Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-06-24
May is. 1881,

THURSDAY, May Is. 1881,
q. Basis a Representations Continued iron
Supplement No AL
,r ! r;ll now make another effort BY ten
MF' " - - committee one more compromise and al
Isfns ~ Will saw TO gentlemen who are hating be
e, .h;r consciencies and their CONSTITUENCIES tna'
ora how YOU settle these quest,ons 80 .hae 20"
10 the respecsabtv of tins o'dy "a. Keep nut
t",'''' a. ,his childs play If you VIII ht'et upon
No lonser IL 'ns Iat " lave il quickly must say
rs l"' ,L;nr and disgust at this mode OF proceed,
ss' ;,I that am not responsible Tor II. would
!"s firm and decided course oil any sort mas
r..n.c. in it than this hes'!"'ins oe."een
sense OF di,y and fear Of the pe"pv win i bp thc
I;, nsr. only weak could put up WIKI H. poi TIC
miscl,iefs involved 10 II are '''
earnes,y and honestly submit this proposition i'r
the consideration Of the connitee' al" WIN '-'' "
III. senate shall be composel Of SO melnners 10 o,
whom shall be elected from the counties cities '
trs living east Of the blue ridge OF mountains. au"
G whom shall be elected from the counties cltieS anu
,,vps living west Of the blue ridge OF mountains T's
ol COMMITTEES cities and towns to be laid on ~ eq"F
A. ray be in districts; and there shall Dc one senator
tr each district.
10. s cuse of delegates shall be compose. OF SO mem.
- or whom sh. be elected Tor the counties. cities
~! towns lying east ana 90 OF whom shall be eects''
f-n -. counties clties af' to"hs lying "ee' Va the
bl.r ridge of mountains.
,n in IN. wear 1851 and every ten years thereafter,
b legislature Shall cause an enumeration to be made Ct
~ r nuaicd voters of the Site aid nj its fourth
20, and avery ten thereafter The senator's ana
;..,s,s skal he apportoncd among the counties cit
a. All towns of the State equally as may be. accord
~ IN. number of qualified voters in each respectivc
- md me senatorial districts shall be arranged accord
in. 70 each apportloument
the whole number of members to which the State
ar a, any time be entitled to in the house of repro
.n,,tiy-. ni the United States shall te apHoroned
rr,; - may be amongst the several eovntcs. cities
nm; ans according TO their respective numbers, which
,all he determined by adding to the whole humber OF
Tree rvr.ons excluding those houndt" service for term
al wears and including indians not taxed three-htlhS
ii Ill oiher persons.
III WISH. beg loave to say in all candor, that
lave done with all diplomacy. II any gentleman pre-
i,ys that in 1861 It shall be submitted to the qualified
voter, 10 determine what the basis shall be, will
rr,r The amendment.
,,r SCOTT of Richmond move that the commits,
ice rise.
". LETCHER Upon that motion ask the yeas
;;r, bOTrS. | hope it will be the pleasure of the
committee 70 rise Here is new proposition which
Ina been presented for the first time to considera-
ton lor one desre opportunity of examng it, be-
fore vote upon it, and | hope the committee will
use so that We may all have such opportunity.
ir. SCOTT, of Richmond This is not q debatable
question. l rise therefore to point OF order
The question was then taken upon Mr.. Scorrs mo-
ion. aad there Were yeas 50, nays -
Arxs-,iessrs Mason (Pres't Barbour Bocock, Bolts,
Howtcn. Braxton, Chambliss. Chapman, Cox. Davis,
Douglas Edwards, Faulkner Finney Flood, Fuqua Gar.
land, Januey, Leake, Lyon McCandlsh Meredith
Moore, Morris, Petty Randolph Rres, Saunders Scog
gin. Scott of Caroline, Scott of Richmond city, Shell
Smith Of Norfolk county, Snowdeu, Southa Straughan
Stuart Of Patrick, Tuns and Whittle-S9
Noss-Messrs. Armstrong, Arthur, Banks. Bland
Blue, Bowles, Burgess Byrd of Frederick. Camden Car
!le Carter of RUSSELL Carter of Loudoun, Chiffon, Cla
;.,r.l. Edmund. Ferguson, Fisher, Floyd. Fakerson
Futz. NJ. R. H. Garnett, Goode hall. Hays Hoge, ia.
cob Jasper, johnson, Jones. henney, kilgore knote
Is;c!er, Liolberger Lucas, Lynch, Lyons. McCanaut
McCoua< Marin Of Marshall, Martin OF Henry. Miller.
