Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-06-09

Fauquier objects to this a not being ad
missible at alias casting reflection up
on the Legislature which he is now not will
lincto submit to. This wasintended first as
selfcxccuting provision in the constitu-
ton, to be carried into effect by its own
operation, without any extrinsic aid, thisis
one season Of the provision, and the Eext
is a proper duty for tho executive to per-
form, and has been considered as properly
an executive duty in all time past as is
proven by all past usage. The legislature
in 1928 which called the convention Of
1s29-3o. provided that the question should
be submitted to the people whether they
would have a constitution, and required
the governor to cause the vote to be taken,
and that he should certify the result The
constitution of 1S29-'30 was by its own
provision submitted to the people by the
governor, and the legislature which cal
I'd this convention, Of which the gentle
man from Fauquier was distinguished
member, directed the question to be sub
mitted to the people ~ the governor
Now, l think they were right ~ all THIS
Nobody objected to it. Itwas rign: then
and it is right now, but we do not wish to
sickle for such mere matters Of form. We
are willing to accept oi'the amendment
or principle Of the amendment of the gen
tlemam from Appomattox, (Mr. BocooK,)
that the legislature shall first attempt to
make the apportionment, and in case
they shall fail to make such apportionment,
they shall then certify the proposition Of
each house to the governor, and the vote
shall be taken upon these two propositions,
but in the event that they fail both to make
apportionment, and to make the certificate,
the governor shall cause the vote to be Ia
ken upon the two alternative propositions
The other objection Of the gentleman
from Fauquier was that the sectional d.
visions of the State were retained. This
has already been explained. 1t was not
intended to be retained The Blue Ridge
Of mountains was mentioned to show how
we intended to apportion representation
now, and was to be stricken out after the
apportionment was made among the coun-
ties and towns, it was understood by the
committee that it was TO be stricken out
after the numbers were distributed, so as
TO make it read, representation shall be
apportioned among the several countless"
leaving out the "Blue Ridge" entirely
1t was merely put in as a matter Of convc-
nience; being the easiest manner of show
ing the Convention at a glance how 1t was
that we proposed to make the apportion-
ment at this time. With regard to the
question Of the mixed basis, will say,
have voted for the mixed basis on every
occasion that the question came up. But
since the time the proposition OF the gen
tleman from Fauquier was defeated. be-
came satisfied, as various other gentlemen
were, that this question would not be set
tied to do any good, by either basis pro-
posed by the committee, that for any prof
liable result to flow from it, 1t must be
done by compromise. That conclusion
was shown to be true one by the vote on
last Saturday and Monday, when this
house showed by a majority oftwo to one,
that this matter ought to be settled bycom
promise. [ voted for raising tie compro-
mise committee, but when that committee
was appointed, had very little hope that
it would come to any profitable result, be-
cause before the committee was appointed
| heard gentlemen all around me say they
would vote against any scheme which
should be brought forward by that com
mttec, no matter what it was. | cannot
say this is precisely such basis as | should
have proposed if | could have had it my
own way, but still | believe it is the best
that could be carried. l believed so when
| voted to report the proposition, and hav-
ing reported it to the house / feel bound to
adhere to it until sec some more feasible
scheme brought forward, until see some
thing which viii prove more satisfactory
to both sides. These are the conclusions
to which | have come after much rcfec-
ton and until | see good cause for chang
ing them, shall certainly vote for adopt
ing the report, and for striking out both
propositions A and B.