Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-07-21
STATE CONVENTION.
AFTERNOON SESSION.

LEGISLATIVE REPORT
The second reading of The Report had proceeded a
| Tar as the 9th section Of he End article
Mr.. MOORE moved to add after that portion of tn,
9th section, which reads, Each house shall Judge O
the election, qualification and returns OF its members
these words, land contested elections may be deter
| ermined in such manner as prescribed by law
| Agreed to-ayes so, noes g.
Mr.. GooDE alter that part of the section which reads
And each house shall choose its own Speaker, ap-
point its own officers settle lis own rules OF proceed.
ngs, and direct wrts ofelection for supplying nterme.
dlae vacancles-o attach these words Except that
OF the Lieutenant Governor who shall he the ptesdino
officer OF the Senate, as provided Tor in this Consu
| ton" Agreed to.
! Mr. VOOLFOLK moved to annex to that part of the
section which reads: Provided that when three hs
OF the members elected TO each house OF the General
Assembly shall concur, the session may be extended
beyond the limitation herein established ,'-tnese
words: "but not Tor period exceeding 80 days.
Agreed to, ayes 80, noes 49,
Mr.. HAYS moved to strike out the following words
1.-The General Assembly shall meet once in every two
years. and oflener, unless convened by the acting
governor Of the Commonwealth on application in re- ,
cess OF majority OF the members OF each house OF the
Assembly, or when, in his opinion, the interests of the
Commonwealth may require it. But"-rejected, ayes
8, noes %.
Mr.. BLAND moved to strike out from the 9Th section
the words: "On application, in recess of a M iority
OF the members OF each house OF Assembly, or'-re-
ected.
Mr. VOOLFOLK moved to strike out the first para.
graph OIL the sec ion, and to insert the following tTbe
General Assembly shall meet annually or bienniaIly.
as the Legislature may from time TO time determine
three iths OF the members of each house concurrinn
therein" Rejected
Mr.. STANARD moved to add after that part of the
h section which reads: Each house of the General
Assembly shall keep journal of its proceedings which
shall be published from time to time" the following
"And the yeas and nays of the members of either
house. any question, sa at the desire of one-fhb
OF those present, be entered upon the journa''
After that part OF the 18th section, which reads The
Legislature shall not pass any bill OF inder or anv
erpost facto law, or any law importing the OBLIGATION
OF compacts or any law whereby private property shall
be taken for public uses, without Just Compensation
Mr. WILLIAMS OF Shenandoah moved to add cor anv
law by which county, city or town, may be author
lied to subscribe to any work of internal Improvement
by submitting the question to the voters thereof" Re
iected.
Mr. VAN WINKLE moved the following as an sddi
topal section, 10 come 10 after the 18th:
"The General Assembly shall pass general laws
whereby any number OF persons associated for mining
manufacturing, banking, lnsurng or other purpose use.
u to the public excepting the construction of works of
internal improvement, may become corporation on
complying with such terms and conditions as NAV he
thereby prescribed !; and special act incorporating
or gran ing peculiar privileges to any joint stock or
other company or association not having ia view the
construction OF some work OF in erna Improvement
shall be passed Bul company or association shall
issue bills circulate as monty until it has given
security for the redemption thereof in such manner as
shall be provided by law.
Mr. FERsUsoN moved the fellowing snbsti ute FIR il,
''No shall be passed Tor he incorporation of anv
banking association, without making the private nro
perry OF the stockholders liable for the redemption Of
its notes"
A division bling demanded, it was agreed to strike
out Mr.. Van Wrinkles section.
The question required upon inserting Mr. Fergusons
substitute, and ii was disagreed to, ayes ST. noes Co.
Not ces of reconsideration of the 18th and 18Th SEQ
tons were given by Mr. Byrd and Mr. Claiborne.
