Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-12-01
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TUESDAY, AOKNI!SG, DEC. /, 1879.

"of"ct, niF. oPSHUR rose and AFTER short preface
IN which he expressed his desire to meet the views
OF the w es'ern gontleGen far as was Practicable
AMI his hope that some compromise iniuht tax,
place, read tic following resolutions, which were
to be printed;
Reso'ced, That tie House of Delegates shall con.
s,st OF one hundred and twenty memLers of which
there shall be chosen TOR the First District or Dis
tTict west of the Allegheny mountain, 20
For the Second District, District oil the Valley %
Blue Ridge and The head Of iids-waser, vac 50
For the Fourth District, or Districi hetwcecn the
/ bead Of tide water, and the ocean, .../ 81
/ Resofoed. Tot the Senate shall consist OF thirty
members, of which there shall be chosen for Tie
First District aforesaid.
For the Second District aforesaid q
! For the Third District, aforesaid Q
! For the Fourth District. afoi esaid, g
1esolred' That the Legislature shall have power,
~ re arrange the representation in both Houses OF
, the General Assembly, once in every years, upon
fair average of The following ratios, VIZ: lst Of
white population: Cd, CT white population and ia "a
ton combined: Sd Oft the Federal Numbers.
Provided, that the number OF the House of Dele
gates I'LL never exnaod $50. nor the number Of t.:
S9pa'e. 10.
MIR. LEsaa of Chesterfield, than rose TO propose
the scheme which he had referred toSa few DAYS
since, and which. prepared iii spirit OF compromise.
be would now ntlr Tue following resolutions were
then read by him, ree.rcd and eEe DC printed
! That representation in the lIDuse OF Delegates be
apportiODed as follows:
'fhe tSenly-six counties lying west Of the Ale
Ghauy shall AVE twenty SIX Deleg IT. S;
TIL. four cen Counties lying between the Allegheny
and Blue Ridge shall have twenty-three Delegates;
The twany-nine csunlcs lying east Of the Blue
Ridge and above Underwater shall have fotty-two
Delegates;
Aud the .hirty-six counties and four towns lying
on tide-wates shall hive tlrty-fve Delegates.
i No more cnunties shall be formed nf the
territory lying east of The Blue Ridge of mountains
but the Legislature in its discretion, from time
- tiDe q majority Of the whole number of huth
Honses cnncurring, vhcnsoeycr the increase Of the
population Of the Country west of the Blue Ridge
ard the Inors convenient administration OF Justice
yand police W require, form counties, hot OK
ceeang eight, out of the territory west of the Blue
Ridge, and Whenever any such new county si:! BE
formed additional delegate shall be allowed III
the country west of the Blue Ridge.
And the Legislature, having regard to the relative
state Of tile population OF the respective counties
cities and towns. and threc6ttlis vi both ,ues a..
ways coucurfing, may, at any tune. form two or
more contiguous connties into district, for the
election OF Delegate; and may allow one CT
more additional Delegates to any county cir, town
or district, so that shall be allowed
than four Del gates; and reduce the Number Of
Delegates which may shall be allowed any
cou;Hy, city or town, TO which than Dele
} gate may in the first Instance be allowed, that
each be allowed at least Provided, that the
number of the House Of Delegates shall never exceed
one hundred and fifty
My. CooEp then ruse and stated, in substance,
that after much deliberations and comparison of o.
pinons, am my many ofthe members from the vest
and the middle sections Of country, they had also,
IN the same spirit or COM agreed GER
tain propositions, which he would now submit to
the committee. R3e following resolutions were
then read by him, referred, and ordered to be printed
tive Department Of the GoYctnmen, of this
should consist of Senate containing hrtsix and EiousE
Of Delegates couia'ns hundred and twenty members.
That the principle Of representation in the House of Dele
should be the equal representation nearly be-
the free white people in every part OF the
Thar the principle of representation in the Senate should be
the equal Representations nearly may be- Of all free persons
.aaen IL ION yiih ihreei's of all o'hef persons IL
evefY part OF the or IN atheE words the equal
reprosentatIon Throughout i of wha, FAM!
liarly called "Fe6eral numbers ="
Una, apportionmet should Ire made may be,
after the which shall be taken under the authority
of,he United States o'he members Of the Houses rePec
lively the principles above stated Throughout the Common"
That deaul, of by the Government Of the United
States in 1880 at any future constitutional period should
he the duty of the Legislature OF the popula
ton Of this Commonwealth be aken soon as may be attic
such defaul, shall occur.
made under the authority OF the State fer the Federal
the ia,,s after shall have been taken sha be con
heweve that the ensuing Federal that Of 1880
shall be denyuy taken, as the basis Of the first GpPorion
Tia, there should he may be- after tine organi2a
ton Of Tire Government under any Constitution,
which shall be adopted by the people
Virginia, recommendation Of this Convention, and at th
expiration Of every years tbereafer assessment OF al
lards Sqhec: i4@diog, ii. Tic liDi,5 o tho Common
, wealth..
, MIR. Cooke lnovcdto adjourn, with view to allow
/ gentlemen to deliberate or the various propositions
, but withdrew his motion, at the instance of Mr.. DoD
BRIDGE, who suggested that other gentIeDlon nigh
have propositions offer, aud if so, they had bette
c be received and considered at the sunic time
| Nh CAMpUHLL of Brooke, then and read
I preamble and resolutions, embracing scheme OF re-
i presentation which referred and ordered to bt
: printed. fhe scheme is as follows
I. The whole State shall be divided into bundled dele
gate Districts and twenyour senatorial districts after each
and every census according the white populations so thu
the Delegates and the Senate shall never exceed to
peher, than hundred and twenty four members
The imposed upon every species Of property shall h
nd U1loren and fixed ratio bc;uccn real aud persona
: property.
g. The appropriations of tho for other purpose
than of expenses Of Government fo any i'm
proyenens the Blue Ridge, shall be always II
proportion the Of taxes paid by the CITIZEN
\ east and vest Of that ridge Of mountainS
The resulting from any Improvements which sra
hereafter nc the shall belong TO tina
section Of the which said nproy made
c g. ANY roads which may made the Blue Ridge
an shall made the expense Of the whole State, eus