Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-07-25
VIRGINIA REFORM coNvENTioN.

RECONSIDERATION COMPROMISE.
Mr. RASpoLpH gave notice that on Saturday morning ne
would the reconsideration of the compromise OF inc
| Basis question. ,,
notice of motion reconsider 10 allow Mr. RASn"LPH L"
make his motion that iime He said that no business
would be transacted previous Saturday. and the recon,
d.r,on of the compromise effected for one he woud
mi e,y 10 consider anything else The motion 10 suspend
the rule was negavcd: ayes II, noes H..
AYEs-Messrs Armstrong Byrd Of s.. Bland t, bIown'
Esnrr Floyd Fulkerson Ful'z Galley, Garnett OF ssrx
HAYS, II"ge Hunter jacob, Joh"son ksnnsy, hls9re'
+ mems McCamant NcComas, Martin Of NJ, moore, Mnr-
hv Newman Pendetpn, Price Rives. Saunders >h' Hey
smith OF H. Smith Of Smith Of G. snodsrass sep I;'%
SON. Stewart Of NJ Stuart of r. Summers l"'e' if'e&'
dn sawcs, Brnxron Burgess Byrd chamb rs Chm
bliss, Chin, Claiborne Cockr Conway R "dA F n"
c c"Ls Garnerr, G,odr Hall, H. H. L Hopkins
n ,ni Jasper Jones' Kn"te, L"Akr Lyon, Lynch
urndIi,h TiIl,mm N lrIin Meredith Miller, Morris
Messan p%,,v, pursins Randolph, Ridley Scnsgin '"
80, 2 F. Scott r G Scott. Shell, SIoIn. \, L Smith
i smith Snrwen, SuutlalI, Stnnard Straush.n, Str"h'
smart Taylnr Trciway. Tnnis, Tnrnb"!, Naicr'
: Wa's ht Ira Williams, wusfeld, Voolfolk "or-
sham and "ysuf-il
A. sorrHA,L presented nstru, tons 10 Col Randolph
fan nin,lren of h= A,rnmt district L" v"e "r me
of the Compromise, and "s lns'ruc'lng hm
t h cmn,or,se was Defeated thereafter with the
, hndv nt the Eastern members Laid upon the table.
Al, ARMSTRONG moved that hen the Convention I'D
ourn rn.nay be- TO meet On Saturday morning next
: The motion was rclrcfed-aEeS Al noes ~
JUDICIARY REPORT
Tho consideration OF The judiciary report resumed
The murion Mr. HucE TOR The Indefinite pospunemenr
of the subject was Withdrawn
TN, f,l,,wng portion of the report agreed TO:
The first circuit of the first section shall be composed Of
,he rounIrs Princess Anne Nors Nansrnond, lse Of
Whit Southampton, GrcensvIlle, Suy, SUSSEX, anu the
CITY of Norfolk. -
the secuna circuit of The counties of Prince George, Din
widdie Brunswick, Mcckenburg, Luncnburg, NnItoway,
am.a Chesterfield, PuwIlaran and the CITY q" Petersburg
the
Gait OF the counties Of Gumorrand Bucknghnm Appoint
,ox Campbell Prince Edward Charlotte and Halifax, SIR.
HIT moved strike "CaInpbell' He expressed his
intention il The mul"n carried, TO move ~ annex
; Campbell 10 The 4th or Pusvvania circuit.
Djsspr ed lo-ay,s So, nues Is.
MIR FrorA moved III strike out the word "tlaIiaX, dlsa
greed to- lhr circuit reported by the committee
Then agreed 10.
su agreed 10:
The fourth circuit of the counties Of Pittsyvania, Bed.
ford, franklin Patrick md Henry.
And the first ard second circuits shall compose the hist
district, und the third and fourth circuits the second district
vi said section
AIR CoSwAY moved strike ont the first circuit 0! the
second section and To insert in lis stead the following: The
first circuit Of second SECTION shall be c"mpnsed o The
counties Of Northampton and Accac the Judge whereof
shul receive u SALARY Of - dollars per annu;n Agreed
Mr. WISE moved TO fill the blank with $500 agreed TO-
Mr CnS~Ay moved The lul,wng ID circuit Of the
Cd secliun rhe s-cund circuit the counties Of E'zt-
beth City, Warwick, York. Gloucester, Matthew'S Middle
SEX New Kent, Charles City, James City and the city OF
Williamsburg.
Mr. DrGAs moved add the second circuit the coun-
ties Of King William and enrico. division being de-
ulandcd, question first taken upon adding King
William and disagreed to- The question was then Ia
Ken upon adtag county Of HenricV and was agreed
The "a cicut was agreed to az follows "hc 81 circnt
shall be- composed Of the CRY of Richmond"
Mr.. NJ. K. H. GARRETT moved to strike from the second
J circuit The word "Mddlesey." Disagreed TO.
