Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1851-08-06
VIRGINIA CONVENTION

MoepAY, July 2STH.-Mr. Conway presented
memorial from lawyers of the town of Frede
ricksburg, praying that the proviso which declares
no Judge shall remain in office after he has attained
to the age Of 70, be repealed. Read and laid upon
the table,
Mr.. Scott, of Fauquier then moved the following
instructions TO the Committee on Revision:
Resolred, That the Committee OH Revision be
instructed to strike out the proviso Of the 7h Sec
ton Of the Judiciary Report under The title Of the
Cour, Of Appeals.
The effect of the resolution will be to allow the
people the privilege Of electing Judge over 70
years. 1t was adopted-ayes SO, noes B2.
The consideration of the appointment of Dele
gates and Senators was resumed, and continued to
The hour of adjournment.
TUEsDAY.-The subject Of Legislative Appor-
iionment was again under consideration. Much
officially is experienced in arranging the Districts
satisfactorily. What pleases one, dispeases anoh-
er. An attempt was made 10 deprive Richmond
of one Of her delegates, and give it to Fauquier
but it failed by decided vote.
WEDNEsDAY-The subject of Legislative Ap-
portionment was again under consideration. 1t was
agreed finally that Richmond should retain the
three delegates to which she is entitled and that the
House should consist of 81 members twas alsode-
lermined that the Constitution should be submitted
to the decision of all the voters who become gull
fed TO vote, provided the new Constitution is rati
fled.
The evening session, until late hour, was oc-
clpied in the revolutionary proposition TO put the
new government into operation without the inter-
venton of the Legislature, as now provided by
law. The vote being taken, the proposition was
stricken out-ayes "a, noes AZ.
TnURspAY-The Convention amid very gen.
era confusion, was occupied in periecting the de-
tails of tie Convention and attending to other ne
cessary formalities
A motion was made 10 reconsider the clause au-
thorizing all the voters qualified by the Constitu-
ton, provided It should be ratified To vote for or
against the ratification. II failed by decided
vote.
A motion was then made, by Mr. Bolts, 10 per-
mi, the voters qualified by the Constitution to vote
for officers in the Charter elections Of the city of
Richmond. This was rejected by vote of 81 to
So.
Resolutions were adopted paying the Reporter
an additional sum per column for that portion of
the debates Of the Convention not yet published in
the Supplement; also, authorizing the publisher 10
compile compendium Of lis history and perform
ances. prior TO the recess last November.
At lis evening session, the Convention took up the
Constitution on lis second reading, and it was read
through with great attention. Several amend
merits were adopted.
At about half past eight the reading Of the con-
stiiution having been completed, on motion of Mr..
Wise, the question was taken on ordering it to be
engrossed and, by general consent, the vote was
conceded test of the sense Of The Convention en-
the final passage. The result was as follows.
! AYEs-Aessrs Anderson Armstrong, Bird s.,
Blue, Bolts, Bo,cden, Brown, Byrd Of Frederick,
Camden, Garlic, Garter of Loudoun, Chapman,
| Chiffon, Davis, Douglas, Ed,oards, Faulkner,
Ferguson, Fnney, Fisher, Flood, Floyd, Fulker-
son, Fullz. Gaiy, Garland Musco Garnstt, Hill,
Hays, Hoge, Hopkins, Jacob, Johnson, Kenuey,
| Kilgure, Khole Letcher, Lyon, Lucas, McCam-
ant, Nc Candlish, Martin, of Marshall, Martin Of
Henry, Miller, Moore, Murphy, Neeson, Newman,
Pendleton, Petty, Pmkins, Randolph, Seymour,
Shelley, Sloan, Smith of Kanawha, Smith ofJack-
son, Smith, Of Greenbrer, Sno,pden, Southall,
Stephenson, Stewart of Morgan, Sirdughan Stuart,
Of Patrick. Summers, Tate, Ihylor, Van Wrinkle,
Watts Of Norfolk County, Watts, of Roanoke,
White, Williams Of Faiyan, Williams Of She
nandoah, Wise and WorSham-75.
NoEs-Nlessrs. Mason, (President,) A,ths~,
Banks, Barbour, Bocock, Bowles, Braxton, Carter
of Russell, Chambliss, Cooke, Conway, Fuqua,
Nj R H Garrett, Goode, Hall, Janney, Jasper,
Jones, Leake, Lynch, Meredith, Morris, Ridley,
-Rives, Scoggn, Scott of Richmond city, Shell,
Smith, Of Norfolk county, Stanard, Turnbul,
White, Wingfied, and Woolfok-33.
The following members had paired off: in the
affirmative. Messrs. Wiley, Wysor, Caperton,
Deneal, Claiborne, Trigg, Hunter, Price and
Snodgrass in the negative, Messrs. Beal, Cox,
Edmunds, Lyons, Scott, of c., Scot. of F., S!ro,h-
or. Treadway and Smith Of X. & @.
Several members, as they gave their votes, made
explanatory statements. MIR. Summers said he
voted in the affirmative as representative but,
private citizen should vote against The Cons,itu
ton.
So the Constitution was ordered to be engrossed.
On morton of Mr. Goode, it was put at once up
on its passage, and lpas passed without taking the
ayes and noes
The Convention then took up the Schedule,
and as it came from The committee of Revision, it
was ordered to be engrossed and forthwith passed,
ayes 69, noes 43.
On motion Of MIR. Janney, resolution compli-
mentary of the Presiding Officer was unanimously
adopted, and Judge Mason, who had left the chair,
having resumed it,responded with very approprl-
ate and touching address.
The Convention then adjourned till Friday at
nine O'Clock, when the business Of enrolling the
Constitution was supervised and completed.
FRIDAY.-The Convention met at 9oclock, and
took recess until IL. At IL the Chairman of,he
Enrolling Committee presented the Constitution
enrolled upon parchment. when it was properly
signed, in the presence of such members as remain
ed in the City, by the President and Secretary
The roll was ordered to be deposited with the
keeper of the Rolls, and the Convention adjourned
sine die.
A SCENE AT THE WoRLp's FAIR.-Wm. Far
mer, an Englishman, has furnished the Boston