Richmond semi-weekly times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 184?-1853, 1851-07-29
STATE CONVENTION
SATURDAY, July &c.


INSTRUCTIONS TO THE COMMITTEE OF REVISION.
Mr.. FAULKNER offered the following instructions to
the Committee of Revision, which were adopted
"Resolved, That the Committee OF Revision be- and
they are hereby instructed incorporate into the draft
OF the Constitution, under the proper head the follow
ing section:
1.-THE Justices Of the peace Shertfs Clerks and At
toruevs for the Commonwealth, and all other county
officers shall be subject to indictment tor malfeasance
or mseasance or neglect OF their official duty and up
on conviction thereof their offices shall become vacant
and the Legislature may declare The cases IN which any
Office shall be deemed vacant, though no provision is
made tor that purpose in this Cons itullon-
COMPROMISE.
sion of the 9Th rule, which was according to decision
OF the Convention, equivalent, carried, TO recon-
sideration OF the vote by which the compromise was
adopted on the Dist of May.
MIR RANDOLPH stated that he had always stood ready
to vote for proposition A-the mixed baes-and that
when he voted Tor the "Compromse" none other but
Compromise were under consideration. ms
motion of reconsideration, he stated, submitted IN
obedience to ms rucons from hs condiments he al.
ways was hat majority OF his constituents had
been in favor of the mixed bas, aud he had endeavor
| ed to act in compliance with THEN wishes.
/ Mr.. TAYLOR moved tina the motion OF MI Ran
dolph be laid upon the table 1t not, in his view
| of The matter, an appropriate time for the consideration
of this question: when the Constitution was almost COM
| pleted and members weary and anxious to get
| home lie thought if Mr.. Randolph knew the seDt
ments of his constituents that he should have acted
that knowledge heretofore He was willing to shoulder
| the responsibility OF his position.
| AT the request of various gentlemen, Mr.. TAYLOR
Withdrew his motion tor the purpose OF allowing e&-
Ate some time engaged in discussion Of the causes
of defeat of proposition A, and the establishment OF
the Compromise, The motion to lay upon the table was
renewed by Mr. WIsE-who withdrew it Tor the bene-
fit of Mr.. Taylor.
After further debate, the motion was made again by
Mr. TAYLOR. The question being put, upon the mo-
ton 10 lay the motion Of Mr.. Randolph upon the table
il was agreed to-ayes 81, noes 3d. as follows:
AYEs-Messrs. Anderson, Armstrong, Bird OF s.,
Bland, Blue, Botts Foaeden, Brown, Byrd of Fred,
erick, Camden Garlic, Carter Of Russell Carter, OF
Loudoun Chapman Chiffon Claiborne, Faulkner, Fer
guson, Fnney. Fisher, Floyd, Fukerson, Futz, Gay,
Hays Hoge, Hunter, Jacob, Johnson, Kenney, Kill
I McComas Martin Of Marshall, Martin Of Henry,
Miller, Moore, Murphy, Neeson, Newman, Pendeton,
Petty, Seymour, Shehey, Sloan, Smith of Kanawha,
Smith of Jackson, Smith Of Greenbrer, Snodgrass
Stephenson Stewart OF Morgan, Stuart OF Patrick,
Summers, Tate Taylor, Trigg, 1umis, Van Wrinkle,
Watts of Roanoke, White, Williams OF Shenandoah,
NoDs-Messrs Mason, (President,) Arthur, Banks,
Barbour, Bsale, Bocock, Bowles, Braxton, Bur-
CESS Chambers, Chambliss. Cooke, Conway, Cox,
R H Garrett, NJ Garnett Goode, Hill Hopkins, JAS
| Der. Jones, Leake, Lyon, Lynch, McCandsl. Me-
redih, Morris, Purkins, Randolph. Ridley, Riyes,
quier Scott Of Richmond City, Shell Smith of Norfolk
County, Smith Of King & Queen, Snowden, Souhall,
Stanard Straughan, Stroller, Turnbul Wallace,
! Watts of Norfolk County, Whttle, Williams of FAIR
| fax, Wingfied Voolfolk, and Worsham-5S
Mr.. Miller moved the following instructions to the
| committee Revision:
"Resolved, That the committee on revision be IN
suc ed to strike out from the 9Th line of The 18th section
OF the Judiciary Report the sum OF S2ooo and to insert
| 1900"
The section to which reference is made is the resou
| ton providing for The salaries OF the Judges.
