Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-01-12

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MIR; Mosnrs nov offered, for tn. third time. n.
amendment Tor in' ern Caroline but il was ner..v
(Mr Nj said that he should be the las, man n ch.,..
the hepor OF The Select Committee with corrup,io a.
tending 70 MIR NEhLEs jecalar and techics al remark :,
out ne a'iedr.d that II mig be set aside a other ~
wsrs Tor obvious 1sistoke on the face of H.
mr: MASON Of ;. moved to transfer Prince George
nom the brnn-wek Senatorial District, to the District
'oi Is ct wight. IL was agreed to.
MIR. GooDE now moved that Brunsviek and Moc,
geometry should receive delegate e,ch and ior that
Purpoe the number Of the House Of Deiega,e. should
DC increased from l32 13t AZ one r.ason for ,hie
notion he produced letter from the Auditor of pvhe
accounts, stating that even upon hi. own principles Of
c"susnon, there wasa mistake in estimating the pe-'
PuIation oil Brunswick by 1000 white pop,,Ion 49,.
ID. "'' ~" SnesseS's
~, After debate in which Messrs B.odnax, Scott and
Chapman took part, -
The question was dvdcd on NJ PowrLL's mo.,o,
anu put separately on wyhe and then on Che.t.r6~d:
but both wee ncgaiived.
The que ton respes ting Br,,nsw. ck an, Ns..-.--f
(which had technically been proposed In IN. To-, ~.
my be stricken out OF the LIST OF Counties having on
Delegate AMI nssred In that of counties havin1 ,voS
was divided and put first striking out.
The coun, OF the chair made ths AYES &c and IN.
noes 40 he cf r voting In the nck alive produces,
"e' anu the motion pronounced to be Lost: but
So il was carried. -
MIR MADISON nov observed that IL any aouna ia
listed IS 70 The Proprieiy OF maintaining an exact and,
nj
~ leo government he thou sht the recent oour.. ~
ueoa's here must have efsctuay reuov ID II. He.
ouEnf the best mode OF arranging tho subject would
nave osen TO init the Legislature to tx the .puor
uonin-n aud he stili ihoug IL deserved
~heter the Conven ion ought to D. Divide some nos
LOT settling plan Of future sppo,iionment Unless
would grow up under the application Of the prs.ent
PA"' the people would call for remedy, and fniInr
oe IN me Constitution, they would then sort to ano.
aer convention: against which me asmre there seemed
sssiv i,.~
WIN the i'teres. Of the republic. -,
""h'n the Tour great Districts, the Legislature 49,
empo".rrdn was true. To correct any inc uuaIi:j.s
winch might arise; but not 10 remedy snv inc
a. between thoe Districts themselves. Aud vet The
ne NUT come, and perhaps, f., distant whes.
rere would be as great demand Tor iuterl.rsnee "a
"e "ttrr case IA in q o former. .. 800
lie wished. therefore, to submit an amendment. in
reference TO that subject though II was with great re-
uc,shce, that he brought IL forward at so late d.y
anu especially at ~ late hour. II it, did not At once
meet the views OF the Cvavention h- had nc Disposition
%""'rver te press IL on hem-Mr. Madison then read
'"e owing Resolution: II
The General Assembly after IN g wear
anu at intervals there after, of not less than
sArs shall have authority. 2-3ds of each House con-
"'rng, TO make re-apporiionments Of Delegates and
Senators throughout the Commonwealth, 60 that the
number Of Delegates shall not at any time exceed
nor o! Senators :"
The Chair suggested that the amendment would bes
cohere TO that which had been offered by the rentIs
man from Frederick mr. Cooke) and which lay at pro-
sent on the table.
sdcred until that was taken up.
MIR MATHEWS now moved to strike the counties or
wyhe ana Chesterfield from the class of counties en-
titled TO one Delegate and insert them in that of those
having two
Nj. TAYLOR of Ca-.. moved 10 amend the amend
ment by adding r.e word "Carolne."
But this ain- ndInegt was ne atiyed.