The remaining circuits Of the second section were agreed
TO- as follows:
The fourth circuit of the counties Of Lancaster Northum-
berIand Richmond Wcstmorcand King George Spn'tsyl-
vania Caroline Hanover, King WIiam King and Queen
. and Essex. ,,..,
iar Fairfax, Alexandria, Luudoun Fauquler and Kappa
hammock.
And The first second and third circuits shall compose the
district and the fourth and fifth circuits the second as
y trio Of said SECTION
The first circuit Of the third section agreed fol-
lows: ,
the counties Of Cupeper Madison, Greene Orange Abe
. mule, Louisa Fuvannu and Gooclant.
Mr. kISSEy moved 10 strike from The counties IN me So.
conf remit Of this section county Of Highland Agreed
to-ayes e. ~. 1t reads as amended as "Iows:
The second circuit OF the counties of Nelson Amherst,
Rotkbridge Augusta Bath and Highland.
In motion Of Mr.. kinney. thr county ot lShan1 was
attched TO the third overwhelmingly as amended eads as
{ ioIbws .
The third circuit the counties of Pendeton Rocking
han, Page, Shenandoah, Warren, Hardy and Highland
he remaining circuits were agreed 10 Us follows:
he fourth circuit of The counties OF Clarke Frederck
Hampshire Morgan, Berkeley and Jefferson
IND the first and secnnd circuits shall compose the hfs
y OF the third section.
i Mr. FEnous"x moved 10 amend the dth section to
cause il 10 read as lvll5ws:
SECTION.
The first circuit of fourth section shall be composed Of
IT. counties OF Monroe. Greenbricr Pucahonlas, Allegheny
Breourt Roanoke, and Craig.
The second circuit. Of the counties OF Giles, Mercer
Fye,te, Raeigh, Wyoming, Logan, Boone and Nicholas
The third circuit of the counties OF Grayson, Carroll
E Nythe, Floyd, M"ntgomery and Pulaski.
The fourth circuit OF Inc counties OF Smyth laze"ell
Washington, Russell, Scott and Lee
And the first and second circuits shall compose the lrs
dc and the third and fourth circuits the second district
h. vi the iOuLh section
The amendment was agreed to-
The fifth section reported for examination as fol-
love:
FIFTH
The first circuit of filth section shall be composed n
III. cnunrs OF Wayne, CaDrl Mason Jackson, Putnam
and Kana~ha.
. The second circuit OF the counties of Wood, Wr, Gil
mr., Braxron, Lewis Rrhr D,tirldge and Prasuns
The rhrd circuit Of the counties Vi Hancock, Brooke
oh, Marshall, Welze, Tyler alonongaia and thu city OF
Wheeling .
The flrth circuit Of the counties Of Harrison, Marion
TAILOR, Preston, Bal bour, Randolph and Upshur
And the first and secnd circuits snail compose the frs
district and The third and fourth circuits the second district
of me fifth section.
Mr. FERGUSON moved to strike from the 81 circuit the
wu "ylr and To insert II in the I'd circuit alter the word
"Drddridge."
The amendment was disagreed to.
Mr.. MARTlS of Marshall rnuvrd strike from the Sd cir
cui the wurd = Monnnenlia." Disagreed 10
The question being put the section adopted as orlg
nalIy rrpnrIrd
Aver that portion nf the End section, which rc1ds 'h'
STATE shall he divdrd into FIVE sections. each section into
wu districts, and each district n,n circ"it Mr. lAr'
ER moved 10 these words. "eycept the ST district
The second sccun which shu be divided int" three circuits
Agreed 10.
Nj CHAMBLss mnved that the rule requiring one days
notice OF nuriun reconsider suspended that he might
be- enabled the reconsideration Of the vote by which
the Convention refused attach the county ni King VII
liam The second circuit Of The second section The mo.
ton suspend was agreed The Question then recurIed
upon the rconsderaun and it decided in the negave
LET we'd Ihp tf fhp IL
purpose OF moving reconsideration Of the vote by wlcl
the poviso attached the 81 section adopted The
ubjrc Of the r"riso had been provided for elsewhere
The rules were suspended and The provsO rejected
Mr. NuuLF Tx moved IL add what follows i an indePen'
dent section 10 in after the 25h section III the report:
Every Judge cctrd under the provisions ul this consn.
tinn shall lake oath before he upon The duties OF
his office, that he will permit .ntur lawyer Ia speak I"
him in respect Ia any pending before him, except In
presence OF the adversays counsel in open court
Disagreed 10
The suspension Of The rules were refused for the purpose
Of allowing Mr. CHAMBERS the consideration OF
the adopting the TWO first circuits of tie first section
AYES 3d. noes 80