Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-03-09
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.


HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
| WEDNESDAY, March Sth, 1913
The report of the committee rejecting the petition o
John Baiienburg came up as the unfinished business A
ON motion OF Mr. EuGINsToN by declaring the petition
reasonable The question before the House agree
ing 10 the report amended Mr. Broadus opposed and
Mr.. Edg'ngon supported the amended report-whch
| agreed tO-ayes Is noes %.
Contention TO amend the Constitution.
Mr.. Smith, OF H., called up the bill take the sense OF
the people ON the preprety OF calling Convention alter
the State Constitution.
Mr.. SMITH supported the bill at large He commended
that the present Constitution inflicted great injustice upon
the people OF the portion OF the State Ii with
held from them the due portion OF Representatives The
white population the only basis of representation
and the Yves, would never be content until that
tabshed Mr. 5. pointed various other defects in the
Constitution IL authorized the ordinary Legislature ex
tend or diminish the right of suffrage, by taxing
taxing particular subjectsan authority which no mere
Legislature should possess. The Constitution ought TO be
amended make all elections by the people The
Governor, the Judges the Sheriff. the Magistrates ought
all 10 be elected directly by the people. The county
Courts ought be abolished reduced to mere police
Courts They were the on, arisocratc part OF
| tutions sc. &c.
Mr. :. after demonstrating the impcrecons Of the Con.
siuton, commended that there could be just objection
submitting 10 the people the question whether OF not they
would alter amend their fundamental law
Mr.. BROOKE and the people whom he represented con.
cured with their western brethren in asserting the grea,
principle that representation should be based upon white
population. And il the proposition for a reap
poronmeu of representation he should 90 for II heartily
l ! H. or
ganic law proposed, very different question
and which he had authority from his constituents
support He believed his constituents this time op.
posed To Convention. They had voted for present
Constitution. although opposed the principle Of epresen
aton, which rested and the subject had not been re-
| Gently canyassed among them. Until that DONE and
MS people had spoken out hefet constrained against
the call Of Convention. lie repeated, that 1t the promo
siuon was for renPPortionment the white basis he
/ would support
| Mr.. PARKS and Mr.. WILLIAMS supported the bill
Mr.. EDNUNDs, of H., opposed the billiard denied that
there any injustice the West Iom present dis
button OF political power lie entered into various stats
tics 10 snow that any Just principle, the people of the
East ought TO have the ascendaney. He admitted that
best principle for the basis OF representation white po
pnlaton and taxation combined, and according this the
East would be entitled to more representatives than she
has The East, although she had the political control. did
not impose unjust the West She taxed herself
more than 80 Tor every she imposed upon the West
Would the West if the ascendancy surrendered 10
heT-cOnsent 70 tax herself in that proporton7 Would
she impose SO the East and So herself consde
ration Of the political control He presumed not He
secuted the idea Of ANY inequality Of which the West had
I right complain.
The discussion continued by Mr. BRowS, of p. Mr.
KlDwELL and Mr.. CowAS in support and by Mr. CRUTcH.
I FIELD IN opposition 10 the bill
The vote being taken the engrosSment of the BILL
/ bill rejected BY toe following vote:
AYES-Messrs. Gusts Mann Byrd Newark snodsras
wilson Tayennea Stanton, Moors OF 4 W. Powell
Stockton Deskns Wood Byrd ofF French
Ward Miles Basel smith OF Harrison King, Gaaher, Wording
ton, PARKS Gibson, stolngs Kdwe Martin Miller, OF NJ j.
Eey Ada Wade Dyee Edsngcn suoie Bird Of Pendeon Tai
Brown OF r, su Moore, r. Deneale, Cooes Couan
Kane GaiewOod Williams, Tate Spots West Henry, GOod.on
Neal Lenwch-55.
