Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-07-01
VIRGINIA REFORM CONVENTION.
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The ranvsa:ion me, pursuant 10 adjournment. and, after
,r,:rr s., TIE Res. NJ. Howell of the Baptist Church, the
,n,:IH! ui Ia,si:y Was read and approved.
: q, trn;i,r. fra Convention resolved Itself lnio Committee
.; the Ui,ri" UPON The Judiciary report. When, ycSicr-
i,r he Commit;cc roSc, the pending question was upon mo-
49, ~ Nr rLaIGos&E to strike ont from the l0ih socian,
~. word. "Xn Jut.r If a Circuit Courr shall he r".ciglbic
20 rns same ,ticc until his immediate successor shall have
ceased Ia Hrii ~" "l'''e.' t..
.ri,crr rf IN, eligibility or ra-,ligIhiiry Of the Judges, cnn-
,inG.i through most Of the session to-d;Y. II was u discus.
s!oa ctnbrar!n. both n lis investigation me ca'aoin.! VI
The pcp.ln ~ select competent; men 1" discharge tie innc-
,nns Of jude, an! the responsibility aad. independence OF u
NV NJ nxxry as:,t leave 10 substitute the following words,
c,varn,- rho same i,"a, in lieu OF those in The report: ~"
InInc ri n Great Cnur, shall be elected I" tic same Office
for Two consecutive ,e:ms'-wh!ch was granted.
I'll: puastiun being put 10 the CJ;iui'ter' upon VT.
C,,IGoaxE's notion u Sink" the above out, II was agreed
to-aycs G2. noes %, as fo!l""s:
AYGs-,He>,rs. Anderson. Armstrong, Arthur, tanks, Oar
borr, l,r! Of s., Bland, Euc. Bocoek, Bolts. bo~tcn,
E,vl,s Brayloa, Blown, Garlic, Chambers, Chainbl!ss,
Coclc. Conway. Cock, Cox, Davis, Edwards, Faulkner, Fer
snson, Floyd, Fri$ersnn, Fui,,z, Ga!.y' G.IlaNd, ~. Tarneit'
Martin OF j .rs!,ali. Meredith, Miller, Moore, Neason, New.
man. PendIctor, purkins, EivGs, Scott Of Esuqn!er' Scott o:
y irr.,,nd civ. Shc.i1y, Smith Of Norfolk Countv, Smith Of
I,c:s,n smith IL G-ccnbr.cr. Stewart OF Morgan, Stuart OF
pa,risk, Trigs, Tunis. Van WinsIe, "insFsId, WorsaaIn and
SS"syUsssrs Mason, (Prcsident) Burgess, Byrd of Fro
d.rirs N, K, II. G.rneti. Hall, Hill, Janney, Lcake, Morris,
Price, Ridley, Scoegin, Seymour, Shell, Smith OF Kanawha,
Snnwisu, Southall, Stroller, Taylor. Tr.dway, TurnbulI
Wa,ts of y prcplk county, and Whitiic-23.
In l,e bank in the first part OF section 10Th, which reads
IN, Jal.ss oi the Circuit Courts shall hold their Offices
far Tie ,crin OF - years from The date OF their commits
si,ps nd anil :aei! successors be duly qualified % Until re.
m,y,: in til. riinter prescribed by This constitution t,r,
IL ,,wDES r!ryci 10 insert = r. which. Was rejected,
ayq. - na.I =.
81. PEsY4sT,S ~H!oposed 'ha, the blank be filed with 5,
which was agreed TO, ayes IS, noes 81, as follows:
AYEs.-Mcssrs. Mason, President Anderson, Armstrong
Arthur. Barbour, Bird Of Shenandoah Bland, Blue, Bocuck,
Rowies, B.owa. Burgess, Carter ri Russell, Carter of Lou
d,uo. Chambers, Cli:1oIiss, Chiffon, Cooke, Conway, Coos,
Davis. EIwa:4S. isulsner. F~uikerson, Fn!!z, Garland, NJ.
G4rns;', Gooje, Hall, Hill, Hopkins, Jacob, ki'sore, L@aEe,
| LiOn5r.:c!. l.gcas, L:nch, Meredith, Mile, Moore. VI iris
Newman, ~psntie:on, puEkias. Ridley. Scogsin, Scot, OF
Caroline, Sect OF FauqHie', Scott OF Richmond City, Sey,
raur. $n-li. SielT.y, Smith Of Norfolk County, Smith oil
k.mwha, Snnwaen, STROLLER, Sou;nall, Stuart, Taylor
rre4way. Trir,, tnnis, Turnbuil. Watts Of Nor!oIs
County, "i!;;c, ".:isy, Win4ficic, WoTshan and "ySos-
OS.
NoEs.-'Icssrs. Ranks, Bolts. Rowden, Br-d of Frede
rick, C4rGi". Cox. F.r.uspn, Floyd, G4liy, Hays, Hrge
JASPER, Lyon, Martin .! Marshall, Ncr.un, P'ice, R!vrs
Saith OF JACKSON. Saith vi Grccnbr!c!, Stewart OF Nor
gan, ara Van Wiukle-2l.
MIR MILLER offered the following resolutions:
~"',hrrrl,, iaturmition has been received that his Excel
lsncy, the President Of the United States, is about to vsi
the e .iutul ii Ills State,
.t".J;"2a, That Il comn ittee OF five be appointed in beha!
OF this Convealon. 10 tender 10 the Presiden; The kind ant