification. lie trusted tbs,
snch would be The course which gentlemen ,icht fnd
themselves at liberty TO pursue hereafter. "N
Mr.. LEIoH said he had understood In, rula M a.,
se1t'o,nah rom Brooke had Ifthat was the proper
sSor,,;o". i u'el would be inhibition OF Offering
.Ssou.iohs oy way OF amendment. and lie wouli
thrrefore refrain from amending his resolution "'"''
Mr. SrANAED soid, that the resolution of the zen.
tiehian from Chesterfield, removes nil the ,f;cnI,
1t no; ony provides for reference of propo.
s""s huue IN the convention, but also for such s
may originally he made in COMMITTEES of the yVho,
The very purpose of assinilatng the Con,,n;,,a 80
lie 1"le 10 committee of the Whole ON the state
OF the commonwealth, was to give capacjtv 10 ,b;,
COMMITTEE 10 receive original propositions 'rhare
Iore' there was no difficulty in the way of making -.
ference "f these resolutions. The only object con.
tchpi2ted by the provision for reference wns 20
prevent discussions il the Convention while ia, h.,
sincss was before u Committee
MI LEIGH OF Chesterfield, This resolution relative
10 inc staHdIng rule tthe House TO resolve itself do
y into Committee of the whole Conyention 10 60;
der the existing CONSTITUTIONS &c. having becn ycan
moved mat inc convention proceed to execute
zee of tho whole ~ ~''''"''-
Inc motion was then put and carried in the MFR
n!u'e ana the Convention then resolved itself into
Cominutcc OF the whole, to consider H.. s,~;t,,
Constitution, &c. Mr.. p. p. Rarbo,,r in rho Cbn;s1
The subjects before the COMMITTEES havno hon
propoundod from the Char. 'V0-'
e. ar. DopDh'nGE SAID he supposed, in the nature
o! things, that the report OF the Legislative Comn
tee SHOULD be conside red first, with perbaps one o.
ccpton: The House would probably recullect thu,
waen ne oIered ms resolutions, at the commence
mont oil TN" Convention. he had pointcd ont ,LoL
oors OF the Committee the Bill of RIGHTS nc .L
foundation at all. IL had then struck him, ,ba, ~
anorS OF ths Committee were of primary nnor
lance. lie had subsequently acuuiosced IN tho -
oslton of the gentleman from Loudnnn mr. M,
90 chohee the construction of tho Committees md
20 nNgS the fifth and the first resolutions into o,c
ny ADDING the matter of the first to that Of Tho ooh
resolution, but this done merely with n view 20
conhne the Cunnttccs to that one and the three -
which the Legislative the Judicial and the Exec,
i've departments had been referred He ,,ishod
therefore, 10 submit proposition take I'D tie first
report tthc Committee OH the Blof Riphis B.
ana othcr gentlemen were Of the opinion, and he
had no doubt that there would he general concur
renee oi opinion, that tho Bin of lights requires t
al'ientiaent, he would submit the motion.
he motion being carried in the affirmative Tho
report OF the Committee on ile Bill of Rights, &c.
was rcrd as follows
Tho Conimit'r &c, to whom was resSrrcd ,ba mn
Declaration Of Rights anG al such parts of the mr.
'cAt Constitution Ss arc not referred 10 thu C,n,
mIt;Ces of tho Legislative, Esecutivc ara ri:H,
depa tmons OF the Governments hive had tLo -, -
to them referred under their consideration AMI -
IN part Pc torlnance oithe duties dcvolyed on tbc
agreed upon the following resolution ''
"Resotaed, That IN he opinion of this C.o,n,o;,,
tue BIZ on Deciaraon OF Rights, requires no n,ilend
The question on the adoption Of This resol .,;., .
thcn put and carried in the affirmative
Mr.. PowELL then rusc TO ask for scu,c inf
as 10 question OF order. He wished To b,. inr,T,'
cd whether by adopting the resolution which bad
Just been agreed 10, as reported nv RI, f,,,n,,-
on the Bill Of Rights all other anIsnsn,ants 80 80
instrument which might be con. empoicJ b,. n,e,r
hcrs, excluded : ~
rhe CHAR decided that the Committee bov;r,
nIoPieu Tue report OF the COMMITTEES ua the Bill NJ,
Rights, &C that that mss rument requires n, amend
mcht' II would not be competent he-eafler for a,v
member, IN Commit &c, TO an amendment 10 In,
ELL oF Rgis. - va
Nh. POWELL said that, ~ nakin- the sur.,es,io,
no had in view certain resolutions submitted by L,s
friend from Norfolk air. 1aylor.) Those rcsolnIona
involved principles OF very treat nnrortnnco an, I,
vas "th view 90 ascor: ain whether those rcgol1-
t,onS rs VOL as any other proposit ors vere NOT eX
I',ueu' 'hAt he ho had made the suggestion. lIo did
~ presume To 'inpugn tue decision of the Chair sj.
Enough ne regretted IT, effect.
Mr. TAfLoR th"n rose aud SuiftiIat he felt him.
s'li unexpectedly constrained 20 address the Chair
thcu lie came into the House he had no idea that
"s RESOLUTIONS would be invOvcd in tho proceedings
"i ths day So unnSorined WIS he of the nature ~,
parliamentary proceedings. that he bed not for n mo-
ment supposed that the decision Of The COMMITTEE
""u' nave received the construction which Iod hec
pat upon II by the Chair r,ncJy Tint - ,.n,,Il 49,,
c,n"c the amendments Contained in his resoI,,;ory
~ '' ','' H'Tnp I'd question the proprieiy of that
C"nstTocllon Hut he Thought when the Con,n,;,,o
h"d decided that the Bill of Ri,,J,,s Gould 49,, a.
hch"cI, mat 1t DID not, by that decision prsc,de
sIdeted beneficial. ~ - 's"' W S"n-
lthc was mistaken in this vie,v. No NO, ,., u,
that mere exists Ia this respectable body n dsnoi
ti"n r'thcr 10 refonsidor The motion which hal Do,
a "1Si'ru, ti4"il 10 exclude uoou,l,cr fo,,
"i!erng amendmcnts--lr IA effect Of tbe Jac;s;n
! OF ims Committee To be 20 understood r. IL
Cha~ fhonld siil be OF opinion that the cfc, of liz
a'cfi"h "i he Committee tl0t the report which, bnJ
been read be agreed TO. to preclude nny aei,;"n
/ 10 '9o Biii OF Rights, then would lac ask i Of tba
cahdour ana generosity r the House to rcc,osid.
Their vote IN order that the opportunity nobt he 49,
d'd hn to offer Tho resolutions which he bn, nro,ad
";r' CnArMAN JouNsoN said he had perlnns rnisor,
Pfr"chUcd tic resolutions 20 which re;erorco bdd
been made, had not und. rstcod tbe cj,rc,o
thoSe resolutions II he correct in supposn,o,
thcn 10 be the same re olutiuns which had boc5
pHle9 n.tho Papnrs, as offered by the gentlemen
from Norfolk, he could not conceive bo,s tbo tn
rnitco could be prccludcd from their consderotior.
or that they might not be properly considered no
ainendinents TO the Constitution, and not 10 the B;J
OF Rights. They could be taken up for coneidc,a
ton as soon as ihc Report of the Legislative Con
inittce should be called mp, aud might BIO oroLr,ca
m and made part Of That Report. There ,vas No
occnsinn, therefore, for reconsideration of rho 80