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AMENDMENTS TO THE Coxsr1UrIoN.-The
following Report by the Chairman, on behalf OF
the majority of the judiciary Committee, was
presented to the House of Representatives on
Thursday last:
Mr.. SPEAKER.
The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom
was referred ''the Amen dments to the Constitu-
ton in reference to the election of Judges and
Attorneys Generals and the Schedule thereto"by
a Resolution of this House with specific instruc-
tions contained in said resolution, have had the
same under consideration and have instructed
me to report:
LIST. That it is the unanimous opinion of the
Committee that the Schedule to the Constitu-
ton, recently submitted to, the people of this
State, is part and parcel of said proposed
amendments.
End. 1t is the opinion of a majority of the
Committee, that this Legislature has the right,
and it is their duty, to pass law prescribing
the times and and places of holding said cleo
tons of Judges and Attorneys General by the
people.
dect JUDGES and Attorneys General, to fill va
cancies that have occurred, or that may occur
the present session of this General As
sembly.
4th. That Judges and Attorneys general
whose term of 9slaSsmpires az the end OF the
present session OF this General Assembly can
not continue to hold their offices, until the elecs
ion Of the officers by these people, ,{if said cleo
ion by the people shall be fixed upon day subs
teauent to the adjournment ofthis Legisleture,l
without reelection by this General Assembly,
And in accordance with the opinions above
indicated a majority of the Committee have
instructed me 20 report the following resolu-
tons, and recommend their adoption, to wit:
1. Resolrcd That the Schedule to the pro-
posed Amendments to the Constitution, reeen-
tly acted upon by the people Of this State, is
part and parcel of said amendments.
Resotced. Th4t this Legislature has fright,
and it is their duty, to pass law prescribing
the times aud places of holding election for
Judges and Attorneys General by the people.
3 PcSo'Usd, That this Legislature has the
pas.r to elect Judges aud Attorneys General
10 Eli vacancies that have occurred, or that may
occur during the present session Of this Gene
raj Assembly.
1 Resolred; That Judges and Attorneys
General, whose term Of office expires at the
close of the present session of this General As
scmby, cannot continue to hold their offices,
until election of these officers, By the people,
Of said election by the people shall be fixed
upon day subsequent to the adjournment of
| this Legislature.l without reelection by this
| General Assembly.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
J.B. COOKE. Chm.
| Mr.. WIScHEsTER, member of the Commit
tee. presented at the same time the following pa
per, as embracing the opinions held by biul
| in relation to the question therein referred to:
| 70 the Genera! Assembly Of the SAFE # Ten
! HeSSCe. a.
| The underSis ned one of the Judiciary Commit
tee to which was referred Resolution Of inqui-
RI. as to the proper construction of the Cousti-
| tution Amendments, and the Schedule attach
ed: and the powers of this General Assembly
under the same, begs leave to report in the fol,
lowing propositions, the points in which he dit
fers from the majority of said Committee.
lst. That all Judges and Attorneys General
in office, at the Ratification of the Attachments,
whether by Executive appointment or other
wise, and without reference to the term for
which they were appointed or elected continue
to hold their offices, until the election OF their
successors by the people.
Ind That ali vacancies which have accured
since the ratification or may occur until these
Offices are filed under the. Amendments, shall
be supplied in su Oh manner as the General
Assembly shall direct In virtue Of sect 1, Act.
7th of the Constitution.
Al Of Which Is respectfully sui miited.
GEO. w. WINCHESTER.
Minority Report
The undersigned, minority IF tn, Judi
/ ciary Committee, beg leave most respectfully to