The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1829-01-22
VIRGINIA LEGISLATsRE.
HOUSE or DELEGATES
Inesdnn. Inn LIZ


nate, stating thar they had passed ttc bill, In
cooperating the Trustees OF lbe Smiibfe Aoaa.
envy IN the county of Isle o. Wight with an n
nendment--also. thai they had rejected The bill
Concerning John Sor,ell !; and ni,ely
postponed The bill Concerning indexes q,
deeds. The Hmendnlrnl 10 The lormer bd VAS
agreed To by lhe llouse
On mnlion of Nj Miller nf go c,onti ,bo
COMMITTEE OF Propositions aud efevnnees wefr
insifutied 10 tnqnirc no the eSpedency OF e..
Publishing a separate election At PaiionsbuIe la
the county of Botstourt.
o. Nj Ihilipn's motion, the Committee OF
Roads aud lnlefnnl Navigation wrre instruct.
eh 10 enquire into the eEpediency 1T inen,-
upraling Company 10 establish 1urnpis
Rnsd from The town Of Warrenlnn IN fsaau,.
10 the town of Lexington ~ Roekb ldge eonn.
W,
Mr.. Wucher nnvci ~ take M The bill for L..
ducng The saln,y of the Principal fngineel.
He siat,A3fhet the hoard al pullie Work. wrfs
nov IN 5sssion md IL va ,esuanie un their
account 10 nseetiam tue fhlr of The bill lie
trusted also that the usual rule nilghi be ispen
sed with, and thai u might be tad second
time and committed.
Mr. liafse hal M objection IA the ronfte
provided the gentleman would name SOM duy iot
| taking np ihr bill Tor disf,,ssion-- though fof
his avn par, he was opposed TO the olJee oi the
| hill
Mr. Webcr then canned Tomorrow Il ans
then tst4s.t hc seeond line aud on Mr. Dix
on's n9tloA, was leeammiued 10 the CoinmIl.
tee.
I lhr enrfosaed bin Pro, iding fof ue i'm,
p,ovemoul u, the mrdlcinnl springs ia The town
Of Bail Ia VI rgao was misrn up ~ motion OF
| Mr. Mn on oi Fredfret he biz trultsses
10 raise the SUN af alb.O1o by lottery iar th.,
purpose of completing the public euidit r..
the battle. 81 Mr. Mason spoke III ihvor'
nj It's passage. Tho vote was, Ayes H. uoes
-
variety OF bils passed through their meip-
ieni stages.
CONVENTION
On Nr. Nelson. 'o,'iou toe House egsio T.
solved i'sell into - { fnruillee Of thr whole, io
lake Into its con- ,deration the blli lor o.-
ganlZing u Convent "a NJ tins iu IA. thAu.
The Chairman slaead. tom,i., eupst,en befet,'
The committee was 81 ths amendment ppaaei
by the grniiroi nn irnu Areeh,pb, II. JbuliJ
IL the original bill t8r thiak II neee. sa,y 10
state ihoi the on Fiua hili proposes 10 adopt
the congies onal Districts n the hHsls oC tho
| Representation Ia the Convention AL hlt
rcrill's amendmrni goes ~ sule,ilIe IA
lea e II. representation by counties W
Ope Delegate from eneh offhs present eanntes.
The Chairman, after announcing the g ies-
ton 10 the Commit rr. remarked that wheD H.
rose yesterday, u institute had been nnereh by
the ,nenibrr on Brooks, Oh y J hy why -.
amen linen, Ia the substitute tlirn lni0rc Nc
committee, which, in ~ opinion Of the Chab.
was not IN order bnt Ia deierenee To lite opln.
IONS al sonr aud ihe wishes Of many Of thc
committee, the substitute of The eeniie,dan FROM
Brooke. would Win general consent, be receit
ed
MIR, Doddridge then rose TO subm II his subs
tuie N piaoa OF Mr.. Trrrllp.
This substitute MAS iasrfied 10 our last
RI - Christian 81 chaite. Cry, enqunfd, Wiz,
thri he understand tno han to have dsciira
ihn this amendment shs 20 order
The Chalr replied ~ the nreaflscs-ihm .ts
FIST opinion was unchanged ih4t the tpb.ibafc
of ihe gentleman fr"m Alleghnns. hafiag tttl
. 1dopffd bg he Committee os an amendment L.
4, he mbsiHHie. pr oset ny thu peetoman ron,
Ess 4 Nj Flus ~ leas not ~ order TO receive
+ An amendment Ia f--that for the tras1ns fit
stated, lht Chair had been disposed II receive
, III. lasi nniendmrni. With ,he general consrn, o.
the commilice bar VIII such consent oulS
aud M. { having ehpfessed hit dissent. thp
Chair deeided tai the HHIeddmehl "as not -
orirr
= For the purposf Of es'ieg he question, Nj
D1ddfihge thcn said, h. would respectfully NJ
! pfAl frOm lire decision oi the Char. TIE de
.lesion of the q nir ~as advocated by Mossfs.
lCGrisian. Braston, Gains Goode. hppes nad
Hall II vas opposed hy Mr.sis, Gordon.
" ncher Fitgbugli 81 fniriax, Brnwn OF llafn-
500, Nelgon aud Doddfidee. Upon putting ihr
rsiipu the DECISION ~ the Char wns Confirm
ayes 81 mes ll7--(and Of c0Hss, iht
substitute ii Mr. Doddlids 20 wa ~ fm supcree-
urd) E.
,, The question rccurred on the adoption Of Nj.
1efriils subsiiinle.
1te Chair then remarked, thai the bill and
/ Al .lsftt
bsdh open Ia Il senss,on That il was IN order.
however, 10 state, by way OF afgdm"nt against
either, nns ncw pan FOR the Organization 81
tac Convention (fot example thai of ne
! gentleman f. ON Brooke, OF The Senatorial Dis.
. ilicr plauaas iniinated Ly the gentleman from
Fairfax y fbui that beyond His, neither amend.
.irni nor Argument would e IN ordr, in re.
ply 10 ~ enquiry by 81, fit2haeh Of Fairfis.
ibe Chair further stated, thai il The amfndinabt
Of the erntl.maa from Allegheny we're adopted.
rs u substitute 10 ,he bill. u could not alter,
wards b, aincuded ia the committee, but must
he reported 10 the House.
Mr. Rutherford rose 20 state his views OF The
whole question lir stltrd liis otjrc ilons both
. 10 the rrprrsrniaiiou up n federal numbers as
adopted BY the original bill, and tie county rep
rrsentailoii ~ embraced il, Mr.. f-rriHs sullsii.
iule--iie should hereafter move amendment
b, OF his own, founded on the Compound ratio D
free whine population md ofiaxniion
Mr.. Brown oi Harrison, also addressed the
committee nj considerable length. He said tha-
, he could not ASSENT to any scheme of represeu
, taion which was not .qualisr,i on the i.ass OF
white population. according 10 tie census OF
1870. lie declared This 10 be compronise as
brtwern the East and West; for u was tainly
; deduebe from The siiiita returns of 1928 that
the increase Of population Ncst Of the Blue
Ridge. had bcen greater ,l'an 10 The Eastward.
aud if An enuuera ioa could now be made the
L West would have morr representatives than are
Y due by the ceusu. ot is2U IL Mas. therefore
. "A concession to agree 10 an equalization, by the
census of 1920 and as grea concession as
could reasonably be asked. he informed the
committee, that in orrer to make breach in
LII NM clrhr OF The ala We Ianre tin,