Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-12-01


opinion DO not know and have heard, any sufi.
Gent reason assigned for adopting different principles n
the two branches Both the Legislature Of Virgil
ma anu they are to be organized on dfesnt princi-
Piles, there viii be inst the same divisions between the
two, as appears in this Convenort IL produce no
good and may, fear, produce mischief Il will
be 'ald that one branch tho representative Of one III
vision OF the Sate, and the other snch OF another M
vision Of It, Onghfthey no, both represent the whoi.
te am ready TO submit to such arrangement il il
snA De The opinion OF Try Of this HOUSE. II this
Convention shall think il Usa that the House OF Dele.
gates shall be organized in way ami the SnAte sno
ther' shall not withhold my assent Give me Cons j.
V'on that shali be received by the prope Const,u
uonin which can consider their diE:rent interests 10
be duly represented, aud will take it, though IL may
not DO that which I most approves.
While agree in the main 10 the propos..3h offered
oy tho gentleman oir Chesterfield, there are some
sh objections to H. Ii IS not perfectly equal il you
iake the census Of 1920 the bsss Of conput sion
nave prepared no plan TO he laid be fore the House.
out have made some calculations zs guide for my own
judgment, giving TO sbew what the apportiou ut
ought to be on the basis lie has assumed His ground
that the rAio ought TO be exact compromise Of the
principle oil white population and that Of the Federal
number have endervoured to calculate the result Of
Surh rsoo' Tho whole white population being COS.
each member will represent 479i white pc sons. The
country west Of the Blue Ridge having 1873 100 will
oe snu"e8 10 "a members and large fraction; have
hereiore allowed them %. The valley containing
~ o9o white persons will be entitled to 25 members
ne country between the Blue Ridge and tide. alter
having is9,356 iree-whites, will be entitled to 80
that part OF the State 40 delegates The tide cou,.
try containing 1881, will be entitled to SO deay
ms WIZ be the ratio, taxing the free white population
as the basis.
Let US now assume the basis the Federal numbers
The whole State contains s95, O03 Federal persons
Each member will. therefore, represent 1881 Federal
persons The western district containing l42, III of
such persons, will be entitled 90 delegates The val
Icy containing lI20S3 will also be entitled to 20 dele
gates The Middle Country $50 O25 will be entitled to
10 and large fraction 46. The tide country
containing $50 GIG. WILDE entitled 10 80
Now. sir. added these several results of the white
basis and OF Federal numbers, and divided the amount
the two ratios.
For the Western District, "a Delegates
For the Valley % LIZ say %.
For the Middle Country I3 I-2 saw IT,
For the tide water Country, Sc.
think If we do adopt exact compound of thess
TWO ratios we ought to carry the principle through and
take the above numbers unless have committed soma
arhmctca error-t ispossiblc may butt think have
not The principle then, which propose compromises
Is, hat the superintendent of shall mad
according TO exact the two brine ipl of
the white basis and OF the Federal numbers sccord,.
to the csnsus Of 1920. There can be but on.
10 hl' ea'culson IL is that the Of 1920 is moi
the census Of 1929. admit IT, Bat every thing Of ,hs
population Of 1929 considered ba, is 70 ncb con-
jeetursl, that will be difficult to como 10 INV ,,,;.C
tory result take the cen.us Of 1920 10
'uch conjecturAi bas. If il produces injustice. III,
injustice will be temporary AID of short Duration Tbs
proposition OF the gentleman from Che which
nas my ,peies' aPprohhtion with this exception, al
lows an Immediate increase Of numbers TO that p,r, y,
The state which must suffer by the c-n.u, of 1920 II
cannon 10 permanent Injustice 10 them; pehsp not for
moments and even if should, the other part of the
plan Ill rhcctuslly remove IT, Should there bo AM
inJusucr II must speedily be removed by new cen.
s. wished 70 AVOID going into the detail of the
s., IN eacn Couhtx. That may be left TO the
hrs Legislature which shall assemble under the amend
ed Constitution. Let the first H. of Delegate, he con
'i'uted OF Representatives fon each senato,i. di.
trc', you will then have a House consis,iny Of Iao
Delegates, who will be competent than ourselvc.
to apporion as total among the coun,is
and win can more appropriately perform that Office.
should regret 10 the time of the Cony non ,y,s
in balancing the controversies of the counties haa
ly throw this ont. however, for consideration oniy
wish that the calculations may be under,tooi by The
Convention, tosethe with the principles on which
have bean made. 1t will be necessary TO earry d.
substance of this calculation in mind before I've for
DEFINITE Judgment on the estimates which differ from il,
White population amounts by the Census Of
1920, to so, no
In House of Is6, each member will rspre
sent persons 4.7el
West of the Allies hany ls3,l0o 27-s74s %
and Blue Ridge, i@''"9" %o-l,32I Is
Between the Blue Ridge ,eo ,sc ., o
and Tide Water, '0''"'' sS-z'oo' 40
On Tide Water 1887 33-lH4 33
sos.Oeo i24 lag
Federal numbers amounts to 90, m,
Each member will represent persons 7 o2I
West OF the Allegheny. LIZ i47 2O-I5a7 90
Between the Allegheny an no. 80
Between the Blue Ridge non oo- 49,
and Tide Water, "oo'o-' 1o-6,o99 a.
On Tide Water, 2so,6l9 39-e4io 80
. , S9i S14 l25 I26
To divide the apporionmcn between white nonuI,ton
and federal numbers
West of the Allegheny, white, %
Between the Allegheny White, Is
and Blue Ridge, Federal 20
As rs
Between the Blue Ridge } White, 40
and Tide Water, Federal, Al
On Tide Water White, 80
- LUG '" -'e'' }Federal, 80
~ 80
I26
The white population and federal numbers adj
ded, and then divided. give 900 O6s
IL the COUNT Tide Water be entitled 10 36
members, then each member will represent GLIB
Whh1 Fed. Nss.
The Henrico Dist. contains 81 1855 40 1896
Its share OF 80 members, is4-3,e0i 5-4240 9-7,2I
As go
Mr.. LEIGH explained the ground Of the slight diff
terence between his estimate and that Of MIR. Man
sHALL arising from the Isuer's having referred to the
census Of 1920; while Mr.. l.. endeavored 10 sp.
proxniae The true estimate OF the present
He had allowed two more to the Western District
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