Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-12-17
For The Fourth District. aforesaid.

70 rearrange the representation In both Houses oil the
General Assembly, once in every - years, upon
fair average of the following ratios TO witt 1st OF white
population 2d, OF white population and taxation COM
bined: ID, of Federal numbers Provided, that the
Der OF the House OF Delegates shall never exceed 100,
nor the numbers ofthe Senate 40.
To which your committee beg leave TO report the
following amendments by way Of substitute, to wit:
Resoired, That the representation in the Senate and
House Of Delegates Of Virginia. shall be apportoned
fellows: Nt
There shall be IL Senators west Of the Blue Ridge Of
mountains aud 10 east of those mountains.
There shall be in the House OF Delegates 1877 men,
bers; OF whom, 20 shall be elected from the District west
OF the Aeghany mountain 81 from tho Valley between
the Allegheny and Blue Ridges and 40 from the Blue
Ridge to the head of de-watcr and 81 thence below
Resolved, That the Legislature shall re-arrange the
representation in both Houses of the General AS
semby, once in every years, upon fair average
of the following ratios wit: Ist white population:
End, Federal numbers: Provided that the number of
the House of Delegates shallnot exceed - nor the
number of the Senate -.
MIR. POWELL enquired Of the Chair. what was to be
done, in relation TO those Resolutions OF the several
Commitees,,to which there amendrnen,s. :.
The CirArR replied, that after all IN. amendments
had been gone through the question would then he
put ON concurring with the Resolutions not amended
Mr.sDoDpRrpGE enauired whether, after the House
should have conquered In anv amendment rerored by
the COMMITTEES. that amendment would be susceptible OF
farther anne n,lms nj:
The CaA1R epiied in the negative: but stated tina,
any amendment which was proposed to RESOLUTION IL.
SELF of either II the Committees would be in order
oh re m entle d
il other matter included in the motion, so as not
to involve the contradiction of striking out hat had
been agreed TO BE- put in, 4 M
The ques tion then Recurring on The concurrence of
the Convention with the ameniments PROMISED by the
committee Of the whole TO the 81 re solution of the Lee
gisa,ive committee,
Mr.. DoDpRIpGE demanded that the question on con-
curing be taken by yeas and nays .
Mr.. TYLER asked that the amendment proposed
to the 81 resolution should be divided into clauses and
the question of be put upon each clause,
seriatim. a
Mr. LEIGH enqnired, whether. after the amend
men, should have been disposed of it would be i'm order
to move sub',itu,e9
The CHAIR replied in the alternative.
MI SrANARD demahded that the question on strik
ing out the several clauses in the original resolution in
orier TO introduce the amendments in their room, be al
so divided, snd put separately on each clause.
winch, alter some conversation was agreed To-
The question was then put on agreeing with the
port of the of the whole which recomm nds that
the following clause he stricken ou viz: Provided
mat person shall vote by virtue OF his freehold only,
unless the same shall be assessed to the value of at least
s. for the the paymen of taxes If such assessment he
required by law"
Mr. SrATARD moved that the blank in the above
cause be first filled; and that be filled with the
| OF $25
| On lis motion, Mr. POWELL demanded the yeas
and nays and 'hoy were ordered by the House.
! question OF striking out drawn into clauses;
The CHAIR replied that it usually conceded a.
| Of course; but the House nigh, refuse TO permit
MT. POWELL Withdrew ms call Tor the yeas y nays.
| Mr.. THOMPSON now moved TO ill the blank with
| Sl-sia,ng that the price at which the State sold is
lands being 81 for 100 acres 81 would purchase so
acres OF land.
Mr.. SrANARD opposed this motion going 10 make
the p'ovso ridiculous and prepossrous The very ex-
tent ct The proviso a. to prevent men from voting in
mere nominal freehod.: and 10 fill the blank at 81,
would make the freehold nominal purely, and was, in
fact, the introduction of universal .niTage
| Mr.. THOMPSON said, he should be glad if he could
defeat the provso and make /, nominal ONLY He was
one oil those who regarded freehold sufrhg, "rdi
culous and prepos,erous" IL there must be any such
possible aud ALL ,xba, rka,,b. :; III - ;,
He would tell the gentleman from SpotisvIv,nia Tu
o'anard) that were votes given in the county of I'M
herst on land not at IS now a, his presn,
um". The existing constitution said nothing abou, Tho
qnaity OF the land; IL required certain o,tonfif oI
The constitution the same right of sufage on
ieeholi o. 90 acres, that did on freehold of sIOe
900. That might he called 'ridicmous and prrpo.te
| rous." While Virginia sold II. r,hI;c led - 60 re
loo acres, to value The freehold at 81 (c price of so
acrF) was, IN his opinion, neither .rlicuous nor ore
Po,seVou''
Mt oTANARD SAID, he had not affirmed that the
molnh was ridiculous. hut that i, would make the pre
VSo appear so Mr. 5. had addressed the friends of
property qlahcanon, and no, the opposers Of il and
riends oil universal sfrsge. II there were fire. eboJd.
in Amherst not worth more than SIS h . had NOT bee,
aware ol the iaci; they be- he presumed on the
I"'"V'Ps OF me blre Ridge. He asked The friends of
''Fc''"'u 'gl o' snHrag@, whether they would intro
Ve proviso which was restraint in part Of tho
oa'e ana not IN another If such the effect OF the
U.s." constitution II had grown out Of the changes
P'1muceo oy .ne' ard ought to be reincdied.
me question was then pni on filling the blank with
Szo; ana n'gatived--'yes 81.
Mr. SCOTT moved TO Gil il with So
TT bRoDNAX moved $50.