Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-08-05


cone in Il; liis eni of Tx rpurt o The COMMITTEE. which
vas adopted ~
.The Official terms OF inc frs, delegates elected +, =,
General ASSEMBLY under this Constitution shall! cy,
/, the 20ih day If June, lc5}. -"
Tie otiic terms Of tie first Governor Lieutenant Gov.
e:nur and attorney Gerc:a! elected under mi. Cuo,N
sh |! expire the Slst LAY vi December 1855"
Mr. Burrs offered tin following resolution:
Resolvci, That The Committee Revision be insrru,,s.
insert following provision in it. reaor, OF I'M. Gu
mittee on County Courts, &c Amended in LEU Of the
las! section thereof:
such officers Of the cities aud towns as CORRESPOND in
their duties with those III the several co;utics a,y. 60,
lhis Constitution shall be e!rclei in hEe p.nn,r ,nt "
ether qualification stall be required Vi thu voter Than = @
puse oy this Constitution, the lection q, anv ~
hn "y BY chae' or a, De aa'n"f!*r be made Is n.
people"
lac resolution rjec,st aye. 81 noe. s..
RfprRTER's Acc r.r
MI SegrT OF 4. rio"td IL sanr G t:r report Of the ~
Reporters account a1G Was taken ~ ,,t
adopted.
.r. WISE called up the resolution offered by b,,s,f
raj DAYS previous relative Ia ic ge.I- ~ n =, A.,
Mr.. K. H. Gal .her for puosaingns Rrs<tss .! Deo.
and il adopted.
Mr.. SrAHARp presented The following:
Resolved That the Committee ~ r. Sion DO ips,-.c!
10 strike out the ) section oi III: article 81 tn
On the legislative DEPARTMENT, and insert HE GIuin,
The Legislature shall have po"rr 10 ievN income lax
rni tx sfic- ani no lax -'n be es!e: ncJt...
.!cri .e': !ratn property "it'"T"Ise taxed
The res uIIun MAS IrJ, cited.
The Convention tilen agreed 10 lake until tca:
o'clock
TnvRspw : O'clock, pM.
The Convention assembled Il, appointed.
Mr. B,Tvs ii, rel lAr !"iio - i'm ;c-o!G"a.
i{., ed That Secretary certify the riIis "i W..lr
Galley ur such prn'! ~ ~ "a Do" and may ir ir rs
ConveGrinu al tbs Ior conro7nn and ic,> wr,s
rs allowed |, H"ncrl r. GIllr Tor 'he comp,..
and q,>swoE winch lie has done Tor ms C"aSrnion;
ha! hi -ti iii bi"e-n pam cpi!psii0n
rul, una ure wnrh ana Grdnctng from said !owance
,ul. already paid! SAIL Galley Tor such composition and
:!r~s wu.H M lie has hcrcf"' re- done.
IN. solution .,y1rari 4, "a !itrr %! JiIilce by
Nr B7rs and opposed by Mr. sc 81 and Ii on 'h- 'ae
~ y"e ri yeas 81 Gays IS the Chair maxim. qi"Gm
.vlii!rn' rUtiCg
On th. ia,. aG.y.ar: its passage; AMI the n"iya
was r ctrd--s"a- -, nay a.
Nf TO-: ticr,d .i.c =, .uw.rg resolution:
ps,i,a. That :>cCr,ia': at inc Convention h7vt
cop!s vi ts,- Amended Constitution printed
early practicable In rlrh 'nr'orr nj the In,
AID the >" +" ifans!''ei, postage pad TO IL.
clerks - tie r".p,ci,T: counties.
Af,r .ry.r, amendments we're proposed and r""ct"t 20
I'm, resolution nlp"n r,de and lost for its Indefinite
post ppur:n' NJ by yeas IL, nif> oo o
The blank then filled with The number nf loo ftfr'
ing 20 $50 copies Of the Constitution 10 re printed lot
latinn.
Mr. Bococx moved the following orov!so to come in tie
end If the re-rlu'!tn:
PROV! e mat tn c'st Thereon snail not DC more IMAM
$3.50 wtich was adopted
The resrin'l ton a. n,im ndcd was adopted
Mr. SuErrEy, FROM The committee on REVISION, reported
that ir committee !ad revised He HiH 81 h%"S C"S'''
t."n and Schedule
The Secretary then ,cai The BIZ. OF Rights, which was
published yesterday.
ar,r Nm, been read il was ordered be cu-rps>ed
n he Convention agrcrin- consirT il enGrossvd
was out upon is passage and adopted nnan!'no'-r
The Secretary !.rE I,aj the Constitution, which was rs
iea,d 10 viii! great aiIcLonhc members con2a'ln.
printed cpy they held in their hands. with the reniin from
ire manuscript. During The reading, severn" acGeh''
were a,oird
Nr EyRousox moved in the second section 18th paragraph
that ~ ynuna" shoGl De added 10 The counties I" B"ne
am Logan tha'i should read Boone Logan ana wy"
jnu" and they together firm election district N'
ncilr
wyoming stricken after the words talfsh an:
having Fayette AMI Raleigh 10 form an election district y
themselves.
Mr. RASpoLrH moved two vcroal amendments WHICH "''e
adopted.
