Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-02-12
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

bills, so incorporate the Parkersburg ManuEactur.
ing Company'-and to incorporate the Lynchburg
Manufacturing Company'-and also, that they
had passed. with amendments, the bill Concern
ing Philip Brumskili. man Of color'-Ind TO in
corporate the Berkeley Manufacturing Company >
The amendments to the bill concerning Philip
Brumskiil, &c. were disagreed to by the House
The amendments to the other bill were agreed TO-
Mr.. May, from the Committee for Courts of
Justiess and Ar. White. from the Committee of
Roads and Internal Navigation, presented various
bills and resolutions, which were received and laid
upon the table.
CONVENTION BILL.
message was received by MIR. Taylor, from
the Senate, announcing that they had passed the
bill IT. organize q Conrentioa,' with amend.
inents, in which they requested the concurrence of
the House Of Delegates.
The Clerk was about to read these amendments
when Mr.. Doddridge rose to move reference Of
the bill and amendments to Select Committee.
He insisted that such was the proper course both
from the great importance OF the subject the time
it had previously occupied, and the respect due TO
the other branch Of the Legislature, who had pro.
posed an entirely new bill.
MIR. Braxton opposed the proposition. He con-
tended that the subject was entirely exhausted;
that 1t had been already presented in every shape
TO MEMBERS and was familiar to them all; that for
days, aud weeks. and almost months, they had
been engaged in its discussions; that the House
must be prepared to act finally upon it, that their
patience was exhausted; and that if the bill was
PesHhfttou " lay upon taOle, the f1OuS6 would
again be inundated with variety of propositions
Mr.. Doddridge said he was not surprised at the
objections Of the gentleman from Matthews, (nir.
Brsxton) that that gentleman had been opposed
to Convention, and would take his course ac-
cordingty; that there seemed to be but little diff.
ference of opinion between the two Houses which
very little time and consideration would remove :
and that the friends of the Convention ought to be
permitted to take the bill and attempt 10 do the
best they could with it. He intreated the House
I'm hut abort sn 81, h..
friends.
The question then taken on Mr. bod
dridge's motion. and lost-Ayes IS, Noes III
MIR. Doddridge, with a view of giving the
friends OF Convention short time for con.
ference with one another, moved TO lay the bill Oh
the table.
On this motion, Mr.. Boisseau called for the ayes
and noes.
Mr.. Fitzhugh of Fairfax, trusted the gentleman
would withdraw his call, and the gentleman from
Brooke. (Mr. Doddridge,) would also withdraw
his motion for postponement; it was obvious
from the vote just taken, that the House were de-
terminod on a final disposition of the question.
Mr. Boisseau withdrew the call; and Mr.. DIS
motion wa. then rejected. without division.
The amendments of the Senate were then read
through-when Mr.. Fitzhugh of F. hoped that the
House would dispense with reading it again Sec
ton by section. He was prepared to move a SUBJ
sutute to the LIST section Of the bill from the Senate
MIR. Brown OF Harrison observed that the bill
was now AID very important one-and he would
therefore move its reference to a Committee of the
Whole House on the State of the Common we al,h,
and made the order Of the day for tomorrow
This motion was lost without division.
Mr.. Nelson then moved that this House DO now
agree to the amendments from the Senate
Mr.. Fitzhugh OF Fairfax, moved to amend the
bill from the Senate by striking out from the word
"ihat in the first section, s. inserting provision,
embracing graduated representation of the Sc
material Districts, viz: giving the LIST, I'd, 3d. 5th,
18th, 9th 10th, 18th, 18th, 18th, 18th, 18TH 18th.
19th 2)h, Git. 22d, 23d, and 24th Senatorial Dis
tr CTS four representatives each the 18th, 9th, and
IL, fire each; The 9Th Senatorial District three re-
representatives.; AMI the 16th sir repre- entativcs in
Convention, &C. &c.-Mr. F. observed that this
was tie same proposition he had formerly submit
ted, and it would be unnecessary for him 10 repeat
the arguments which he had urged on that occa-
sion
Mr.. Terriil rose to ask for information: Would
1t be in order to move any other amendment, if
the one from the gentleman from Fairfax should
be adopted!
