Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-07-17
sTATG CONVENTIONS,
AFTERNOON SESSION
Tues DAY, July Is, 1851

The Convention met pursuant to adjournment
MIR LETcHER moved to strike out the I'd section Of
the Sd article, which reads: "a Treasurer and an
Auditor OF public accounts shall be elected by Joint
vote OF the two house. OF the General Assembly, who
shall hold their offices years. unless sooner remov.
ed. The powers and duties of said officers shall be
such as now are, or may be hereafter, prescribed by
law, and to insert the following: GA Treasurer and
an Auditor OF public shall be chosen at everv
election Tor Governor, in the same manner, and 10
continue 10 office Tor the same me unless sooner
moved. 1hey shall be removable by concurrent vote
Of both houses of the General Assembly. The powers
and duties OF said offices shall be such now are or
may be hereafter, prescribed by law"
1he Convention, division being demanded, agreed
to strike out the said section ayes 54 noes 49, and then
agreed to insert the substitute proposed by Mr. Letcher
ayes 81, noes SO.
Mr.. WISE moved to strike out the 4th article which
was published in Mondays summary and to insert the
following: "There shall be Board of Public Works
which shall be composed OF principal and OF such
number OF assistants shall be authorized by law who
shall be scientific and practical topographers and civil
engineers, and who shall be nominated BY the Cover
nor by and with the advice anG consent OF the Senate
The duties compensation and term of office OF sa Id
principal and assistants shall be prescribed by law"
The question was first taken upon striking out the
4th article. division being demanded the Convention
refused to strike out, ayes So g. which equi
valent to dsagreeing to the substitute of Mr.. WISE
Mr.. WISE moved to append to the 4th article, the
following:
"There shall be board of Census and Statistics
which shall be composed of principal and of such
shall be nominated by the Governor and appointed by
and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The
duties, compensation, and term OF Office of said prin-
clpal and assistants, shall be prescribed by law"
The question being put, the Convention disagreed to
the proposed addition.
Mr.. PuRKINs moved to suspend the 9Th rule, for the
purpose OF rsconsderng the vote by which the Conven-
ton struck out the I'd section of article 3rd and insert.
ed the substitute Of Mr.. LETcHER.
The Convention agreed to supend the 9Th rule
and then reconsider their vote upon striking the I'd
tho
Various amendments submitted to the I'd Sec
ton, all OF which rejected and finally the section
was restored to the form in which it reported by the
COMMITTEE Of the Whole, that the Treasurer and Au.
ditor shall be elected by the General Assembly
On motion OF Mr.. PRICE, the Convention took up the
Suffrage Report, and then, notion the Convention
adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, July 10th, 1851.
The Convention met pursuant to adjournment, and
after prayer by the Rev Mr. Moore the Presbyterian
Church, the journal OF Tuesdays proceedings was read
and approved.
DEMONSTRATIONS.
Mr.. TREDwAY moved the following resolution:
Reso lived, That no standing rule Of this body shall
be suspended, unless by vote of twothirds OF the
members present.
The resolution, on motion, was laid upon the table
ayes IS, noes 81.
The PRESIDENT announced the committee ordered
to be raised to prepare schedule to the Constitution,
II in their opinion one should be necessaryto consist
y H..
Faulkner, Southall, Fukerson, and Jones.
Inc PRESIDENT announced, also that the committee
Of Revision should consist of the following members
Ness Mss,rs n Sheesy, GOoae Summers Wise Robert
On motion OF MIR. SHEFFEY, the Bill of Rights and
the Executive Report was referred to the Revising
Committee.
Mr.. WATTS moved the appointment of committee
on Enrolment. Agreed to.
Mr. SHErFE1 moved the following resolution, which
was adoped-ayes Sc, noes 80:
hat IL OIL.
shall be entertained until after days notice of such
motion and OF its purpose, statement of which shall
be entered upon the journal.
REPORT or THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE ON THE sur
FRAGE REPORT.
The report of the Committee of the Whole on the
Suffrage report was according to ORDER taken up for
consideration.
The Convention concurred with the Committee of
the Whole in inserting afer the words within this
State and in that part of the LIST section of the 1st
article, which reads thus:
Provided That no person in the military, naval and
marine service OF the United States shall be considered
resident OF this State by being stationed any garr
son. barrack military place station within this State
and no pauper idiot insane person, person convicted
OF an Infamous offence; who shall be convicted of
bribery in elections Of voting more than once in the
same election, shall enjoy the right OF eector" the
words mo non commissioned officer, soldier, seaman,
or marine, in the service of the United States"
The amendment of the Committee OF the Whole to
insert in the latter part OF the came section, which
reads thus:
provided also, that person shall be permitted to
vote 10 any town or city, The population OF which
ceeds, by the next preceding census. thousand in
habtans unless he shall vote in the ward in which he
resides. &c.-after the word thousand" the word
white" was, by the Convention, concurred in.
The amendment of the committee OF the whole
striking out the 3rd section Of article first which pro-
vdes that the votes OF electors shall be given Uiua
voce, and also the 4th article, which provides for the
election OF Senators and Delegates, they being embod-
led in the Legislative Report, was by the Convention
concurred in.
nna L.. r.L-Tl
moved in the lst section OF the ls article to insert af
ter the word election" in that part which reads
thus:
"sec. l. Every white male citizen Of this common.
wealth, being also citizen of the United States OF the
age OF twenty one years and upwards who shall have
been resident of the State two years, and of the
county, city or town, in which he claims his vote,
twelve months next preceding election shall be en-
titled to vote for all officers that may be elective by the
Peops"-the following amendment: and shall have
paid the capitaton tax provided Tor by this consttu
ton.
Mr.. FLoop moved to substitute for that amendment
the following "and who shall have paid the revenue
tax and county levy, with which he may be assessed
for the preceding year."
A division being demanded the amendment of Mr.
Garnett was stricken out, ayes so, noes So
The Convention refused to insert Mr. Floods amend
ment.
Amendments were offered the effect of which would
be to require electors to pay the and county
levy twelve months preceding elections, or he deprived
of the privilege of voting.
cers that may be elective by the people," in the first
section, the following But no person who shall re-
move from one county city or town in congressional,
senatorial or election district into another county, city
or town of the same congressional senatorial cleo.
ton district, shall lose his right vote in the place from
which he removed by virtue OF his change of residence
for year after such removal; and in any general
election the whole State he shall lose his right to
vote in consequence OF his change OF residence from
one part of the State to another" Disagreed to.
In that part OF the LIST section which provides hat"no
person voting more than once in the same election,
shall enjoy the right of an eecor" Mr. SCOTT of Fau-
quier moved to strike out the words "or of voting
more than once in the same election" This was pro-
vided for by the Legislature. Agreed to.
The blank in that part OF the ls section which reads
thus: provided also, that no person shall be permit
ted tc in any town city, the population of which
exceeds (by the next preceding census' thousand
white inhabitants unless he shall vote in the ward 10
which he resides" was motion OF Mr. TAYLOR filled
with the number of "fve."
The report of the Suffrage Committee, as amended,
was then referred 10 the revising committee.
The following resolution submitted by Mr.. WOOL
FOLK was adopted-ayes SO, noes Al: