Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-02-16

Bstaard, Csheil, assriin. CARTER, sne Jones
Il.
! Mr.. Morgan then moved m amendment, with
view OF s.crsisining What portion OF the sen
ate was IN fs,ur Of The extension Of the tight OF
suf,sr. H. .uoisd the acts which the Gene
raj Assembly had parsed respecting the esiab-
l,shm,a, OF d kentucky into an independent slate,
sho~ ing that NJ that time, the Legislature had
devolyed Die right Of deciding mat question:
upon all free WHITE. male of the Commonwealth
He rave ~ historical accom-, of thr Freeioh
! Suffrage in Euelnnd--and AZ TO the example OF
re. oio .onary France, which had been tlfo~n
oui in debate, he stated that all eseu the poor
eat peasants, though having no diree, influence
| IN me affairs o. government. were nov. auihor-
zsd 10 vote for Electors.
Mr. Dad assigned his reasons Tor voting a,
this aage.o the bill against the amendment
lie was most strongly IN favor af crirnd,ns the
right OF suffrage TO the non-freeholders--bui
nbs il was obvious. that this proposition was
not calculated TO effect the object. AND might
moreover embafrass the progress Of the bill
After some Conversation bstwren Nessrs
Morgan aud Dadc. the vote WAS iaksn oa Mt.
Morgan's amendnea', ~ follows;
The Electors 10 vote for the Election Of
/ Delegates 10 serv IN Convention shall he com.
I passed fall the free white Citizens Of this Com
/ monwreltli. ofthe age OF 2I years and upwards
Who shall reside within the body of the County
| Cry or boraugh IN which they respeciiyel,
| propose 10 vote, and who shall have resided for
the term Of one whole wear merit preceding the
/ time Of election; Ofhcr titan those under judg-
ment Of yagrsncy, f.lony or any Infamous c,inIe
or engaged in the service Of the u. S. al sol
ders in or mariner, IN the Army Or Navy, OF
who shal have besn charged -, made charged
l. - .t...- II. al
| the poor. in any City, Count, or Borough a, sn,
lime within one sear next preceding the time OF
election tsrh 10 niher person shhiI vote for the
election of delegates 10 serve IN the said coz
| yenrlJa
This amendment vas rejected AYES,
Ses.rs. Patterson. Walton. rmley. Osborne,
sm'h. Draper, Allen. Morgan andrutoa. 8.
NOES, Messrs. Holt (sp.aker.) Taylor. Drom
eoal,, cloptoa. Wcthsred, Mason, Wyatt.
| Dads. Slaughter. Bernard Cabell, Martin,
Saunders, Carter uni Jones. 10.
Mr. Allen offered III. following amendment,
. io les, the principle OF giving an additional r.-
presfntaiion 10 the Western coun,ry via :at the
end OF The IL section Of The amendment. In I'D +
u clause living to The Ith OH aud 10th D'.tTicis
two additional representatives aud 10 the l0'h
three additional representatives
This amendment was rejected, hya vote Of
II 10 lO--yiz: 1yes. Mesra Patterson, Wal.
Ton, Wc,her"d. Jury Osborne, Smith, Draper,
Allen, Morgan and Fulton Noes Mc,srs.
Holt. tSpesl,er.) Taylor, Dromgoole, Clopton.
MssocyWyut Dade, slaughter Bernard. Ca
bell, Martin, Saunders, Garter and Jones.
The question WIS then taken SO The adoption
nj Mr. 1sylor's nmendmrni, the most material
proy,sion Of VIII CHI Is ihr lst section. which en-
acts e. thei the persons qualified according 10
law To vote Tor members Of the House of Dele.
yates. IN each cnuhty, city and borough. with.
IN the several Senatorial Districts OF this Com.
nonwealth. as Al present established by law,
shall nssemble ~ their respective courthouScs,
er other places appointed by law ior holding
elections of members OF the General Assembly
on III" several courl-days oftach county city
tna hornneh. composing DISTRICT, in the month
of May, in tue year Of ptr Lord 1929. a,d
th n aud there vote for four Discreet and pro.
per persons as mombers OF the sad Conven-
tlon."
Which amendment WAS adopted I'm lieu of
me- original BIZ passed ~ The House Of Dele
gales, by the following vote :--1yes. Nsssrs
Holt (Speakcr,) Taylor, Dromgoolr, Clnp,on,
Mason Wyatt. Dnd', Slaughter, Bernard. Gu
hell Martin. Saundrrs TIA, er and Jo,.s.-
Hurley. Osborne Smith, Draper, Allen, Morgan
AMI Fulton.
On Mr.. TatIors motion The Bill was amen
died. so as 90 authorize the Governor In Counci
10 issue new wri, of election to the particular
district TO supply any vacancy IN the Conven-
lion or. in rasc the vacancy should occur DIR
iug it's session. to authorize the members from
the District 10 supply II.
change tbs time for sleoiing nieu,bers Of the
Convention, bonn Nay 10 June,
MIR. Smith offered by way of Substitute 10
the lst section OF the Bhl M amendment, wary
ing the number Of representatives. - somr Of
the Senatorial DIST ic's. giving Jaf the Nas-
tern Districts q members each, and one mem
bcrs the effect of which would have bern to'
give the Western Districts delegates more in
n Convention Of 1875, than they would have un-
der the bili--He offered il without making any
comments on account of the jndispositIon un-
der which he lsbored. The amendment WAS
rejected by a vote Of Ia to 10.
Nj. Patterson, though he had dnnbts himself
as 10 the proprpiy Ut any c0mpromi-e on this
question, was impelled thc sad) to make such
an attempt TO meet gentlemen half way. He
proposed. therefore, an amendment. allowing
TO the DsirIce of Shenandoah, Monroe. Ohio
aud kana~ha, one additional Representative
each--Ihus giving fuur more Districts TO the
Western eountry-which ina Convention OF
foo Delegates. would give ID Delegates TO the
Eas, of the mountain oni 10 to the West.
This motion WIS reiected--AYES. MessrS.
Patterson, Walton, Weihefed. Turle,, Osborne.
smith. Draper. .illen, Morgan andiFulron. IN
NOES, Mrssrs Holt (Speaker) Tavor.
Dromgoolr, NloUton. Mason, Wyatt Dade
Slaughter, Bernard, Cabeli Martin, Saunders,
Carter aud Jones-li.
The question was thea taken on the passage
NJ the bill us amendrd and carried hy the fol-
lowing vote AYES, s"sHs. Holt tSpeaker)
Taylor, Dromgooir. Ciopton. Walton, Mason,
Wyatt, Dade Osborne, Smith, Slaughter, Der.
nard, CaboIl. Martin, Saunders, Carter, aud
Jones. l7-SoES. MeSsss. Patterson. Nether-
ed, Turley, Draper, Allen, Morgan aud Fulton
-?.
And then the Senate adjourned.
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