Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-01-12

s"S. ""h Wythc aud Chesterfield. lie .b,rpe
,.ic. Sc.. pn bis vote for FransIin az ns Bruins
w.ckI Win attempting To draw l,ue Of teinn,ca,,o
ctweeu the upper and loweS divisions OF IA. rn:dd
dstrict' with promoting the advantage of the frne
the expense of the latter, and with departure i
MS vote for Franklin from his aedpcd "A !. ~,
cipic Of the federal number Mr. Scott rcnl;eJ r;,
wsrmth--und said that the gentleman had misrenr.
scented hun affirming fedcrnl numbers 20 bc yc, ~;
Iavorie basis, said he had always admitted that IN,
principle WIS liable to be checked and con,,onIa D.
circumstances, such as existed i'm the case of F,,I
! I'm when compared in her claims 10 Br,,nsx ck AZ,
Drongooie IN reply, acknowledged that he bnb mis-
Understood the gentleman from Famquicr fMr Scot,
MIR. Mercer said that the same rc,s,, ,.L;,h b. !
prevented two members from hem, o;,e, >" S 10,
sInp,on. operated in the case Of Wytbe-Sou,Ls,nn
Ton mad parted with her fraction To Gre.nsv;lln
wncn without It, did moi cou,e up to the stanard-
."e aarse couniics beyond the Allegheny, not
having TWO, had parted with their fractions to Ala.
shany and Logan, which without them had M,
population sufficient for delegate Mr. Leigh ol
chesterfield, said lie should vote against the me,iou
though his county was 20 h., bepc6tteJ ~ &C.
terned OH no principle could be entitled TO two and
Cnr line bnt one The Quesio ion to add member IN
s'erfeid and Wythe, was then put and ncgatiyed
mr. branch moved to reconsider the vote reject
ing MIR. Lelghs proposition of increasing the uhoI.
number of Delegates TO i3e
Mr. T. Marshaii assigned the reasons that induced
min 10 vote for III" motion. lie was decidedly I'm in,
yor OF small House of ID, l,gates; but the question
had assumed another aspect aud was not wie her we
Dnt whether we should have House answering the
convenience ofthe State. a. the number of 1873 Ina
oecn found announcement iu apportinn aud Ms the in
crease proposed did lot carry beyond due bounds
nc should vote for il.
Th" question to reconsider was now lost br ,l
following vote: - ~
AYES -Nessrs. Jones. y w. LeighS TayIor. Giles
nrounSH, Drnmgo".-' A"xander. Goode, J. Marshall
lyier, Nicholas, Clop:or, Moo 90, Mason Trezv.nt
Claiborne, Urqnhart, Randolph, W. LEIGH Logan W.
na",r' Madison. iioladay, Henderson. Cooke. Roane
w: iay,or. Morris. Gsrneu, y. M,rshaii, farewell
Grigsby, Loyah, Prentis, Branch rownes Martin
Pieasan,s, Gordon Rose, Coater, NcaIe Joyn-s n,y
ly, Perrin. Upshur,-46 '
NOES -Messrs Il. q. Barbour Anderson. Cofrnan
hTr'so", Williamson, Baldwin, M'Cov, Beirne, Smith
Miller. Baxter, Stansrd, Mercer, Ftzhugh, Osborn
Powell, J. u.oi, Gr,gss Nayinr. Don.jJ
son. Boyd. Pcndleton, George, M'AfilIan. F. C.mn.
ovn hy"rs'Cioyt. Chapman, Mathews. ogirsby. Dun.
can, ia'niey, Summers, See, Morgan, A. Campbell
wilson, J. ;. Barbour, Scott, Green, w. Campbell
Ci-ytor, Saunders. Cabe'l, Stuart, Thompson Massie
Mr.. Chapman moved to adjourn, bu. the no,;o,,
was ne.a,ved
No furh her motion being made - am nd the third
anu ioufth articles, relating To apportionmeht, tho
question at length required on agreeing to the a.
mended report o the Select Committee on thos,. mr.
uclcs, which was carried without n division
Mr.. Campbell. of Brooke, moved to adjourn, but the
molten was lost.
Mr.. Powell moved To change the hour of mnetinr
To ten o'clock Agreed 10.
