Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-12-07
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On SATURDAY., thc'Convention met AT the us,,l
nour' nIr' Gordon moved that when the Convention
ise' II SHOULD adjourn till Monday AT o'clock urcvi-
ous 10 W"ich hour he supposed that the Legislature
would have transacted the pr luniuary business of
thelr sessIom-'hc election OF officers NC MIR bod
bridge moved that the report of the select Commute
winch was presented 10 the Convention YESTERDAY.
should be taken up and considered Several ,c.iIc
men expressed opinions adverse to the holding of tLc
Convention IN the Church, being an napnr1nrnt
place 10 conduct political conrovc-s,. while ,iI.rs
H'u'Su '"ut INC proceedings Of The TWO bodies would
conlIci and interfere with each other Mr. Nicb,I,e
~tated t,-t nc yIo-..ui cu-tit,,,io,, ,,s
church, and that ftherc was any REGARD IN bc mid -,
Nc Pec"it yiaeys THINGS, It would be VOL IN .cccn,
rom tnc Vestry OF The + esbytcrian Church the use
OF that building Mr. GpsdOn's motion was cor,i,d
IN tn, affirmative, and The Convention refused to con-
Sider TIC report OF he select committee
On tic motion Of Mr. Powell tic convention then
T,S,ifrd itsc'I lnto u Conmittcec Of the whole Mr.
l. barbour ln the chair, aud Nj Upslurs amend
incht. yesterday offered, being under consideration
MI Gordon moved further -rncudmcnt which in it's
i"od'hcd FORM, proposed to limit the number Of Del
cBatcs TO 1T, appOrton ID ihus-90 To the Weston
9i7tfct-2! to the 2nd Valley dlstric;-lO to tho
sra or middle district, and To the 9TH or tide, ,,t,
disluci-and The Senate to 3S-f3 Of whom, IN ,,.
po'gn, ."e WeSt and the remaining o to represent
IIc I,a'' Mr.. Morris addressed the Committee nj
considerable lcngtbln support Of Mr. GorIons prono
siion. Mr. Sunlrd protested his readiness when
looking To principle alone To support either propoai
+ ton Mr.. Cooke spoke nn1inst the prOoos tinn nj
made by Mr.. Jpshur on the GROUND THAT tho C,rnrr
c.nthincdno provision for Tho future apporlionment
OF representation. and trndnp ONLY 10 rxcitc and
g@ltue the public mind hereafter. Mr. Gordon re-
PIeh thal Nc was wiling To- aCccdc % any such pro.
vision, Mt shOuldbe hercltCr Ofcd-his only object
WIS to settle the principle now, aud tp enter into the
+ d tails at future period. Mr. Upshur stated TINT
Tie proposition ~ question was merely n substitute
for wHnt me oilcrod and hc ud therefore vote for
t,espcciay as at cr ITS passage il was in tic paa
"l any pentYman to submit provision of the nature
referred To by Nh Cooke. Mr. Doddridgc submit
+ ted proposition IN substance as follows:
. "Afcr The ncYt census 70 be taken under the Laws
ol the Uucd States, and at least Nv every ten cars
thereafter horc shall be new appointment Of r,nrc
scn'at on IN both Houses Of tie neral Assembly ON
tho following basis, W. In the House of Del rates
ON tc basis OF whit" population, aud i'm the Senate Oh
TAT oi the FEDERAL numbCr-Sucb enumernt ions to
Dc tErn, under the laws Of this State, OF of tie L.
Hi'h states, according 90 the djscrctOn.of the Gene.
T'l AeScubIy--nnd Whenever new appariioutucut OF
rcprc-cu'anon shall be made, there shIl be- a new
a's.-rment Of tnscs on tcai property
. ~" s'iI ~ was opposed 10 tn proposition Of the
g'h lcmtn from AbcmarIc, mud stated hc was uuWil-
ing mat Inc question should be taken without con
tDhing scheme for the future rCappprtonincut Of
rcTcscntatlon-aud tlet the dccisIon Of il would en-.
9oic NM to determine whether hc would continue any
longer az member OF the body " re- pretty warm
conversation took place bctwcrn NJ Leigh Mr..
Doddudgc and Mr.. Randolph iu Nh gh the two last
named gentlemen declared their dec rnnanon not 70
ycld orc step moro On the way Of concession. Mr.
scott qpd Dir Powell next addressed the committee
They were followed 10y Mr.. Randolph md Mr..
Johnson between whom some SHARP sFooiiHc took
place, OF rather an acrimonious character WHOM
VIZ. Madison r"os". and pressed On 'lie cymmi.'o..