Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-06-24


TIC othcr house OF the General Assembly shall be
oiI the senate aud shall consist Of nifty members te
Ia l,cted for four wears. OF whom thirty shall be c'o
:. g. or1 nv tbe counties, cities and towns lying east
rh Elr, R;Jre of mountains and twenty Tor and by
h conn,ies cities and towns wing west thereof and
-. IN, election of whom the counties cities anu towns
, bc divided into fifty districts to DC composed OF
;.,,,s ,,rritorv and as compact III form rs may be-
7o,r.r cty and town Of the respective DISTRICTS
l.'. =, VA, first election OF It's delegate or dele
.,ns ,,Isr This consultation. shall vnte Tor one sena-
al ha sEeritts or other officers holding the election
Tor each county city and town within n!e oss at III
W. 10 - ,bn las, election in the district, shall meet
arr.ricu, ,luce within the respective districts,
aI ;nr III, uos 81 ta.ca. IN their .sleeu'e counties
,,;,s AMI towns return n senator tne person. WHO
Lou hay. the greatest number vi ''t ~ w. " MY
district. Immediately after me seaa'"s S,.'. A.
,,I.l ~ ,an..uu.nce Of such election they snail DC
E,;Jni :, lnt mo TWO Glasses. The seats OF the
$50. Il The first class shall he vacated n me
.xpirat,or OF the second wear and OF 'Hr Sr,''' .'
shall y. vacated ut the expiration OF IN, '"ui VI
Year, after such h!S' r!ee''.''; '''' La, o..balt
ton sha!l be continued be,nialy, 50 that 0;'e-naIt
may be chosen every second and tor the 'eetoh
OF senators the counties OF - shall lori" oie us
tvict &c.
T. 1t shall be the duty OF the Genera! Assembly IN
h wear s5 to re apporton representation Ill the sen
A.. md house of delegates: and in the event the Cen
r Assembly shall he able to agree rs to the prin-
p.c Of representation which such re apporoament
shall be made or shall fail to make such reaprorion-
mani then the governor of the Commonwealth shall.
nv his proclamation immediately thereafter require the
uualilicl OF the Commonwealth In assemble IN
their respective counties cities and towns and TO declare
by their votes whether representation i'll the General
Assembly, or in either Of them. shall he npportoEed
according 10 the number OF qualified voters in the Com.
mnweaitl according to the number al white Iahas-
i,ap,s contained and the amount of all taxes raised hy
III, legislature paid in the several counties. cities and
towns of the Commonwealth de,lucting therefrom NIL
taxes paid Oh licenses aud law process, and allowing one
r!eatc for rtih part III the taxes, an!
distributing the number Of senators in like manner: or
whether representation shall be apportiored in both
h,u.es Of tie general assembly according to all the
waite population contained in. or the whole amount
raised hv the legislature pad i'll Tie several counties
cities ard towns of the Commonwealth
s It shall be the duty Of the said sherfs and othc!
oifcer taking said polls within, live days after tho
shall have been closed certify true copies thereof t"
the governor, who Shall thereupoa early as may be-
ascertain tie result o! the said aud make pocama
ton thereof 1t shall also be The duty of the governor
10 communicate the same to the first general assembly
which shall convene after the taxing OF the said vote
aud the said general assembly ereupon. IL the session
thereof which shall be HELD next after the taking oil sad
vote, shall apportion representation III each house "i the
general assembly. according to the principl" of repre-
scntaon therein for which majority Of the qvalled
shall have declared their preference, by the vote
aforesaid and thencerorth it shall DC the dutyo; the
general assembly in tenth thereafter. 10 re-
appoltion and distribute the number OF senators nc
delegates throughout the Commonwealth, according I"
The same principle OF representations
Mr.. FERGUSON. l call for the yeas and nays upon
that motion.