The motion of Mir. Mathews was then dscu,.ed NJ
Messrs. Dromgooc. Scott, Mercer and Leigh and q
nrly nsgaivrd. (Ayes 34)
MIR. BRANCH moved a reconsideration of the vote by
which MIR. IEIGH's Dlan Or inrre ain q, IT
Delegates 10 i39 menbers had been rejected.
MIR. L. MARSHALL advocated the motion. He sya.
TED, that IL The question were whether we shall have
large or small House OF Delegates, he should csraiu-
y voc in favour Of reduction but the number sri.
snay adopted had been increased for the purpose Of
consulting the convenience the people he wa. will;
ing f"r The same reason 10 vote for the increase now
proposed.
The motion was negatived ly yeas aud nays as FOL.
low:
AfES-Messrs. Jones, Leigh and Taylor of Ches-
terrified, Ges, B. odnsx, Dromg oole Aiexsn,er q ,oJ.
Marshall, Tyler, Nicholas. Ciopon, Moore, Mason u
II. Logan, Venable, Msdi on, Holiday, Henderson.
Cooke, R'an-. Taylor of Car. Morris. Garnet, NJ
n"n IF level Loyal P,sni.. Grig.by, Branch.
Coaier, Joynes, Bayy, Upshur, Pe,rin-i6
NoES-Msssrs B,rbour (Presidenrl Anier,ou.
Coiim"n, Harrison Williamson. Baldwin, M'Coy,
Bcirnr, Smih, Miller Baxter, ST anard, Mercer Fi,y
hugh Osborne, Powell, Griggs. Mason o, F. NsvIor
Donai.on Boyd Prndrton, C, orge, MAIiIlan. Camp
bill oi W. Byars. Cioyd, Chapman, athew., Oresby.
DbeI II
Brooke, Wilson, Barbour OF c., Scott Green CampbeII
OF bed, Clayton, Saunders, Cabeil Stuart Thomp,on
Mssse, Bates.-4S.
Mr.. CHAPMAN moved adjourn nent but IL va.
n ga:ived. W"
The question then put on admitting m. R.,o,e
OF The Srl"c' Committee arranging the
IN both Houses, a. amended wiz: by adiine 10 ~.
iowsr House, which are 10 be given Bruins wick and
and carried.
Mr. CAMPBELL OF Brooke now moved an adio,,o.
ment-but il was lost.
Mr. POWELL moved that when the Conve .t;o, NJ
journ, IL adjourn to 10 o'clock to-
was agreed TO.
The quesiion was then put By The Chair sb,If,h.
draIt oil The Constitution amended be engsos,ed for
third reading? when,
MT LEIGH MO ed TO amend /, by striking ont The
coun les OF Wyibr Caroline and CR.stertel lor The
ld OF counties having delegate and in,,,tng ,b.
among those having two, (giyius the III. Of Delegates
1877 membcrs.)
The Chair pronounced the motion not in order. m.
House having agreed TO the report of the Select Com
lattice ~
. MIR. LEIGH thereupon moved a reconsideration or
the vote adopting The report
But The ion was mel atiyed by yea,a anil n,y.
olow. '''
- AfES-Mcssrs. Jones, Leigh Of Oh. TAYLOR of Cb
sies, brodnax Drongooe Alexander, Goode, Marshall
Tyler, Nicholas, Clopton, Mason OF Srezyant CIai
'orne. Urquhart Randolph, Leigh Of II. Logan, Veps.
DE, Madison, Stanard. III lay, Roane TAYLOR Of C.
Morris. Garrett, Mathews, Barbour OF &. Green MAJ.
nan OF r. IazeweIl, Loyal, Prents, Grgsby, Brsoch
ownes' Pieasants, Gordon. Neale, Rose, CoaIer.
oynes, bayiy, Upshur, Perrn-45.
N0ES-Messrs. Barbour (Presaent) Ander.on. car
nan, Harrison, Williamson, Baldwin MCov NJ,
Sy, Moore, Bcirne, Smith, Miller, Baxter, Mercer.
fitzhugh, Henderson Osborne, Cooke Powell NJ,
on Of f. NayIor, Donaldson, Boyd, Pcndlefon ,eo,.e