Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-01-09

by striking out the same woris amJ ;ass,i;,, i'm i,
thereof, a diffe rent proposition
The question then recurring ON IN. ,,oop In striLs
out. simply, :
Mr.. POWELL asked division Of the question on
;s 's ou' anu nser''ng when alter short CONVEX
Mr. WILSON said that he should vo,. against tie
moion bu' should il prevail he should ,ben move to
insert an amendment, which he read i'm hi. ni,re
| Mr.. MERCER expressed his hope that none nj those
who approved OF the clause STOOL would he induc
Ell to vote to suke itou,. from any hope that either of
the propositions which had been cad could possibly
~. That movement had been tried with respect IN
the Executive Cosncil, and had resulted only in ten
lday.' discus ion.
| The question was then taken by yeas and pay.-.
follows: "
AYEs-Messrs. Barbour (Presisent) Jones, Leigh Of
Oh. Taylor of Oh. Giles, Brodnax DromgooIe AIcxsn
der Goode Marshall of ii. Tyler. Nicholas Mason of 8
| irezvan Claiborne, Urquhart, Randolph Leigh of N
Logan, Venabie, Sanard, Holiday, Fitzhugh, Roane,
Green Marshall off. Tazcwell, Loyal Prens, Grigsby
branch ME Bates, Neal, Rose, Coaer-4l.
wmnEs-Messrs Clop,on, Anderson Coinan, HARRISON
Williamson, Baldwin. MCoy. Moore, Bierne, Smith,
Miller, Baxter, Madison, Mercer, Henderson. Os'
borne borne Cooke, Powell, Grggs, Mason of F. Naylor.
bell Of w Byars, Cloyd, Chapman NTahe VS. Orlesbr
Duncan, Laidley Summers, See, Doddridge, Morgan
campbell oil Brooke, Wilson, Campbell of Bedford Clay
tor Saunders, TONNES, Cabe, Martin Stuart Pleas
shur, Perin-53.
So the House refused to strike out the clause ex.
extending the right OF suffrage to house keepers and
heads Of families.
Mr.. CLAYTON moved to amend the section by strik-
ing out the words "who Tor twelve month. ne ~ nrs
ceding has been a house keeper and head of fsm;
iv, and ms. rtng the words who has 70 ded'-wthin
me comfy, city. town, borough election district
where Q may offer to vote. lF.r'
MT LEIGH said II this amendment should prevail ~
would be better at strike out the ent, sectcn
,sal suffrage. '
| MIR. SrANARD said this proposition vent be vona all
that had yet been offered. A man might become r.a
dent the day before The election, would by this b.
| entitled TO vote. - ~ oo
Mr.. CLAYTON said that such had no, been hi, in.
enuon ne was willing to restore the words "for twelve
months next preceding"
MIR: POWELL moved to amend the ameudment bv
inserting 'two years" instead Of twelve months
NJ CLAYroR accepted this as modification.
| MT. STUART moved TO amend the anne ment thu.
modified by adding " and who has been the SON of .
Free holder" within the county, &C.
s now en'ued in consequence of tho
absence OF several members from indisposiiion which
resulted in permission for them 10 vote TO mo,row an
any questions which should be put to-day.
Inc question was then put on Mr. Claytor's amend
menu, anu decided by yeas and nays, follows
fEAS-Messrs. Andefson. CoHmsn Harrison. wiz
Mercer, Henderson, Osborne, Cooke, Powell Ms.on ~
f. Naylor Donaldson, Boyd. George M MILAN Csmn'
bell OF W Byars, Coyd: Chapman, OsIesby, Duncan
LaLiIey, Summers See, Doddridge, Morgan, Camnbs,s
lot Brooke Wilson. Clayton, Saunders. Cabeil. S,ps,,
'oSSSH Thompson, Joynes, Bayly. and Upshur.-4f.
ayior OF Ch. Giles, Brodnax, Dromgooe. AIexan
der Goode, Marshall of II. Tyler, Nicholas. Con-
ION. Baldwin, Mason of Trezvant. Claiborne. Urun
~.
