Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-01-12

NE other interests III the State. to make commo,
c.Isc with Wythc aud Ch"stcrii. Id. He c.,,r,e,
. Ar. Sctt Tin his vote for franklin ayai,.s: runs
WICK; with attempting. TO draw ,e Of de,natcaio,
between the upper and lower divisions of the ;, Jlle
dstrict with promoting the advantage of the torne
NJ the expense of the latter and with departure i,
his VIZ for Franklin, from his alledgcd favorite nrn
ciple, OF the federal number Mr.. Scott repled vii ;
warmth-and said that the gentleman had m;,r,nr
sented hm-nfhrmihg federal numbers to be We, his
avorite basis, said he lad always admitted that Tho
principle was liable to be checked and controued hv
circumstances, such existed in the case of Frank
I'm when compared in her claims to Brunswick. Mr..
Nrnnsoo'e IN reply, acknowledged that he had mis-
understood the gentleman from Pa,louier (6r Scott)
| Ur. Mercer said that the sume reason which hnd
prevented two members from being given to SoutI-
ample ON, operated in the Of Wyihe-Soutiarnp.
."n mao parted with her fraction to Greensvile,
which without it, did come up to the stnnard-
ana the large counties beyond the Alleplanv not
having two had parted with their fractions to Ale
shany and Logan, which without them, had not
chesterfield, said lie should vote against the motion
though his own county 20 be benefited as Chcs
terbeld Oh no principle could be entitled to two and
Chroins out one The question to add member to
MIR: Branch moved to reconsider thexyote' r.iect
ing Mr.. Leighs proposition Of ncreoslad6stte whole
| number of delegates to iS9. :,
Afr T. Marshall assigned the reasons Chat induced
HIM to vote for the motion. He was decidedly in ia
vor OF sna.l House of Delegates but the question
had assumed another aspect and not whether we
should have large a small House of Delegates
but whether we should have House answeting tho
convenience Oft the State. As the number of IaS bd
been found announcement to apportion and as the iu
crease proposed did not carry it beyond due bounds.
he should vote for it.
The question to RECONSIDER was now lost hy tba
following vote:
AYES Messrs. Jones. b. W. Lcigh,s Taylor Giles
Brodnax, Dromgoo-, Alexander. GootIe, j. Marshall
Claiborne, Urqnlar,, isandoIph w Leigh, Logan, We
nabit, Madison, ioliaday. Henderson, Cooke, Roane
W r; Taylor. Morris, ia'net. r. Marshall, Tazewe,
Grgsby, i.nyah, Pren,is, Branch rownes Nsr,;n
peasants, Gordon, Rose, Coalier Neale Jovnes n,v
iy, Perrin, Upsi,nr,46.
NOES-Messrs p. p. Barbour, Anderson CofTnap
Miller Baxter, stanard, Mercer, Fitzhngh, Osborn,
Powell, j. M.soa, briggs, Navior. Donald.
son. Boyd, Pcndle,on. George, M'Milian, f. Camp
DELL by-rs.cioye' Clapman, Matthew's. o.leshy. Dun
Can, Laulley, Summers, See, Morgan 4. Campbell
WILSON, j. ). B'rbour. Scott, Green, w. Campbell
Clayton, Saunders eabeil Stuart, Thompson, Masse,
MIR. Chapman moved to adjourn, but the motion,
negatived.
No fur: her motion being made to am nd the third
and fourth articles, relating to appnr tionmeht, tile
question at length REQUIRED agreeing tn the a.
mended report of The Select Committee on thos. ar
hces, which was carried without u division
Mr. Campbell: of Brooke moved to adjourn but the
molten WAS lost.
MIR. Powell moved to chaurc the hour of m ,stinD
to ten o'clock. Agreed to.
Mr. Leigh of Ches. moved To add a member
to Chesterfield. Caroline, and WytI,e each ncreas-
ing the whole number to 1877; but the House II, v;oo
agreed tn the amended report of the Sc ert Comm-
tee, the Chair declared the motion not in order.
Mr. Leigh, IN order to reach his object, moved to
Reconsider the vote agreeing to the Rcport>-whch
negatived as follows:
AyEs-afessrs. Jones, 3. W Leigh, s. TAYLOR Giles
Brodnax, Dromgoole. Alexander, Goodc, j. Marshall,
Tykr, Nicholas Copton. j. r. Masnn 1rezvant, Clair
BILE, Stanard. iolad ~, Roane w. y. Tayior Morris
Garnett, Mathews. j. 8. Barbour I. Marshall Green.
Tazewell, Grigsby, Loyal Prentis, Branch, Townes
Plrasan's, Gordon, Rose. Coal,er NeaIe JONES Dav
ly, Perrin. U!shur-45.
NoEs--Mess's =. r. Barbour, Anderson, Golf.
man, Harrison, Williamson, Baldwin, M'Coy, Beirne,
Moore, Smith, Miller, Baxter, Madison, Mercer, Fiz
hugh, Henderson. Osborne, Cooke, Powell, j. NJ. Na-
son, Grggs, Naylor, Donaldson, Boyd, Peudleton,
George. M'hllan, E. Campbell, Byars Cloyd, Chap
man, OSesby, Duncan, Laitlly, Summers, See, Dodd-
rilge, Morgan, A. Campbell Wilson, Scott, w. Camp
bell. Clayter. Saunders, Cabe, Martini Stuart, Thomp-
Son. Massie, Ba:es-4S.
DIR. Summers moved to amend the 18th article of
the Constitution by making all persons eligible to be-
Governor, who had been IA yours citizens ofthe w.
States, I'm conformity to the suggestions of the me-
mortal of Gen. Alexander Snyth Eegatived.
Dir. Summers then moved to amend, by making
eligible 10 the Office of Governor, sli who were citi-
Of the u. States at the adoption of the Federal
Constitution, (i739) and the amendment was agreed
to, &c to al.
vidng for future apporiionments on Mr.. Upshur's mo-
ton, it laid the table and ordered to be print
cd.
On Mr.. Cooks motion, the Constitution as amend
ed, ordered to be prined-and then motion Of
NJ. Mccoy.
The Convention adj ournrd, at O'Clock.
Phc proposition offered by Mr.. Nealc On Saturday
to strike out - The number ofthc Hous,. of Dele
gn'es) and insert 43was rejected by the following
vote:
AYEs-Mossrs.- Tyler, Clopton, j. Y. Mason,
Claiborne, Henderson, Cpoke, See, Neale. Joynes
Bayly, Upshur, Pcrrn-i2
NoEs.-Mcssrs. P. p Barbour, Jones, B. w.
Lsgh, S Ia, lor, Brodnax, Drongoole, Alexander,
Goode, ]. Marshall, Nicholas, Anderson, Coffinap
Harrison, Williamson, Baldwin, M'Coy, Moore,
BcrEe Smith, Miller. Baxter, Trezvant, Urquhart,
Randolph w. Leigh, Logan, Venabe, Madison, Sta
nard, I"lladay. Mercer, Frzhugh, Osborne, Powell
Griggs, J. NJ. Mason, NayIur, Donaldson, Pendleton
Boyd, George, MMillan, Edward Campbell, Byars
Roane, w. P. Taylor, Morris, Garrett, Chap
man, Mathews, Ogles5y, Duncan, Ladey, Summers
Doddridgc, Morgan, a Campbell, wilson, J. S.