Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-01-31

vernon He shall keep fair record Of the official acts
Of the Governor which shall be attested by the Cover
nor and bv the Secretary He shall, when required Law
the said record and all papers, minutes and vouchers
relative to his office before either house of the General
Assembly and shall perform such ether duties as NAV
be prescribed by law
% Treasurer aud an Auditor of Public Accounts,
shall Be elected by joint vote of tho two houses of the
Legislature, who shall hold the offices two years. unless
sooner removed The powers and duties of said officers
l be such ~ now arc may be hereafter prescribed
by law
And insert III lieu thereof the following viz:
Sec lst A Secretary of the Commonwealth, Treasu-
and Auditor Of Public Accounts shall be chosen at
every election for Governor in the same manner and
continue in Office for the same time
Sec. End The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall
keep fair record of the official of the Governor
which shall be attested by himself and the Governor
He SHALL when required lay the said record and all pa
pers. minutes and vouchers relative TO his office before
either house of the General Assembly and shall perform
such other duties, as may be prescribed by law.
Sec. Srd The powers aud duties Of tho Treasurer and
Auditor of Public Accounts respectively. shall be such
as now are, may hereafter be prescribed By law.
Sec. 4th The Secretary Of the Commonwealth Trea-
and Auditor of Public Accounts. may be removed
by of both houses of the General As
sembly.
Strike ont article 5th, as follows:
i article 5-NiliGa
All company, battalion and regmental officers shall
be elected By those persons who subject to military
duty within their respective companies battslions and
regiments and all other militia officers in such manner
as may be prescribed by law"
And insert in lieu thereof the following viz:
All militia officers shall be elected by those persons
subject to military duty within their respective compa
MES battaons regiments brgades and divisions in such
mode as shall be prescribed by law.
! Mr.. WISE. should like to inquire of the gentleman
D1r1k ,,l. AZ It. ~.
tions are oe' ed amendments now propositions
which will be hereafter offered amendments when the
report of the committee shall be considered
The PRESIDENT. The gentleman from Rockbrdge,
in behalf of himself and other members Of the minori
ty Of the committee asks lay these amendments on
the table and that they may be printed. with view
to their being offered when the report of the committee
shall come up for consideration.
The amendments ordered to be laid on the table
and printed.
III. CARLILE Dissenting in some particulars from
the report Of the Committee the Executive Depart
Iartment as we'll as from the amendments submitted BY
the gentleman from Rockbrdge, Mr.. LErcuER) have
drawn up the following amendments, which design 10
offer at proper time, and which ask now may be laid
on the table and printed The first section of article
rs reported by the committee, is az follows:
Article l.-Gorernor.
a. The chief executive power of this Commonwealth
shall be vested in Governor. He shall hold his office
for the term of four years. TO commence on the day
lof next preceding his election, and he shall be
ineligible to that office after his second term shall have
expired and to any other office during his of
vice"
My amendment is to strike out after the word "inel
igble the words to that Office after his second term
shall have expired and This will leave the question of
the eligibility of the Governor to the decision of the
people where think it properly belongs BY the re-
port, he is eligible for second TERM but no longer and
believe similar provision is contained in the sub-ti-
tute proposed BY the gentleman from Rockbridge (alr
LErcHrR believe the wider the field for selection. the
better and think in practice 1t would be very seldom
found that any gentleman would be elected the Office
than twice, and if he was the result would show
that he ought De- The 4h section OF the lat article
Of the committee, ID follows:
81 The Gov ernor shall reside at the seat of govern
ment and shall Ieceive for his services the of five
Thousand collars for each year of his term and shall
receive within that period, any other emoument from
this any other State government
Ny amendment is to strike out all after the word
vices and insert in lieu thereof the words compen-
to be fixed by law which shall neither be increased
nor diminished BY the report of the committee, the
compensation allowed to the Governor is $4,000 per
num- Now do not think the people of this Common
wealth should be put to the necessity of calling another
Convention for the purpose if they should desire it, of
either increasing diminishing the salary of the Go
vernon $4,000 to-day, may DO much s50uon
a few years hence or it may be great deal less
and / think it is better in ths respect, TO follow
the present Constitution and leave the Governors saa
nv to be fixed by law move to strike out he ond
zion of the Bird article reported By the committee,
follows:
I - A Treasurer and an Auditor of Public Accounts
shall be elected by joint of the two houses of tie
Legislature who shall hold the Offices two years unless
sooner removed The powers and duties of said officers
shall be such now are or may be hereafter prescribed
BY law"
e people of the Commonwealth to select their Treasurer
nd Auditor as well rs their Governor and Secretary
belle re them just capable of performing that duty
As the Ie eslatre The section propose Is as follow,
Tre.s., er and an Auditor of Public Accounts sha,
he chosen bv electors qualified to vote for members
Of tn. General assembly, at the same time, and in the
same manner and sold their Office for the same term
the Secretary Of tho G eDmOnweath Their duties shal
! be prescribed by law.
The amendments were l,Nn on the table ana oraefe'
| to lie printed
PAYMENT or THE PUB " PRINTER.
Mr.. SHEFFEY. understand tNat no der has beer
entered by the Convention directing te secretary
settle and certify to the accounts of the panc printer
necessary that such authority should be granted
before the Secretary issue his certificate ' 10
that purpose. offer the following resolutions
Rssolrd That the Secretary settle and certify 70 u
auditor for payment the accounts Of the public pnter
anu 'hat hereafter he settle and certify sad acc0uhl
from TINE to time, without further order
Inc resolution was adopted
, , EXPENSES FITTING UP THE CHURCH
Mr. SHEFFEY. There ID a resolution in relation &
some accounts OF expenses incurred in fitting up thu
church offered yesterday. by the gentleman from Gil
mer, Mr. HAYs,) now laying the table, which move
to take from thence and refer the Committee Ac
} counts.
The resolution was referred after beng read as fol
! lows:
"Reso,rsd That the Secretary of the Convention b.
authorized TO certify for payment the within account
favor of A H Thornton being for articles furnished 70
the use of the Convention. amounting to s4ss4"
The PRESIDENT. There a similar account IRE
sented BY the gentleman from Gcochand, (Nlr LIAxE
Mr.. sHEFFEY, presume the order just taken. vii
include both.
The PRESIDENT. Very well.
/ PAYMENT OF AN ACCOUNT.
Mr. BRAXToN At the time the Committee OF
Compensation made their report in the early part of th
session, it was not known that IN individual EN-
p!oyed in attending to the fire. in the capitol Cor tn
Convention The comlaittee first apprised Of i,
this morning and they ave instructed me to submit tho
following resolution
Re.oi,ed That the following account be certified by
the Secretary to the Auditor, 70. payment
virsy;uia State Convention,