Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-07-15
STATE CONVENTION.


bytcran church, the journal OF Saturdays proceed
ngs was read and approved.
INSTRUCTIONS
Mr.. BowDEN presented resolutions of meeting held
in Gloucester, instrucIng him to move reconsdera-
ton OF the Compromise, which were ordered TO lie upon
the table.
IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT.
Mr. ScorT of Fauquier presented a memorial of citi
zens OF the county OF Fauquier, praying that mprson-
ment for debt be hereafter abolished. Laid upon the
table.
COMMITTEE OF ENDORSEMENT AND REVISION.
The following resolution, submitted by Mr.. SHEFFEY,
adopted:
Resolved, That committee be appointed to whom
shall be referred for revision and proper arrangement
articles OF the constitution after they shall have been
read in the Convention second time and the said
committee shall report the constitution revised and
ranged. The Convention shall, after The shall
have been ordered to be eugrossed superntend its
grossment; and the final question shall be, shall the
constitution pass"
The number ofthe committee was left to the decis-
ion OF the President, who was to appoint them.
RECESS.
Mr. PRICE submitted the following resolution, which
was adopted-ayes So, noes 49,
RESOLVED, That the Convention will to-day and
thereafter take recess from 2 until half past four
O'Clock.
EXECUTIVE REPORT.
On motion, the Convention took up for consideration
the Report OF the Committee of the Whole, upon the
Executive Department
In the LIST section OF the original report, which
reads:
81. "The chief exec utive power of this Common
wealth shall be vested in Governor. He shall hold
his office during the term of four years. TO commence
on the day OF next succeeding his election, and
he shall be ineligible to that office after his second term
shall have expired, and to any other office during his
term ofservce"
The committee of the whole amended by striking
out all after the word election" and inserting the
words "and he shall not be eligible to that office for
the term next succeeding that for which he was elect
ed NOR any other office during his term of service"
Mr.. HOPKINS moved to strike out all the amend
ment from the word "and to the words to any other
office during his term OF service." Disagreed to-ayes
45, noes SO.
The question then required upon the amendment of
the committee and it concurred in.
The amendment OF the committee fn the It'll section
which reads thus d. The Goyernor shall reside at
the seat of government and shall receive for his SER
vices the Of five thousand dollars for each year Of
his term, aud shall not receive within that period any
othes emoumaut from this any other State or gov
ernment-to strike out the word term and to insert
the word Service, was by the Convention concurred
10 the 9Th section which reads as follows:
s. He shall take that the laws be faithfully exc
cuted shall from time to time, communicate to the
Legisa lure the condition of the Commonwealth, and
recommend to their consideration such he
may deem expedient. He shall be commandments
of the &nd and naval forces of the State; shall
the Legislature application of majority of the
members of both houses of the General Assembly, or
when, in his opinion, the interest Of the Commonwealth
militia when, in his opinion the public safety shall re-
quirs it, remit fines and penalties under such rules
and regulations as may be prescribed by law; to grant
repreves and pardons, or commute the punishment ex
cept when the prosecution shall have been carried
by the House of Delegates. or the law shall otherwise
Particularly direct; TO conduct, either in person or in
such other shall be prescribed by law, all in
ercourse with other and foreign Sates and during the
recess of the Legislature to fill, pro tempo re, all
caucies in those offices for which the constitution and
laws make no provision Provided, That his appoint
mcnts to such vacancies shall be by commission to
pire the end of thirty DAYS after the commencement
OF the session of the Legislature next succeeding the
date of such commission"
The committee of the whole FIRST amended by stri.
king out the words, "when in his opinion the public
safety shall require it,, in the third sentence, and insert
ing the WORDS "to repel INVASION suppress nsurecton,
and to enforce the execution OF the law"
The Convention concurred with the committee OF
the whole in their amendments-ayes 6S, noes 81.
The next amendment OF the committee in-
sorting after the words grant reprieves and pardons"
the words cater conviction" Concurred in.
The next amendment, inserting after the word "com
mute" the word capital was concurred in.
The amendment OF the committee OF the whole, in |
the 5th section, inserting after the words cor the law
shall otherwise particularly direct" the following: "He
shall biennialy communicate to the Legislature each
of reprieve commutation pardon granted sta |
ting the of the convict, the crime OF which he
convicted the and its date and the date of the
Communication, pardon reprieve with his reasons for
granting the same'-was by the Convention, concur |
red in.
The amendment of the committee of the whole, in
ssrtng the following additional section, was by |
the Convention concurred in
"The Governor may require information in writing
from the officers in the executive department upon any
subject relating to the duties OF their respective Offices
The following addition, made to the lst section OF the
I'd article, which reads
]. A Lieutenant Governor shall be chosen at every |
election for Governor, in the manner, continue
in office for the same time, and possess the same qual
cations "In voting Tor Governor and Lieutenant Co |
the elector shall distinguish for whom they vote
Governor and for whom as Lieutenant Governor, in
such way shall be prescribed by law, was, by the
Convention, concurred in.
The Convention concurred with the committee in |
striking the second section, which reads: sin
of the Impeachment ofthe Governor, his removal from
office, death refusal inability to qualify resignation,
absence from the State, the powers and duties OF the
office shall devove upon the Lieutenant Governor, and
the Legislature may by law provide tor the case OF re-
moval, death, resignation or inability ofboth the Gov
and Lieutenant Governor, declaring what officer
shall then Governor; and such officer shall act
accordingly, until the disability be removed, Cover
shall be elected" and inserting the following
Q. SIN of the impeachment and conviction of the
Governor, his removal from Office death, refusal ina
blity to qualify, resignation, or removal from the
State the powers and duties OF the office shall devove
upon the Lieutenant Governor and the General Assem-
bly, shall provide by law for the discharge of the
cus1ye functions n IN other necessary cases"
The Sd section, amended by the Committee of the |
Whole reads as follows:
The Lieutenant Governor shall whilst acting as
Governor] receive thu compensation to which the
Governor would have been entitled, had he continued in
otfice which was by the Convention concurred in. |
The Convention finally concurred in the following,
as substitute adopted by the committee of the whole
for the 4h and 9Th sections of the report of the Fxecu
tive,Committee: Ayes 81, noes a:
4. The Lieutenant Governor shall be President of the
Senate but shall have vote unless they be equally
divided and whilst acting such, he shall receive for
his services the like compensation allowed to the Speak
of the House OF Delegates. The Senate shall APP
point, from their body, President pro tempore in
the absence of the Lieutenant Governor, when he
shall exercise the Office OF Governor.
Mr.. NJ R. FL. GARNET moved to strike out from
the amendment the words unless they be equally d.
vided.' Disagreed to-
Mr.. WALLACE moved to add after the word ''vote"
the words upon bills involving the appropriation or
raising OF money, or upon other questions. Rejected.
In the LIST section of article 3rd which reads thus "a
Secretary of the Commonwealth shall be chosen at
every election Tor Governor, in the manner,
continue in Office fol the same time as the Governor