Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-01-14
IN CONVENTION.

The Convention met before 1 o'clock and wax onen
Church. 1for-
Mr. MADISON filled the blanks in his proposition and
Otherwise modified IT, so as to make il read:
rue General Assembly, after tn year 1871, and a,
intervals thereafter, Of not less than 10 wears shall
have authority, 2-3ds Of each House concurrng. te
mhNe re-apporllonmcnts OF Delegates and Senator.
throughout the Commonwealth, so that the numb, nj
"e"es shaii not al any time exceed $50, nor of Sc
majors So ' ~ VI DC
Mr. CHAPMAN moved to amend the Resolution Of
madison, by striking cut that part which requires
he oftwohirds ofthe Legislature under the per-
suasion THAT If the clause should be suffered TO stand the
West would never get fair ratio of apporionmen And
ought to govern - '>'
Mr.. MADISON opposed this motion-its effect would
DC 10 give the State legislative constitution instead NJ
constitutional Legislature He thought with This re-
qurenent OF majority of two thirds the Legislature,
ment. - -Ppo'"o"
Mr.. Soorr said he had been willing 10 LET the h;o.
resi- Out II IT was TO be referred the Legislature
TO decide at ALL it ought to be left to majority simnv
It's introduction into that body, would only cause per
Petua struggle, which would be aggravated by reouir
Ing wo-thirds. He was for theiamenamen
MIR. IREzvANT asked for the cas- and Nays on Mr.
ChaPmans amendment, and il was taken as follows
AfES-Messrs Anderson, Cofman Harrison vii
hanson MCoy. Moore, Berne, Smith, Miller Baxter
Fitzhugh, Osborne Powell, Mason of Fairfax NavIor
donaldson Boyd, George, MMillan, Campbell of w
Lsidley' Summers, See, Morgan, Campbell of Brooke
Wilson, Scott, Campbell of Bedford Clayton Saunders
CdOeH, stuart aud MasSie-39.
-, NoEsIMes rs Barbour (PresdenO Jones, Leigh o.
Ch Taylor OF Oh. Brodnax, Dromgoolc Alexan
der, Goode, Marshall Of Fl. Tyler, Nicholas CIopon
Baldwin, johnson, Mason of S. Trezvant Claiborne
urquhart, Randolph Leighof III. Logan venable, Madi
son, Sanard, Holiday, Mercer, Henderson, Cooke
Griggs, Pendleton, Roane, Taylor ofsC Morris Gar
nett, harbour OF c. Green, Marshall of F. TazeweIl
r p rrents, GIigsby, Branch, Townes. Martin
feasants, Gordon, Thompson, Bates, Neae Rose Coal
ter, Joynes, Bayly, Upshur and Perrn-55
so the amendment to the amendment was rejected
MI MADISON in consequence of a remark from
Mr. Cooke, modified his amendment bv restoring th
words throughout the Commonw alth which he had
stricken out. nv '
Mr. CLopToN offered the following as an amendmen,
to that of Mr. Madison, viz:
And whenever the Legislature shall poate n ro -,
Poruohment oil representation throughout the Common
wealth, they shall cause assessment of the lands
so De taken Tor the purposes OF taxation"
MIR. MERCER was apprehensive that the ame,dren,
mlgh be SO interpreted that unless there was rean
poronment OF representation there would be no re
sessment oil isNds From the injustice now experienced
on That subject he was induced hope that nrovis;on
would be intro 'icej, making il imperative ,Ipon tbr
Legislature TO have re-assessment at all events.
Mr.. otoProN said he had no objection the intro
uucuoh OF such clause, II it prepared.
Mr.. MERCER thought the oth err clause of tbe or;oi
MAJ resolution, requiring 23rds of the Legislature IN
able 0'ePuoh-
MIR. STANARD thought the amendmsn, ro,,., 4.
ne rendered more deinite there were vo sneciss If
apporiionment which might he referred to- nm. .n,on
9e geat Districts and the other Uihin each Of them
lie presumed the amendment was intended 10 refer 10
the general apporonment " "
ne Chsir read the amendment again and su~oe o.,
" A. I ~ we WORDS throughout the Common ealt -
Mr. CLoPToN accepted this a. modfca lion.
Mr.. STANARD objected to the amendment a, noo
ce"ary' IL was not to be believed that when The in
efuShles in representation should become so yrea, AZ
equre re-apporiionnent, the Legislature would
Ie'u's re-assessnent as the basis Of IT,
The question put, and the amendment of NJ,
C'Opt0n TO the amendment Of Mr.. Madison was re-
jected. was re-
Mr. CAMPBELL CT Brooke, Will. h, .ordi,ux
sened 10 the suggestion Of the venerable gentJsmao
from Orange that no Constitution could be agrssahj .,
we PEOPLE winch did not contain plan for the future
iI, o. representation. was sorry that he
uon oil The difficulty. lie could not conceive anv
change IN The condition Of the Conmon wealth ar,
T Tt bring such rule into any beneficial effect
ne'e was no hope Of getting two thirds Of In, egi.
ment whatever. NPP0'"o'-
ouen proposition would be of no value in sny STATE
,nche mon. The experme Mt had been made in Ken
~ - o. 20 he removal Of the Seat OF Government
- 81, u Efforts to get two thirds 10 assent has cos,
mT o's.e more than Convention would have done
s VIC" moved the following amendment
The General Assembly shall have no-o, 4, A..
year 1871 and every 100. =, Powe' III we
portion the representation in both 70 sp
20 ,ns' me nunper OF deIega'es in each Of the four
whole population Of each District which RE rU.a,
spporionment bears TO the whole population n soh
uisret as shall be sscertsined by the next csnso,
, Mr.. e. said, II must at once strike every g.nusr.u
Ina' MS amendment embraced principle which bsd
~ We, ye, been subniitedtss rule Of spporonnnnn,
~ had al 70 recsmmendJb which the plan Of the cen
u.msn from hbemsrIe could claim: IL there was an
ncPe N INIT amendment, this went 10 perp, AZ,
Z. anu " INC principle was just II NUT be 90 ten
f"eny ihiriy years hence. and in I'll furitv n ren
1--WE the sans seasure OF power in propor'jon IN the
P"Puauon as was proposed by the plan NJ the gen.
49, W. rom h'oemafle. IL was di.advsn'aeeo1s "a
nt,,I ~ " went 10 sacrifice all the cain thew had
''''ned IN population since the Census Of 1920. and