Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-01-27
General asseMhID.
HOLISE OF DELEGaTES.
FRIDAY, JAS. {


: H0LESE or Delegates
-, FRIDAY, I,H. %.
4! ne SENATE have passed the bills, f, providing 10
tie improvement OF tile NE lcinal springs OF q,
Town OF hat;, III Morgan county, ., explaining til
act entitled Ill &c; To- improving the navigation of th
Nvann
On motion OF .,Tr. T,,ceuaar, leave was ,~iyen =
BRING III bill Incorporating steam mill IN iIfactu
ing company in the toxin OF Paricrsburg, in Woo,
county.
Reports were made from sta ,ding anl other com
nittees, by Messrs 4 lr::er OF Northa;n,tDn Hryrs
Nelson and RuLicrjoord.
On molten OF mr. Carsfcaon, Resolved by thu
General Assembly that the Board OF Public Wo-L
be and they are hereby requested, when existing en-
gaSemcnts will permit, If they shall think it eXDedi
emf, to Cause the Engineer OF the State to examn,
patterAoas creek in Hampshire county and ascertain
the praCticab!lty of rendering the said creek cuna h
OF convenient battcux and boat navigation with h
manner ana expense of such Improvement and tina
he be required to make full and fair report thereof t.
the said board to be laid before the Genes IL Assem-
bly,:
Or. RiuesSf Prince George, offered the following
resolution: Fiat it cxpedicnt to appoint Report Ell
OF the debates the House Of Delegates.
Mr. hioes recapituiated his speech Of Yesterday
and then read the report Of 1t in the Wig of tina
morning, to show the injustice which mad been done
him. 1t was 10 consequence ofthis, that his resol,i
ton was oferad.
NIr. Miller Of Powlatan, vindicatvl the Reportc
from any intention OF disappearing the speech O
lHc ScnlculaD from IElnce George. lie knew no
where stenograper was to be found; and although
it might happen that the Editors on the floor some
times mlsapPrchendcd, and misrepresented tn
speeches of gentlemen, yet he had found in his owl
case, and lie had heard, that they were ready to o
their columns for correction. In this particular ca
he mad heard the individual who had unsupported tn
gentleman from p. George. make this tender
Mr.. yHason of X. George, said that although h
and the Reporter IN question, antipodes in pol
tics, he felt, called upon to do him Justice. He ha
misapprehendcd on certain occasion, a remark G
his, yet he had found him candid in acknowledging
and prompt in correcting it.
MIR. Chrisiinn of charles city, felt bound to off
similar testimony. He to had been incorrectv ro
ported but lie had found on The part of the reporte
III question, entire willingness TO correct the mis-
apprehension.
Mr.. .Noore opposed the resolution as unnecessary
lie had been incorrectly reported by the Reporte
he knew aud such incorrectness was sometimes un
avoidable; but this reason for changing tn,
rules of the House on the subject.
Blr HiHinms also opposed the resolution. Ifpen
tienen We're sometimes uDIntelligble to themsciyc
and to others they must expect to be incorrectly re
ported.
Dir. DoddSidge was opposed to the principle o
the resolution. Hc was not willing to have a re
porter who elected by a majority, might put int,
the mouths ofthe minority what they had never ut
tered and what they might find it impossible to re
corrected.
MIR. Miller OF Bot. also opposed the resolution
considering the tenure by which reporters now hclt
their seats on the floor better guarantee than OIL,
other for the performance of their duty. If editor:
we're driven from the foor, they would 90 to the ralle
ry where they would be still more liable to mistakes
Mr.. Smith OF Kenawha, opposed the resolution
lie too had been unsupported, but as his sDeech wa;
tnproccd he had found no fault with it.
mr. R,rcs then, after one or two motions had beer
made TO lay the resolution on the table, and super
cedng motion Of Mr.. JgtNlrms, that it be rejefted
Withdrew it.
CONVENTION.
On motion Of Mr.. TcryiH the House again tool
up the bill ''to organize Convention"
Mr.. GO,0ons renewed his motion to amend the bill
by Graduated County representations differing will
that rejected yesterday in this that it gives to four
theT counties containing within fraction Of 5000
white inhabitants, an increase Of one represnn.atv,
Ill Convention.
.Mr. Brar'on declared his opposition to the amend
ment and proFesscd bis determination TO vote agains
the County bill, if IL was thus amended. lie did NO
think that gentlemen who supported the basis of white
population could vote for it, for it abandoned that prn
cipe. lie did not think that the friends of Count,
representation could vote for it, for it departed from
that principle as it did from that of federal numbers
Mr. u. took occasion to aude to his speech on for
MGR occasion, and to explain argument which hat
been misunderstood He had been quoted as saving
that the counties had vested Constitutional rights O
which they could not be deprived by the people III
had said such things but that the Legislature could
not divest them. He acknowledged in its fullest OK
tent the supremacy Of the people, and would die, il
necessary, in its defence. He thought that there was
no principle in the proposition offered, but that
was purely compromise; and if adopted he should b.
compelled to vote for the original BILL for he thought
this proposition more odious than any yet presented.
Dir. JerrtU followed in an appeal to the friends o.
county representation to adhere to their cause ant
declaring hIsesouton at present advised, to vote
against any bill not based on county Representation
Mr. Gordon replied to Mr.. Braxton. That gentle
man had said, that this proposition was against al
principle. He thought that the question was no
settled what was principle. Mr.. G.. earnestly ap
pesIed to the House in favor Of the proposition whcl
nc believed would make peace, and that all parts o
the commonwealth would be satisfied by it.
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