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

Dir, Thompson novel - hnEaa TIE VII arc
ton, which leads as follows:
TX. The Governor, the Judges OF the Court
of Appeals and SUPERIOR Courts, and all Others
offending against the State either by NAL ad-
miustrsiion, corruption, neglect oil duly, OF
any otter high crime or msdemeanor shail
be impeaehable by the House OF Delegates !;
such ,mpeachDeat 10 he prosecuted before 'be
Senate which shall have the sole power 10
try all impeachmebts. When sitting Tor ha'
purpose tue Senate shall be on oath or aihfm-
aiion : aud nb PEI son shall be convicted @ilhou'
the Concurrence OF lso-ihirds OF all the mem
bers OF the Senate. judgement, in cases oi
impeachins ~, shall not eIieGd further than 10
removal from Office, and disqualification 10
hold aud epjoy any Office OF honor trust or
profit. under the Commonwealth but the par
~ convicted stall nevertheless be liable aud
subject to indictment, trial, Judgment and
punishment. according 10 law'-by striking
out the words "ol the Senate and inserting
The word " present :" so as 10 make il read " 90
person shall be convicted without the conc ur
renee Of two.thirds OF all the members present.
After considerable debate, the question was
taken by yeas and nays as follows:
AYES-hlessrs. Barbour, (P Joces. Giles.
Dromgoo ole, Tyler, Anderson, Goff,nan, Harri-
son, Williamson, Baldwin, Mccoy, Moore,
Belrue, Smuh, Blller, Baxter, Trezyant, Ran
dolph. Vepable, Holiday, Mercer, osborne,
Powell, Naylor, Donaldson, b yd. George,
Mcmillan, Campbell OF w. Byars. R1ane. lay
lor of Car. ClOyd, Chapman, Mathews, Ogles-
by, Duncan, Laidey, Summers, see, Doi'
bridge, Morgan, Campbell OF Brooke, Wilson
Taze"el, Campbell Of Bedford, Clayton, 5aun.
ders, Cabell, Martin. Stuart Gordon. Thomp-
son, Bag ly and Perrn-55.
hAYS-Messrs, Leigh and Taylor of Ch..
Brodnax, Alexander, Goode, Marshall of H.,
Nicholas, Clopton, Johnson, Mason, of 5.
Claiborne. Urquhsrt, Leigh of h. Logan. Mad
lson. Stanard, Fitzhugh. Henderson, coke,
Griggs, Mason of +. Pendeton. Morris, Gar
melt, Barbour of e., Scott, Green, Marshall of
+. Loyal, Preniis, Crigsby, Branch, Townes,
Peasants, Massie, Bates, Neale, Rose, Coalter,
joynes aud U pshur--4l.
SO the amendment prevailed, and the Con
yention agreed that two.tnirds Of the members
pr sent in The Senate, were competent 10 con-
Wet an officer impeachrd before that body.
Mr. Stuart now moved 10 amend the 29th
section, which reads as follows
XVIII. Judges may be removed from of
Ace by concurrent vote of both Houses Of the
General Assembly but two birds Of tie
whole number elected 10 each House must con.
cur IN such vote, and the cause OF removal sha u
he entered on the Journals of each The
Judge against whom the Legislature NAV be
about to proceed, shall receive notice thereof
accompanied with copy ofthe causes alleged
for his removal, al least twenty days before the
day on which either House of the General As.
sembIy shall act thereupon," by striking out
=" elected 10" each House, aud inserting " oil
the members of each House.
MI 5. explained tue object of his amend
inenI, in a lew words, and observed, thai as it
stood, the article would be inefficient in prac
,ce, as | | men in the SENATE would control the
proceedings and prevent conviction.
The question was al length taken .pon the
amendment OF MIR. otuarl, and decided as fol.
lows - Ayes 90, noes 49,
So the amendment was agreed to.
MIR. Garnet moved 10 ameud the 10Th sec
ton by striking out all that related 10 admitting
housekeepnr5 aud heads Of families 10 the righ,
ofsuffrage
lie declined going into any discussion of the
subject, II having been already fully argued !:
all he pufposed, was to make one more, ana
the last trial, TO have this feature erased.
Bat the hour being late, past 4 O'clock ! the
House agreed TO postpone the consideration pi
Mr. Garnetts amendment until Tomorrow and
then 1t adjourned.