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

now by way Of amendment that this lfoI"'i''h sa
bt substituted in pince Of my "oI'ratn" :
The SECRETARY then read the proposed "''''''''e"'
I follows:
]. The Legislature shall br formed Of two dstinc
branches, which together shall be called 'he uef'cra
Assembly Of Virginia.
2 One of these shall BE- called The House ol Dele
gates, and The other shall be called tie senate.
3. The House Of Delegates snail CONSIST o. '''' nan
tred and fifty members 10 be chosen '''i WI" .
the several counties cities and towns 81 The Common
wealth and representation therein nan ~ 'pi"'',on
ed among the said counties, cities and lo"iS
to tho number of the qualified voters rala,cu III eaeh
/ l. The Senate shall consist of ATTY hiei".is, oi 'n
election Of whom the counties, cities an" :o"is sii
be divided into districts. and representation 'hcFcii
shall be apportoned according to all iaNe' pa" III eaci
except the taxes paid on licenses and II" process an
the capitation paid by free negroes. ;,
3 Each county, city and town Of me :e'nG'sc os
! tricts ut the time of the first election ." It's
delegates, under this amended CoastiiNil"i' sii VOC
for Senator and the shcriii5, or o'h'f Objects ua
ing the election for each county, city o. '"""' "''
five DAYS farthcst after the last county c's VI '""i
election in the district, shall o. some coh'ehcl
Mace and from the polls so taken in their respective
counties, cities and towns return As senator '"e per
son who shall have the greatest number Vi 'oea " INT
whole district
/ G. To keep up the Senate hy rotation, line district
shall be divided into classes and numbered oi "' !''
nj the end of wears after the first general eicriioi
the members elected By the first t1v'inh snail ~
displaced. and the vacancies thereby "t'asnhso s'ip
Piled from such class division by new election II
the manner aforesaid. This rotation skai! he appic'
to each division according It's number anu CONTINUED
! in due order.
/ T. The General Assembly in the year ana ~
intervals thereafter of not less than ten years -h re
apportion representation in both legislative po''a'-
The first re-appo: onncnt shall he inAir 'er"iE u
the principle aud III Tie mannc: ictel"''''
If at The time of the s"cnnd rc-appori'l'eii' '' '"o
! lp a
il shall be the duty OF tic General assembly, /" >aoih
the plans OF the respective houses IL! III, -
of the qualified voters 81 Tive tn:nnnn"rat! ana, ,"''
upon a, the session thereof which nail tc dr' i'cE'
after the said determination shall be h'"r Representa-
ton in both houses shall he lpp@ri""'N arf""- &c
the plan for which ma orty ci the 'a'' ''''e H'''
declare their preference.
s The whole number Of members: 81 Whic'i l:i2 STATE
NAV 4. aav time be- entitled in the u rs 81 h'iFeSch
t,tves Of The United States shall he apPor'":"i a
nearly a. NAV be- among, the several c"a,'''c' CUES
and towns according to hci: -rcci!vc ''h'' "iri
shall be determined by adding 10 thr w!":c n,'"rr 81
free persons. including those bound 30 service "r urn
of wears and excluding Indians not laS'i, ';'rcrin'
! Of all other persons.
MIR. WISE do not rise to reply to ne remarks I"
the utlcman from FauJu!"r ar I" rn'ef M" any '"
bate at all. But the time has come. wiirI 1t /" ''
rv that should explain my position. ALL nero 'l'I''S
.or rnvs "f alone. The Senteman tr"'i f::Ui'tr ma
said if understood him rightly III sn'.;Incr t''' l.
]
len, 10 dividing the Eonscs for twrny years. i'id
understand him rightly:
! Mr. SCOTT. II is nearly enva!"ni
Mr. WISE It Is rs na%.l may be. AMI The cast
this day have had this presented t" them :; Props;
,iun which the gentleman admits I" be- ci':'ir't 70 nv
own And vet how did the gentleman in faaIni"I
vote lie voted to strike OFT the lr''"-.;'"'! which
offered ans; which H., admits IL lie "iilVa!''f IL
his own Yes. have urged it upon eastern gentlemen
from first t" las: and urged it nir Thea" "p''@Hr"
L. Yesterday BY the proposition wh'c'' ".itr"'' lH%'
the best proposition which they can 20. or VII gel I"
that which has this day b>cn rel ec!": II j. 1 f"pr
l;o; which, in competition with any /" dy:" 'i'"">'-
feel it ,;uc in canlor Ia say herr" world maze 'ct lay
appreciation and support. 4: about 'we!v" or ilii"r'
years mast, upon he Xvd "s'.. the "'-t Is 'nt
tied to the power in both o,is" Ny proposition II i
true proposed tal ri the termination of tea %: twelve
Years they should absolutely havr both h"!='.s upon
The suffrage basis hut told gentlemen that II III" pr"
position wa not stricken out. hcn !; cam" - the Il
ton Of insertion. would accept an amen. m"t /" so
nit it to the people The ca>i. with Their T"+ "is'n
the gentleman rnAl Fauqlicr Knowing that IN" '"po'
.itiun is equivalent TO His own,-
Mr.. SCOTT, If FauIuirr. did no: say HAT ;h"y
were equivalent If had cnn>hiere, them rIa'ya N
would very gladly have voted far The Iropi-i;'" :"
the gentleman. NJ argument was. that II" w"Ns. -
understood it, willing tn c"ncrio InHor!iE I"
both houses, for ten year. and that they might Yer!