Mr.. WISE moved to strike out the 18th Sec, which
reads as follows:
"The Legislature may provide by law that no person
shall be capable ohodng being elected to any post
of profit trust, emoument civil military Iegisla
tive, executive judicial under the government OF this
commonwealth, who shall, hereafter, fight duel Or
send or accept challenge 10 fight duel the proba-
Bile issue of which may be the death of the challenger
challenged who shall be second either party
or shall ia any manner aid or assist in such duel, or
shall be knowngl the bearer of such challenge or ac
ceptance but no person shall be so disqualified bv req
of his having heretofore fought such duel or sent or
accepted such challenge, or been second in such duel
or bearer OF such challenge or az acceptance"
Disagreed to ayes 81, noes 49,
Mr.. M. R. H. GARNETT moved the following as an
independent section TO in after the 18Th "Tbe
Legs shall not release any bank from the obga
ton to redeem its notes In specie, relieve it from
forfeiture ofits charter after failure to do So Reec-
ted.
The Convention then, on motion, adjourned
SATURDAY, July 10Th, 1851
MORNING SESSION.
aaThe Convention met pursuant to adjournment, and
after prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Hoge of the PRESBYTERIAN
Church, the journal of Fridays proceedings read
and approved.
PROCEEDINGS OF MEETINGS
Mr. ScoGGIN presented The proceeding of meeting
held in the county of Lunenburg 1t was resolved by
the meeting that the $50 called compromise" wss a
ne version in "a and la guage. LAID upon The table.
Mr. Chiffon submitted the instructions addressed
to him from SO cnzens OF the county OF Fauquer, to
move reconsideration OF the Compromise. Ordered
to be laid upon the table.
LEGISLATIVE REPORT.
The consideration of the report on the Legislative
Department was then resumed.
The secoud reading OF the Report had proceeded az
far the 18th section oil the I'd artic which
raj slight verbal amendments made.
Mr. M GARRETT moved to add to the Goth section
these Words Provided dumb persons entitled to sui
trage may vote by ballot" Aged to-
Mr.. ScoGGIN moved to add as an independent sec
ton: that member oil the General Assembly shall
ceive pay for any day he is absent from duty unless he
has leave OF ABSENCE shall be excused for said absence
by majority OF the house for which he is MEMBER
Rejected
MIR. WISE moved to add after the LIST section of The
Sd article the following, which is the report of the select
committee, raised to devise some scheme tor the de
poration of The free negroes from the Commonwealth
mo free negro, now under the age OF ten years,
and none hereafter born, shall remi in this common
weallh-,he females after they attain TO the OF Is
years. and the males after hey attain to the age OF II
years. Ahd ii shall be the duty of the Legislature to
provide by law Tor the deportation, beyond the limits
OF the United States as they shall attain to the ages
aforesaid, of those who may eonSedt to remove, I'd
for the sale OF those who may elect to remain in the
Commonwealth and be sold; permitting them to select
their masters on such equitable terms and conditions
as the law may provide"
Mr. M. R. FL. GARNETT moved to strike from the
amendment he words, 'as they shall attain to the
ages aforesaid" Disagreed to.
The question REQUIRED upon the section proposed by
M WISE, end it was disagreed lo-ay es ~ noes 81
Ga mot on, the rules W re suspended, and Mr.. SCOTT
of Fauquier the reconsideration OF the 81
Gle, which reads thus:
Slaves hereafter emancpnted shall forfeit their
eedom BY remaining in this commonwealth more
than tvt " months ef they shall have become ac-
rually frre and shall be reduced to slavery, under
such rcgulations may be prescribed by law.
"The General Assembly may impose such limitations,
RESTRICT and conditions as they shall deem roper on
the power OF slave to emancipate their slaves;
and may pass Tor he relief of the Comm nwealth
from the free negro population by removal or other
WISE
The vote adopting these sections re.consdered.
Mr. ScoTT OF Fauxultr, moved tor the entire Sd ar
ticle, the following suns ute: Af er the year no
free negro shall be permit ed TO remain IN this Stale
IL Lut Caneral s.t,aL