NoEs-Messrs. Randolph Leake Of Abemar Cooke, Powell
OF Amherst brooke fa]ef' Mitchell Meredith Bhek HUBBARD
Boeock Ioer Now samuel Dennis Hancock Brohds Irving
GOODWIN Garrett smith f. Payne Muse Talafero,
leake OF Gooehnnd Jones Euunds OF Halifax stovan MRae
Boden DAVIS, Of King Queen Wallace Edmonds OF aneas
ter Richmond Carter Gray, Miller Loudoun,
VERIFY, Rice Oliver DAVIS Of g., Boiling, Bennett
Hopkins Anderson Dey, Bnwner suothe Daniel Of Richmond
/ Warren, Walker, Leyyis67.
PETITION.
BY Mr. CARROLL Of citizens Of Grayson, for an act to
authorize the appointment OF Commissioners locate the
site for the public buildings about be erected in said
| county.
James Riuer and Kauat5ha Company
! The bill to authorize the James River and kanawha
l Company tn increase their tolls, called up by
Mr.. CRUrcHFlELD, who presented substitute and asked
| that IL be printed.
Mr.. HoPKvs moved the indefinite postponcment Of the
bill and substitute. He believed that making this
he reflected the wishes Of oil his constituents. lie cons
dered that this Company had been Of injury his
counyand indeed every county upon the south side
the Ills county formerly had various convenience
for getting market-ul Of which had been destroyed by
this Canal The real cause Of the present application wa
the embarrassment Of the Company. That Company
wanted money! and instead Of asking appropriation irou
the Treasury, because they know II would be refused, hcy
esk the privilege oi imposing local taN-a TAX upon m'
people along the ryerarcudy oppressed by tie heavy
actions Of tins Company. This grossly unjust. i
the friends Of the Company wanted aid let them bring
bill lie could not have the good opinion of this House
which he desired 90 cherish; 1t could sanction inus
cc Of this kind-ho grOsest inustco-thc rankcst dcs
pp-U. lie called Tor the ana ms Uoilon;
Mr.. CRUTCiELD regretted 10 the time OF the llous
wasted usocssly That would be the Th
House would postpone this BILL nt this stugc and a
this debate would bo had tomorrow other day
But tho responsibility rest upon those, who the los
Of time. Mr.. &. explained and advocated his substitute
which proposed 10 reduce the number Of Directors 90 .
and made provision enable the Company refund th
money already paid for IT, by the SInc, and 10 prevent ih
necessity ol further appropriation 10 pay the July niees
on the Company debt lie not surprised Ia hear
Glamour against raising tolls from the James river region
but there another and much larger region interested,
requiring the county which be benefited, to pay 70
the improvement The iuNpayng people Of the who'll
State interested IN making this Company pay
way; and that could be- done BY increasing tho tolls I'm
less the increase allowed large appropriation mus
be- made from the Treasury during the yoor, pay ntorcs
on the COmpauy's debtor which the State Is bouud-
Bot be- knew this whole subject would have be discus
sed over, he would not longer dctlin the House.
Mr. GAEvEr called the previous que siion--upon whic
Mr.. Horass Withdrew MS motion Co postpone.
The question required on printing the substitute
Mr. lEsINs moved ~ amend by printing the mcmOnn
prescntcd by hiin yesterday
Mr. CErrcnrEtp was opposed to this amendments
not usual 1 print thc memorial II private individual
aud Doc would not do that for citizens at Cumberland, whc
he withheld from other citizens of the Commonwealth
The memorial was very pretty pnpor-bu iis assump
tions not always true.
Mr.. lRvse conondcd shat hc practice was not uniom
. against printing memorials.
Mr.. Goonsov wanted 90 the light tiat could be had ~
explained what had been his IN regard 90 the Jane
River and all Yt1or Companies Iir enemy im
provcment lie had, with Others, voted mionsand hi
fear that Virginia who b1astod 81 her GrHcchi wou
have also % boast oi her spleYgi.
Tine motion a. print The memorial was lost, ayes 81
, a..
= Mr. IRvrvo asked, aud obtained leave, N withdraw IN
memorial. As the House would not print 1t, the said
. would keep Il for hs use.
l. The House then adjourned.
THAT Same Old Coon"