Stanard, Holiday. Fizhugh, Grggs PendIeton Rosn"'
Tayor Of Car Morris, Garnett, Barbour Of c. Scott
rfsn H csmnss of of F E. T1sew Loyal Pren
Perrin So. ' anu
II Mr.. COOKE then after few PREDATORY rem.rl.
P"'n"'g why ne offered his proposition at this me-
ment NOV ed the following 10 be added 70 the daft oe
Fifth article: 40
at shall be the duty of the Lcp..,urs n 70
uon, once In ten years. to wit, in the year 1871 and
every Ten years thereafter, the esentation Of
I'he counies, cities, towns and borough. of mi. (,,,
monweaih, in both of the legislative bodies: provJsd
however that the number of delegates from The fomr
great Districts and the number Of Senators from, IT,
TWO great divisions respectively shall neither be in
creased nor diminished by such ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
ana when anew county shall hereafter be created mr.
any city, town or borough entitled IN s.ra,.t
Representation in tho House OF DELEGATES. sb,Ii 49,
so increased in population be entitled in the on;n
~, h " "e General Assembly, TO such Representations
shai be the duty OF the General Assembly to m,Is
provision by law for securing to the peope Of suchn.
county, OF such city, town or borough an adequate RI
presentation. And il the object cannot oberw;s. y.
ELECTED, IL shall be competent 10 the General 49,.
NY 20 re apporon the whole representation IF a..
~ containing such new county, such ci
W. o"h or borough, withnits limits; which re. apnor
torment hall continue in force until The n.x, rsrI.
ld-cennai e-apportionnent."
MT COOKE expressed his hone that n nroy;.;on .r
ms KIND might reconcile TO the present arrsnr1
meh' OF representation, when they found that tbsr.
Wa, Was po,sb'hty 81 having any injustice urder which
hey might lat our in consequence Of the anne
Wy me Committee remcdied. by e-apporiiC n emf Of
their division of The State after 10 wears
| MT SUMMERS said, that if he could persp,J. h;,o
sen 'ha plan oil this kind would remedy present in
lJusice he might be induced vote for IL bu n ,xnr
70 perpeuae the general apportonmen a. Il res,sr,.
he our great divisions Of the State and 10 shut ou, ain
hope OF justice in that respect.
lie, therefore, offered a substitute in the 6,IIos;,~
form ~ '"'"ihE
"For the purpose Of future appointments Of ..n.-
tors anu delegates, the General Assembly shaI cane
registers irom time 10 time formed of tbe re-
ho'd voters in the several counties cities town. .n
ooroughs IN which shall he ascertaned the numh., -,
quahed freehold voters in each, residing ON the I,n
III virtue oil which such right il fou nded and ALA. ,h
numhcr OF qualihe freehold o'ers not re sdinr nm III
lana IN right oil which they vote, hut WHOSE freehy
estate therein shall be ofthe value Of
nve dollars and upwards:-Thai In the wear 1898 ana
every tenh year thereafter, shall lie the dutv Of m.
General Assembly 10 re-apporlion the Senator'S ana
Delegates among the several countless cities towns ana
election districts as nearly may be- in proportion In
he registered and freehold votes in each without al
vidng counties in the formation Of lection districts bus
no re-apportionment oil Senators shall 90 into
hut as succeeding elections shall take place"
MIR. COOKE explained. File had not offered hi. ny.,
as doing justice to the State but as MITIGATING IN.
injustice oil The arrangement, which bad been agreed
upon oy remedying county inequalities toifhin tho
iour divsons oil the Commonwealth. He should have
onered some such plan that Of the Gentleman from
kanawha, but he feared il could not succeed He
was con'ented TO take what he could get and not lose
mat by reaching after what was upattainable He
should, however, vote for the geDtlemsn's propossp
| Mr.. LEIGH observed, that the preposition or AZ
1 kgn an R.nAs. 4 II.