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

members. for disordery behayIour, and viii
The concurrence II two thirds. expei a memb, :
bul not second Time, Tor the same offence -
The ams dmeni was agreed tn.
Nh Mercer tlirn moved the following -
/" Senator and Delegated shall. IN all cases
except treason, felony, OF breach OF the p.aye
he privll' ged from arrest, during The session o.
The General Assembly, and in going to- and
returning from the same aud for aav speech
Or debate, IN either House, they hall MOI he
quest n ed IA any Other place"
Mr. Leigh opposed The amendment as .un.
NICE sar, Parliamentary law being well es-
tabIIshrd aud understood
! The amendment was reiected
| MIR Mercer offered the following -" Each
! House shall keepa journal oC its proceedings,
aud publish all such art thereof, as the pus
&c welfare may not require q br kept setrrt
and the yeas aud nays on any Question, sbti..
AT the request # one.len,h OF ht member pre-.
sen he en- red on the journals, = This also
was rele ted BY the Hnusr -
| The 7'h sseilnn @as ihep read asTtIlows.
1 vi !, All laws hall ariginai IN the House o.
Delegates o - approves nr rejected ~ ihr
Senate. vr 10 br amee ded with tue con en- of
The House .. ID leeates, exreIt money nils
which IN M ms C all b altered b. the
ofuaie, bul W oily approve orr, jectcd.
| Mr., Mercer moved To amend it. by striking
out thu following -" Except money bills
| which IN II, Instance shall ne altered h, the
| Senate. bot wholy,upproved or rsjected.'
| The amendment was rejected--ayes 3d. noes
not con-
Mr.. Giles w novel farther 10 amend the
| ction $ as 10 make it read" A none,
| Bill shall orig inate IN the House Of ID. ,rgatrs
only, an in no ms ance -hHi b. altered la rte
senate. bul wholly approved Jec'ed.
| After debat., he question was taken on Mr.
! CHESS amendment, and II was decided 10 the
negative.
Sn the House refused to give the Senate t.
pHwr t originating Bills
| III 8 aud 9ra Ser IONS were then read
| NJ Campbell Of Rrafo'd moved to amend
he O. h sec on by requiring 3 Obs ms, ad q
% # the Senate H. c suvi,. IA JUDGE, but the
| amendmnnt was reI 1.
The 10 h, llth aud 18th sections were the,
read.
| In tie l2lh section, MIR Nicholas renewed
the amen meni $50 olien proposed aud rejec
ed,) of requiring definite amour of AK
be paid b, hon'e keeper, in order to entltIc
nm 10 the ght of sulii age bat it WAS rejected.
| Aye, SO
VI C0aher aid. he was anxious 10 see
provision Introduced for separate, elections ::
aud he moved III following
| 1" Aud pfovld d. also. that there shall
| be no separat elections ~ one county, bn.
! the Legislature NAV from time tc time PRO
vide that the polls shall be kept open not ex
ereding three days. in such counties US slal
be i.sigoa ed by iaw."-Kejecfed
| The 18Th section having been read, (Which
c mplries that of the Consltailen relating
10 he Legislative Depart
M. Wiis0n moved that the COMMITTEE rise {:
b,,tt
| The nthef sections wtre now read setlalIm
down . h. o7h inclusive.
| Mr.. Leigh moved 10 amend the 27ih section
| by prefxlrg thereto the words following.
The Attorney General shall be appointed
b joint vote of the two Houses Of the & neral
Assembly, and comm,ss nd ny de Governor.
ADD shall hold his Off during the plea IA.
! of the General Assembly "-and carried without
opposition
Mr.. Leign moved further 10 amend the sec
Ito by adding al. the end of II the follow
mg
:" The shefns and coroners shall be nomna
ted, by thu respective conaiy courts ana when
approved BY the Governor, shall be commls
sion. by hin. the justices shall Apo NJ
constabIes and all feels ofthe Aforesaid oii
GERS sh'll be regulated by law" which IVES a
gee To.
The % Section was mex read rs foiltws:
XVIII Jpd ,es my he removed rom of.
fc b, concurrent vote of both Houses OF the
General Assembly but iwu birds OF The
whole number elected TO zach House must con.
cur m such vote sna the CAUSE OF removal shall
be entered on the journals Of each III"
] dge against " hon the Legislature ma he
about to proceed, shall receive notice thereof,
accompanied with copy ofthe causes alleged
tor his removal, al least iweDty days before the
day on which either House Of the General As
semhly SHALL acl Ihereupon.
Mr Giles moved to amend the section by
striking out in the former pa OF il, the words
the whole number elected to- before the
words each Honse:" SO as 10 make that
part Of the section read, =" but two.thirds of
each House must concur in such vale So as
TO remove Judge by a vote ol two thirds Of
The members present, and mol two-hifdS OF all
the members Of The Eody.
Mr. 6. supported his amendment in Speech
which we hope 10 prerent ensire hereafter
He was replied TO by M. Leigh, in
Speech which we sh II al-o gre, upossibie IN
exttnso.
Tn question was hen 'aken and decided in
the negsiive-Aye Al, Noes 43.
Tha 29lh Section vas read as follows.
xxx. Wrils shall run in The name oil the
Commonwealth of Virginia, aud bear test by
the Clerks OF the Several ours. lHlCimthis
shall conclude against the peace and dignity oil
the Commonwealth
Nj. Cooke now read an amendment IN the
words following which he intended hereafter
to offer 10 this section:
When new county shall hereafter be crea.
ted il Shall be he duty Of he General Assem-
bly, To make provision by law Tor securing to
the people of such new comfy an adequate
representation in the Legislative bodies And,
il the object cannot be Otherwise effected. II
shall be competent TO the General Assembly
TO re apportan the whole representation oil
such one Of the four great districts aforesaid,
as shall contain such new county within It's
limits, as defined by this Constitution But
it shall not be competent,o the General As
sembIy, under any circumstances, TO increase
ar diminish the number Of Delegates herein
before assigned TO the four great districts
aforesaid. II shall. moreover, be competent 10
the General Assembly to re'appoI'ion, from