Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-01-21
V .kGINIA COW EATON.
luI DAY, Jan. ~

The Convenuua was open With PRAYER
when DO Presid NJ Ipoa tn Cbnir.
! The Char mentioned thai Mr.. Madison
proposition was sill pending and IL was ac
cordingy laken up.
M Madison proposed TO I'll the first blnnl
with the year 1874. which was agreed 10 with
out pp"slllon.
Ma Madison ten modfcd his resolution q,
n to rrdd " TIE General Assembly after III,
year 1871, and at intervals thereafter, OF no
lr-s han 10 Cits. shall have authority two
| thirds OF esrb House conCuriing 10 maxi ne.
| porlonments oil Delegates mud Seuniors
| throughout The Commonwealth, so thai the
number oC Delegates shall not nj any time eY
coed 100. nor Of senator 80.
| NJ Chapman moved to amend the resnln.
ton by striking out the wof9s " tuoihrds OF
each H0use roucnriing, so asto let the Btdjoyi.
| " OF the Lsg stature govern.
vi Madison slid The prnVision The two.
/ hind t..-..iI u, aitilp 1""-"'.,.. 3D.,
aud instead offs becoming Legs aiive Ton
stnu ion, we shbuld have Constitutional Leg
| islai..r..
M ScoH assigned his reasons foi voting IN
favor 81 The amendment.
The question wns then taken by ayes aud
nues-aves 80, oO, 5 So,
M Cooke ,tGufei Of Mr. Madison, wheih-
/
our the Commonwealth" only 10 avoid super
fuous wurs. Nh Mad on replird, that II il
we've more satisfactory Ia gcn,lemru. he would
re.ims,a'e TIE wo,ds-and the words we've &C
cordngy =, stored
NJ Ciopion proposed 10 amend the resoIu
ton, by I'D ing p,Ivlson ioI The periodical
hsgpss nlont lands ikew ise.- He according
proposed the following clause, to come at the
end of the resolution:
" Aud whenever tie Legs azure shall make
re apportionmenl OF Rpresenla ION throughout
The Common wealth, they shall Cause a ff-hs-
81 Ssmeni Of the idnts 10 be taken for the pun.
poses oftaxaton
After some convrsaiion between NJ ssrs
Mercer, Stanard AMI Clopton, the QUESTION
was then pui on The amendment, mud Osi, VII
out division
Mr. CampbtH ofBrooke sad, iaat while he
fully agreed with the opinion expretsei the
day before by the gentleman from Orange, Mr.
Madison about the d,tfi culty Of max w the
necessary consti utional arrangements, yet h.
could not agree as TO The p DIVISION about III
2 81 5. He thOsghi il would furnish no mi j.
gaior of the present inequalities OF reprebcn
alton decision OF = Birds cbdd never be
obtained in favor OF any fair representation.
II had been tried IN the Constitution Of Ken.
ernment had been lrft 10 2-3rds OF the Lcgis
is azure, aud that vote never could he made
/ o make any provision of This sort available,
be would submit the following substitute
The General Assembly shall have power in
the year 1871 and every years thereafter
10 apporion the repre- seniation IN both Houses
of thai bndy so that the number OF delegates in
each of the four grand districts shall bear the
sans proportion TO the whole population OF
each district which the present apportlonment
bears to the whole population Of each district,
as shall he ascertained by the next census"
Mr. Mercer opposed the amendment. lie
stated, that the resolution of Mr.. Madison pro.
vided for a re-apportionmeni, but not the rule
and for that reason he had opposed the a
mcndment OF Mr.. Chapman, for II would have
put il into the power OF d bare majority to alter
the whole Constitution.
! Mr.. Fitzhugh replied 10 the position of Mr.
Mercer, that the amendment Of Mr.. Campbell
made no new provisiop-wherea, Mr.. +
thought il was the only and the best rule fol
apporiioning among the different sections, the
representation among them according TO thei
population.
Mr.. Mercer took the resolution Of Mr.. Camp
bell and proceeded to analyze IT,
| After some conversation between dfleren
gentlemen, Mr.. Joynes expressed his objec
lions at large to the amendment, saying tina
it was the most Objectionable system that ha
been yet propOsed--as the Eastern counr
was likely 10 remain stationary IN its represen
tation, whereas the whole aug punctuation wou
be 10 the West.
| Mr.. Marshall said there was one insuperabl
| objection against the resolution. II woul,
enlarge the number of representatives indie
fniteIy lie assigned also other reasons agaiDs
| il.
With the Consent Of the mover, MIR. Merce
modified the resolution, SO as 10 read
The General Assembly shall have power il
the year lS4l, and every years ihereafte