Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-01-14

tice that shall receive something for nothing
mat no man shall receive his pay without ne rlor
the services for which the pay was to be given. /
MS power 10 perform Them This would he doing Ia,
,,ee TO the people aud justice 10 the judge. Mr. Pres
hope that other gentleman of this Couven,io
much ADLER than myself, and who would be much be,
calculated to do justice to this important subes
WA" am would have offered similar proposition
strained from sense Of duty submit this propositio
Of amendment ! am aware that many gentle me n d
me IN opinion on ths subject; but believing tn
principle correct, am willing that the world sha
know my vote on this subject. I shall therefore as
| Tor the ayes and noes this question.
Mr.. Coulter said,xentemen need not be alarmed
lney would have Judges TO remove after this ,Iay
ne meant Judges: not men filling Judicial stations.
The question was now taken by yeas and nays an
| ..AYES.-Messrs. George. NJ MILAN, C.mvben
W w; By.s'' Chapman, oslesby. Campbell Of Bed
mo, NoEs;c n Barbour. (P3 Jones. Leigh ant
Goode, Marshall Of f.. Tyler. Nicholas CIopton, An
derson: Cofmsn. Harrison, Williamson, Baldwin John
s N MCoy, Moore Beirne, Smith, Miller. Baxter
Ma'on OF s. Trezyant, Claiborne, Urquhart, Ran
doiph' Leigh OF H Logan, Venable, adison, Stanard
hoiaday, Mercer, Fiizhugh, Henderson, Osborne
CGose' Powell, GIEgs, Mason Of F. Naylor. Don
aid'on, Boyd, Pendleton Roane, Taylor Of Car. Nor
ris' Garneu Cloyd, Mathews, Duncan, Laidley, Sum
mers' Sec Morgan, Campbell Of Brooke, Wilson, Bar
hour oil G. Scott, Green, Marshall Of F. TszewelI
iownes, Martin, Stuart, Pleasants, Gordon, Thomp
son, Massie. Bates, Neale. Rose. Coalter, Joynes
bayly, Upshur, Perrin.-S7.
So Mr.. Cbapman's amendmen Mt was rejected
Mr.. COOKE now moved TO add.the following a. ,
separate article:
i. 1t shall be the duty Of the Executive Department
CURED by the twentieth section OF the act Of the
Assembly, entitled :. An act to organize Convention q
snail have been made, shall appear that majority
oil all the votes given, is for rafyng this Con-
s",9'ion, forthwith to make proclamation of the fact.
L. And 1t shall moreover be the duty Of the Exc.
cunve Department. in and by such proclamation. 10
law TO hold and superinteRd elections under penalty
dollars for failing to obey such command
TO open polls in their respective countess cities town.
and boroughs aad in the election districts established
oy law In their respective COUNTESS on the Trst Mon.
day in November In the present year for the election
oil Delegate Delegates. the case may be- to rem.
Peciively, mentioned and described in the third ar
ncIe OF this Constitution, and Of Senator to repre.
sent each Of the Senatorial Districts described in the
fourth article.
Ill So soon as the said election Of Delegates and
Senators shal have been made, the previously exist.
ing Senate and House of Delegates elected unte the
ou Constitution, shall cease to have legal and Consti.
tutional existence.
w.. Should any Of the contingencies herein before
mentioned, render It necessary or proper 10 convene
Genera Assembly, after such election sh all have be.n
made, and before the time herein after appointed for
the hrst regular annual citing Of the General
bly, under This amended Constitution the new General
ment holding its power authority under the old Con-
stuton.
". The first regular General Assembly under thi.
amended Constitution shall convene and assemble Al
the Capitol, in the city of Richmond, on the [6rst
Monday in January, in the year 1881
vi. The powers and duties of the Executive De.
partment under the old Constitution shall and de-
termine and those Of the Executive Department I'm.
der the new Constitution, shall commence as coon az
may be after thu commencement of the FIRST regular
session Of the General Assembly elected under the
new Constitution.
VII. All Officers, whether civil or military, holding
their offices under the old Constitution whose cases are
not herein provided for, shall continue hold their Of
hoes under the new Constitution, by the tenure,
and for the same time, under the old Constitution
VIII All the Courts of Justice existing in
this Commonwealth 4 continue, with the same iu.
risdic,Ion a. heretofore until the said Courts shall have
been modified or abolished the jurisdiction thereof
modified or taken away, by an Act Acts Of the Gem
era Assembly, made under the restrictions and limita.
tions herein before provided.
lie added few words in explanation.
Mr. JOHNSON expressed a doubt whether the Con-
venton bad right 10 provide different mode for car
rying the Constitution into effect than that appoined
by law and also If they had, whether 1t to be
left to the Executive rather than to the Legislature to
the'e questions might be considered, he moved an ad.
tournament, but Withdrew the motion at the request Of
Mr. CoALTER, who sugge, ted difficulty in case the
Constitution should be adopted by gle vote and that
vote be disputed to whom was the question 10 be re.
ferred! to Freeholders! 10 housekeepers. He asked
ii the Convention had not power to require a given
order 10 the adoption OF Constitution?
He should be very unwilling to leave il 10 bare ma
joriiy Of one.
Mr.. JOHNSON now renewed his motion, and the
House adjourned TO IL o'clock tomorrow.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. Is.
The Convention met at IL o'clock, ard was opened
with prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Croes Of the Episcopal
Church
The question yf,g from yesterday, was on stri-
king out the 3lst article Of the drafted Constitution
which IL in the following words:
XXX. The Executive Department of the Govern
ment shall remain as at present organized, and the
Governor and Pryy Councillors shall continue in Of
flee, until Governor elected, under this Consiu on
shall come into oice;-and all other persons in Office
when ihisConstuop shall be adopted is herein
herwi expressly directed continue office ill
SUCCESSORS hall be sppon'e the law shall 9th
provide; and all the Courts Of Justice existing shall
continue with their present jurisdction. until and
eep so far as the Judicial system may shall be here
ter otherwise organized by the Legislature.
And on appending 10 the Constitution the folio wing
article:
I'll And II shall moreover be the duty Of the Exc
cutve Department, in and by such proclamation, to
command the Sberifs and other officers directed by law
TO hold and superinte nd elections, under penalty Of
collars Tor Filling TO obey such and open polls
in their respective counties, cities towns and boroug
and IN the election districts estab shed by law in their
IN the present year for the election Of Delegate or
DeIegates "a the may be- 10 the coun-
ties towns. boroughs and districts, ctveIy, men
toned and described in the third article of this Con-
stution and Of Senator to represent each Of the Sc
Material Districts described in the fourth article"
The question being on filling the blanks in this ar.
tcie, MIR. Cooke moved 10 fill the first blank relating
TO the fine OF the Sheriff with $4,000
Mr. WILSON proposed to fill II with $1,000
Mr.. SCoTT expressed doubt OF the authority Of the