Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1851-06-25
VIRGINIA G0NV RNTI0N


MONDAY, June 6lh.-1he question of the dis.
continuance ofthe Supplement was resumed and
after some lille discussion, the whole subject
was laid upon The table. IL was quite appa rem,
ina, no additional action wOnld be taken upon it in
future. w
The Convention then resolved Itself into Com
mitlee of The Whole, and after speeches from vari
Gus gentlemen the report upon the subject Yves
tern Land Titles were rejected. The subject, il
is thought, will not be again considered.
The report of the Committee on Education was
then taken up, and discussed until The hour OF ad
juurnment.
TuEspAy.-The discussion on the subject o
Popular Education, was continued in Committee o
The Whole. Various amendments were submitted
and speeches made by gentlemen, and vote was Fl
naly taken recommending the Convention TO reject
the Report of the Committee, and leave the sub
iect in charge of the Legislature. After which, the
Convention adjourned.
WEpNrspAY.-The Convention, in Committee
of the Whole, was occupied with the consideration
of the important subject of The judiciary II de-
termined that there should be Supreme Court Of
Appeals, Circuit and District Courts. When il
adjourned, the pending question was whether the
Judges of the Court Of Appeals should be elected BY
the Legislature, o: by The qualified voters OF The
State. The advocates of The latter mode were d.
yided as TO whether the Judges should seyeralIy be
elected by Districts or by general ticket.
THuRsDAY.-Almosi the entire session was &C.
cupied in debating the question whether the Court
of Appeal Judges should be elected by the people
Or by The Legislature. After much talk, The Con-
yention decided 10 divide The question, and the vote
being taken by ayes and noes, upon The motion to
strike out the section for election by the Legisla-
,ure, and create a blank for the insertion of an "a
nendinent for the election Of Court of Appeal Jud-
yes by The people, it was decided in the affirma-
tive-ayes 49, noes AZ.
Then the question arose, upon motion OF a
member from CuIpeper, 10 fill The blank by provi-
ding that ihee Judges Of the Court Of Appeals
should be elected East Of the Allegheny, and
two West-pending which, the Convention ad
journed.
FRnAY-The proposition Of Mr.. Barbour. Of
Cupeper, TO elect three Judges of the Court of APP
peals East of the Allegheny Mountains, and two
ives, OF the Allegany, was The question under dis
cussion the whole day. Mr.. Barbour advocated his
proposition. Speeches were also made by Alessrs.
Carer Garlic, Bocock, Stewart, Ferguson, Cooke
and Wiley. When the latter member concluded,
the committee, without taking the vote, rose, and
the Convention Adjourned.
SATURDAY.-The sum of three hundred and HI
ty dollars was agreed upon as rent for The Unlver-
sails, church. The Convention then went into Com
.nllee of the Whole, and struck out that feature in
The Report of the judiciary Committee, providing
for The election of Judges Of the Court Of Appeals
by the Legislature, and inserted the amendment Of
iered by Mr. lloGe, Of Montgomery. Said amend
rnent leaves the election of The Judges 10 the quail
flied voters of their respective districts.