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

oil intention to preG any measure nsJef sneb
circumstances
! Mr.. CabsH. after few predatory remarks,
offered the following amendment 10 me Zznd
| scciion
The General Assembly shall have power
10 modify OF 10 abolish the said Super'orConrs
"tsneh tunes, and u substitute for them u ~
their JicreIion, thry deem IL eIpedieni. such
tribunals ss the public good may require. And
upon the modifcaiinn o. aholnion thereof, The
salaries Of all oDieen holding oDirc' therein, OF
IN any wise apputenant ib"r"to, shah ne
abolished, unless otherwise directed ny law. -
RJeekd
Nr..SeoH moved 10 AMEND the 22nd seciion
IN such n manner ~ TO make the General IouI
n Cons itutional Court as veil ~ The Court oil
I Appeals and an interesting debate arose. me
report oi which mnst for the present, post
pone--Mr. Scott explained aud urged his a
menameut, aud was followed by Mr.. Leigh
who earnestly advocate and pressed the inca
sure ms leading 10 III. most snluiary results
Mr. Powell opposed it rs unnecessary, all the
ends being ~ well answered by leaving the
subject TO the Legislature.
Mr. Hende,s0n made some remarks in reply
10 Mr.. Powell, who iejoIned and was followed
by Mr.. Leigh.
aud nay rs follows Ayes 80, Noes 62.
Mr. George moyediho following amendment
TO the 10Th see'iou !:
The Legislature hall meet only once IN
every two wears unbss convened ~ he man-
ner pse'crbed ~ III. 9th article OF the Con
snniion.'
He stated that he Acied in obrd,ence TO the
wspes OF his Constituents in presenting the a
tnrndmrnt
Mr. Campbell Of Brooke, asked the yeas and
nays. aud they were ordered.
Mr. Rdndoiph said ,ha, he was not second to
any man ~ hat House out of it in his abhor.
renee II ever leg islaiioa: and he would vote for
the amendment iih grea pleasure but for Que
consideration he Was subjected 10 another
{; avernmeni be DIS that Of Virginia, aud a.
The Legislature oftls U. : met every year hr
wanted hat of Vignm TO meet every year al
20, hat il might watch them.
| The question was lhen ialen by yeas & nays
as follows
! fEAS-hIesss. Anderson. Cohman, vii.
hanson. Baldwin, Baxter, Henderson. osborne,
| George, Mcmillan, Campbell OF w. Byars,
! & oyd Matthew'S, 0elesby, See, Mo,gan,
! Campbell OF Brooke, wilson Taxewell, Camp
| bell Of Bed. Iownes Martin, Stuart. Bates, Rose
| and Conltrr.-.26
NAYS-Mes,rs Barbour, (P.) Jones, Leigh
| and Taylor of On Giles, Brodnpx. Dromgoole,
| Alexapher, Guode. MARSHALL n IA. Tyler, Mich
! olas, Clopton, HARRISON. Johnson, Mccoy,
| Moore, Smith. Miller Mason Of S. Trezvant,
claiborne, Ufquhart, Randolph, Leigh of ii.
| Logan, Venablr. had,on, Stapard, Holiday,
Mercer, Fltzhugh, Cooke, Powell, Griggs,
| Mason Of +. Naylor. DonaIdsnt. Boyd, Prndle.
ton. Roane, Taylor oil Car. Morris, Garnelt,
| Chapman. Duncan, Laidey, Summers, Do1
bridge. Barbour Of e. Scott Green, Marshall.
OF +. Loyal, Prentis, Grjgsby, Clayton, Snun.
| ders, Branch, Cabeii, Peasants. Gordon.
| Thompson, MaSsie. NeaIe, Jo,Des. Bayly, Up
shur and Perrin.-69
so the amendment was neghtived.
On motion of Mr. J. $. Barbour, the vote on
Nh. Fi'Zhughs amendment, in relation TO he
| capuaiion tar was rP.cunsidcr.d. The a.
mendment was then w,thdrann,to be offered 10
morrow.
NJ Coulter moved an aniendment 10 the 18th
section AS follows:
" And provided also that the votes in each
county shalt he taken at Que place TO be deSig-
mated by law"
The question being taken, the Yea aud
Nays : God as follows AYES, 81, Nors "a
so the Amendment waS iejected
Mr.. Sidnard now moved 10 insert in tn o2d
| section after the word " tribunals the words
and the Judges thereof SO MS to read " The
jurisdiction oithese tribunals and The Judyes
thereof shall be regulated Ivy law"
Nh explained lhr amendment as having
reference To the duties oil Judges out OF Cou.t.
Aud it was agreed to.
When the House ADJOURNED