Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-11-21
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SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER o.. 1929.

Tup CosyKsr,os.- the report Of last
Tuesdays proceedings in the Richmond ""is'
~. learn ina, the Cow ention on that day again
resolved itself into Commute OF the WHOLE
M Powell in The Chair, The question undef
conside ration being the resolution oi the k
risla,ive Committee, fixing white population
as the exclusive basis of represenia,io" IN
The hous. Of Delegates.
Mr. Scott suggested that the Committee
should pass over the subject oil The basis el rep,
re,en,s,ion O other matters referred TO them
alleging several argumeu,sin favor oil 1t before
any qur,,ioa was taken The discussion branch
ed off, hlessr, Mercer, Doddrijge, Siana'd
and Scoy, aya,ling themselves Of the oppor-
,uai,y OF explaining or rebuiting calcn'a'ions
submitted by those gentlemen and others, re-
la,ine TO the strength of the population OF
either side Of the mountains. This discussion
wa. pronounced by the Chair somewhat ou' oil
order. bu, conceded for he sake OF explanation.
Mr.. F.,zhngh then, says The Wing, in pre-
face Distinguished for force, candor and good
feeling, and commenting persuaSive'y upon the
sa,e of things, submitted proposition tha'
The Commute rise, report progress, ask leave
to be discharged from the resoutio" already
subs an,ialIy adopted by it, in order that me
vote on it nigh, be aiken in The Convention,
when being settled the course for future pro-
ceedings nigh, be more clearly seen Should
the motion prevail, MIR Fi'zhugh minated
that he would then move 10 refer The whole
subject Of Convention 10 q select committee
composeo Of the most venerable and uneom-
mitted members Of The House. in order that
| they nigh, repor, an entire Constitution, and
indicate the points of compromise. a, which
the con,endlng parties might meet This
motion wa. supported by Mr.. Doddridge, and
| warmly opposed by Messrs. Leigh of Ches'er-
field, Stanart and Dromgoole. and lis propri-
ETY. dissen,ed from by Mr.. Johnson. TIE
grounds upon which it Was opposed were that
il was unprecedented and supplementary -
The motion was nega,ived, ayes 40, noes 4s.
At MIR. Leigh's (of Ches,erfeld) motion, the
committee then passed over the first Resolu-
ton (rela,ing 10 the basis) and took up that
requiring q census Of the people 10 be period.
caIiy taken. Mr.. Doddridge moved 10 amend
the re solution as reported by The Legislative,
committee but various Suggestions being made,
and the commute becoming somewhat en,an-
gled, at the instance # Mr. Cooke, this sub.
ject too was passed over.
The Sd resolution relating to the suffrage,
was then taken up and read. Mess's Leigh Of
Randolph, Mercer, S,snsrd Mccoy, p. P.
Barbour, and Summers took part in the dis.
eussivn Of this Resolution.
The only question taken was upon striking
out the proviso in the resolution Of the Legis-
lative Committee respecting the right Of suf-
frage which was carried in The affirmative,
ayes 50. This proviso was" Provided that,
no person. shall vote BY virtue Of his freehold
only, unless he same shall be assessed to the
value Of al Ieas 8 70. the payment OF
taxes, if such assessment, be required by law"
The resolution was not acted upon de6nilively,
before the Convention adjourned.