Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-12-19

Of Chsstsrhs,d Taylor OF Chesterfield Giles. Broadnsx
Drcmgooe, Alexander, Goode, Marshal Tyler, Nj.
cholss. CIopton, Mason, Trezvont, Claiborne. Urqu-
hart Randolph, Leigh Of Halifax, Logan, Venabie,
Madison Ssnard Holiday, Roane. Taylor Of Caroline
Morris, Garnet. Barbour Of Fauquier, Scott, Mscrae
Green. T.zeweiI. Loyal, Prentis. Grig.by, Branch
Townes, Martin. Pieasants, Gordon. Massie, Bates.
Ns,le. Roe. Coalter. Joynes Bayy Upshur and Per-
rin-5O.
Nors-NIes.r.. Anderson, Cofi,an, Harrison, vii.
Hanson: Baldwin, johnson. M'Coy, Moore, Beirne,
Smith. Miller, Baxter. Mercer, Fi,zhugh Hende, son.
Osborne. Z, ok. Powell, Grgg., Mason, Mayor Don
aldson, Boyd, Penii-ton, George, Mcmillan Cam pbe
OF W., Byar., Cloyd. Chapman, NJ ,tthews, Oglss-
by, Duncan, Laidley, Summers. See, Doddridge, Nor
gan, Campbell Of Brooke. wilson, Campbell OF Bed
iord, Clayton Saunders, Cabeil Stuart Thompson. 46
MIR. Scorr now moved to take up MIR. Cookies a.
menirnent.
Mr.. MERCER aked the Yeas and Nays on that mo-
ton: which ordered accordingly.
MT Cooke said. IL the amendment was taken up at
this time, II would be utterly against his Wishes
MIR SUMMERS said, here was q proposition, which
had been offered at first In Convention, and by them
had been referred to the Committee Of the whoe had
not been considered by that committee, reported
oy them TO the House, and while the other hand
there was proposition which had been referred to
the same Committee OF the Whole:-had been consi
dered there; had been reported with an amendmen nj
70 tue House: an which on every ground Of fairness
ought first to claim the notice OF the Conventions and
yet the former was nov TO be forced upon the
House. contrary to the avowed wish Of its mover and
OF all Its irieLds. Why was this! What had brou ght
den favour with its worst aud berest foes WHY did
they seize upon 1t and compel the Convention to take
II up! Why wa II thrust on those who were desirou.
to reject liz Could the gentlemen suppose that sny
votes were to be gained or lost by taking /, up now
He trusted IL would be LEFT to slumber in quiet in the
arms OF its parent.
Mr.. LEIGH said. hs could very readily answer the
genteman's enquiry why this bantling now to be
killed.
MIR. ScorT denied the imputaiion of mnfairnes. Tho
nia hantl Hal
the Whole. Its twin brother had been and voted down
III the gentleiaen wished to amend this, the field wa,
open Where was the nnfairness!
Fhe question IN considering, at thi. time the propo.
sfoR OF Mr.. Cooke was then put and decided by
yeas and NAYS IS follows:
AYES-Niessrs. p. p. Ba, bour, Presiden,) Jone.
Leigh and Taylor Of Chesterfield, Giles, Brodnax
Dromgooe. Alexander, Goode, Mar.hai, Tyler, Mich.
olas Mason. Trezvaoi, Claiborne, Urquhart Randolph
Leigh of Halifax, Logan, Stanari, Holiday, Roane
Taylor OF Caroline, Morris, Garrett, Barbour of Gull
It's, Grgsby, Branch, Townes, Martin, Pirasans Ger.
don, Thompson, Masse, Jun, Bates, Neale Rose
Coaiter. Joynes, Perrin.-46
NoES-Messrs. Copon, Anderson, CofTnan, Har-
rison, Wh'iam'on, Baldwin, johnson, M'Coy, MD
Moore, Berne, Smith. Miller, Baxtor, Venable Mad.
ison, Mercer, Fnzhugh. Henderson, Osborn. Cooke,
Powell Griggs, Jun. Mason, Naylor, Dona' n Boyd,
Pendleton, George, MMillan, Campbell Of Washing.
ton, Byars, Cioyd, Chapman, Mathews, OgIesby Dan.
can, Laidley. Summers, See. Doddridge, Morgan.
