Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-06-10
1920 1890 lS4O. 1850
West slOl.4lO G3375 llO7l5 2O4,256
East s35537O 26O 4O9 232637 366,236


These taxes are exclusive Of merchants licenses and law
process Those of 1850 the assessed taxes without de-
Quoting nsolvents and commissions Assuming U as the
of the East the Of the West in le20 was 2Ss In
1890 32-an increase OF 81 per in loi0 43- in.
crease of Tx lin $780, 56an increase OF 2& The same
progressive ratio Of increase from 1851 from l6
1885, would cause in 1860 the relative taxation Of the West
to The East be 10 l00 will apply this progress
of taxation to the propositions Of The mixed basis
the friends of the suffrage bass The first popo-
son Ia asfo follows:
The House of Delegates be composed of l56 members
and representation be upon the qualified voters OF the
State The western majority the present tme 1851 by
this proposition would a. BY the rutio Of increase Of
population of the Blue Ridge between the census OF
ls40 and 1850, the Western popular majority would DC
2l6Q00 1860 and give majority Of 81 delegates TO the
West in that yeahs Senate 10 be composed OF 81 MEM
beers the basis of taxation On this basis at the present
lime the Eastern majority would be IA; apply the progress
sye ratio Western taxation is shown have hitherto
existed and the rcuppoonncnl in SbU, the Eastern
majority would be reduced eight But from the increas.
of population il the West Of 0 900 between the lS1t
and 1885, now employed in producing wealth. and creating
the subjects of taxation there is reason TO believe that h
ratio would greatly increase and reduce the Eastern MAORI
i,y In the Senate TO six or possibly 10 less
PROPOSITION
The House of Delegates shall be composed of loo mem
bers of which IS shall be from tho West and 65 from The
East giving majority of 20 TO the West, The Senate shal
be composed Of so members upon basis OF taxation 80 a.
vided between the East and the West TO give the East
majority liable to the results in 1860, first PROPOSE
on-hat reduction of the majority to six or eight, OF
less while the ratio of increase would swell the West
ern majority IN the House OF Delegates to 81.
The House of Delegates be composed of $50 members
rs on taxation and IS the basis of qualified voters.
The Eastern majority would be Id in lS6U the progress
svc of Western TAXATION shown 10 have hitherto ex
listed would give the East ID majority the IS members
bused on taxation and the IS allotted TO suffrage, tht
West would have l6 maority-thus giving the West two
majority the House of Delegates. The Senate be
suffrage basis and composed Of so members The West
majority now would be g. and in 1861, TO- according
the previously existing ratio of increase of population
The report Of the compromise committee would give
the East 10 majority in the Senate and the West IA
ority in the House of Delegates remain unchanged unit
1865 when if the Legislature cannot agree upon basis h
question is be submitted The people. The mixed basis
proposition having been rejected have wiihou
and my conviction deliberate that that Of the compromise
committee is the best and decidedly preferable for its
tainty and permanently any which requires rcnppor
,ionment in 1861.