Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1829-11-27

had been made upon the amendment of
fered tothe amendment itself. lie stated
the reasons why he should vote agaiost
Mr. SCOTS amendment.
Mr.. Scott contended, that his amend
ment did propose a material change. II
the Senate be based on the white popu:a.
ton by the present. Constitution, he wish
ed the gentleman from I.oudDun MIR. Mer-
cer) to point cut the clause
MIR. Mercer replied, that the basis had
been settled bv the Legislature, and re-
cognized by the people.
Mr.. Scott remarked, that his PROPOSE.
ton then went further, aud was designed,
instead Of letting itrest upon mere Le-
gislative enactment, to give i; Consii,u-
tional sanction.
MIR. johnson compared the two branch.
es oil the Legislature together, in rcs1cc,
OF numbers, duration of duties, their issu-
ing IN different ways from the people and
he asked whether the censor, To check the
( vii. OF the majority. ought to reside in the
popular branch. Was this the principle
to be now established lie called upon
gentlemen to assign some reasons for this
distinction.
Mr.. Scott replied, that because the ii.
of ID. was the stronger branch, he wished
the mixed basis to prevail there; that we
brought greater stake into the govern,
ment; both. sections of the State briny
their personal rights. and we from the
East) a much greater proportion of prop
erty and hence their wish to guard it i'm
| the strongest manner.
Mr. Nicholas assigned the reasons for
his vote. He was in favor, himself, Of a
compound basis in both branches-bnt in
the spirit which actuate6 the gentleman
from Fauquler, he was willing to take i,
IN the one only.
The question was put--and the amend
ment was lost-ayes IL, noes 40.
So the Committee determined not to
amend the Amendment, by adding /" An0
IN the Senate TO IVhte Population erclu.
siveiy"
The question was then propounded up
on the amendment TO the original reso.
luton OF the Legislative Committee, viz
to strike out the word exclusively" and
insert the words E" and taxation combn
ed"
Mr.. Monroe then rose, with apologies
for addressing himself to the Charlie
saw the mischievous consequences that
| might AM, from divisions in the senti-
| ments o! the Sta;e-aud he deemed il ne.
cessary for each side To make advances tor
accommodation. Let us break up with.
out doing any thlng-or carry the meas
are by very small majority, and what
Will be the consequence Will the Con.
siitutIon DC adopted? Indignant, acrimo
NOUS feelings will arise and is the State
to I've divided ? If it be severed, will a new
Safe be admitted Into the Union lie
| doubted lt-lnd if it can, what effect will
| 1t have OF the great interests ofthe State
What becomes of the Internal improve.
| nen's OF Virginia, which he had always
so aUxiously desired for himself, and which
he wished IL see assisted with the funds
| OF the General Government, as far as they
! can be constitu,onal!y used for that pnr-
BOSE Tier stating the opposing claims
Of the t"n sections Of the State, THE East
| and the West, he attempted to show, that
1t was necessary to make some compro.
mise between thcm-aud he concluded
with stating that his plan would be to al
| low the basis Of white population in the
House of Delegates, and the NAKED basis
IN the Senate. MIR. NJ spoke for some
time, and WAS listened to with profound
| attention.
Wien he had concluded, Mr.. Giles rose
ID move that the Committee now rise
| with view Of permitting gentlemen III
think more deliberately on this subie It
and to cultivate tha, liberal spirit among
them which had hitherto distinguished
their discussion. He dix claimed any wish
10y such motive to put himself in pos
session of the floor tomorrow, for his fee.
| BILE health made him little DESTROYS of ad.
dressing the Committee though he
might hereafter attempt to offer some oil
the reasons for the opinions lie entertain
ed.
The Committee accordingly rose-and
then on the suggestion Of Mr., johnson,
the House re-considered the vote as to the
hour of 'adjournmcnt.-Mr. Doddridge
being one ofthe majority OH this previous
vote, now moving, at Mr.. Jobnson's re.
quest, the order to be changed from 10 to
o'clock.-'Fhis motion prevailed-and
the Convention accordingly adjourned to
this morning. III o'clock.
NOVEMBER. 6, 1920.
Yesterday, the Convention assembled
at | O'Clock. and was opened with pray
err BY the Rev: Mr. Lee of the Episcopal
Church. f1-
The House resolved itself into Com
mittec of TIE Whole, Mr. Stanard in the
Chair.
The arguments of the gentlemen who
addressed the Committee on this day are
so full Of statistical arrangements, of ex-
tenslve calculations, and Of such variety
of points, that we cannot 90 into the de-
tails. 1t is very general sketch only, that
We lay before our readers