Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-12-07


hi.--shen he moved 10 reier those te'oiu'
4. ms TO the Commitee VI the Who'e--and pfin'
Id.
Mr.. Hender,on ro.. 10 enquire Of The gen
,lsman from Chesterfield, whether he intends TO
exaihft 10 the Honse any scheme Tor the con-
straeiion oi the Senate
Mr. Leigh rtphed that he CERTAINLY I'D iA'enh
10 do /, he saiI he m ant TO pursue a similar
plan in relation to The senate
Mr. cooke moved the House 20 adjourn Tor
obyitus reasons--that gentlemen might be hole
In consider these saTious projects tie co"-
fessed he did moi see The ltlly OF gong into
other subjects, which might only disturb a"d
excite parties. whnn the man subject iseii
might be shIpSreoked
Mr. Dofiridgt hoped the motion 10 adj nrn
mighl Toe wlthia~n, IN order u give o'he'
gentlemen au opportunity OF submitting o'her
projects. lie remarked that a daY Of Two must
detefmine whether II is worth While 10 remain
together.
Mr.. CampbtH Of B coke, rose to submit the
following project;
/. re whole state shall be divided into one
hundred Delegate districts, and twenty tour
Senatorial districts. after each anl every Cen
aus, ace otdlpg 10 the white population so mat
the House Of Delegate aud the Senate sbai
never exceed together more than one hundred
end twenty -four members.
2. The taxes imposed upon every species
OF properly shall be al rniorem, and on hS
ed iano between real aud personal property'
3 The appropriations of the revenue lor any
purpose than the payment Of the expenses OF
Government, foI any Improvement east OF west
OF the Blue Ridge, shall be always ia exact
proportion 10 the nmount oftAxes paid 10y the
c,iizens East aud West Of tina, ridge oi noun
talns,
l. The revenue resulting from any improve
mrns which shall hereafter he madr III the east
or wes. shall belong 10 that snc,lon OF The
State IN which sad improvements are made
D. Any roads which may he made over tho
Blue Ridge mountain. shalt be made nj the ct.
pense OF The whole State. in equal proportion
10 the taxes PAID by the eaSlc'n aud the "rs'
tern divisions oi the State. and the tolls thence
nooruing, shall in the same proportion be dE
tributed between the east and the west.
Mr.. {. moved 10 have these propositions
printed. aud referred 10 the Committee OF the
Whole
They were read again At the table
Nj. NarIhaH arose 10 slate his concurrence
in the plan ofthe gentleman from Chesterfield
mr. Leigh with one exception. be had taken
rather diierent elements Of calculation from
that gentleman, aud hal therefore rather dit
ferent arrangement oil ,hr representation -
Mr.. NJ then justified nj some length. The pr'n'
ciple on which his calculation was founded
the compromise which II attempted 10 elect
a d EXPORTED the Convention 10 practise con
Citation, aud effect compromisc. MI NJ
then read the following paper
is2o, 10 1910 ,
In house Of l26, each mnuihrr will rnprn
sent persons l't
Wnst ii tho Aloghany, i33,i00 e7-35i3 %
Betwenn tho AlleFhany
and biun Ridge, III .0)8 2j--l.3l p
Botneon tho Blnn
Ridge aud Tide Water, 1ea,1a6 3a-2a01 ~
On Tide Water 151,5I7 u-i,1i II
603,0b1 "a l.b
Federal numbers amounts SNOWY
T,eh lnomtor y, IN taprosent pcrsona 7Oif
Masi fthp Allegheny, ll2,1l4 20 .-ltb2i 20