| MI FBRGUsoN moved the indefinite postponement OF
the resolution which was agreed to-ayes 81, noes 81.
| Mr.. ANDERSON moved prolet as substitute u Tor
| the Judicial apportonmen adopted by The Conven-
On motion of Mr.. KINNEY, the plan Indefinitely
postponed.
On motion of Mr. Lyons, the report of the commit
tee upon the appotonmeut of Delegates and Senators
was taken mp tor consideration.
The Secretary reported the hrs section as follows:
| WESTERN REPRESENTATION.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The counties OF Augusta and Rockingham shall each
elect three delegates The counties OF Berkeley Bote-
tourt Frederick, Hampshire, Harrison Jefferson, Ka
nawha, Marion, Mouongaa, Ohio, Preston, Rock
bridge Shenandoah, and Washington, shall each elect
two delegates; the counties OF Greenbrler and Poca-
hon.as shall oin1y elect two delegates the counties
and the counties of Pulaski, Wythe, Barbour Cabell.
Carroll Clarke, Floyd, Graysop,, Giles Hardy. jack
son, Lee, Lewis Marshall Mason. Montgomery,
oke, Russell, Scott, Smyth, Taylor, Iazewell, Up
shur Warren, Wayne, WetzeI and Wood, shall each
elect delegate the counties OF Craig and A'legha
nv shall together elect delegate; the counties of
Bath and Highland shall together cleo one de egae; the
counties oF BFaXton and Nicholas shall together elect
ore delegate the counties ct Boone and Logan shall
together elect deeggte the counties OF Doddige
and Richie shall together elect deega tie
counties q Gilmer and Wirt shall together elect one
delegate the counties of Lee and Scott shall together
elect enc delegate in addition the delegate given to
each one Of them; the counties vi Peasants and TYLER
shall together elect one delegate; the counties OF Rus
sell and Tazewell shall together elect one delegate, IN
addition to the delegate given zach oil them; and
the counties of Fayetfe, Raleigh and Wyoming shall
together elect uEiegafe.
Mr. STEPHENSON moved to strike from that section
the word "Boelour" Agreed to-ayes g. noes not
counted
M r. LETcHER moved to insert before the words "the
counties o. Greeb.er, Pocahonas" &c 1.-The words "he
counties of Boetourt and Craig shall together elect
two delegates" Agreed to-ayes 70, noes l9.
Mr.. STEPHENSON moved to strike out the word
"Hghand" from that part which reads 'ihe counties
OF Bath and Highland, &C. and to insert after the
Motion was then made by Mr.. STEPHENSON to in.
serl in the blank created by striking out the word
"Highland" the word "Alleghany" Agreed 10.
Mr. STEPHENSON also moved to strike out that por-
ton which reads "Aeehany and Craig shall togeth-
er elect one delegate" Agreed to-
Mr. SMITH, OF Greenbrer, moved to strike out that
portion which reads "the counties OF Greenbrer and
Pocahonas shall jointly elect two delegates" and in
sert in lieu theereo the following: "the counties of
Greenbrier and Pocahontas at the first election under
the Constitution shall each elect one delegate, and
at the second shall jointly elect two delegates and shall!
SO alternate at every election thereafter.
division being demanded the quest ion was hrst ia
ken upon striking the words indicated, and it wa
| a greed TO: Ayes So noes A.
The motion to insert disagreed to- Ayes 46, noes
| SO
| On motion of Mr.. LYONS, the Convention then ad
iourned.
MONDAY, July 2Sh, 1851.
| The Convention met pursuant to adjournment and
after PRAYER by the Rev. Mr. Doggett of the Rleho-
dist Church, the journal OF Saturday read and APP
| proved.
| MEMORIAL.
Mr. CONWAY presented memorial from lawyers of
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