Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-01-04
AlasDAY, Dkc %

The invention assembled Al ~ o clock and
was opened with prayer by the Rev M. Arm
strong OF the Presbt terrain Church.-rhe Pres.
idrn, took the Chair.
Mr.. Stuart moved to take up the Cad rrsuln
ION oi the legislative Commit'or. aud the
proposltos which he had submitted in place of
Mr. Gordon ROSE TO say. TINT he should OPP
p'sc the taking 1t np-uor from ans Won't oil
courtesy to the gentleman from Patrick, bat
tom conviction tha' IT cannot prevail-ile
should cons dsr II ms test question, K there.
fore he should vote against H.
Mr.. Stuart said he was perfectly willing SO
20 consider u, II he was permitted TO support
his propnsl'ion-was II TO hr understood that
a maJoin4 OF voters shopId not rule the coun.
Try
Mr. Gordon said, he did not mrnn TO answer
the proposition, but slmply H. say that ne WINS
! sti>hod no future superintendent could be IA.
greed on.
Mesrs. Powell and Dpddridge protested a.
gains such sentiment being rntrrlainrd.
AltrI some turlhe, conversation on ihlS sub
jet, the resolution of Mr.. Stuart, respecting
future appointment was then read by the
Chair" hen Mr.. Powell called for the ayes
aud NOES.
| The question vas abou, 10 be put. when hlr.
stuart ~ eio say, TINT he hoped every mem.
/ bcr Who was IN favor OF a sch, me OF future
| appoIiionmrnt, would vote in favor nj his mo-
t""-whlch was carried ayes A, noe, $50
the House determined to consider the resOlu.
tion and Mr.. ouarts amendment.
Mr.. Smart rose to address the House. He
regretted he said. to see the respectab minor.
lty against his motion, because he presumed
That they we've imposed 10 any future aPpor-
Comment, without which, he was satisfied no
Constitution would be adopted by thu people -
| He SAID, the present Convention Was principal
~ called to 20 alze the unequal rrpresentatiu
in the countir.; but wso does not believe TIN
scheme OF the gentleman from Albemar =
founded on An arbitrary apporlinnmen would
not in the course Of fifty Yeas prndnce ihp
same inequality among the four sections OF
| The State, as no" prevails among the present
| counties lie declared ht would moi go into
| he general principles OF representation III pugh
some gentleman seemedto thuk there were M
principles OF government at ALL lie exam med
the proposition of the gentleman from Rich
mond. (Mr. Nealr) with view of showing the
inequality it would inroduce among the cuun.
irs, md among individuals Of the same coun
| ty.-lle stated thai he had always been Il fcnd
of reform, though not as efficient certainly a,
The gentleman from Frederick OR. Cooke, J
anu tnohph ne ulu not anticipate suEh blood '
results AS thst gentleman did, from the Con
veoilon dong nothing, Yet he appr,hended tuai
the Constitution would bt rejected, without
some ruiz OF future apporlionmrnt. and iha, ia
rejection would lead 10 excitement in the State
The hair then read Mr. Stuart's proposition
as follows:
Amendment I'd the ond resolution OF thr Leg
is'a'Ise Committee: Strike ost all after the
word resolved aud insert, 3" That in order 10
provide for the future equalization OF represen.
'afion, the Legislature shall. in the year ls4D,
and every ten years thereafter, make provi
sion by law for ascertaining the whole humber
OF qualified voters within the Comm onw ealth I;
anu shnli apportinn the repr eseniation among
the four districts, following, TO wit: LIST, The
country Yves, oi'he Allegheny ID, the coun
try between the Allegheny aud the Blue Ridge
80, Tide Water; and 4th, the county ,heuce
below, according TO the number of qualified
voters contained in each district, respectively !;
and shall, in distributing the number to which
each OF said dis ricts shall be enti,ed. secure rs
far rs possible at least one member 10 each
county, provid that the number of the House
OF Delegates. shall never exceed 40, nor that
of the Senate, SO"
Mr. Stuart ca led for the ayes and noes--And