Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-10-13

Chair.
From what we saw and hoard, i, seems probab,,
that tho Committees instead of detailed reports vii
proceed by reporting resolutions settling fiindancn
tai principlcs--as for exampe--,hat the Executive
Council be abolished-,hnt the Governor he elccte
by the people, &c-as majority Of the COMMITTEES
incline N ono opinion the other. Should ,he
Convention adopt the resolutions thus AGREED TO bv
the Committees, the details will then DO set,lcd.
should il reject them trouble will have hcen savcd
in not going into detail in the Committees.
VI Tho following scheme for the legislative branch
OF Tho government, Yesterday submitted 10 the
Legislative Cnmmiltee. by hIr D1ddridgn. Amor !,
was read, Indgc Green suggested The rrooriciv 90
prnp"rding by way OF resolution instead of dctnil
in which Mr.. Doddrijgo yielding himself to wbs.
might be tho scrse o the Comrittcn expressed Ibis
readiness TO submit the elements Of the plg;t in
the shape OF abstract rcso'u,ipns.
ls'.-The Legislature shall be f,rmc,l or two dis
tinct branches, who, together, shall be- n cornrlc,e
Legislature. Thny shall meet or u'ctncr every
Year, ana shall be called the General Assembly Of
Virginia.
2d --0ra .: hcse shall be called :,c I!orac Of Del,
cgatcs anG shall consist of one member for cvc-v
white inhabitants within This Common.
wcalh - hc asccr aincd IN the first instance by tho
next rchSns of the same which slis be made under
the authority The United States nnd f,rcvr ;hnro
alter 10y such enumeration t,teref rs the Gcrcra!
Assembly shall aui irrZo by law. Every crai1nro-
ton of tho population hr r,yfa under thc laws o.
this State, shall be ipadc during the years which jn
precede election for senators, and shall be rcoor,
cd to the Session uf the General Assembly, whlcl.
Sh1l immediately pTccCr such clec: M and n, cvnrv
session 10 which "nuncrnrior shelf SO - rcaor.rd
tho General Assembly shall prococd hv lav 20 ,rnkn
4 new npn0inin'~t Oi members III 10 IA braucrs
among ;nc wl:'ic inhabitants ct This C,nuiu, o. Il
~ ~ ssi,t.f
7um6'r OF mcnbers to b. elected w.lhin carh ~ t!.
tollowin" territorial divisions otihr Conmonwcaiib
that Is 10 say, hrs', iie territory between he sr7
and the hcad ~ udci second. bot wccm the hen. al
tide md tho blue ridge; third. between Tho b,rn ridr
aud the Allegheny mountain; mud fourth b., yea,, ,,
Allegheny aii the wes,ern liIints %. the ,ats sinai,
rs ne1rv, may bo, hrnr re-ncc' ivcy i'm zach lri
sion, the same p-opurton the whole n,,,,ior or
members N each branch, that tho white poo,,l,fio,
~ each district respectively, shall bear 10 Inc y,io
number nj white population o., lhe State as n.sor-
'ninoi ny thu preceding enumeration ihnr-,T NV
m"ral"ns ~ popuailnu r The purposes or NJ kim
oHua! apporiIonmrnfs OF represent aiion aiacocr tho
wnc HNpulation shall be- made as oil ~, as tia, com
rTai assembly si5ll deem II cYp. drri 30 r,-nvitn
Tor TIC samn by law. On each enumeration and
n Dpnr' comment uf reprCSen'ut,on the uur,cr ~
'hc members ot tho House of Drlr-s- o. may no
'"o roased If the white pppu'niinn shall ircreas bu,
he Whole number OF Delegates shall move, cvcc.d
o-'.-.Thro'hrr shn'l ~ called tho = motto. AMI LA
shall constitute House proceed - business FOR
whose election the counties shall no divided into ,vc-
" four districts carh aunp. near ,S NAV he
one TWENTY fourth part OF the whic p1ru,iian; aud
each county Of each respective dstrcj, ~ tho time Of
tie election of delegates IN ;he v"1r on ihn,sa"d
eight hundred and tnir'y. and in cvcrv fourth voar
Thereafter. shall vute fer ono senator who acrnajlv
resident within tho district, end IS Sjcd to eyer
cis,, the Ti9ht Gf suffrage, ot'Iprvsc o, Allied
according to law, and IS upwar'S Of wears
of og": AND tho shcriiS OF earh county. within five
days. Mt iarhcSt, after the last county election in the
district, shall meet ut some convenient place, and
from tho polls taken in their respective co'ruii~s
T7turn os Scnrt"r, rhc man who shall hnyo ;hc grcn
test number of vntcs III tho whole district
i.h,-Thc right OF suiIf are in the election &C mem
bcrs al both trenches shall DC cyerriscd by c,rry
male white citizen. aged woptv- ono years. who shni
have actually rrscd ~ She county. city ~ borough
whore he nii|rs to vote wear and VINO
shall have hcen assessed for md slnll have na;d
nd property tx, and Mt the i'mc of voting shall
30 liable 20 such assessment, c>cnr slrh uorsous
1hs have suffered Imprisonment Ia he pCr!.-n,irrv
houses or shall have been cnnyil t.i al s.e infamous
of,ncr, and shall not haze suffered such imrri>ou-
Mon. mud except also, such c2rns 0f this id,;
lt he time ~ such election shali ." rJ0novo rs ~
officer. s"an7n. soldier or marine IN The lnI sc0
service ot the United St.irs.
5th.--No person shall he eligible - r coat in o."
House Of Delegates un'il 10 shall %" of the mo of
years, aud shall be entitled 10 exercise Tie
RIGHT of suffrage or Otherwise qualified according 60
law,
Al laws shall originate in ne Jousr Of = ica'ce,
be approved rejected by tho Senate, or 20 10
ncndcd with he consent Of the House of Delegates
nEccpt money bills, which shall, IN inst ancc DC n
cred by tho Senate, hut wholly approved or rejected
Either House Of the General Assembly may al
lourr themselves, rnyrcciivoiv. The GovrrnHr shall
not prorogne adjourn the Assembly during their
sitting, nor dissolve th"n nj any time; bUt It shoii
IN his own opinion The same slni hr uccrs
sary, tho application Of majority Of tlc House
Of Delegates. call thrm together bc:nrr The :im, TO
which they shall stand prorngucl o. adjourned.