Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-01-03

Senators lay amendment on table. which
provide. for different e elecng delegates Than by
Senatorial DISTRICTS he fell called upon 10 protest against the
adoption OF this amendmentI unjust and uniar The
counties Of Psrke and vermlon which he had The honor TO
represents poied four thousand votes aud would be
titled II the amendment adopted TO two delegates
whilst the county Of Knox with only seventeen hundred
votes would be entitled TO tive delegates, this manifest
y wrong and he trusted hat Senators would not pass bill
Of The Importance that this which had for its object the
aFhg Of convention 10 fame constitution which would
people Of the State Of Indiana perhaps for
conisihing the provisions ct the rdnen which we've un-
just unfair aud impoli'c He hoped that the Senate w'ud
adopt whereby the counties in the
Sste would be sy represented in the convention accoid
ing 10 the number Of votes IN each county.
Mr. Mecsry said h. desed to have advantage for the
county Of Marion, any other lie Of the opinion
that II The senate would FIST FIX The number Of delegates
slecting them. would facilitate Of
the ball Much lime had been occupied ia cOnieIng this
BILL and hoped kind Of compromise would be
effected.
MIR. Rousseau said he hoped the amendment, proposed
by the committee would not he adopted.
The amendment liked the delegation the convention,
at tv0 from each Senatorial District. This sir, is mani
testify just and unequal. BY it sir. Knox county with
her LOO will have the representation that
the Vigo District with its 6 900 will have And this
sir is the only instance in which its injustice is shown
More than dozen instances in which the injustice would
be nearly great, could be named He had taken nine
Of the larger Senatorial Districts and niue of the smaller
and subtractng the number of votes Of the smaller from
the number of of the larger, there difference Of
nearly IL 600 vses leaving in these large districts 1900
unrepesenied in the convention l7000 sir OF the voters
of the State whose voice would be sled in the
tion II the object in calling convention change the
constitution be, To get expression of the of the
people to the change desired and that all might be rep
resented aud the rights Of ell protected does this amend
ment the purpose? No could say that il did.
No could say that the people of the larger Senatorial
Districts properly represented, when than one
half of them could be heard in the convention The
people in these districts would not be satisfied with the
inequality That his own district of 1000 votes would
not be contented with the number of delegates that
was given to Knox with her 100. That if it was not
intended that the people of the State should be equally
represened,-ifs few to draft constitution why.
let half dozen of the best have be employed to
do it, and e be submitted to the people for their aPpro
val.
Why SIR 20 through the farce of calling convention OF
the people through their delegates. if the hoe people
not allowed voice in that convention Such injustice
would prompt people receive with dssyor aud dis
trust the results Of the labors of the convention de
ent ought TO be akeni The people should tie justly
and equally represented in the convention and they would
then look forward with confidence aud with hope for the
constitution. II should be endorsed By their friendly
anticipation.
there another objection 10 this plan Of similar
character The delegates be elected by districts
posed Of several counties The result will be that the lar
ger counties will swallow up the smaller ones, and small
county the State could be in the convention
The larger counties would elect all the delegates, and the
smaller would have OIced upon them such delegates
the larger counties might proper TO elect
And IL this plan be adopted why allow the smaller
ties any delegation They would do well without it, for
they would get, aud Then whv cheat them with
The mo,keTy Of delegation when you place in the
Of Others to take il from them
tie asked fsvoring this proposition do justice
the people all State allow fair aud
equal representations to be just 10 themselves as pesent-
hupsd that the amendment adopted
that anendnEDt would be adopted containing provisions
fair and Just that the will OF the people U every portion
MIR Montgomery said he did intend have engaged in
This Discussion but he had been alluded TO by the Senator
NJ wr,ll, L..
deemed it but justice to him eli som'hns he did
not wish 10 be placed in false position before the Senate
The senator hom Greene said Mr. NJ, did him great inu
tee when he stated tina, he had opposed amendment
that bad been presented with view finally upon
them the amendment Of the committee. His opposition and
he opposition Of those with whom he had the honor
of the fact that they thought disposition
The part of the minority compel the majority yield
AID permit the old and heavy populated counties 10 swallow
thought that they becoming that would
succeed their efforts. He had yesterday, said MI
NJ submitted what be regarded comp omise proposition
proposition that while it did ample justice the old
Countless permitted the and sparsey populated
counties OF The time TO be heard in the proposed
ventOn But from some cause, he knew not what did
meet with favor from those opposite side OF
question and from had received less favor than fon
the senator from GIeene. am willing said Nj NJ, thai
this matter shall be compromed and if approach
ed him in the true spirit of compromise he ready
meet them but no action OF his vote which he nigh
give he would inform senaio 10 advance should be dons
given 10 other other than enable the people
the counties 10 be heard in the eniion they had
right 10 be heard and he called upon those who
sening the interests of these counties firmly adhere
the position they had tsken, unless senators manifested
disposition compromise this difficulty spirit Of libeI
sty towards those representing the spar>ey populated
counties. II they proposed to do this, said Mr. NJ. he
ready he repeated, to meet them such compromise.
Mr. Hardin moved to amend the amendment 10 the
secOn BY striking much provides for delegate
to each senatorial dt and inseTtTha, the said
ton shall consist Of number Of delegates equal TO the
be Of organised counties in the State together with tn
number Of senatorial dsiic county shall elect
delegate except the counties Of Wayne Benton and jasper
of hall tpad a the
ties Of Benton and Jasper shall delegate jointly
and each senatorial district. The dist cted
shall elect one delegate pending which,
On mott q, the Senate Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
SATURDAY, Dec. %, l849.
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