The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1829-01-15
VIRGINIA LEGIsLATURF.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES


ate, that they had psssed the bdls charging tho
| lime Unfolding one 81 the quarterly courts for
The Town III 5iann on and authorizing sepn=
| RITE election IN the county nj Franklin nisa
! that thy had passed the bills prot ding n.
cainst Tho abatement OF aetons IN law IN Ger
tain cnses authorizing the c9nniies Of Haul.
son and Augusta. TO provide mode ut opening
mud repairing roads aud bridees. With q.
,nepdments. which were concurred in by The
iionKe.
Aud ba they had rejected The bill proyid.ng
against Tho mischief Of mnd.hoxs.
Reports were presented IRON ihe committees
by Mesirs, Parker. Miller of powhatan, Oldham
and mi
Mr.t artcr moved 10 suspend the rule of the
House. 10 receive n peiiiion from Richmond
county. and on suggestion Of Mr.. Mason OF
Frederick. the motion wns amenIed, aud the
rule suspended for tbr day. Alr Carter then
presented the pei,,nn niud 4 %.
The engrossr,' hin concerning the Oversrsfs
Of The Poor WIS taken mp and read Mr.. Car.
Ter explained thai The o,jeei of the bill was nor
10 touch tn present system OF poor laws, but 10
call for Information on The subjrri He said
that our present system was copied ifnm ilnf
OF Eneland aud mnde FEW remarks 10 show
The n"resils ofthe information called for, Tive
bill WIS passed
An engfp.sed bill concerning inmrs Brown
lee was read third time nnj passed.
S"ndry bills Ia THEN incpiem smgcs we're nc
ted upon
Mr.. Doddriiec remarked. thn the more h.,
had reflected. the more I've Was convinced OF the
proprieiy Of diyidine the question: in he nm.
ner i'rsi proposed. ard accordingly renewed
That motion. lie explained whm he thought
would he the advantages oi tnking the question
6rst, on the motion TO strike out the section. Ii
al. HI. (. -
Commice ,o an The blank with his, or any o,h
81 proposition.
Nj. Terrell enqured fihe motion TO strike ont
prevailed, would II he competent to oirr anv
other amendment and intimated his intention
10 do die WIS ansrted by the Chair 10 his
sni isinciion Some rDpvcisat on here ensnpr .
nfwbich Mes,rs. Speaker Banks, Gordon, lei
fell and Mr. MAY. the Chairman. took rnri. re.
lntive 10 the question OF Order. and ihe adyanta
grs and Disadvantages OF different courses OF
proceeding vince
MIR. Br.sn Of Harrison expressed hort
that the vote On the question 10 strike out would
not be considered rs deciding npy primo
pie. He considered iha' an advantage
Ind been given TO the principlp contain
I'D IN he Section, by The fact Of Its having a
place IN the bill. aud having been reported h,
the Conminre. iiwonld he opposed Ivy cnri
sepata proposition and nigh, he retained h.
TINT wa, when majority WAS not In favor
Of II. He thought the heat way was 10 create
y blank IN the I'LL. 10 he filled With my propo
stion "n Which n majority could agtrp. Tho
subject ofa Cony ention, he SAID, had bpsn com
mi,ted 10 the care of u COMMITTEE, not The
most friendly 10 II aud by that Committee thu
bill had been reported. By this remark,
he said he meant no disrespcci to the Spea.
| ker. who Ind appointed that tammiiiee But
the committee, thus constituted. were ennbled 10
,nsrri the objectionable principle now attempt,
ed 10 he stricken out and to give IL the Vintage
ground on that floor. lie appealed TO the ,nae.
| nhnimiy Of the friends of Congressional Dis
l,cts to vote 10, striking II out, that all the vn-
rions propositions might come fairly before the
Gommiit'e and having CREATED blank they
could Begin NJ the very extreme Of the proposl
ton sand take the sense ofthr committee on ail ,
or until should be found acccptible 10 Them
Il the professions Of eentleman Of coneIliaiion.
were .iaocre, he called on them a. en- to make H.
| manifest
Mr.. Doddridgc iarn made few remarks on
the p,opficiy Of taking the QUESTION simply OF,
striking oui The first srciIon, and expressed Z.
Willingness 10 Gke any course ,bn' NIGH, bring
| every proposition thei was contemplated full !
| ind fairly before The House.
| After some remarks from Mossrs. fii1hugh
| of Fairfas, Gordon aud May, Mr., Banks (lhe
| Speaker rdse. and defended himself from the
| impntalion ofonlairness IN selecting The Con.
! vrnfinn cpmmiiee, ~ hich he asserted hn beer
! made b. Mr. Brown Of Harrison. Mr. Brown
| Unclaimed any och htention Mr. h.sington
! lhen made an able epeech in favor oil MI bod
bridges moiion which We regret we have nj
room for. Al,or he Ind concluded. a.
| Mr. Newton undertook the defence Of the bil
and. particularly 81 hat feature mostly obier,.
! ed to by Mr.. Ellington Il appeared 10 him,
| that Tire argnmeutA Of geniem.R WE'RE baseh III.
| IN two facts, both of which were assunied
| Fna--iha, there was funjority of the PEG
! pie ~ favor Of Convention. SecondIy--tbaj
they desired the 'asls ofthr representation 10
the white population, II WIS disposed 60 cnniro
| vrrt 10th. five lonk TO the p6Ils ut The late e.
lections We shall fnd thai all the large counties
in favor Of u Conv nion. vnted pretty i,ie
that 10 the West the vote was unusually full
" nist ~ ihr Eastern c0nnies the vnte Was fii
! from being so. laderd. II IL: fsad been so, h,
doubted II Il nHjorify 10 The State womb haY,
! been i1u4d ~ IA or ~ q Convention. Bm say
that there is a naioriiy ia favor Ola EouVe ntion
UPON ~hni data do yon Gnd the idea That tles
dpsiIr that white population alone should be tht
Dakls ot rep "serihiiUn Do you derive i
from any document Oh ironi yoar own i,nagina
tons h. the Eastern coun,ies there wer.
more ihau5 40 votes Tor a Convention and the
majorily in the whole State was about that mum
ber Vow, do you suppose, thu, these Eastern
voters supposed that they were Ia abandon
their rights, of property right which 'hes
bcId dear, and would neser be fore
ed to surrender, hut with their iivee
They had voted for Tor Convention
betnose they found son,c Objectionable faiu,es
~ The Constitution -soms wished Ia remodel
this, and some thar department Of b. Govern
ment; So thai tie maj Hdy was formed by
the union Of all these various views But, ht
doubted "he,he n MINORITY could have btpa
| piocu ed IN relation 10 ANY onr ntiicula. d.
ieet IN thu Constitution. Under this view al
the subject ihe argument OF Mr.. Mason Of L
he said nu,i fall to the er"und SO far ir,au
eiei,.s ..ss; ;hewl Of the people. he thought tbt