Wheeling compiler. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [i.e. W. Va.]) 1829-1831, 1829-12-09

sal suffrage, than any proposition y.
mi,ied TO the Committee. lie 4, /
know how the gentleman would =,
the matter with bis friend from /,
who, 10 his speech on a former 81.
had insisted that all taxes on Cons
were paid by the consumer. lf6,
true. and an excise should be LAID,
its, every man who bought gnG.i
would thereby pay a tax and have h
of suffrage; and thus the "vagaboss,
"rabbIe" of the gentleman from P,s.
very properly SO called wOuIi !
tied par ercelteHce to that PrIyileg.
insisted on the objection urged \ !
Johnson, and then showed that d.
est cattle tax, would give vote b
man west of the mountains; lnlsn,
ease of introducing universal sS
and concluded with a strong Ape.
Committee, against so sweeping ana,
ment.
The question being taken, lie .
ment was rejected without a count
Mr.. Henderson now moved o n
that clause of the resolution Whchis
a residence of > years, ofcitIzens
States moving into Virginia, b,ia
can be permitted to vote. lie ao.|
years residence in the State sHdos
comfy, a sufficient test Of perma,
terest in the Commonwealth.
MIR. Mccoy concurred in the Sem
that the period of probation was ,oo J
and that citizens Of other States o.
be put on the same footing with on
but he conceived this case PROVIDE n
that clause IN the first part OF the N
ton, which declares that "the ngh \
frage shall continue to be exercised
who now enjoy 1t under the existing !
stItution," residence OfslxmOu6s n
now required.
MIR. Leigh thought this clause 81.
ded by the effect Of the subsequent gs
He, however, dlsapPrOyed ofihe WI
that part of the resolution relating
zens of other States as unjust, andh,
its bearing.
On motion fMr. Henderson, ih.v
of that clause was stricken out, fa
word "nor" to the end Of the pEors
See above.
The COMMITTEE now PROCEEDED
4th resolution IN the Legislative Ca
tee, which Is Of the following words
"Res0iUed, That the number OH
bers in the Senate ofthls State ougr
neither increased nor diminished, b
classification OF It's members changs
Mr.. Peasants moved to amend ii
olutlon by striking out all after he
Resolved thaE'-dnd substituting
loving:
representation in the Sensls q
based OH the whole number Of fD
sons, including those bound to ssrH
a term Of years, and excluding InJa
taxed, and ADDING to the aforesaid d
of free persons, three fiilhs Of aaob
soas, and the Senate shall conss
number not exceeding ,anda
| % service and classification renal
present. -
Mr.. p. explained and advocatsd
mendmeoi, which no was induced
pose as a ground ofcoDpromise. he
not, however, ngdly insist upoa
was willing to adopt the comPoun
of taxation and numbers, # geo
should prefer that TO d basis Of tadsI'
Der. He preferred the latter as na
pie, less fluctuating, and more iam
practicable. u would, also, take
pretext from such as sought 70 al
ratio of representation in the gens1
ernment. lie objected TO Mr.. 50
mendment, as giving the Senate ia
! power, and embarrassing leglSlallN
iginating bills in both Houses.
Mr.. DOddridge moved to ameN
mendment Of NJ. Peasants, by s
out all after the first words ADD lfl
the following as a substitute:
"0n the whole number Of Tree
persons, including those bound 10
for term Of years and taXailon
ned"
Mr.. Johnson expressed bis pre-.
for the federal numbers 10 the scE'
proposed, as being simpler, moe
ascertained, already knowa 70 ia
habituaIly applied in practice, ana
riable with the will Of tho LegIslaia
Mr.. Doddrdgc explained bis
Cor peferring the mixed basis 10 y
ate. He went into calculation o. !
babe increase Of slaves on each so
Blue Ridge, and inferred THAT ihei
increase faster on the East than
West side. The East, Therefore
gain power by the federal num6S
as taxation was likely to lncreas'
West. the mixed basis would ils''
crease their representation. DC
the West, ifobliged to lose the WI.
IN the Senate, would be permitted %.
between the two other alternative