well afford 80 concrdc oritv in house for twenty
compromise
Mr. WISE We'll, ~ a matter Of compromise. il ,h,
-eutlenan ask why not take IN. nous" i"i t"c'l;S
years when YOU ready To give h'tn houses for td
wears AK him the c"nrer-: ir"p"%iIon--wl, n"-i'
he not take bath houses for Ten years l>tcal 81 TAXI
one house for twenty years:
! sir SCOTT ri Fauqucr. Hcr:,,l-c tho o.i,rr prop"
.tion gives Us protection for twcntr "'ar-.
Mr.. WISE. Protection Why. nni,r The n'ir.r
rsis itself in ten or fifteen Gears. y"c TO-" Ito in"a
=
may IL t, for the question i, t" i ,ulsn,rito Tia" ,o
pi" The propositions either tsu;ar.r":i az liz,
are not thev arc either equivalent. they nj
they are equivalent the g"ncn.a. has ic..,.,r'i u
! s>t hs own propositions i'n ,:;ni, Ia til. GENT.
man. what protection will base" upon proper:
| b.. against IN overwhelming majority in The !rAr
house, the popular branch III Ills STATE this dag
would not give 4 rush i"r such protection th l.
tell me that in the ncXt ten or ;;'str Wears H.. '
nat ,v.n viii twelve ifi""u majority r"ui with
stand the lower house Wit. t,.re @: .:lcra majority
Yoa nigh. well tell me HAT ION
fr;tcr flames villa lIaxra baiui
Or stop the ocean with liz sand"
No Sir. The gentleman told liz the ncr ,;av that h
would not surrender aud tell HIN Whenever il
Yields tho popular branch, %i!h popular ,yccutiv,
and popular Judiciary. tina; %"ur senate q tirty-ix "
/ fifty H. but par, ri tic formula ri ;oYrrl.!nrn.
will be that. it will be- something gy..l-. Ii il be
cheek We shall lave then double system nf checks il
the government; Of Virginia. hot Only III. east tllav;.
against the west, and The west aals; the c:,-i sc,:ii
ally but We Shall haze divided o,l,cs in orr gisnt.
and i; will become inc: Tor ali lur"<.s o: .,nI an
activ, for all purposes of mischief. The weakest am
in my opinion the wcke,ic>t government that could u
established in this contry-nu: ia England bur in iii
country in representative rrpAbiic. government
founded upon this idea oi ch.ck- ami bal:,crs "
will not appoint rcnatc and n"r- o. Delegates t
chcc! each other. in the sciSr of revision hit wc vii
then organize trm ":l-;- chcci caci =, h.
ia principle and action. u hat must h. Inc result i. vol
make the two houses oi the Legislature antagonist
SECTIONAL y-antagoni.t in principle Ii will .;t o
he odous TO the people i'll the popular >cIl:c a. 4 nr
Of Lords AMI house CT c"nnon>, but i, hcanmcs s,i.c
to all the temptation and corruption that NAV -sa il
either from the east from the west IL a cun,rrn
uisc-:.n that is what 10 aay-sa !; c.,aprnl,ist
no, wishing, Inc Legislature ;yiIc:l fnr ,l.n 40
u'cn if can h-lr it, ofvra to give to Tie cas-, h.
my vote. md by my proposition b,: house, ~ 10
years, rather than take ate, for any rn'rn! ." lime
say nnw-amd hope III" reporter will lie particular i
setting rish before III! cou.li;:"ais--,i,a ii ver
this day forced vote between ti. uninigai Ell mix
cd basis in pericGity. or senate aud o,l-r a! dele
gates in prrpcini:y would take the u:niisate.! raiA
, Ell basis Is preferable.
Mr.. SCOTT, Of FnnlG"r. WIFI ;hs gentleman frI
Accomac. allow me Ia call his attention To the fact
that this proposed division "i ,:c houses s 10 novel.
in he United States. Il prevails il Snut, Caru.in.
and Surt (,rolina ha. ,r,y.iI.;