Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-01-05

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XVI The Governor she'll receive sr hi, services es,,
pensaon nc fixed by law which shall neither be
nor y 1v1,'";hed during his continuance IN onire.
N'ii lie shall take That .hG,lv cxecu
&c" shall communicate to the Legislature a<vcry session ,h.
condition OF the Commonwealth recommend to The ronsde
Chief of the land Of the State
rue snail have power to eibody the min when his op.
io the public safety shall require il, to the
on application OF majority of the the ousc o
Dcesacs orwhcn, IN his opiaon, the interest Com.
moaweahh may require it; grant rcreves and paoons ex
ce' where shall have been carried ON by tho
"ue OF Delegates or the law shall otherwise pa uariy d
Iec 10 conduct either person. manner ms shall be
prescribed by law all intercourse with Other and nreiyn State
anu ""Inf The recess OF the Legislature, pro tempoye ali
III those Offices, which, the duty of the
gaure TO I'LL permanently Provided that his appointment, TO
me next succeeding session of ile General Assemble
A'iii Commissions aud grants shall run In The name or tina
;, ,S we, u 1 .msn0 and bear 'ct by the Governor
Mn The General Assembly shall provide by law fo, tire
o, 'he Executive duties, III Nil cases of hn temporary
oy OF e 'osc'nor to discharge them and vacanc y-in
h ONCE, 10y reason OF his absence from the seat Of rovcn
r SICKNESS DEATH removal from Office, resignation or other
t. IT. Tine manner Of appointing militia officers shall be pro-
eu iot ny aw-oui no officer bslow the of Brn;Ier
"cnSIa' shall he appointed by tho General A.cn,,y
AL treasurer shall be appointed annually by Joint vote
MI The Judicial power shall he ii, supreme cour,
~ s'ch superior COT IT'S as now exist, the Lrss-
courts aud III justices OF the peace The legislature NAV ala
vest such Jurisdiction shall he deemed necessary in coyrra
@ anu III the magistrates who may belong TO the cor.
pora,e loiy The jurisdiction these tribunals shall bc
Of o law Inc judges OF The superior Of appeals
e superior counts shall hold their ur,n. GOOD beha
.o until removed in tho prescribed in , cons
'uo and shall a, 'c hold other Office appoint
men' OF public rus arie acceptance thereof y either OF
them shall yaca'e his judicial Office y ~ -
mil The present judges supreme coir, of a,pe,,
OF me general court aud of the supreme courts of ohnnccry
sai remain IN Office until the termination of the session
OF the first Legislature elected omer thi, c""s,,n
and TO logger. ~ WIS e"S''''o"
ANv The judge; Of The supreme appeals and of
i!oises OF the General Assembly.
~ lie judges Of tire supreme Of appeals aud Of
courts shall receive fixed aud adequate salaries
"rh shall no, be diminished during their continuance in lice
IN he creation OF any county, Justices
are shall he appointe i'll the frs, instance in such manner
as may be cTibed 10y law When vacancies shall occur in
any or 1t shall for he deemed necessary to-
increase their number appointments shall be made bv the Go
vernon, on ue recommendation of their rcspeetye county
AAVll The clerks of the courts when vacancc,
a occu shall he appointed by respective couIts and
M tenure OF oico as well of those in Office those
WY may ne hereafter appointed shall Lc prescribed by law
AAtii Judges may be Office by cocurreu,
o. D9' Houses o the General Assembly; hut
VI me whole number elected each House must CONCUR IN
such vote and the shall be en,cmd ON ,h.
journals OF each The judges against whom, Legislature
may be about to proceed shall thereof acconra.
med WITT cory of the alleged renewal at least
wey days before the Jay which either House the Gene
raj Assembly shall act ,hercuron.
MIN Wnts shall in the name Of the commonwealth
1i Virginia aud hear test by the clerks the several
commonwealth e' " ~
MN The executive department of the soverumen, shall
@ as d, pesen, oTsa.iZed and the governor and privy
councillors shall continue i'll Office until governor elected I'M
uei 'S constitution shall come into oceaud all other per-
sons III ONCE when tins constitution shall be adopted except
screin otherwise expressly directed shall continue in Office
wise
provide.
NM The declaration of rights made on tho 18th June
senbed iuI convention as the rrh,s which, nc;
ed I" them and their poery the aud foundation OF
amendment shall be Peyed constitution and have the
same relation thereto as had to The former constitution of this
The Constitution having been read. Mr. Fitzbpob
enquircd as to question of order-whcther it was TO
oe considered as Whole, or was a separate and dis
tnct question 10 be taken each clause. The
IN alInHf hntt
as WHOLE its several parts open amendment, and
the question, after amendments had been disposed Of
To De taken upon Its adoption or rejection
Mr. Poweil asked for the reading ofthe resolution
under winch the Committee of seven was appoipte ed
Alr. Mercer moved that the Constitution be read a
second time by It's title, preparatory to reference of
H. 10 Committee OF the Whole, which motion
prevailed, and
Mr.. Mercer then moved TO commit the Renor, N =
Committee of the Whole.
MI Powell was opposed to the course rs he could
not perceive the benefit to be derived from it. The
Report was open to amendment as we'll in the House
as 1t would be in the Committee Theonly difference
was, that IN the House, thefc was n limit to discus
sion, l%late. there was none in the Conmtee-a rca-
son w'ss,t this late hour, he thought good one
Tor not gcIng into Committee of the Whole
Alr. Mercer briefly replied, and the motion 10 COM
init was further opposed by Mr.. Scott and supported
by MIR. Summers, after which, the motion to com
NIT was negatived.
MIR, Randolph enquircd lift would be- in order TO
Commit the report to the Committee that reported il?
me Chair replied aflirmatvcly. Dir. Randolph said
ne Thought that that ought be taken ms the
committee nae not obeyed Instructions. The Chair
enquring OF Mr.. r. if be made that motion-he re.
pied III the negafive-when il made by Mr. vii
son, and negatived without count.
MT' Mercer commented upon the Report, and sta
teu tnat the Select Committee had superadded new
principles. Feeling himself unprcparcd to proceed
10 day IN deciding upon the Report lie moved TO re-
consider his motion for reading the Report a second
time By its title
Mr. Randolph asked how it was possible in the M
ture OF things, not to read the Report second time
when 1t tad been read second tincI
some conversation ensucd between Mcssrs. Mercer
ana Leigh OF Chesterfield, as TO parliamentary ORDER
which resulted in suggestion of the hitter GENTLE
man, that one Of the majority should move 10 recon
slder tho vote refusing to 90 into Committee of the
W hole. On the report itself, Mr.. Leigh said tho
select committee had anticipated the objections
made to lit was impossible to please all, and diff
cult in such matter, to please any.
Mr. Johnson (who had voted in tho majority moved