Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-04-22
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PARLIAMENTARY KEFORl

PARLIAMENTARY REFORM
Tuesday Mach 1t, beiug the day appointed fl
hroaehing the Ian Of Parlia neutary Reform ,be
lsading to the house. n, lubbie. ard IN. .,,r
case, leading to the saeiy, crowded wi pt r,on
anxious TOR admission into The house from an eay hon
In The Gsy. "A. room the gallery Is az opsnSJ N,
rush Of strangers in'o il Tremendous; aud the ria
and prs ssnre At TIE entrances so srta as 70 i'm
duee the Speaker 90 lures ohGve the gallery
o. ttfangers, II ua guilty tot promptly re
aPpearSues oi the n3u'e was very singular. There
were noe ahove a buudted meml ers pre,ep hui H.,
backs OF the beI ches in The body TIC house and n
zoe s'he les were c0,ered with Ptpsrs containing The
names OF members In hai come down To- prsveS, ~
secure seats As he hour of Fix spproach,d she house
Billed rrpd y. and at o'clock n1 an .mpy sea, yv,.
10 be discNe VI sDy partof H. Shortly arersi
o'clock, Lord John Rose rose Tor IN. nu,ro.. =,
bringing forward his molten on Pa.liamen,ary Isfos
The Iobie lord add 'sed the house as follows.
Else w'b feel nss OF great anxiety ard
70 orng forward question such that " hi n No 80
oe'ore he houie-one OF importance unpa 10 Ia.
history OF thIs country. have frequently invited H.
attention OF the hou-s 10 this subject bat on those or
c%sS1ahin dd SO o. responsibility iuvolyins M
one = btu the wi ioh have nov
bring under the cO6sdsra'ion OF the house is TIE De-
lberae measure OF the Whole AID e. united cabinet
who, on his subject, are 10 an individual imous
(HssID
We desire pace before he house and tie country
srch measure as will .stly any reasonable indiyi
dual in both We AMI ous aud detirs 10 uI.ce our
Ives beiw cen the two hostile per es which exist with
regard to this question, neither agreeing with TIE igo
try OF these who argue h.t reform should be con-
ceded with those who, on the other hand xvonIa
carry the measure, according 10 their views too far
(Gfea, CHE OF HeaGD Thus do we hope o make
firm and steady footing, on grounds which will serve
isr foundation fer a institutional r. form The ron
si,uoa declares that aid shall be granted to IN,
K0g. for the use OF the state, Without consent nj
the barens and the whole eommonaliy. The same
Language 10 TO be found in The sncsn of our
tutes Un'er the ancient constitution, every coun.v
Ieurntd two knights, every city two eli liens aud eve
Iy borough two bgrges.es This system contain. M
wares OF two hundred boroughs and PLACES sending
membsrs After the original lorna ion Of Piriiaments
there we're ao thirty or forty others witch a, times
fert members, and oecasonly die continued The n, ar.
tier, according TO their in portance or w,aito al
the house wire her this sys I'm NIGH, not then be con
sdertd as lair and iuii representation Of the people.
srt also stk is there one Tho say tina, the
system Is such one as can lie deemed a real and
true represehia!i.n Of ths ps epic.
b., hall rot op here; re would ba eau: ~ o.lo,
ihsd be were tx. 10 very popul0us % where
not ny ego, cleo len oJk place q mean Liyetpoo
and told that it exhibited specimen Of popular eIe
zion He would here have seen hri erv goins ON 10
great extent, where every man before he gave his
vote rad sum of money, mo or isss gwen him a.
thu itice OF tls vanity, and corruption say tia, A.
Ter he had witnessed all hi he would not IaiI In h.
much OF sh-d at such ~ tenn If rsprere p,ation
With respect 10 the elective ftanaiise lie NJ .iesv,.
Cover M Mt ha deemed IT necessary 10 his
as many ~ 60 b5tcughs-(Hear, hearD but thew did
nos step more, lhsy opposed 10 redute ihs num-
Der Of members To- AZ ohsr places to tho RETURNING NJ
ore member each Only; ard thst usi Others which
returned four membsTs, IA juII in future ye'urn
only Cheer Further, IL wa p-op,srd IN eVt,nd
the tancL'e 10 ary o h rs, f ON whence TO memberS
had teen as yeti ned. Hn Maj .siy's mins RI did
not propose 10 allow he boOushs be tho hands Of
select corporations, or of small numbers OF persons
-Uheer')-to the exclusion of thu great bo of the
people.
Tire noble lord vert ever lhs history of the mode
OF voting rom ancient tines aud said, that TO get rid
Of ,be Vextous distinction betwo3n voters and non
voters II was in ehded to give hous.keeDers an ex.
tened privilege OF voting. This ministers had taken
In TIE hrs inftance the sum named in Mr. Pse', act
for jufymsn. but II Ia fouEd that In many boroughs
there were not above ten or seven rnd in some in.
isisnces enc, housskeeper, rated at 2O and that mode
wruid be eonhciug nsead OF extending the franchise:
1t was. therefore, proposed TO extend The elective fran.
ebise to houssb ers paying rates for houses at rent
o lol aytaT. with regard TO non.resienl voters ia
had been iunnd that they were the cause of so much
exptnsa and bribery, snd were attended with such
evils, that they would not hereafter be entitled 10 vote
WIN regard to extending tbs franchise in eeunues;
II had bssn determined that oil psrsons having cow
hold property, rated at ls year, should be entitled 10
vote of members Tor counties (Cbeers) and lease.
hold rs would have the came privilege who posssssed
siesf twenty one Year, Of property valued At 29L
ysar-(Cheers) II Lad been the opinion OF his Msi,.
w. ministers sha, The number Of members In tbs bonss
Vas TOO large.
They propossd that seves large towns sbonIJ ssnJ
two Dsmher', ard twenty smaller one cseh who we re
not AZ prssent fepr sented. ID pIo d. Woolsicb Wol
veIiaup;on, Sheffield Boz on, Blackburn b iyhtop
WsTrUg'ou, Hutdrrsheid, Bradford and H,if,x ryte
emorg lie towns he pr. posed TO franchise TOe Tow.
HsmleN, hs propossd should seud two members;
- also should four ohsf division OF the M tropolis
~ho % DO pafi al present Ia returning members 10
The house Thsse poPulous places were as well en-.
u,d 10 presentation any Of those for " bich m, M
bers nov took heir ssSt Hs proposed sl,o tha, Inc
large towns which sent m~mbsTs, should have m cir
number increased.
~ order TO he eKpsosn aitendan, on sIs,d,o,
he popOsed btt ~ elections 10 cities aud b,ronsb
should he registered. That sh officers snd church.
w@dsDs be reqpestd 10 make let Of house holder,
occupying The ieneOenis OF I0l year. o. the Let a
Destmber, the iiA be lien published, anJ every per.
son, ne pleased, have to the copy. He pro.
o. "a that nus Der Of hootts be erected 10 esffy on
" elfciion, sid that the Whole poll be iaksn in ,.vo
dsys Tie hoped The msthn ~ would b. iouo % sim.
pc on hta', tbstii would be p,acdcabie y tax, he
election IN ooe day (Cho.ff) VIII feeavd g., com
ties, The method more dithrult he op5. cd that
Hnr''sier be nppoo,sd by he judge Of sssiz- W.
s"nul alter he t-' -~r4 pOb'hed attend 10 hear OBJ
'sessu''and dgn biz nam8 10 The lsl 40 roll q N