Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-06-24
STATE CONVENTION.


after PRAYER by the Rev, Mr. HoGE, of the Presbyterian
Church, the Journal OF yesterdays proceedings read
and approved.
tee appointed to consult with the Trustees of the
Unversalist Church. in regard the rent for the
patton of their Church edice by the Convention report
ed that the Committee recommend the payment OF $500,
for the of the Church, and for other expenses.
The report was concurred in.
JUDICIARY REPORT.
On motion, the Convention resolved itself into Com
mtee of the Whole upon the Judiciary report. When
the Committee had risen on the preceding day the ques
ton before the amendment Of Mr. barbour, offer
ed substitute for that of Mr. Hoges which was to
insert in the blank created by striking from the report
'Jont vote OF both Houses OF the General Assembly"
the words, by the persons therein qualified to vote for
members of the General Assembly" The amendment
OF Mr. BARBOUR, has been stated before, to give
the election two the ofJudges the Supreme Court OF
Appeals to the counties cities and towns, West and the
election OF the remaining three to the countess cities
and towns East of the Alleghanes.
division OF the question being demanded, the vote
was first taken upon striking out Mr.. HoaEs amend
ment The COMMITTEES refused to strike out Mr.. HoGE's
amendment to insert MIR. BARBoUR's by vote OF ayes
| sc, noes 48, as follows:
| AyEs-Messrs. Mason (President,) Anderson. Banks,
Braxon Burgess Byrd of Frederick, CapeTson Carhle
dwas tG uGue GR%l o1H
gon, Lucas, McCandlish Martin OF Henry, Price, Ran.
dolph, Scott Of Richmond City, Seymour, Smith OF
Norfolk County, Smith 20 Of King Queen, Sou,ha
Norfolk County, Watts of Roanoke, and Whitte.-36.
NoEs-Nessrs. Armstrong, Bland, Blue, Bocock,
Bowden, Camden, Carter of Russell, Chambers, Cham
bliss, Chiffon Cook Ferguson Fisher Floyd, Fukerson,
Fultz Gally, Garland, Hays, Hill, Hopkins, Hunter
Martin Of MARSHALL, Moore, Neeson, Newman, scog'
gin, She'll Smith of Jackson, Smith of Greenbrier,
Stuart OF Patrick Trgg. Tunis, Turnbull, Van Wnkle
Wallace, Worsham and Wysor.-4s.
The following gentlemen did not vote, having paired
/ off: Mr.. Pendleton with Mr.. Tate, Mr.. Brown with
Mr.. Bowles, Mr.. Fnney with Mr.. Meredith, Mr.. Pur-
kins with Mr.. Douglas, and MIR. Wiley with MIR.
Beale.
Mr. CARTER of Loudoun, stated that his colleague
detained from the Convention account of sickness
MIR. Cox moved TO strike out the amendment Of
MIR. Hoge and to insert in lieu thereof "by concur
rent Of the two Houses of the General Assembly"
If Mr.. IIoges amendment was stricken out, and Mr.
Coxs inserted in the blank in the report, the provision
in the report would then read-"For each OF the said
vote of the two Houses OF the General Assembly" 1t
stated by the mover that the complaint against this
court arose not account OF the appointing power,
but that the Office held for life. He considered life
tenue as anti-Iepubcan.
The division being demanded, the question was first
taken upon striking out Mr. HoGEs amendment, with
view TO insert the amendment offered by Mr.. Cox
The committee refused to strike out, ayes 81, noes so.
The question now required upon inserting in the
blank the amendment OF Mr.. Hoge, which was agreed
to- ayes So noes &C. causing the 9TH section of tho re.
port to read-"For each of the said sections judge
shall be elected by the persons therein qualified to
Tor members OF the General Assembly, &C."
The following is The vote upon agreeing to insert Mr.
| Hoges amendment:
AYEs-Messrs Armstrong, Banks, Barbour, Bird of S,
Bland Blue, Bocock, Botts Camden Carter of Russell,
! Chambers, Chambss, Cook Edwards Fer guson Fish.
er, Floyd, Fnltz, Galy, Garland. Hays, Hill, Hoge,
Hopkins Hunter, Jacob, Kenney Kgore Letcher, Lii
gon, Lynch, McComas, Martin of Marshall, Moore,
| Neeson, Newman, Rives, Scoggin, Shell, Smith of
Jackson, Smith of Greenbrier Snodgrass, Snowden,
Stewart of Morgan Strother Stuart of Patrick Trigg.
