Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-01-14

"",v, a"n inserting the wotss "ead
has resIded'-wiihin he county. ~, Who
borough, or eieetio" district. mher,,' low
! offer TO soie-Ayes d. noes 90 ne may
! Mr.. Cooke then after few ,,.,
marks, explaining why he Offered ,"aofy Re
| be added TO the draft nj the Cons,,."ng to
be inserted after The Fourth, as rle, 10
| tice NH ar
IL shall be the duty Of the Le,;,,.
reapporiion, once in ten years. 10 a.' 10
year 1911, and every len years ibers.nml he
represeni alton of the counties. cities TT. lts
borousns ofthIs Commonwealth, an ho,l ~ ana
msSia'ive bodRs provided, however 1us
number OF delegates from the fou, ~ Ne
iricts, and the number of Senators ~ us'
two great divisions respectively. SHAH ' us
be increased nor diminished l., ,urL "'h1et
iionmsni.-hnd when new county fIPr
Their be increased nor diminished by s,'a ue'
appoTiionmeut.-And when a new cn,n,' eI
hereafter be created Oh any city, tovn '""'
ough, not now entitled 10 sepelat. oof
ta'ion IN the House OF Delegate, sb.n '9'fh
so increasedSn population as 10 be- en,,,I, "a'e
the opinion OF the General Assembly ,a
representation, II shall be Tue du,y Of Tho , r''h
eim Assembly to make provision by law W.
| securing TO the people Of such new ro,,,'
w SUI" s'y, 'o"h ~ oo'ough, an adeon.I
representation. Aud il The otjrci.oso NJ, , 1u''e
wise be effected. il she'll be compet.n, ~, H'',r
General Assembly to appoltion the wbn,a we
rsse hation ofthe great District conta,.in mo .,p
new county or such city town or bofo'''la
within its limits which re-apportionmen, ,t
COSTUME orce until the nrx regul,, daaa
/ hial 60. appnrtionment." "'
Mr. Cooke expressed his hope thata nro,.-
on OF This KIND might reconcile some q. ~, ~
prc sent .arrang ement of representation .t''
they found that there was a possibility -, h'.
ING any injustice under which they m,gb, ~
boz III cons quence ihe apporronm.n, ~
the Committee remedied. by re apnnr,;.?
men' OF their division OF the Stai. at,a, wy
years. AZ
Mr. Summer, said, that if ne could n.,.,,d.
hnsrlt that a plansof this kihd would r.n,aGs
present nlustice, he might be induced IN ,a,y
Tor II bu' II went to perpetuaie the pe,srsi
| apporhonment as it respected the four ,ts,,
divisions OF the State, and to shut out all bono
OF justice IN thai respect.
He. therefore, offered a sub. trute in Tho cl
loving form
| For the purpose of future appoftionme,,
oisenatorS and delegates, the General AssemJv
| sha'i cause registers from time ~ time 10 be-
| formed, OF The freehold voters in the se,eul
|
| shall be ascerta'ned the number Of qualified
| freehold voters in each. residing on the lana
IN virtue OF which such right is founded and
also The number OF qualified freehold voters mn,
| residing ~ The land in right of which they yo,e
but whose freehold estate therein sL all he If
the as sed value OF twenty five dollars 4 Cd
wards :-lhal IN the yar 1888, and every
tenth year thereafter il shall be the duty OF
the General Assembly 10 re-apporton the Sen
atofs and Delegates among the several coun
hes, ch'es' towns, and election districts a near.
" as may be, 10 proportion 10 the registered
anu F,ehold votes IN each, without dividing
counties IN the formation of election districts
But no .anport9nmsnt of Senators shall 30
into ope' alton bur rs succeeding elections shall
take mace"
Considerable debate ensued on these pro, Q .
| sifions, Tor which We have not room.
|. The question was taken on Mr. Summers o.
mendment to The amendment of Mr.. evoke, and
d. cided by ayes emu na,s as follows:
AfES-Messrs. Anderson, Cufinan, vii.
hanson, Baldwin, M'Coy. Moore. Be rne,
Smith, Miller, Baxter. Fmzbugb, Henderson,
Osborne, Cooke, Powell, Griggs, Mason of F. I.
Ndvlor, Donaldson. Boyd, Pendleton, George,
NJ MILAN, Campbell of W., Byars, Cloyd,
Chapman, Mathews, Ogl, shy Dnncan. Laidly
Summe's, See, Doddridge, Morgan, Campbell,
al Brooke, Wilson, Saunders, Stuart aud Un.
| shur-40
NOES-Messrs BARBOUR (P) Jones, Leigh
of CHI, Taylor of CHI, Giles, b. odnax. Drom.
goolc ALEXANDER, Goode, Ma shall Of H., Ty-
LEI, Nicholas, Clopion, Harrison. Mason OF S.,
TIezvant, Claiborne, Urguhart, Randolph,
Leigh Of H., Logan, Venabe> Madison, SianarG
H.lladay, Mercer, Roane, Ta,l or Of Car,
,lorr ). Garuet, Barbour of c., Scott, Green.
Marshall OF F., Tazewell, Loyal, Prenris,
Grigsby, Campbell of Bed, Clsytor, Branch,
lownes, Cabcli. Martin, Pleatants, Gordon,
thompson, Mass,e, Bates, NeaIe. Rose Coal.
ter, 10, mes, Bayly and Perrin SO.
So the amendment to the amendment was re-
jected.
M, PoioeH now moved the following am end
tent o that OF Mr.. Cooke
" In tue year 1912, and every ten years
hereafter, the General Assenhl, shall have the
power TO appor,ion the representation of both
branches among the several counties, cities
aud horoughs of The Commonwealth accord
ing 20 somt JUS and equitable ratio"
The question was taken by yeas and nay $
| without debate. and decided as follows -
| Ayes sc, noes 81.
Nj Stuart said, he could not vote for Mr..
Cookies amendment, unless some basis was
| specified for the apportionment. He believed
the committee had gone on the rncipe OF
Federal numbers. Now he wished 10 know
ii that was obe brough, into the great dis
trict OF the State among the countess The
arguments that applied as between district aud
district, would not apply as between county
aud county. Where their Interests we're the
same, The white population was The Just basis.
lie therefore moved 10 amend MIR Cooke'se-
mendment, ny Inserting after the wp,d reap
portion" these words, " on the basis of white
population"
The question was taken by Yeas and Nays
as follows Ayes DC, noes 40.
So the amendment was rejected.
/ After further debate, the question was taken
on Mr.. Cookies amen dment by yeas and nay 5
as follows
ANES-Messrs. Barbour (President) Jones,
Leigh OF Ch. Taylor of CHI. Gile,, Brodnax
Dromgoole, Alexander, Goode. Marshall of
Tyler, Nicholas, CIopton, Mason, Treayant,
Claiborne, Urqubart, Randolph. Leigh oil II
Logan, Fenabe Madison, SIapard. Holladsy