The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-03-20

for twenty days. Cox moved that III
Convention adjourn until Tuesday.
| R,yyE said: 81 nuver did ask for lea
of absence for anybody, nor myself nntn II:
homes dat as the great subject OF us
tranchisin of rebels comes up TUESDAY
there will be no more leafs of absence. =!
we do, de people of de old Commo n u
will be bound to suspicion US. otanu L
| yer posts" ,. .aa cob
why we oliecs to Radiklls havln iea'e
when de Conservatives is dlssemnatln ano
organizing de Conservatif element strong
Lei de Radikils have chance too"
LOAN FOR THE CONVENTION.
Mr., CLEMENTS offered the following:
Rssolued, That -be appointed, II
conjunction with the Auditor Of the State
10 ascertain and report upon what terms
loan of $4,000 can be negotiated 1or Tue
use of this Convention, the tax levied IL
the ordinance passed March is, 1868, be-
ing pledged for the same.
!" And be 1t further resolved, That the
amount necessary to pay their expenses il
hereby appropriated from such money a.
NAV be procured for the use of the Con
vention." Laid over.
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. LYDICK offered resolution pro-
viding against violation Of the rules re
curing members present to vote wher
their names are called. Laid over.
Also, one instructing the Committee OF
Public Institutions to inquire into and as
certain the liabilities Of the Virginia Mill
tary Institute, and what effect the WITH
drawal of its annuity would have on ll>
obligations. Referred.
Also, one providing for the appointment
of a special committee to inquire into thu
reason wby some members were " choustet
outn the $50 voted to each one out OF INT
residue of the 100000. Laid over.
COUNTY ORGANIZATIONS.
The report on county organizations wa
then taken up, the morning hour havlnl
expired. After some discussion the Whol
subject was postponed until Friday.
JUDICIARY.
The report on the Judiciary was thel
callad ND. The first section was adopted
as follows:
81. There shall be a supreme court Q
appeals, circuit courts, and county courts
The jurisdiction Of these tribunals, an
the Judges thereof, except SO far as TN
same is conferred by this Constitution
shall be regulated by law"
The second section was taken up, as FOL
lows:
~. The Supreme Court of Appeals shal
consist of five judges, any three OF Whor
NAV hold q court. 1t shall have appellate
jurisdiction, except in cases of habeaS cor
nls. n,andumos, and prohibition. 1t shal
not have Jurisdiction in civil cases wher
the matter in controversy, exclusive Q
costs, is less in value or amount than tiv
hundred dollars, except in controversies
concerning the title or boundaries OF land
the probate of a will, the appointment
qualification of personal representative
guardian, committee, or curator; or con
corning a mill, roadway, ferry, or landing
or the right of corporation or ola count
to levy tolls or taxes, and except in case
of haJeQs corpus, maldamus, and prohibi
ton, or the constitutionality of law"
Mr.. MCLAUGHIIN moved to insert tn
word comfy" after the word "jurisdic
tion," in the second line. Agreed to.
Mr.. PORTER moved to add the following
"And that the assent Of two-tbirds {
the Judges elected to the said court sha
be requisite in order to declare any laN
null and u0id by reason Of its repugnanc
to the Federal Constitution or the Consti
tuition of this State"
Mr.. ALLAN moved to strike out th
words "two-thirds and insert "maJor
tyD in the amendment
After some discussion, the vote wa
taken under call for the previous ques
ton. and resulted: On Mr.. ALLAN
amendment, ayes 50, noes 81. On Mr.. PoE
TER's amendment as amended, ayes 4!
noes lG.
The Convention then took recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
| The Convention convened at 4 O'CLOCK
| JUDICIARY.
The second section of the Judiciary re
port as amended was adopted.
| FLAMES, of Hanover, offered resc
luton declaring that no certificates for pc
diem should be paid after the 18th
April, 1868.
The third and fourth sections Of tn
report were adopted, as follows:
80. Special courts of appeals, to consis
of not less than three nor more than fv
Judges, may be formed Of the judges o
the supreme court of appeals and of tn
circuit courts, or any of them, to try an.
cases on the docket of said court in re
spect to which majority Of the judge
thereof may be SO situated as to make
improper for them to sit on the hearing o
the same; and also to try any cases on tn
said docket which cannot be otherwise dis
posed of with convenient dispatch.
$50. When judgment or decree is re
versed or affirmed by the supreme cour
of appeals the reasons therefor shall b.
stated in writing, and preserved with tint
record of the case"
The fifth section was taken up, as fol
| lows:
as. The judges shall be chosen by th'
joint vote of the two Houses of the Gene
raj Assembly, and shall hold their office
for term Of twelve years. They shall
when chosen, be at least thirty years o
age, and shall have held judicial station
in the United States, or shall have prac
ticed law in this State for five years mex
before their election"
Mr.. CLEMENTS moved to amend nv stri
kingout all after the words 'stwelye years, ;
Agreed to-ayes, 3S; noes, 80.
Mr.. ALLAN offered the following as ar
amendment, to follow the words "twelve
years" "They shall, when chosen, have