Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-12-07

IN the most parental and conciiatory nannor H.
cessty OF mutual forboarancc and compr oniso h. ne
prs cticc of which. he said, he would not ns 20, o
PAIR OF an amcabc adjustment ofthe c.. 'tinp d Hen
tbs. S '' ''-
The question was then taken on The amc,,r,n,,.
proposed by MIR. Doddridgc, aud ncgativcd-Av,, -
Noes 20. ~ -
The question on The amendment proposod bv J
upsur was then pat and carried IN the nfI;,piy,;,
MI upshnr then submitted the following p,o,,-
s'ton as AN amendment of the resolution 1vb;.L' -
proposed. WHICH -
"Resoircd, That the Legislature shall have ro,.or - .
arrange the representation IN both Houses The General
ei'oS, orS !" eNv'y years. upon fair average of th,
following ratios, w isi, of white populations ID of The eJ
numbers - F' 49, VI 'no 'eoeth
Mr. Thompson then moved the following amend
mont 10 the original proposition.
ReSolred, That IN the wear tho [ e.isl,,,,o .,u
y Jaw ot "~ng o"'ss OF the pop',aon of the S,ar
n e" rev assessment i It's lands and the succecl
s session after the shall bc taken aud tho
made the Legislature shall Try law submit TO the qualified Vote.
& o, mo question at the basis Of representation ".
h"h Houses oite Legislature: il majority concur in ,vo, os
any particular basis TIE Legislature shall their next succeed
ing seSs"n aPporon the l8 delegates and 80 senators
S ," SUCH basis aud shall provide 10y law for all f,
should the majority fail in any one bnsis tho 81;
'c snail ad" th" compound basis Of white population
uuh FEDERAL numbers tr,n.ss -
legislature them shall seem cxIcdiem, and The WIG
,co, ~. "iFu"en' OF representation, and for future
th- CONSTITUTION. 'e'' DO Il part oil
! rho question on Tho amendment was then put and
carried In the nega'ivc-aycs IL, noes so
lows: DIS ioi
ItsSorcd That when the amended shall No .
ncu me people, the Iilowing amend
men' shall be proposed to the people settlement of tho
pile of the lppouionncnt representation ST.
the basis OF representation both blanCnes OF te
be white population exclusively, - ' IL S'S'a'u'e
Thus amendment nega,ived.
| MIR. Clayton proposed another amendment nc g.,
lows: "'i''' Us iol-
ReSoired, That the Legislature shall /, ia. ~
P"Vs'"n Tor the organization Of Convention rep,eson;
equally or nearly may be, the qualified oers o1 h S
,'""'"'I VINO >hat apportion sentation -; III
"ses "I Tie General Assembly such bas;s ms ,I,a,
uN oest anu maze provision ioi future periodical
Which, was also ncsativcd, there being only 80 in
MT Fuzhugh next submitted another ,nen,,,,o,,
wh'ch was also rejected by majority of 20 70 ~
IL was n The following words "
RcsoiDed, That in the year and :, 49, -.
thereafter snail he the duty of the General
rn'on me representation in the House Of Deeo aes n
rs possible m proportion white popula,ion ,,,S y
division. - " "''y shah be subject 10
MIR. upshnr proposed the following as prov;so r.,
'"Nided that the lInuS- of Delegates shall mot
eNce'I nor tho number of the Senate
His wa carried in tho Affirmative
MI. Scott then moved that the Comn,;,tce :
winch after some debate respecting surrost;o -
by Mr. Powell, whether 1t should rise ronnrt n
gres' las 10 the Legislative Report alone md pr ~
Lave to >it again, was carried in the affirmative ,.;,I
Ut div is.on. - WIFI
On the motion Of Mr.. Leigh the various or,o,l
mens, which mud been made of the Ioc;sIa,;,, 10
port were ordered to- be printed ~
Ihe Convention then adjourned ill ? o'cIoc,, -,
Monday next. '" Oh