Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1836-02-02

aforesaid, ono Of The ibreo- candidates for snch Of
hce, Ufihcro be 80 MANY for whom The greatest
number ofyofes shau haze been returned.
AspcLE l4ra. The Secretary Of State. aud III
n0ictfs, wsnso elections arc not othcrUis $50 provided
for and WHO uoder the oSisiing provisions Of the
Constitution, are elected by The Council end House
Of Representatives, shall. hereafter. be elected hy
the Sraatc aud Hoosr Of Representatives.. in POINT
assembly, at which the presiding officer Of the
Seuoie, shall preside and such presiding officer
in such JOINT assembly shall have a casting vote,
and no other. Convention adj.
2o'ctocK, p. NJ.
Mr. Wright of Norwich introduced a resolution
to adopt the 1sth article Of the amendments.
a. the suggestion Of Mr. Dillingham;, the aOih
article was also included, and the resolution WAS
laid upon the table.
Mr. Bother introduced a resolution Cor the adpp
lion of the 18th article Of The smendmeuts, rcqu.r-
ing That bills be Submitted 10 Tie Governor Tor hs
assent.
Mr. Tracy asked the ayes and noes. He wished
to record his vote against the ameudmenjs . il was
uniting executive aud Legislative power ~ the same
hhuds-un1 more than this. u was imposing a clog
upon The legislature which ought not TO be impos-
cd-rcquitlng both HOUSES 10 SIT three doys oler
The accomplishment of heir business, or else TO suG-
Ter bills, which they dccned saluturv, to bo de.ca-
ted At the will of the Governor.
Messrs. Niles, Butler, Golusha, Chapman. aud
White supported, aud Messrg Ma'tocks, aud Villas
opposed the resolution. Ayes 1871. noes $50
the Convention resolved TO ADOPT the fifteenth
article, which is as follows
ARTICLE 18TH. Every bill which shall have
passed the Senate and House Of Representatives.
shall, before 1t become a law, be presented to the
I%oyeynor if he approve, he shall sign it if not,
] ba altsl rgfury7 n, uitb ita ,ht,rttor. a., r,t, =,
the House, in which it shall have originated: which
shall proceed to reconsider it.. IT, upon such te-
consideration, a majority of the House shall pass
tue bill, it shall, together with the objections. he
sent to the other House, by which, il shall, like
wise, be reconsidcrec, and, II approved by a major.
lty q that House, 1t shall become q ,pw. But. in
all such cases, the votes of both Houses shah be
taken by yeas and nays, and The names of the per
sons, voting for or against the bill, shall be enter
ed on the Journal of each House, respectively. If
any bill shall not be returned by the Governor as
aforesaid, within five days, (Sandays e~xcopted) uE-
ter II shall have been presented to him, the same
shall become "A law, in like manner, u If he Ind
signed it; unless the two Houses, by their adjourn
meni, within three days alterethe psesentment of
such bill, shall prevent its return IN which case it
shall not become a law.
Mr Pomeroy called up the resolution fixing a
time for the adjournment Of The Convention without
day.
MIR Wheeler moved TO fix the time at 6 o'clock
tomorrow morning.
Mr. White moved to lay the resolution upon The
table-uycs 100, noes 0S.
Mr. Palmer suggested that nm ordinance was to
be drafled-Wh Mr. kiutidge called ~ the res
oluiion adopting tho 18th aud 20th articles of the
amendments, the question being upon its adoption.
Mr. ilcndes called for The reading of the Oh
article of the Constitution Of The United States and
the statute Of Vermont relative to the writ of habars
corpus-and they were read.
Messrs Ilcndee and Niles objected that tho arii
Gle was unnecessary, the L. $. Constitution proyi-
ding ample security to the nights OF individuals on
this subject.
Mr. Mattocks said it might be doubted whether
the article Of the L.. s.. Constitution extended to
other than the Courts of the United Slatee. lfthis
were so, the only security the people Of Vermont
had that wrils of hiJeas corpus should issue Of right,
was in the statute law, which might be changed
at the will Of the Legislature.
The resolution was ADOPTED without a d.
vision.
The 18Th and ooh articles are as follows
AgncLE lsrH. The WIT Of IIabcas Corpus
shall in no case be- suspended. It shall be a writ,
issuable Of right and the General Assembly sbali
make provision to renderTt a speedy and e@iTectoaI
f remedy in all cases proper therefor.
AErlclE corn. Such parts aid provisions ouly
Of The Constitution Of this State, established by
Convention on the oh day Of Jolly, one thonsond
seven hundred aud nine'y.ih,ce, as arc altered OF
superseded by any Of the foregoing amcn1mcnts
or are rcpuguaut thereto, shall hereafter cease to
f. have effect.
Mr. Bccman called ur the resolution for The n.'".
ing and distributing ofl200 cop.e;. er j,1 as"o'
o. the Convention. and ti~