Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-05-20

III. WISE, | IiAk, the point d.,.u2.iy ~
committee, IN the parliamentary Sense. la rrsS
report ct all It's only report II fact, III tbs h,i
that il was unable to make report and i: .yE H.
two PROPOSITIONS for tbs House % take I'D
Mr. TAYLOR Ii Tic gentleman will eycr,. N
iutcrruptiug him. here Is the report OF the car..
:. IN thi. State Of divided opiuoa IL. commit,
unanimous vote, agreed to report" Gc
Mr.. WISE 1t is report III one sens1 tt.
m,,ed il TO the House. Ba, according 10 Ha,.r u
40 report-no technical repcr; stsnd Tsr.r~ Il ).
know what say. and ] say ,ha; that wa. H.: \
uicul renort. Because ii YOU place i; on thu: {. I
the committee sent in TWO reports conlraGic,a
oth.r The committee declared that thry cog,t 4
20 no report bu. submitted two proportions i.
House ~ tsle TN Cne has been TAKEN up a. 4.
,,antire proposition, and the olEer hes beer oc,
vsc or amendment on the individual E",ipu >: Il.
tlc!nan from katawha. it's 4 tina; he ha' II.
modify il precisely rs the gentleman rom t"ucce
4 right 10 Inodif, his amendment
Mr. MASON. / have n" disposition IL tn II
c,ui,rrass the gentleman irO,n hanawha Il! lie Z
he has Indicated his purpose 10 pursue: ~ !'a..
it will be perceived Il. once that '!e Ie:' v-;,:
guard against embarrassment that nigh; -;
ono iha. Wa indicated b. the Chair lir:" ia
committee OF an equal numh'r. lh'y nnS.:.""@
rnr,rd rt their rrpo. consisted Of n!tsr..a,!Te
and each OF those Jroj,:* had the supper: ii III.
committee Now when y lucnIher o!:"rs I" %npn,
oa his own responsibility, it is hs own Nh! ia! 5e
lied al Li- own pleasure The en!bar"a --a"al tia: ::
result ii the question i, not put Ia lht c"i"i":rz
that some member WHO voted for The prpI+,,!;.1"
the gentleman from kanawha III The c"niin..ire. u
differ with him n 10 the character OF these "i.cu.4
shalt make no objection the co@rsc ol tie gentle
and if there il no objection on the par: 81 i.!y u
member Of the committee, the notifications can 10
slrlrd n. agreed 10, but otherwise there "lI. las
he Il question put
Nr. SUMMERS I; is no: matter .! any sreas
>,urrn,. bow nv object j. arrived AZ. but II We
ant rigl- here. al those who like TO :.s.E
them.
The CHAIR. The Chair will state that this prop,
yy,. referred 10 this committee from the conyen
there fore, ,l. Cha made the decision which lie ha, H.
IN, understand that the gentleman from it'A."-:
ucrmi ted 10 make AM amendment no THINK lrgp|
without question being ,ken.
Mr. MASON. hope i; will Ike considered dnao:.1
consent.
thinks 70 he the parliamentary rule and he Ia, de-
that the mobilization proposed by the gentleman IT,:
knnawha REQUIRE, the assent Of the c"iEnittce.
Mr. SUMMERS. am not inpuennS the acte-
n. Chair bur would very respectfully inquire ~ Z;
Chair ii am permitted by The sense 81 the commit.
u maxi these m"llhcaon-, WHEELER II was by Tie 49,
III HE rna!mtrr tl, Er gen, ..ran from iaCq~: ~
nern;t;.d +, maxi. hi amendments: had he a
nu,l.u, riuht "a do So and i!r.c n", :! r.-a.
object;
lie CHAIR Certainly there Wa The :cl;!,ma
from rluouicr had ~ right To make the ancNmcn;
TIL .agc 4" the proceeding: exa"p b. the Eerf-;.:.7
of lhc,nlnmi;tac.
Gct stand where want 10 b" on Al. eqIs!I!
IL least here
Ia the 9TH section oipropositon 3, propose - sIr.s
on, all after the words TO wit in the 9th I,n. thu!
20 strike ont the arnor"nmrnt III the house o! dH.'
s.t..-. also propose strike ont all after Tie +ec"n
me of the second portion Of the seventh -"rion ten
that part which relates 10 th" apporlenl*"nt IT. u
senate ] will simply remark thar when this APP
comment made We We're not III possession o! Coz
r,.ut. which have sine. been furnished! showing u
nurbor of male citizens the ut :! i'll the c's
.noowealth 1t w:- made b. virtue oi docuncl. .Hv7
ing the entire Of the white population g.
therefore, 10 Withdraw the appointments whlc!. j
COMPANY proposition b. in order that Il shall IL =
proposition agreed 70 bs he H"u-e: theapr"r;oa@!'a
may be put in such form ns shall b. though; Pr.
