Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-12-08
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MONDAY MORNING. DEC. =, 1929.

oa SATURDAY, the Convention met at the usua
hour. Mr. Gordon moved thut when the Convention
rise, should adjourn till Monday O'clock previ
Gus TO whiCh hour he supposed that the Legislature
would have transacted the preliminary business ot
their sesson-thc election of officers &c Mr. bod.
bridge moved that tie report Of the select Committee
which was presented TO the Convention Yesterday
Should be taken up and considered. Several gentle
men expressed opinions adverse to the holdin Of tho
Convention IL the Church, being an inappropriato
place to conduct political CONTROVERSY while Others
slaSi that the proceedings ofthc two bodies you,d
conflict aud interfere with each other My Nicbolo.
stated that the present constitution was bshnd IN
Church. and that There was any regard to be pad 70
peculiar fitness Of ings it would be we'll 10 acrant
from the vestry Of the Presbyterian Church the use
Of that building. Mr.. Gordon's motion was carr;eS
IN Ia: affirmative and the Convention refused to con-
slider the report OF the select committee
On the motion Of Mr.. Powell the convention then
resolved Itself into Committee of the whole, Mr.
T. Z. Barbour in the char and Mr. Upshur's oropnd
rent. yesterday offered, being under considerntior
Mr. Gordon moved further amendment. which in It's
modified form, proposed to limit IT,, number of Del
egates to 127, apportonsd tbus-29 to the Western
district-2i to tie 2nd or valley dstrict--4O Ia Tie
3fd middle district and 81 to the Ith or tide uter
dlstrlct--dnd the Senate to 32-13 OF whom to re-
present the west, and he remaining 10 to represent
the East. Mr.. Morris addressed the Committee at
considerable length IN supporter Mr.. Gordons propo-
s'lon' MI SiaRard protested his readiness when
looking to principle alone to support either proposi
ton MI Cooke spoke against lie proposition of
Mr. Gordon, and expressed his preference of that
made by Mr.. Upshur, On the ground that the former
contained no provision for the future apportionuent
OF representations and as tending only to excite and
agtate the public mind hereafter. Mr.. Gordon re-
pied mat he was wiling 10 accedg to any such pro-
Vsio'h should - hereafter oiieredhis only object
was 10 seuGt1e principle now and to enter into tho
q--'ts at u future period. Mr. Upshur stated that
INC proposition IN question was merely substitute
0l what he oiered and he would therefore, vote for
especially as ai;er its passage il was in the power
OF any gentleman to submit provision OF the nature
referred to by Mr. Cooke. MIR. Doddridge submit
ted proposition in substance as follows:
AFTER the next census to be taken under the laws
OF the United States and at least every ten years
thereafter, there shall be appointment of repre-
sentaton IN both Houses Of the General Assembly on
the following basis, viz In the House Of Deleqates
on the basis OF white population and in the Senate on
that OF the federal Dumber-Sucb enumeratioDs to |
be TAKEN under the laws of this State or of the IT,
nited States according the discretion of the Gene
raj Assemby-and whenever new apportionment of
representation shall be made, there shall be a new
OF taxes on real property"
lie SAD ne was opposed to the proposition of the |
gentleman from Albernarle and stated he was unvyil-
ling that the question should be taken without con-
tanning scheme for the future reapportionment OIL
epresentaonand shat the decision of it would en-.
aDle MIN TO determine whether he would continue any
longer as member Of the body. Here pretty warm
conversation took place between Mr.. Leigh, Mr.. |
Doddridge and Mr.. Randolph IN which the two last !
named gentlemen declared their determination not 10
yield ones step in the way Of concession. Mr. |
Scott and Mr. Powell next addressed the committee
They were followed by Mr.. Randolph ana Mr. |
Johnson, between whom some sharp shooting took |
place, Of rather an acrimonious character whom
!Hr. y %ileGc arose, end pressed cD The committee