Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-01-19

.ion TO the freehoIders alone, was nesa'''eo oy
the following yore:
AVIS Mrssrs Jones, B. w Leigh. ). Tay-
lor Giles. B,oadnsx, Dromgoole, Alexander,
Nicholas. Y Mason, rrezvant, CiAibnrns,
Urouharr, Randolph, w. Leigh, Logan, Vena-
BILE. II olladay, 2oane, Morris Csarne,t, laze-
well, Lnysli. Prentis, Grigsby, Branch, Coslter'
Upshur, Perrin-2s.
Moss Messrs. p. p. Barbour, Good", ),
Marshall, TYLER, Clopton. Anderson. Coftma",
Harrison, Williamson, Baldwin, Johnson, NJ
Coy, Moore, Beirne. Smith, Miller, Baxter,
Madison, Stauard, Fi.zhash, Henderson, Us
borne, Cooke, Powell, Griggs, VI. Ma'oo,
Naylor, Donaldson, Boyd, Pendleton, George.
Nc MILAN, E. Campbell, Byars, w. Taylor,
Cloyd, Chapman, Matthews, Oglesby, Duncan,
Laidley, Summers, See, Morgan, A Campbell,
Wilson, ] $ Barbour, Scott, Green i. Mar
shall, w Campbell, Clayton, Saunders, mes
Cabell, Martin, Stuart, Peasants, Gordon,
Thompson, Massie, Bales, Neale, Rose, Joynes'
Rayly-66.
Mr.. Cooke now moved the adoption O! The
article he offered the other day, providing Tor
carrying The new Constitution into elect
heretofore twice published by US
In support Of il, Mr., c. said that ny DIS
pensiHg with anoi her session OF the old L-gis.
Ia;ure, al least $4,000 would be saved. l, mao
been suggested, that in providing diherep'
mode Tor carrying the Constitution into opera
lion from that OF The law, that It superseded
law which the people had ratified in their soVe'
reign, original capacity-but he reminded ne
House, that this article was not INTENDED 10
have force, unless the constitution was aP
proved by the people in which case, THIS an
tiCle as part Of u, would be tseii, me para
mount law Of the land.
Mr. l., Ugh (uf Che.lerheld) and Nj. Stanard,
in conoer;, off red III. following as a subs'i ute
Of Mr.. Cookies understanding uhs, lie
eisla,iye action was indispensable. as the law
required the constitution to be published 8
months and submitted 10 The vote Of the peo-
Die in April, whereas The interval was less han
three months, and that legislative instruction
to the officers, conducting the elections was
necessary
Ordered, Tha, the roll containing the draft
of the amended constitution adopted by this
Convention and, by il, su omitted to the people
OF this commonwealth, for thsir ra ihca'ion or
r ice ion be enclosed by the Secretary in case
proper for its preservation, and deposited
among the archives Of the Council of State.
Ordered, That the Secretary do Gauss The
Journals OF the proceedings of this Convention
to be fairly entered in well bound book, and
af er The same shall have been signed bv the
President and Secretary, thar he deposits the
same, toge her with all the original documents
in the possession of the Con, ention and con-
nsc,ed, with lis proceedings, among the ar
ohives Of The Council Of ave, aud Further,
that he Cause 10 printed copies o be well
bound, and deposited IN the Public Library.
Ordered, That the Presden OF the Con'en-
lion do certify true copy OF the amended
Constitution 10 he General Assembly now IN
session; and that the General Assrmbl' be,
and hey are hereby requested, 10 make any adj
di,ionai provisions bs law. which may be ne
crssary aud proper, for submitting he same to
the voters thereby qualified to vote Ter MEM
be,s Of the General Assembly, q, the hex
A prl eec ZION and for organizing he govern"
ment under he amended Cnnsli'u ion IN case
i, shall br approved and railh d by such voters.
Mr.. Cook, expressed mis- assrnt to the two
f,sl orders and The question came between
the third order and the plans offered by Mr..
Cooke.
Mr.. johnson expressed his opposition 10
both 20 MIR. Co"ke's. as super seding the &C
ion If he law TO orga"izr Convention, which
was the charter Of the Conssntion--to The sub.
sti.n,e, IS implying ma the Legislature could
defi,r wnom the Convention mean, TO inrlude
in he exren> ion If ,ufff age. AS 10 the three
months publication Mr.. J. cnntendrd that
ha, was d,e,u,t and no, imperative
| a, if It was imperative. IL must be submit.
ted 20, and the Con i,u,ion could not be /, o ed
spon before Aoul 1881. He moved TO amrnd
h. substitute, as foi'"ws.
L" rha, COP, br cerNfrd 10 The Executive
If ,hx Commonweai III, with eques' that It
Ne published, IN order 10 b. submitted to the
people for rai6o alton or r.; ec ion, a the April
elections, in he prrsen' year, pursuant to the
nrovl sions If the lsih section OF hr ac' Of he
General Assembly emf I'D An Act to organ
,zs a Convrn ion,' passed Fec. 10Th 1922
The question was put on MIR. J"hns'n's
amendment, and i, was nega'i'ed-and the
substitute was Then adopted
On motion Of MIR Stuart, the thanks Of The
Convention were voted 20 the Clergy Of The
City for heir prompt and punctual compliance
with The r.ques' addressed 10 hem to open
the daily session with prayer-and to the Pas.
tor and trustees of,h- Il S, Bdptis Church. for
the USE Of tha' building.