Sir SmErrEY, at the suggestion oi Mr. Fnwden nni Tie
Richmond ion insert in III" 9th section al
,:, words 'or that C"Cr" the following words when ~.
pa. in the Constitutions bat in circuit CONT IS held
Tor civ Or for city and county there IL al be ~ al.
trnev for the Common o7 such cocr 10 70 etc, tc
by the of such city, and ~ continue III office for the
:. ru of four venrs.' Adopted
The Constitution having been read Nj WISE moved maj
he cngrossedand ms question: thr yeas ana nays were
ordered AMI were yeas Is, nays 35-is loi'ow>: .
Messrs. Anderson. Armstrong, Mark Bird, b'ne,
Bnirs Bowtrn Brown T. +: Byrd, Camden, carirJ i.
Garter Chapman ChiIon, Davis, Douglas Et~a.:s,
Eausner Ferguson Fnaty Fisher, Flood, FLOYD, FmS'-
son rni:z Gliy. Garland, ~ GTn.'t tiny-, HiI ii'=",
ai,trs jacob Johnson Kenny k-or", Knot, lrit'e..
Lyon, Lnras, A!rCan:t.', Mci:anAisn T. Na'un ""'.
VI 4rn, Miller, Moore. MHThv, Ncas'n New"i!n, Frf3.t.
ta: Petty. Puriaa, Rtain,a, Srym"ur Shelley, H"lrr
g. Il smith Ju-.ah Smith, "m Satin, SG"w.r", >"f''
ain S:rp.rn.u n, jas r. Stewart. Sfra.srsn 4 :'tHi,i.
Sunnr;s Tate, .y;lr Van "inaIc, ;. MATS, Wa "l,.
wn:te Ia, n'i.,s: $ { ,::1.">, '!-e an! ""' 'h'm'5
NaEs-M .ss;s. ,lnson (pnsicnt) Arthur B.n>S ha;.
hout, "c,cH B"wies E.nNt,n Carter t" X Ehnn'h.i+s'
CO, &c, Conway, fuira. W. X. H. Garnet, Go'dr ~,
Jlanry Jasper, Jones, .akc. Lynch, M"rairh Mnr!-,
E.ry E,y:, Scosgia Rubt. q Srpi', Shell K Smith,
St,n,rd T.rnaul, Waite, Wsn.:irid ard To" "iA-53
"a oil Mr. G'opE. the Constitution was the" pa;
urjn il pass and passed without division.
The during taking III TIE vote upon the "nGro>>
tcnt very interesting an! full report at he rrn' IS
made 5y gentlemen IN ey!ln"in "l he votes ~ '''''
" al be Rad with pleasure.
lie sc.cic was t,.c, I'd. AMI having been oolrfr! To
TT, cn-r-'d, IT was PE; upon s passage and passed i''-
% n.ys j }, A. l,.hp%":
Ayr-- M"-srs Aniersnn. Armstrong, Brit 81 =. bn',
rmo,H i;orrs Bowdcu, Bruwn rnllr. Carer ii Iit un
II .pln,n Cm'nn G"x. Davis Et~n"'~. F'nkn'f, F'G.
urv F,.hcr Elrm Fs"xd FIJI Gaily, VI G,l!.tt II .i
tiays lin II .,r .ra jasper rn>," k"rncy, l. 1l'r
Lyon Lucas, McCaman McC,iah-n, Martin III M".H'''
VI M" III Henry. Miirr, M"rc, Mpnv. Nrs-'n. Wv.
man, Prntctnn, R,nd,lpn, Kves, Saunders, Scot u I
>c,t"f Ri nno'd EltS, S'rti's, >n',i, ~ X Sn' oi
ck-"r, Grrruri"r Stephenson, Sir""rr :" h";.
mn, Si!nngI'an, A. o'",t Summers ate V ~ Wi"a'""
lans q: tah, n:fird and GO
NAYS NJ $3.50 Auihnr, Banks HrInrur. y '"! :
BraAt, Byrd Of Frcdst'ek, ,nn'i'n, C,r'"r at R".N
ChamhIi,s, Cocke, C""ay, Frs"s'n, F"'s"'s "a Gu
J.Hn"y, Jones, k:"rr L,'tA. I,n".,, 'lcr dr. ? f.
- pnr-io- Ed.eg, Sgo't nj Fnt rer, ssya"D', '."L
m S,i!ot Nrr;,l% County. 81; " !"n, >"n'i'iI. stun
ard Tay ,. Tuu',u. Hls,s a.: Norfolk toHr'y " ~ "i
tt,"r"k'. Waite. Which,, Nl.lns 81 f"ts.N, " "!'iA
ard W.'r>htn- IS.
Tie Sct"f's then ordered {" b" enrolled.
Mr. SHrrFEY lh,u Suggested i; uli Impossible! Tor
TIC Cast tc .n..lscA an. .r.ncd hrt!c it'-
turning, to would be- tor the E"n""n'n
adjourn 10 meet al O'Clock in the morning; ad he "oaA
make that motion
Al he suggestion Of Numbers motion ithfdwn
md
sir j,xxEy in FIX ,orn,r.fr r"mrl~, presented lie
II wong rr.u!!inn, whi,l adopted nn;n,mirisl'
Resolved That bal blanks hr ana h"v are h'r'Y
ian.!rrrd Jn II Isoa' tnc ability. d!"v "n1 i"
p,r',ary Win wal lie "a, rrsied over sac d'tycr''"7
of ,',i- ''rn%"n'ipn.
Vi. TO pr yt, then eclpc,! tie Ch,ir vacated i, and