Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-02-19
general asaenl1lp.
HOUSE OF Delegates.
Tuesday. FEB. 10


ale brought message irom that body,
stating the passage OF bill to organize
a Convention. with amendments.
Notions 10 refer, to commit, and to
Law the bill upon the table. failed
Mr.. Fitzbugh of Fairfax, moved 10
amend the Grst and second sections Of
the bill, by striking out the provision
basng representation on the census OF
1910 aud substituting the population oi
1870 giving to the several senatorial
distii Is. not equal approximation, but
repre- enta,ion graduated by the respec.
tive Number of white people
Dir. TerrlIl notified the House. that if
Mr., Ftzhugh's amendment we're reject
ed, he should again introduce PROPOSE
ton 'or county representation.
Mr. Doddridge said the principle IF
white population being recognized and
the census Of 1910 referred TO, it re
| suited that the west lost two districts,
TO which it was entitled, aud the east
gained tive Tea which it was moi entitled
Conceiving tito be an important prlnci
Pile. he called for the ayes and noes aud
the House sustained he call
The question was then taken on Me
Ftzhugh's amendment, and it was ne
gat,sed- ayes IS. noes 1872.
Mr.. TerfiIl now moved his amend
ment for equal county representation
M" Christian of G.. & inquiring G il
would be in arder TO call for the pre-
vious question, and the Choir sepl, ing
aairmativel, -he moved that the pre-
ylous question be now put. This mo.
ton causing some excitement. and Mr.
Miller of Powhatsn, and Mr. Nelson
making request to that purpose, Mr..
Christian withdrew it. but it was i'm
mediately renewed by Mr. Voolfolk.
he Q-estion was then taken shall
the main question DE now put, and car
v'ed in the negative, by ayes as. noes
i59.
Mr. Doddridge again asked that the bill
N ght be laid on the table uatil to NOR
low and earnestly asked the House TO
accord the favor. b, the vote recn n,ls
taken, ION Mr. Fhzhugh's amendment)
majority Of the House. representing a
minority of the people, had rejected a
proposition essential to justice-and as
the friends of he convention were re
duced TO choose between two evils. he
did hope thai "a hours Tor reflection
would he granted thsn.
Mir. Miller of Powhatan denied that
the S5 who voted for Nr. Fitzhugh's a.
mendment, represented a majority Of
the people, and wished TO know how
the gentleman from Brooke came TO
such conclusion
The question was then taken on Law.
ing the bill on the table by ayes and
noes, and nee atiusd ayes rs, noes 1871
The question recurring on Dir. Ter.
riITs amendment.
MIR. Newton expressed his surprise
anc concern that this amendment had
been offered again. !, had been al,.a
DIV amply discussed, and finally re jected.
Was il not time for the din Of war to
cease1 lie warned the gentlemen of the
east not 10 fiatter the mselves with the
hope of carr ing this ,,Ian, but entreat.
ed them TO insist upon the amendment
from the Senate.
MIR. Braxton united in derrecating
the movement Of the amendment. and
Joined in the warning given BY the gen
ueman from Nestm"relsnd He hop
ed we should not again swing from our
moorings, and drop into the sea oil I'M
certainty.
Nh Terrill briefly replied. He had
offered the amendments in good faith,
and from a sense Of public duty, and il
mas Tor the House aud not any single
the mber to decide il.
Dir White of Rockbridge, in strong
terms reprobated the amendment, whie b
he considered decidedly the most OBJ
hoxIous Of any thing that had been Of
fered
Mr.. Parker of northampton. having
called the ayes and noes, the question
being takes without further debate. the
vote stood for Mr.. TerFill's amendment
~, against it 1863
MIR. Mason of X Geo, explained that
though the amendment from the Senate
was DOT in perfect accordance with his
wishes and though be had formerly
sad that graduated county representa-
ton aud senatorial districts were equal.