Mr.. SCOTT Of Fauqucr. understand the PROPOSE
ton which has Just been submitted by my colleague
varies in very small particular IRON the report of the
compromise communicable oly difference being thai
the amendment which he proposes TO recognises an
other plan Of re-apportonment to be submitted 10 the
people In all other respects the proposition is ienti
hat rvbl SpStp
responded Yesterday heartily and sincerely tn the
sentiment expressed that occasion bymy colleague.
and that that proposition could be properly con.
siered compromise that did not to considerable eS
ea, obtain support from both sides of this house /
understood nv colleague To that he would lie uti
willing 20 carry his opinions the extent Of fore
IN upon this body proposition that should not receive
some considerable support from has eastern associates
And is with great regret, and must say with no lit.
- surprise after the indications of Yesterday that
ind renewal of this proposition made ly ms col
league There are features in that proposition to which
,or one canaot consent. There Is one feature IN II
that has received the rcrcbation OF all parties III thlS
nou.e-:ha feature which pcrpetuates the sectional Ill
vision o! the Commonwealth Our friends ur"l the
on-r side have been ou i'll their expressions OF disap
probation toward that unfortunate feature IN our exist
ns government and have expressed themselves IN ear
..: ns as DESTROYS of removing that, 1T least out OF
the
There is another feature in it. the reason for or tn"
tenent to result; from which canno, see and III" pa"
r:c;y Of which ! cannot admit 1t i, the feature tsia
calls for the intervention Of the executive ms matte
III apportionmcnt belongs of rit to the legislative de-
,lrtinent. Il Is duty that ought 10 he dev"ved upon
That department. and upon tina! department exclusively
And vel the proposi.ion-tor what reason cann" soc
proposes eopiov The agency "t the executive depart
ie; Tor the purpose Of cFecting the settlement. Now,
WHY can we not trust the legislative department. to
winch this duty properly belongs, I" arrange this mat
&c. oi representation Are gentleman afraid to tras
ina leg:slaturc The proposition proposes to give the
majority - the ives; in the popular branch Are the,
AFRAID 70 con ide this trast that branchE lnpp:e-
.ynd not BIT to be told that bee use eastern
Vagina, under the plan proposed Is to have the ma
;: the that YOU will not trust THAI branch
Is The executive authority n be revoked because t'
r:r majority the senate cannot be trusted to car
r. ont plain mandate uf the constltutinna constitu
ton hat each member Of that body will he sworn to sup
port! desire to know because cannot any good
is,-on Tor it. | desire TO know the reason why the
agency of the executive should BE- invoked in this mat
ter think sse-but trust in that may bc mista.
want OF confidence in the senate a. 1t Is pro-
psctl to be constituted, and no consideration under
heaven will induce to give assent To amy
provision in this constitution that conveys IN the reno
lost degree, imputa upon the truStworthin"ss .;
the legislative department. or either branch q" II, be.
cause it may chance be established upon the princ
pc which! have been advocating.
Vow know not what the reflection of the night shall
have brought about. | know not what changes may be
a:catei or expected upon this proposition now, hu;
n all caaGor without particle of excitement IN m;
h>,l. say to friends upon this floor that the in
;ion Of that propositioais hut the beginning OF trou
t.a--yes but the besu:iins. had hoped had earn
ely Aoped-hat We should be enable; to present some
~sop3.i;io or the proposition reported b. the commit
U some modified form. tina: would enable rs to re-
,.,, Is an adjustment Of this question, as c"'npro
,., ~ .iat there would be NJ attempt at this stage
-: ~, a.; a., >ion, by mere majority of some ~
,." 10 f... M 70 either side proposition obnoxious
1T. , - 80. g u -
ro"rs's Sr we w"uld remain in it digent aborefs
gather and Sa,~s sI n happfts TINT h "".|
. !, H., arn,nsi,on reported, BY the committee" The
biz. Hprh Mh' s.;,H ny S'" whc
would enable ~ to adjust and settle, n"w and forever
Iii and d;rarti;g questht.n sl NAVE womb M
!v. h. e. content WIN sn arrangement, hy which there
'i present superintendent! in bosi, ;"aes r p 20"
Ma, /, called The mixed basis, with provision i"r Pc
:u!ca r..,rportion,ncnts 1T intervals OF ten years
and the 'rqn.on that a, the end nads a hS F' np 'S
."T- ,le app'ronnent >h uid be maze s.s'. J "P
:esnra.e is,sis or chat it should be referred to the
.eogv-tle qualified voters at the pos--'o pass upon