Tho Chair said i, would not--but if the pro-
position should be rejected the bill would be still
open to amendment.
MIR. Terrill then gave notice OF his intention TO
offer scheme OF county representation, by way of
amendment to the bill.
Mr.. Doddridge called for the ayes and noes
lie remarked that the proposition oil the gentleman
from Fairfax drawn in conformity with the
last Census of 1920; whereas this bill, from the
Senate. was agreeable to the Census Of $780, that
gave the East more Representatives than they
were entitled to, and he hoped that this House
would never sanction such manifest injustice.
The question then taken on Mr.. Fitzhueh's
amendment, and lost, ayes So, noes l22-as fol.
lows:
.ayes-Messrs. Gordon, Persinger, Terrill,
Duncan, Clarke, Tapp, Boyd, Ward, Miller Of Bot,
Anderson, of Bot, Doddridge, Edgington, Thorn
burg, Everett, Moss, Fi;zhugb of Fairfax, Chiffon
Wallace, Casilenan, Mason of Fred, Pack Pea
ris. Hail, Blair, Mclaughlin of Greenb'r Kerche-
val, Carskadon, Seymour, Mullen, Brown of IIar,
Williams, Mayo, Morgan, Willis Smith of Ken.
Dunbar, Bland, Camden, Dinges, Stratton, Ellzey,
Powell Of Loud, M'Culocb, StribbliDg, Watts
Wilson, Caperton, Vass, Craig. Kent, Gross, O.
Ferrall, Rives Of Nelson, Kelley, Mclaughlin o
Nicholas, PARROT, Fitzhugh of Ohio, Jones Of Pen,
Dice. Ciililand, Allen of Preston, linn, Macrae,
Tyler Of p. VIM, Dolbeare, White, of Il. Moore,
NJ 'Mahon, Cline, Alexander of Russell, M'Far-
lane Of Russ, Martin, Morrison, Carson, Lowell,
George, Deskins, M'Coy, lngham, Cummings
Keller, Spencer of Wood, Tavenner. Saunders,
Stanger-S5.
Noes-Messrs. Banks, (Speaker) Bayley Drum
mon, Nelson, Booker Of Amelia, Jeter. Ellis, Civ
en-, Stlington, Mennis, Goggin, Beosley, Trotter,
Bocock, Yancey. Rives Of Campbell, Hunter,
Parker Of Car, Christian of G; City, Tyler of C.
City, Gaines, Richardson Of Char, johnson Of
Ches, Burfoot, Hill. Turner, Miller of Cumb.,
Fitzgerald, Wynn OF Din, Bosscau, Wray, Booker
Of =. c. Upshaw Of Essex, Pitts, Stllman, Wynn
OF FIuy, Holland, Galloway, Smith, of GlOu.. Bill
tups, bryce, l1IldTp AtkiDSOn OF HALL
fax, Scstt, Goodal, White Of Hanover Harvie,
GraveIy, Dyer, HoIeman, Atkinson OF Isle Of
Wight, Cole, Richardson of James City, Pollard
Of X. & Q. Upshaw ok 8. O., Mason Of X. G.,
Oldham, Pollard Of X. VIM, Gregory, Leland,
Hall, Allen Of Lee, M'hIillan, Kimbrough John
sou of Louisa, Street, M'Farland Of LuneD ,Finks,
Hudgins, Braxton, Alexander, Of Mecklenburg,
Coode, Segar, Booth, Cohoon, Murjaugb, Meg
ginson, Christian Of ". Kent, Warden, Manning
Parker Of Northampton, Read. Basye, Harding,
Tonea of Not Davis WoolfoJL Tatu,n Adams