These Ar. TIL. notifications that ask ma! hu G@ae
The notifications were assented 10 b! the r2;'ia+
Proposition r Is modified, was then read ty he ~
RErAeY - follows:
sc !. The legislature shall he formed Of ,wo il.
,nc1 branches which together. shall be compete .
l-ature. and shall BE- called the Heu"ra -H'7e'Hp.
Virginia
:. One Of ,h.,. shall be called the hons, @! de!t
,a;cs ard shall consist III hundred ani .ii:.si
nclbers To be chosen bicnuially b. the qr1.!!si 8.
ter of the scvera! coultieS and cities "f IN" conG9;
wealth: and the other Of hes" shall be cGtL re s.!
ate aud shall consist ~ thirty Elk members, - ,e CT
sen in like manner and 10 continue IL office icS 10.
years.
s. The qualification Necessary 10 Confer the F5M
suffrage shall be uniform throughout The c,Alyu~eA"-
o that il, all elections Of senators .ud delegates The -
Qualification shall confer the -anc right I" suffrage
.ad the suffrage Of one qualified voter shall a'"i' :
much IA that nj another qualified voter. whGcTer ma
h. the difference IN value Of The propertT """td
chem respectively.
I / a. iutiivi lual suffrage should he equal Wits =,
sncct to the difference of ndyuai wes.th q ecu
! number OF qualified voters shall! be entitled - eau
REPRESENTATIVE without regard 10 their sserrga
wealth.
); Representation shall! be equal dn,' aaiigra
thi. commonwealth, and shall aiwa;.s :. .sguW. s.
nsccrtancd b. the number Of qUaIfi> voter, ler,ji
g. In the year $50 aud in evVv sen.t year het-ai.
an enumeration Of all the quai.licl voters within 4
commonwealth shall BE- made: NJ the several .,,,ic
ri ,hc general assembly wlsch ,.a! h, >i,: ncN =
Tie making oil such ena.nerat urs tie >5lbcy
tors and delegates shall Re ap;,Jrtione4 amar
se"eTai districts, counties and cities, as IS ;94
according TO the number o: qua 6.., voter3 n o,
and until such first enumera,I~,, and APP ,r,;,o.n
hail De made the number o. la,,,.. ~ Il h., 80,
toned aud distributed ~ ,,,v, +, Wit.
! :. far t:ic Gle :;ur 'o'i'N' I,.,.rs ,,.rr,.a.
~ ~ ,,,ed into thirtv.six d -rri:;- cy!t@
( oi ccattsuo' ''.'e' 49, -,,n,v -. =; earn, 8. 4
rho u ..oun.r and city Of the r,rpes,l"o di,t'''
,,u Of it. tir,t election Of lis Jeekatr ar dr'5"
rIr ,bi constitution .hali vote for u.c -i''a"i'
mo .h,riir, or other officer. holding The ""c'.''
.ach county and ci wirh;n iSe 1av- 81 iu:aci: j
n m last county nr city election IN th:'iis;rct +G@ !"
: al some con, cricn, place and from III" Poll: ~.
in their respective cVrDnrS or rtttr return .
IL ~ ;,r IL. nsrson who shall has. the rca:e- h'"',
: IS rtcs ~ tn. whole district. l.cne:Ia'alE s',''
\. o,r, shall b.. assembled in c"nscqucn':"i '"'~ .
;e ,i,,y ,ll be divided br lot IN" w. r'9t:..
~ n,s of the sanaors Of the frot Glass sha. % ,'
,e RI. .xp,ra,iun Of the second year, sn OF Nv
ut rrJ class a; the expiration OF the fourth yea:
I'll .,rh fir, election and this rotation shall 10; S''
in ned bi.un;alIv, 80 that half EaT BE- ch"'S"
81 second year -, o,.o..
k Whom new COUNTY shall hereafter t. 'fsp'.
y hall b. the dut; Of the general assembly - '1S'
sc ,is;on by law Tor securing 10 the peori: 81 ,-o
county mn adequate representation VINCE
e. shall continue until the next regular 'ec,''. .,
t;onmen.; but this scctoa shall not authorize az Nv
a OF senators or delegates beyond the nnn!'''' HEY
fore prescribed ,.,,,.;.. 10
The question was then taken on u" ln1''4' ~
out proposition b, aud there were yeas 90 H's'
,!i- follows: . ,x,l,,,, Bs
YEAs-Nessrs Mason, (Presilent,) Ar,hU:. "
n. Barbour. Beae. Bott-. lowic; BowIe'' ht"N,o-'
70 yess Chambers, Chiffon, Claiborne G"eke c,..,r
Davis, Z !mmds. Edwards, Flnney i6oH' "t'I Ia
III, IJnll