Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-12-01
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% oder, Mr.. UP,HUR md at or short preface
n which hc expressed bis desire % moe; the views
OF the Western gentlemen far practicable,
an. hs hopn that some com0rom's" Wght take
place. read the following resolutions. which were
rc.crcd 20 he committee Of the Whole. aud ordered
- be printed
Re'o,,ri, That i,,c House Of D lega,es shall con.
s's, ofoua hundred aid twenty mcU.ers. OF which
ther, shall be chosen. the First District, Dis
tr'ct VcSi ~ th' Allegheny inlUntain, &C
F1rthc Second D.sr,t', or District OF the Valley. %
For the Third District District between tho u
e ~ Ridgr an the h al Of Underwater 81
For thu Fourth District or District be'wceen tie
head Oftd -wa;c-, and the ocean, %
Kes)'ref That the $ nate shall consist of thirty
rr'nl5c-S Of which there shall BE- chosen for the .
First District. aforesaid. -
For III, Second D:z'-i~-, -E7-~enid. S.
Fer the Third District storesa,d Of
For the Fourth D;slric aforesaid. 81
Rssoired, That the l. gsla'ure shal, have po"er J
50 re arrange the representation in both Houses Of
the 6 ,n"ra Assembly. once I'm every wears. upon
q l;- aver - OF tic following ratios, VIZ Is, Of
white population. %, O: white population and taxa
ton CONF nod 30 Oftle Federal Numbers.
Provided, that the Humoer Of the II luSe of Dele
ga'cs .hI! exceed loo, nor the number Of the
SaHae. 20
Mr.. LrrGror Chesterfield, then rose "a propose
III. schrm. winch he had referred 20 f-w days
since and winch. prepared IN spirit OF compromise,
he won, now OFF, IN, following resolutions were
then re,Lb, him referred and ordered TO BE- printed
That regresa 'ation in the House OF Delegates b.
aopor pncd as follows:
the t.gen,y.sx co,uties yi-g west of the Ale
ghany shall ave twenty sN Deeg teE;
II four cen ,un'ies wing Sntween the Allegheny
and Clue Ridge -ha!l nave twentp-thr'e Delegates;
The tween nine c-unIes lying eas, Of the Blue
Ridge and above tde-water shall have fo!y-two
Delegates;
9,, tue thr.y-sx counties md Fur towns .,.,7
IN t,l4-,, Iter shall have thirty FIVE d s.ePates
,fs c,oli. ka ,i-H . la
icrr-rv living cast = Ito B"n R;dgo ~ NOM aims
bt:Ae !.s.-.atu!c may in iis discretion from nc
n time m7i1ri-g cl tie whole number 81 botI
HOUSES cnuouT.u9, whatsoever the increase Of tie
panu'a-ion o.! tue cou;l y west ot tie Buc E.--e.
anil Mar. more convenient administration o Jg-.icr
ani -! G, my require, form new counties 40. *
cp.duy .g.t on ii the territory We o. l-' 3 u'
Ride and whenever any such now county -aa'! be-
formed. IN additional Delegate shall be allowed To
the conn'ry wes' OF the nue Ridge.
And the Legislature. having rrgord 10 Tic r.atre
stale col tic population o.! the respective counties
cities md towns. aud ;1rcc-t,h s cf aoth II uses al
way c"ncu-r"S, may, al 1ay titGa. so-ra two or
more Contiguous COMFY" into o.s..c' =. .-s
J. s,C-'.11 Ct On" i'e'"."'a; c2+ u-v a,'-" oac or
e nnrc aidt '01l Delegates - county, tuVf
N district that shall ever he allowed NOR,
" than four d IN es: and NAV reduce the number q
Delegates which may or shall be allowed 70 anr
' couny, cI'~ur town, 10 which more than one Dole
gate may III the frat instance he allowed that
each b. allowed AZ least once Provided. that the
nur,bar Dr.b, TIo,,o ,. T,. to-, -, !, . .
one hundred and fly.
Nh C''hE then 70 r. 'Hi S'a'cl, IN -. stance,
that alter much deliberations and comparison Of %.
pnIunS. arnur many oftus rno.Ilo-s from tho ,r,.t
and the middle sections Of cnun.ry. they had also.
IN he sam" spirit Of con. rom'se, agreed upon
p tam propositions, wrch he would nov submit 10
th" committee. Tho following resolutions We're
thrn read bv nm, referred and ordered 10 TO printed.
hf5..'4, iAt' IN me ornon OF tins committee the Lessl
.3 ,'. ". q, NJ, ,,',g,'em. %, ,'s onnonT earn
Of Dercl,rs cona'r one hum he'd an twenty r,fs-s
Tna,be principle of representation n the House Of Dele.
gate should be Pie cC ai representation, nearly may be-
Of hf r' V- re0pe m every mart Of ior Commonwealth
lH' l n' Pc oi representation IN the senate ovid -
me equal representations "> nearly d. may re- vt al fee peo'
tatn n connect 'n wa" 'nIeeh, oi 7 other prr"u lu
every pat 81 me cn""nNeaNH or in Ger words tie equal
i'Pr', 'o" ,N'-.'u me 'o"h'r"'-A, OF what is l;i
'NN ,'''' ~ ''''"I hhnle's
so'ti "e mace as soon a. may &c.
49, :, ,.'su' N,h sh'i ne 1sen Un'ri ia authority
'' 'hS' 2.es VIC n'nheTs ~ TIC "o Houses resPec-
u't on the principles above stated 'niougnout the Common
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