Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-12-24
people of Prince George had been oppressed to keep

people of Prince George had been oppressed to kecI
| Mr. Williams of Harrison. was assured that In,
gentleman from Prince George, did not mean to EN-
oarrass the bill by offering his amendment Sucl
however was the effect. lie thought that impr, ne
legislation Gas had been said by gentleman ON IN,
Committee Of Roads and Navgation) which
IN the same fate, propositions having relation.
DIR hices briefly replied. when his amendment
was rejected. az the resolution of Mr.. DAWSON
by n vote Of As To CT.
| The engrossed bill forming new county out of ths
county of Montgomery, having been read
On motion Of Mr. Helms, the blank In the bill
was filled with "Eloyd,' as the name of the new
| county.
Mr.. Leigh. rose to enquire what parts Of old coun
ties were to constitute the new?
MIR Preston was hnppy to inform the gentleman
from Henrico, that the present bill obnoxious
to tho objections made to that which was before the
House Yesterday He was satisfied of the validity Of
the constitutional objections urged against that bill
but this did not disturb the distribution of representa-
ton made by tn" new constitution. interfere with
any general interest For length Of timo the peo
pie of Montgomery had sought relief from the heavy
burhen arising rnm the extent of the county, and the
distance of their Court House, and petition after De
tifion had been addressed to the Legislature. The
present proposnbon was TO divide the county In the
new Constitution, Montgomery was ciassed as a
Allegheny county, though in fact partly Ia in the
Valley. and partly beyond Allegheny mountain. The
proposed new County lay entirely beyond the Ale
ghany No part Of it either in the Vnlley or or
ne 'uSt Sih" ~ tne hTpe. MIR. here dcScrlb
edthe ocaies.) In regard to the nconveniences to
be removed bv the formal ion of the new County, the
question was local one. interfering with no general
interest In point Of territory, Montgomery wus a.
mong the largest counties on the map, with popula
ton of 1880. The proposed new county was 90
miles IN circumference, and the improving par,
OF Vlroinia--thn census exhibiting an increase OF
population of from thiryseven and half to fifty per
cent. Ii wonld take off five or six thousand oil
the population of Montgomery, leaving the old
and new Counties at the average of the State II
had been proposed tn annex a part of Gravson but
in consequence of delays, no petition had ar
rived, and that could he done at future time On
every point of view, he thought the bill entitled 10
the favor of the House. 1t took no money from the
Treasury. Some nfthe new Counties we're reproach
ed with costing the Treasury more than they paid
INTO ou as this County had no separate represent
ta'on remaining for The purpose of representation
part of Montgomery that objection could not apply
t" 1t. MIR. Z said he should be glad to h,ar obiec-
tons to the bill if any were entertained, though he
could conceive none earthly.
Mr. Miller of Powha,an thought the phraseolopy
OF the bill requiring The Governor appoint Justices
by advice of Council. Objectionable The Constitu-
f'on gave him The power without the advice Of Coun
Gil.
Mr.. Leigh had no desire to throw technical o5sta
clcs in the way Of the bull. The general PRINCIPLES
established by the Constitution were not affected by
1t; the objections aedged against the bill Yesterday
before the House certainly did not apply to this
rus was proposition 10 divide the county of Mont
gomery Although lying partly in the Valley, and
partly beyond the Alleghaney, Montgomery was
classe1 by the Constitution as tran, "A eghaney
county. and its division consequently caused no
disturbance among the four great divlons into
which the Constitution divided the Stale for
the purpose of representation. But it was
doubtful IT the decision not prohibited
Iy implication His opinion WINS thai ihere vac
u" lnterdlct; but new principle to be set
tied for the first time-whether If il were competent
tn divide, 1t was competent To assign two members
tco counfies--whether instead of giving part each
1t was proper to give all to lie inclined to think
that where county was simply decided, being en-
titled to two atvcs, the ought to be
To give one to each. Counties were condensed into
Districts, and the district given one-but there was
no instance in the Constitution of countless
ing ttcO Representatives. He made these remarks TO
invite the settlement of principles under the Cons.i
tuition. as occasions arose, and with wish defeat
this particular bill. He suggested the expediency
of recommtting the bill II the Constitution did
not prohibit two representatives to two counties the
course would not defent 1t.
Mr. Preston acceded to The suggestion. He had
not voted for the new Constitution: but he held sa-
cred, and would abandon the bill If he believed it q
violation OF that instrument. While he was up Mr.
T. would correct mistake into which he had fallen
Vhe new county was 90 miles diameter instead of in
circum ference as he had stated.
The vote ordering the bill 10 n Sd reading was
then reconside red, and the bill recommittcd
After much business in reading bills first ant
second time
Tho House adjourned