Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-06-30
sTATI, CONVENTION.

Mr.. BLUE offered the following resolution:
resolved, That on and after Monday next the Con
| o'clock.
ayes %, noes 46
Mr.. SuEFFEy moved the following substitute:
Resolved, That on and after Monday next the
past A."
A motion 10 indefinitely postpone both the substitute
and original resolution, was lost-ayes 81 noes A.
Amendments to strike out ''haf past J." and to in.
sert and to strike out "hali past" to leave
| it ~ O'clock" were rejected.
Mr. SHEFFEY's substitute was finally agreed to-ayes
46, noes 81.
JUDICIARY REPORT.
On motion, the Convention resolved itself into COM
| rntee OF the whole on the Judiciary Report. When
the committee rose yesterday, the 2ls section
| under consideration.
Mr.. ScorT, of Richmond, moved the following
| amendment after the words "tor the commonwealth
10 insert ot the county Courts shall be clerks and at
torneys Tor the commonwealth"
The object was TO combine the two offices and thus
relieve the people from the trouble of electing two
CLERKS. 1t was stated one could perform all the func
ions OF the office with the assistance of deputy.
n.y. The amendment was disagreed to-ayes 10, noes
The 22d seclion there being no further amendments
to the 2lst section was reported as follows:
! Whenever vacancy shall occur in the office of
Judge OF the Supreme Court OF Appeals, of Judge
| clerk or Attorney for the Commonwealth OF Circuit
Court, his successor shall be elected for the full term
| prescribed by this article"
Mr. SHErFEY proposed to strike out cor Attorney for
the Commonwealth" which was agreed to- This
amendment was 10 make the section consistent with
preceding ones.
Mr.. moved to strike out "ful term prescribed
by this article and to insert in lieu of the words Gun
The 23rd and 24th sections were next considered;
they are as follows:
%. The Legislature shall prescribe the mode of con-
Quoting and making due returns OF elections and de-
temining contested elections of Judges and other Off
| GERS under this article fthe constitution.
"a. The Attorney General shall be appointed by joint
vote OF the two houses of the General Assembly, and
commissioned by the Governor; shall hold his office for
the term OF four years. but be removable at the pleasure
the General Assembly; and shall perform such duties
and receive such compensation as may be prescribed by
law.
In the oath section, Mr. Boris moved to strike out
the words "be appointed by joint vote of the two
Houses OF the General Assembly" and to insert "be
elected by the qualified voters OF the State"
The amendment agreed to, ayes A, noes 36.
Mr.. Boris moved also to strike out the words Gre
movable at the pleasure of the General Assembly,"
which was agreed to, ayes SO, noes 30.
MIR. BoTTs then moved to insert in the blank the fol-
lowing
"To be removable in the same manner as prescribed
tor the removal ofudgss in the 10Th section of this
sttution" The 10th section, in the portion referred
to, reads: Judges may be removed from office by
concurrent vote Of majority of the whole number of
each OF the Houses OF the General Assembly, &C."
The committee agreed to insert the amendment.
Mr.. TRIGG moved to add to the end OF the adopted
amendment
provided, when vacancy shall occur in said office,
the same may be filled by the joint vote OF the two
houses ofthe General Assembly"
Mr.. FERGUSON moved 10 amend the amendment by
striking "by joint vote of the two houses Of the
General Assembly" and to insert Gin such manner as
prescribed by law"
The amendment to the amendment agreed to,
and then the amendment amended concurred
The committee took up next for consideration the
25th section, which reads as follows:
"25 Writs shall run in the name OF the common
wealth of Virginia and bear teste by the clerks of the
seyera courts Indictments shall conclude ap ainst
the peace and dignity of the common wealth."
Mr.. NELSON proposed to strike out Indictments |
shall conclude against the peace and dignity of the
Commonwealth
Mr. TAYLOR begged that the committee would not
strike this contained in the cid Constitution
and we had lett very little OF that instrument The
amendment was rejected.
The report OF the Committee on the Judiciary was |
now gone through with.
Mr. JANNEx moved in 9Th section, of the report to
insert after the words "The Supreme Court Of Appeals
shall have appellate jurisdict only, the words Tex
cept in OF habeas corpus or mandamus" Agreed
to.
MIR. FERGUSON moved the following as an indepen-
dent section to in and after the 2lst section -
Grand jurors aud jurors empanneed for the trial of
persons charged with felony shall receive adequate
pensation to be provided by law and paid out of the
public treasury"
Mr. MoCoMAs moved the following as a substitute:
Jurors shall be paid fair compensation for their
vices, to be provided by law" which was agreed to-
Ayes As, noes "a.
The question recurring upon the amendment as |
amended, Mr. CHAMBLIss moved 10 append to 1t the |
following: provided that no payment shall be made
at The State treasury except tor grand jurors and jurors
in prosecution for felony Agreed .o--ayes so,
Mr.. FERGUSON moved to add to the amendment
the words land misdemeanor." Rejected-ayes 40,
noes Al.
The committee refused to adopt the amendment SO
amended-ayes a. noes A.
On motion the committee and reported back |
the report of the committee on the Judiciary with va
rious amendments, which were, together with the
port, ordered to lie upon the table and be printed.
BILL OF RIGHTS.
o. motion, the Convention resolved itself into
Committee OF the Whole upon the Bill OF Rights
When the committee rose, the question was upon
motion strike in the lllh section, which reads:
hat in controversies respecting property and in suits
between aud man. the ancient trial by jury is pre-
ferabIe to any other and ought 10 be held sacred"
the words fought to-" and to insert SHALL" Agreed
The Committee on the Bill of Rights recommended
that the following be adopted in the Constitution:
"Tha in all criminal prosecutions, and In all contro.
verses respecting property and in all suits between
and man, where the subject in controversy shall
twelve men, shall be held sacred and nvolable.'
Which was disagreed to as the committee had al
ready acted upon it, when the Legislative report was
before them.
Mr. FERGUSON proposed to add after the llth
ton "No person shall be imprisoned for debt, except
in cases of fraud" Reje cted.
On notion the Committee rose and reported to the
Convention.
The Bill OF Rights, amended, was ordered to lie
upon the table and be printed.
LEGISLATIVE REPORT.
On motion, the Convention resolved itself into
Committee Of the Whole upon the Legislative Re
port.
The sections. passed over were read, that members
might know what was to be acted upon.
The Committee on notion rose.
1t moved that the resolution laid upon the table
some days since, by Mr.. Stanard, be taken up whlch
wasaagreed to-
The blank was filled with "12,' on motion of Mr..
LETcHER. 1t is for the appointment by the President
consideration the division ofthe Stale into Sections,
Circuits and Districts.
The resolution adopted.
The Convention, then, on motion, adjourned.