Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-12-23
VIRGINIA CONVENTIoN.


representation was decided ia the Convention
on Saturday night, by the adoption Of MIR.
GoRpoS's proposi' ion-ayrs SIS noes 81. The
subjee' WAS before the Convention during SAT-
urday, in great variety Of forms, and prolr act
ed he sitting to late hour. The following
summary will shew the course Of the proceed
ing, and the result. Mr.. Leigh's proposition
was los, IS to 30. Mr.. Scouts anne udmcn, 10
il, Of white basis for the S nate, and Federal
number. Tor the House of ID. legates, was lost.
50 To ~; also Mr.. SCOTS mo ion 10 place the
House of Delegates on the naked basis, and
the Senav on Federal numbers, 81 tn IS. The
combined proposition II Messrs Johnson and
Marin, 20 AXE Mr.. Gordon. proposition Till
1881, and then the apportioam.At for every 20
years ihereafter-~ hiie basis for ,h- House OF
Delegates nd the Fedora, basis for he Sensr)
was los, So To 43 Al er these amencms n,s
were di- pos ed Of, Mr.. D ddridge's anne ndmer,
to Mr.. GORDON. proposi io", (of ring TO fix
the wbi,e basis for me House Of Delegates and
the Federal numbers for the Senae) was also
LOST. bv a tit. 4s 10 4s Mr.. Madison ay, Mr..
Mar,haIl, MOI Finally II, qu,s lion was TAKEN
on Mr.. Gordon's proposition (for present Ut
defined apporIionmeni) and carIi' d IS ~ Al.
Nat. Int
Since the above was in type, we have rcceiv.
ed by The Steamboa, Potomac he Norfolk pa
pers of Monday. From :he Herald Of hat
d.y VIZ tx act the following;
Through h- kind arention Of our SsHa'or.
WM. e. Hour. q. VINO Came ps>serger III
the Steamboat Redmond, la, might, we re
c-ivsd proof sheets { IN the fl e of he Rich
mond Compile, comnuhi's u"g III pros ed
ines &C Saturday, WHICH con i'"c" " iiie m
the " ming, when the qu'> ion wa, DEFiNl-
lively SET FLED u G -, II H.. a. ~ he
Repre- sentative Be- s-Nr. GO d,n's snbs'iute
for Mr.. Upshur's amendment hGung p,eo"''s9:
Alter d We wsr"i I'D iuim Hed d"tas our
Information 8 's.ss-rre question was nen an
nouncrd from the Chair a. beiug OH the adop-
tion Of Mr. Gnrdon'4 RESOLUTION IS substitute
for Mr. Upshur's original amendment.
As The Chair va, in The act OF putting the
question, NJ. Cooke Of Fieasr;.h i.se 10 al
Dies the Hnuse-and assigned The rea IONS why
he should vote for j.. He vas followed ey Nj
Henderson Of L'Udonn, on thu same side. The
ad'ire,srs Of b"rh thesr gentlemen were cha
rsct-rized oy great feeling and most i'm
pr->sivs rarnesln OF Manner,
Their speec he's called up Msssrs. Thompson
and JOHNSON, Who as.ignrd their reasons Tor
voting for MIR. Gordon's resolution, and M
Mercer W." ,o,.' gains, il. The latter was
followed oy Nj. UpshuI. who gave an aceoun
II he course he no pur,ued
Fun ,ll,, the question was taken Oh Mr.. Tor
don's rr.ou ion, and carried, (.ye, IS, noes 4l)
a, follow:
YEAS Messrs. PIP. B 'bour. Dresden y
Jone>. Lrigh Of Ch. Taylor at Oh CHS, Brpd'
max Dromgoolc, Al 4 ,ndrr, Goode, Marshall,
Tyler, Nicholas, Clo2,on. johnson, NJ 80" o.
5. Tr.s, ant, Clsiho,m, U,qu ar, Randolph,
Ls,gh Of r. Logan, V.na,ls, Madison, 5 an
ard, Holiday, Henderson, Cook, R"ane. Ta,>
lor Of Car Morris, Garnr,t, B bour OF
Scott M,erae, Green, Tag well, Loysll, Prem
iss, Grig.bv, Campbell, Of Bid. Bra"eh
Tow mes. Marin. Pie.san's, Gordon, fhomp
son, M.ssi Bates, 'alr, Rose. Cosl'sr, J"ynes
,vIv. U, shur and Perrin
Nays M-s-rs Anderson, Cohnsn, H irri
on W,lliam,on, Baldwin. Mcr"y, Moore
B irDe, Smi 4, Miller, B,u-r, Mercer, F,
ugh, Osb"rnr. Powell. G' ggs, Mason Ut r.
Neylor, ID donaldson, B vd, Pr"drion, Georgr,
VI. Milla,, Campheli Of w. P,ars. C'o,d,
Chapman, M.unrw., Ogirshy. Du can, Lads
~, Summers See, q id idg-, NJ ~. Camp
eli o. Box, Wilson, Clayton, Saunders,
Cab u ,rd S uar'
So ,ha, the resolution adopted by the Con
,en'ion, on ,hr basis OF representation; by
mai ri,y ~ - vo,rs, - as follows:
Resolued, That thu rrprrsen alton In ne Sc
nate ard House Of Del, gates of Virginia, shall
h- appor,ioned IS foi'"w>:
There shall b- Is Senator'S west OF the
Blue Ridge Of Moun,ains, and i9 east Of those
mountains:
>" There shall be in the House OF Drlrga'es
,27 m-mbrrs, Of whom % sh u b. elected
from III Dis,rict ives, If he Allegheny Noun
,siu.. "a from ,he Valley he'ween ,he Ale
pbanv .nd b ue Ridge 40 from The Blue r dye
10 ,hr head Of Tide Water, and 81 thence, be-
low"
Twas after sun down when the Convention
ac;ourn- d! during This in'.res ing day, they
were about 8 boar, 10 s.saion.
On taking the question. the Convention I'm
mediately adjourned,
Nat Journal Of yesterday.