Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-01-14

WHO shati have attained he ae3ol % wears
aud shall be actually ar"sdeslf nd lseeholder
within the county, city, tuwb, borough or e
lection district, or duly qoalifi to vote fol
mem bers OF the Geuerat Assembly accnrdtnn
to this Constitution PROVIDED, thai all Minis
tiers of the Gospel and Pliesis Of every de-
nomination. shall be Incapable ,hf being e
lected medbcrs of Ell her House Of Assembly
| II was. oB moIion of Mr.. Leigh, amended,
| by strik ng out the words /" OF dh, before
" qua Ii6ed 10 vote p so as 10 make thai part OF
the section read, any person may be elected
| Senator VINO shall havr attained The age OF 81
years, aud shall be actually ,eslIen, and FREE
holder within the district, qualified 10 role tor
members Of the Genpra Assembly,
Tie same amendm, ut as maze IN the latter
part of the Same section, SD AS 10 cause il 10
read, any person may be elected 4 member
OF he House oil ID gates who shall nave at
tanned the age of 20 . rs. aud sail he actual
ly a resident and trtshotier within be count, =.
city, bjr augh OF election Disiri l. qualified 10
u0te for members Of The q nera. Accordingly.
The sixth section WAS tAeu read AS folInr@i:
VI. The General Assembly SHALT meet ODE
or onener every year Either House may ad
journ isslf respec lively. majority of each
House shall onsttutt qusrnm o u business,
but II stnalIe, lumber may adjourn I, ON day 10
day, snd be authorised 10 compel the a tau
dance Of absent nombers, III such manner add
under such pena'ii as each House may pr
vlde.--Apd each II use may .foose 10 - II
Spe-k appein; IT'S own officers settle its
owa rlles of proceeding, an di,ect writs Of
election Tor supplying mtrmediate vacanctrs
On motion of VI, Leigh, he word respec
fis ety. in tine 2 sentence, was stricken out as
supe, hnons.
Mr.. Chapman moved further TO amend the
section by trlklns out me words " Either
Hous. may adjourn tlstlf' aud to inset, in lieu
thereof. Neithei louse, during tue session OF
l. e Leg,sla ure shall. without The cunsrnt Of he
0 her, sd ourn for more than three days nor TO
any other place than that IN which the TWO Hou
sea shall be sitting
Much debate sued on the proposition.
Mr. Giles sa ii he frii much doubt ana en-
barrass on this subjec, lie observed IN
the neS, s"ctIon a prnsis,on which had bear
log the pr, sent Ame ndtnent il thai sr.si n
sh pgd be alt red as he thought II ought TO bt j,
then the amendment nov proposed might be .d.
van'agraHs I Tie hen read Inc 7th section as
foltnWs:
VII. All laws sha originate in be House of
Delegates, 10 be approved or rejected by the
enatp. or to be amtnded wit the consent of
the Hou>- OF ID gait, excep, money bills,
senate, but wholly approved OF rejected
lie thnug srrIonS evfsre. ultrd from the al
jonrnnenr of ne Senate; and his vas to be a
ribued t. heir moi having the power IL orgi.
nate Bills-lhoush gr atty attached 10 the old
Conslitaion, lie thought n this feature il onghl
To be anne nded Let the Senat. have p wer to
o gina al Bills bat IN ney Bills. The power
had been given 10 TIN senate OF the u. states.
and y ith advantage II tie Senate should be
c. he'd with his power, then would become
i'm lortan' thai II should not adjourn without
the conse n ofthe other House
The arg menl from the power of the Senate
10 Try impeachmens was ia favor Of the u
eminent nnd not against it. The II of ID.
mast b IL being in order to p osecule he Im,
p acnment before the other Hou.e. In the iri-
a of Ju3geCha'e this had nes. sbeen 9uest.hn-
ed, and the utmost expedition was uIg o
htng thai rial to al i.sua before the i Of
March OH TIA very ground. II they loak from
the Constitution of the United States the pro
vision about trying lmpeachnenls, hey ought
to boz row likewise The clause now proposed
NJ. Giles SAID he should vote for the amend
meat
Ma Randolph Sid he should vote against the
mendment. and thai on principle wu,ch he
had earned b ore bs came INFO public lii.
a I'D by which he hal been gov rue Al ring thu
VIII course OF that lie, lhat IL was awa s
unwisc- yes-highl' uuwis TO disturb = thing
that was at rest. This was 81 great ca al
principle that should govern ali wlsr Statesmen
never without the strongest necessity 10 dis
iufb that which was AT rest. He should sots
against the amendment on Another and an infe-
rior consideration. Whatever 0pini n nigh
have been expressed as TO d multitude 81 coun.
81 l'ors, there was but one among conslderate
men as To a NIL iplicity of laws. The objec
lion urged " the gentleman from Richmond,
over The way, (Mr. Nlchoas,) to the existing
clause, was precisely one oil the strongest mo-
ives with him for offering the amendment
am much opposed, said Mr. r., except IN
great emergency-and then The Legislative
machine is always sure to work wlIh sdtheen
rapdits-the steaH is then up-i am much OPP
posed to this " despatch of business The
principles nj free government IN this country,
(and if they falI--if tdey should be cas- away
--herr-they are lost forever | fear, to the
world have more 10 fear from our legislation
than from any other cause. Yes, sT.-ihey
have more to fear from armies OF legislators ana
armies ofjadges than from any other or from
all other causes. Besides the gred mahulac'o-
~ at Washington, we have "a moro laoofato-
.ies at srork, all making laws. In Virginia we
have now Two in operation-One engaged III
ordinary legislation. aud another ha'"ssTmg
al the tundamenta law. Among all these law
yers, judges, aud legislators, there Is grea'
opposition on the people, who are neither law
yers, Judges nor Legislators, nor ever expec' 10
bean oppression barely more tolerable thhh
any which is felt under The European Govern
me Is. Sir, nty.r eau forge, that IN 'ie
great and good bo X holl 20 whiok for an
truth and all wisdom the book OF Kings sue
ceeds the book OF Judges
The question was taken on the amendment
and decid in rhe affirmatve-Ayes 50.
SO the House resolved that neither House
should have the !power OF adonrnng 'oT
more ihen three days, without the consent Oh
the otueT.
Mr. Summers moved the following amend
meDt:
But If vacancies shall occur 10y death or
resignation, during the recess OF the "ene y. a.
Assembly, such writs may be issued by lhe 90
vernon. under such regulations as may be pre-
scrihed by law "