Tunis. Turnbn, Van Wnkle, Wingfied, Worsham,
| and Wysor-53.
| More Mossro Mo.on fPras,, AnJox,o, p.,,Io,
Braxton, Burgess Byrd of Frederick Caperton Garlic,
Carter OF Loudoun Chapman, Chiffon, Claiborne,
Cooke, Cox, Faulkner, Hall, Janney. Jones, Lucas,
McCandlish, Martin OF Henry, Price, Randolph, Scott
OF Richmond city Seymour, Smith of Norfolk county,
| Smith OF King Queen, Southal Stanard, Straughan,
Taylor, Tredway, Watts of Norfolk couaty, Watts of
| Roanoke, White, and Woofolk-36.
Mr.. STANARD proposed to amend the second section
| by adding to the end thereof-"and shall be as herein
after defined, SO as to cause the section to read-"The
state shall be divided into sections each section into
two districts, and each district into two circuits which
sections, districts and circuits shall be bounded by
county corporation lines, and shall be as hereinafter
| defined.
| Mr., ANDERSON expressed himself as favorable to the
amendment. He wished the Convention to fix the sec.
tons that his people might know in which section they
| were placed.
Mr.. HOPKINS stated that it was known to all that the
division of the State into five sections complca-
| ted matter, the consideration and accomplishments of
which, would require great length of time. This
Convention, in his opinion, could not do it calmly
and as deliberately as the Legislature who would come
fresh from their constituents 1t might give rise he
thought to dsaiiectlon against the constitution, if it
| engrafted into it.
Mr. FERGUSON in favor of fixing the sections by
the Convention, he thought that body the most
petent. Wrangling would exist in the Legislature
amongst the aspirans to this high office, to have the
State divided to forward their particular inter-
eSs.
Mr.. JANNEY said he would vote for Mr. Stanard's
amendment, but did not know that he would adhere to
| it hereafter.
Mr. Boris asked Mr.. Ferguson, if amongst the 90
lawyers in tine Convention he supposed there were no
asprants 10 the Appellate Judgeshp uaughter)-
He for postponing everything to be done by the
Legislature that could as well be done by the Conven
ton.
Richmond (Mr. Stanard) who had all along voted for
the election OF the Judges by the Legislature
unwilling to trust them with the arrangement OF the
sections.
| Mr.. SrANARD said that it would not delay the pro.
ceedngs of the Convention, as it might be referred to
committee, who would be working upon other sections
of the Constitution 1t could he thought be better done
| by the Convention than the Legislature
| The question being put upon Mr.. Stauard's amend
ment it agreed to by OF so ayes to 80 noes.
MI. CAMDEN moved to strike out from the 9th section,
| which reads as follows: The Supreme Court of 4p-
pedlS shall hare appellate jurisdiction only 1t shall
not have jurisdiction in civil causes where the in
controversy is OF greater value amount than 500
dollars, exclusive OF costs; except in controversy
concerning the probate OF will, the appointment or
qualification OF personal representative guardian
committee, or concerning MILL road, way ferry, or
the right OF corporation county to levy tolls or tax
es and except in cases o! habeas corpus or manda-
mus, aud involving freedom the constitution
atty of law,"-all excepting that printed in italics
Mr.. FULKERsoN moved to amend the part proposed to
be stricken out, by inserting after the word concerning"
the words the title or boundary to and' cause
| it to read-"Except in controversy concerning the
title or boundary TO land, the probate OF a will &c.
The effect OF the amendment would be include that
class of causes amongst the exceptions the $500 Ii
imitation.
| The question upon the amendment being put to the
committee, was agreed to-
The question recurring upon the amendment of
| Mr.. CAMDEN, it was disagreed to-
| Mr. STRoTHER moved to strike out after the word
"have, and insert in its stead "such appellate uris
dicton only in of "habeas corpus and mandanlus
SO as 10 cause the section to read "The Supreme
Court OF Appeals shall have such appellate jurisdiction
shall be prescribed by law and ORIGINAL jurisdiction