Campbell OF Brooke Wilson. Campbell of Bedford, Clay
tor, Saunders, Cabeii, Stuart, Bayiy, Upshur.-5O.
SO the House refused TO take up Mr.. Cookc's
zme ndment
Mr.. SCOTT now offered TO take up the pro,estsn
OF Mr.. Upshur as amended, which was agreed to. y
Ii was then read as follows:
ResOued That the repres sntaton in the Senate anil
House oil Delegates OF Virginia. shall be apportoned as
follows:
There shall be thirteen Senators west of the Blue
Ridge OF Mountains, and nineteen OF those Noun
tains
There shall BE- in the House Of Delegates one hun.
dred and twenty-seven bers; of whom twenty.
nine shall be elected from the district west Of the ALLIE
ghany Mountains; twrnty-four from the Valley be.
tween the Allegheny and Blue Ridge; forty from the
Blue Ridge to the Head OF Underwater. and hirty-ou
Resolved That the Legislature shall re-arrange the
representation in both Houses of the General Assem-
bly,, once in every years, upon a fair aver
age oil the following ratios, to wit:
| First, of white population;
Second, Of Federal numbers
Provided, That the number OF the House of Dele.
gates sna' never exceed nor the number
Mr. Powell MAYED as an amendment that all
after the word Resolved be stricken out s. the following
be inserted in lieu thereof; viz That in the appor
uonment OF representation in the House of Dele
regard should be had TO the white population excIu.
sveiy."
Mr. POWELL said his object was TO give an opportu-
nifty for recording the vote on that proposition distinct
Iy; and he therefore demanded The yeas and nays
They were ordered nv the House.
Mr. GORDON said that while his opinions remained
unchanged as to the principle which representa-
ton ought to be based, yet his proposition had
been offered as a compromise, and he was reluctantly
compelled, since gentlemen would force vote on the
present question in its naked form, to vote against il
and in favour OF his though if liberty TO follow his
own feelings and wishes, he should certainly vote for
white basis alone.
The yeas and nays then called and recorded as
follows:
AYES-Nessrs. Anderson, Cofrman. Harrison, viii.
Hanson, Baldwin, Johnson, Mccoy, Moore Bsirne
smith, Miller. Baxter Mercer, Fuzhugh, Henderson,
Osborn, Cooke, Powell, Griggs, Mason, NayIor, Do,
madison. Boyd, Pendleton, George, M'Man, Camp.
bell OF w. Byars, Cloyd, Chapman, Mathews, OgIesby
Duncan, L'idley, Summers, See, Doddridge, Nor.
gan, Campbell OF Brooke Wilson, Campbell of Bedford
Clayton. Saunders, Ca'ell, Stuart and TI,ompson-46
| NOES.-Messrs Barbour (PresdenO Jones' Leigh
and Taylor OF c.. Giles, Brodnax, Dromg ooe, Alex
ander, Gooie, Marshall, Tyler, Nicholas, Ciopton
Mason OF Southampton. Trezvant Claiborne Urou.
hart Randolph, Leigh Of Halifax Logan Venabe M adj
ison, S'anard, Holiday, Roane, TAYLOR OF Caroline
Morris, Garneti, Barbour, Scott, Macrae, Green
TszcweI, Loyal Prentis, Crigsby Branch, Townes
Martin, Pleasdns. Gordon Massie, Bites NeaIe Rose
Coal,er, Joynes, BsyIy, Upshur, aud Perrin-50
So the amendment of Mr.. Powell was rejected land
the question OF the BASIS settled by dstinc,
vote in the NEGATIVELY
The question recurring on the proposition O,
Messrs. Gordon and Upshur
Mr. GORDON moved that the two parts of the propo
stion be divided, and the question first put on the frs
portion OF IT. 1t was so divided accordingly, and the uues
ton being first put on agreeing to the following:
Resolved, That the representation in the Senate and
House OF Delegates of Virginia, shall be apporned
| as follows:
There shall be 10 Senators Of the Blue Ridge of
mountains and 10 east of those mountains.
There shall be in tho House Of Delegates 1871 mem
bers of who 20 shall be elected from the District wes
mo U.llo