Mr.. Leigh of Ches. now moved 10 stl mcmbor
To Chesterfield, Caroline, and Nytlc, each incress-
ing the whole number l37; but the lou,c hayinr
agreed u the amended report of the Seert Corpmi.
tee. TN" Chair declared the motion not in order
Mr.. Leigh, in order to reach his object. moved to
reconsider the vote agreeing to the Rcport-w oh
was negativrd a. follows
AVIS Mrssrs. Jones, u. w Leigh, s. Taylor, Giles
Rrolnax Dromgoole, Alexander, t;oodc / MARSHALL
Tylrr Nicholas, Copton, J. Y. Mason, Trezvant Ciai.
borne, Urqnhar', Randolph, w. Leigh Logan yena
BILE, S'anard. Ii"liadiy R"ane, WI rAyior Morris,
Garnet, Mathews. j. 5. Barbour T. Marshall Green
farewell Grigsny, Loyal, Prentis, Branch, Townes
Piessan's, Gordon. Rose. Coalter, Neae, Joynes Bay
", Perrin, Upshur-I5.
Nors--Messrs. p. q. Barbour, Anderson. Golf
man, Harrison, williamson, Baldwin, A'Coy, I.irpe
Moore, Smith, Miller. Baxter, Madison, Mercer Fz
hugh, Henderson. Osborne, Cooke, Powell, J. W. Ma
son. t'riggs, Nsylor, Donaldson, boyd, Pendleton,
George. MM'llan, L. Campbell, Byars Cloyd Chap.
man, Ogiesby, Duncan, I.aidly Summers, See, Dodd.
ridge, Morgan, A. Campbell, Wilson, Scott, W. Camp.
BELL Clay tor, Saunders, Cabe, Martin, Stuart, Thomp
son, MaSsie, Baes ---4S.
Mr.. Summers moved TO amend the 18Th article of
the Constitution by making all persons eligible To be
Governor, who had been II years citizens ofthe IT,
Sta es, I'm conformity to the suggestions of the me-
mortal of q IN. Alexander Snyth) Negstived.
Mr. Summers then ed to amend, by making
eligible TO the office of Goternor, ell who were ci,I-
Zens Of the u aies at the adoption OF the Federal
Constitution, 759, and the amendment agreed
to, 46 to Al.
Mr.. Madison having called up his amendment pro-
vldng for future apportIonmen,s, Mr.. Upshur' mo-
ton, it vas laid the table and ordered to be print
ed.
On Mr.. Cook motion, the Constitution rs amend
ed, ordered to be prnted-and then on motion of
NJ. Mccoy. I..
The Convention adjourned, at > O'Clock.
Tho proposition offered by MIR. Neale on Saturday
to strike ou' 1872 tthe number ofthe House Of Dele
gn'es) and insert i42,was rejected by the following
votes
AYEs.--Mcssrs Tyler, Clopton, ]. Y. Mason,
Claiborne, Henderson, Cooke, See, Ncale, Joynes,
Bnvy, Upshur. Pcrrin-I2
Nors.- Mcssrs. p. p Barbour Jones, d. w.
Leigh, s Taylor. Brodnax, Dromgoolc, Alexander,
Goodc ]. Marshall, Nicholas, Anderson, CoffmaD,
Harrison, Williamson, Baldwin, M'Coy, Moore.
Beirrc, Smith, Miller, Baxter. Trezvaut, Urquhsrt
Randolph, w. Leigh, Logan, Venabe, Madison, sta
nard, Iloaday Mercer. Fnzhugh, Osborne, Powell
Griggs, J. NJ. Mason, Naylor, Donaldson, Pendleton
Boyd, q orge, MMillan, Edward Campbell, Byars
Roane, w. r. Taylor. Morris, Garnet, Chap
man, Mathews, Og'csby, Duncan, Laidley, Summers
Doddridgc. Morgan, a Campbell, Wilson, J. s.
Barbour, Scott, Green, II. Marshall Tazewell, 10y
al, Prcntiss, Grgsby, w. Campbell Clayton, Saun-
ders Bianch, Topncs, Cabcl. Martin, Stuart, Plea
sants, Gordon, Thompson Massie Bates, Ncrle, Rose
Coulter 81.