N:roLv. Neeson Newman, Ridley, Scott of Fauquier.
s.;inour Sneiier Sloan, Smith of kanawha, Smith OF
Jackson Smith OF Greenbiier Snodgrass, Stanard, Ste
phcnson Stewart of Morgan, Strother, Tate. Taylor
rr.Gwav, T7igg Turnbull Van Wrinkle, Wallace, Watts
ii Norfolk county White, Wiley, williams Of shc,,an-
toa: W:ngteld and Wise-7o.
=, he committee refused to rise.
irg:n. the call for the yeas and nays
Ar HOPKINS, asked and obtained leave to be oxru-
sei IRON voting, rs he had paired oft with the gentle
,aaa ;ro;l Rockingham. (3lr. DgSrALE)
Inc CHAIR The question now recurs upon filling
the bank with the proposition of the gentleman from
ic.,..,a: Mr. " lsEl
Mr. WISE Before the vote IL taken, I wish the last
section OF proposition also added t" he proposition
have offered lpropose to add this section to as in
representation in Congress- upon federal numbers
The whole number of members to which the State
NAV at auv time be entitled in the House of Reresen
,sves of the United States. shall be apportloned a:
nearly ms may be amongst the several counties cities
AMI towns according their respective numbers, which
shall be determined By adding TO the whole number OF
Tree persons including those bound service for term
ii years and excluding Indians not taxed three-fitt'
ui all other persons.
Mr. EDMCNDS. That can DO don" b. unanim onS
consent
The CHAIR. 1t can be done by the gentleman
himself il he thinks proper to do So and it will be con
silcred 4 part Of his proposition.
Cries OF question, question, question"
SEVERAL MEMBERS. Yeas and nays.
The CHAIR. They have already been called
Mr. FERGUSON. Is the question upon the Last
amendment Q. the whole proposition.
The CHAIR Upon tho whole Tho gentleman
from Accomac (Ar W!sE) has simply added the last sec
ton of to his proposition, and made it all one amend
Mr.. FERGUSON. confess that am somewhat like
the gentleman from Accomac. (Mr. WlsE) do not
know exactly where stand did not expect that pro-
position, and do not know what to do here. Now
desire bsorc vote to be distinctly understood as TO
postion as now to come mt once to the
Question We referred this question committee Il
see if could he compromised. That committee made
n report / was satisfied to abide BY the report which
tina, committee would make, whatever 1t might be- sc
believed the committee was constituted IN way L
make report upon which all parties of this Conven
ton could agree That report has been lost by one
rote Now say here again that intend to stand by
those gentlemen who have come forward and shown tn:
disposition to compromise and in favor of the re9of
which cv hare ElaGo. do not mean TO abandon thos
gentlemen and take any other proposition offered good
BAL cr Indifferent if their proposition is again Offered
TO In: Convention and they prefer to ans other propo
>,on Of compromise.
SEVERAL VOICES. Agreed, agreed! agreed.
NJ. FERG USON Now, if the compromise party o
til. house willing to take the proposition of the gen
tcman from Accomar, (Mr. WISE land sufficient mum
Der m come forward from the eastern side OF the house
and sufficient number from the west too, to adopt it
| xiii vote for it,
II ,hev will adopt that proposition with the amend
lncnt that it shall be submitted to the vote of the people
in 1851 am contentsd to acquiesce in that. am con
tented to acquiesce if it command ma ory in th
house 10 submit the question to the people in 1851 in
stead of making it mandatory. consider that propo
sca rs about the same that has been made by thu
committee AID beyond the proposition, the essence o
Tx proposition, proposed by that committee, never III
tend to 20 an, fixed and mmoyable, and beyond tina
j never will 20 for any proposition. Beyond that j
VII. be no compromise. Now shord like to har.
some understanding before any vote is given upon hi
subject. Are the compromise party In this house vii
lin. to take The proposition of the gentleman from Ac
coiiar Are the friends of compromise who have beer
upon this committee willing to take that, or do the,
insist upon the compromise reported by that committee
10 not mean to abandon these gentlemen if they still