Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-05-22


The question Mr.. Stanards motion 10 strike
out and insert, so as to give the East 80 members in
the House of Delegates, instead of 81 and the West es
instead of So
Mr.. Camden demarded division of the question:
and the Convention refused to strike out ayes 49, noes
40. The white basis members present, and Messrs
Arthur, Bowden, Chiffon, Claiborne, Martin OF H.
Randolph and Wingfeld voted in the negative
The vote was next taken on concurrng wi lh the
Committee OF the whole on inserting the Compromise
proposition in the following torn:
BASIS OF REPRESENTATION
l. The Legislature shall be formed of two distinct
branches, which together shall be complete Legisla
ture, and shall be called the General Assembly OF Vr-
gina.
2 One of these shall be called the House of Dele
gates, and shall consist OF one hundred and fifty mem
bers to be chosen bennay for and by the several coun
ties, cities and towns OF the Commonwealth; whereof
eighty-two Delegates shall be chosen for and by the
countless cities and towns lying West ofthe Blue Ridge
OF mountains, and sxty-esht for and by the les
cities and towns lying East OF the Blue Ridge and said
Delegates shall be distributed and apportioned as fol-
lows, to wit:
g. The other House of the General Assembly shall be
called the Sena'e, and shall consist of fifty members, to
be elected Tor four years; whom thirty shall be chosen
for and by the counties, cities and lying East of
the Blue Ridge OF mountains, and twenty for and by the
countless cities and towns lying West thereof and for
the election OF whom, the counties cities and towns
shall be divided INFO fifty districts to be composed of
contiguous Territory, and compact in form as NAV be-
Each county, city and town OF the respective Districts
at the time OF the first election OF its Delegate or Dele
gates under this Constitution shall vote for one Sena
tor, aud the Sherffs or other officers holding the &C.
ton tor each county, city and town. within five davs at
tarthest after the last election in the district shall meet
at some convenient place. within the respective districts
and from the polls taken, in their respective counties
eli les and towns, return Senator the person who
shall have the greatest number of votes in the whole
district. Immediately after the Senators shall be assam
he oh, L.
ed by lot into two classes. The of the Senators
of the first class shall be vacated at the xpraton ri
second year. and OF the second class the expiration Of
the fourth year, after such first election and v b;ch ro
tatlon shall be continued bennaIly so that If
may be chosen every second year, ana for the election If
sehalois Tie couu.es u - snail form district
Fourth. 1t shall be the duty of the Ganarol Ass.,,
bly, in the year in 1862 and every tenth wear there
after IN case can agree upon principle of represen
tahon to reapporon representation in the Senate and
House OF Delegates 10 accordance with such prncna
and in the event The General Assembly at the first or
any subsequent perod OF eapportionment shall fail to
agree upon principle OF representation and to re-an
portion representation according thereto. each house
separately shall propose Its scheme OF representation
containing principle or rule of representation for the
House OF Delegares IN connection with principle or
rule OF representation for the Senate; and it shall be
the duty the General Assembly, at the same session
10 certify to the Governor of the Common wealth the
principles or rules OF representation which the resnect
i've houses may separately propose TO be applied IN
in no
House OF Delegates. And tbereupon the Governor shall
as soon thereafter as may be, by proclamation, make
known tre respective propositions of the two Honses.
aud require The qualified voters of the Commonwealth
to assem- Die at their lawful places OF voting and to de-
eide by Their votes between the propositions tins nre
sented; or in the event the General Assembly shall
all the year 1862 or in any tenth year thereafter
to make such reapportionment or certificate The
Governor shall, Immediately after the adopr m.
ment OF the General Assembly, by proclamation
require the qualified voters of the Commonwealth
10 assemble at their lawful places Of voting and
aton IN The Senate and House OF Deega es shall be
apporoned on the suffrage basis that is according To
the number OF qualified voters in the Common wealth;
or second, whether representation in both Houses
shall be apporoned the mixed basis that is accord
ing TO the number oil white inhabitants contained and
the amount OF all taxes named by the legislature maid
IN inc several counties cities and towns OF the Common
wealth, deductlng hereform all taxes paid on licences
and law process. and any captation tax on free ne.
gtoes. allowing one delegate for every seyenty-Gfb
part OF sald inhabitants and one delegate for every Sc
ventyh part OF said taxes and distributing the senators
In like manner or, third, whether representation sba if
be apporoned IN the Senate on taxation that is &C.
cordlng to the amount OF all raised by the leqis
lauIe, palo IN lie several counties, cities and towns of
the commonwealth, deductng therefrom Ill taxes paid
on licenses and law process and any capation tax on
free negroes and In the House OF Delegates on the SUI
irage basis as Aforesaid Or fourth, whether represent
tatIon shall be apportioned the Senate on the mixed
basis az aforesaid and in the House Delegates ON The
suffrage basis as aforesaid and each voter shall cast his
vote IN favor OF one OF said schemes of apporonnent
and no mere.
S. 1t shall be the duty of the sherfs. and other off,
GERS taxing SAID polls, to keep the same open for the
pefod Oh 'hres days. and within five days after they
sha 90 ciosed TO certify true copies thereof TO the Co.
vernon, VINO SHALL thereupon, as early as nav he as
certain the result OF said vote and make procamation
thereof; and In case be ascertaned that maioritv
OF all Inc votes cast DO Ill favor OF either of the prnc-
PIES OF representation referred aforesaid 10 the
choice OF the qualified voters. the Governor shall
communicate the result oil such vote 10 the General
Assembly, at It's first regular session thereafter bu in
case case Nc &c mat majority OF all the votes
presentation referred as aforesaid to The choice al
the quallfed voters it shall be the duty of The Gov.
Slno!, as soon as may be, after ascertaining that
TACT IN like manner 10 cause the qualified voers IN
decide between The 1--WE principles of renresenta,on
whch snail, at such previous voting have received The
greatest number OF votes; aud he shall ascerta and
MAKE OF the result Of said last vote aud
communicate Inc same to The General Assembly at jts
rst regular session thereafter; and IN either case The
General Assembly at the regular session thereof which
snail pc hela next alter the taking OF the VOTE The re-
suit OF which shall have been communicated To il
snail appor'ion representation in each House of The &c
neral Assembly by The principle of represenlato in
eacn respectively, Tor which majority OF The votes
was cast; and shall be the duy of the General As.
sembly, In every tenth year thereafter TO re-annoron
ana distribute the number of Senators and Delepa, lev
according 10 the same principle OF representation
[1he fourth and fifth sections, as they here stand
we've, on Tuesday. upon the motion of Mr.. WinpEeld
substituted tor the fourth and fifth sections as reporled
from The committee of the wholel
The Convention decided to concur by the following
vote
AyEs--Messrs Armstrong, Arthur, Bland, Blue, Bo,v-
den, Camden, Carter Of l., Chltoa Claiborne Deneale
Faulkner, Ferguson Fisher. Floyd, Fulkerson, Fuz,
Gaily. Hays, Hoge, Jacob, johnson, Kgore, Knole,
Letcher,, Lucas, McCaman McComas,, Martin Of
Marshall; Martin OF Henry, Miller Moore, Neeson,
Randolph Seymour, Shefiey, Sloan, Smith OF Kama
wha, Smith OF Jackson, Smith of Greenhrer, Stephen
Tate, Trigg, Van Winkle, Watts OF Roanoke, White,
Wiley, Williams OF Shenandoah and Wingfe. d-5l
NoEs- Messrs Mason, President, Banks, Barbour.
6ocock, Bowes, Braxton, Burgess Chambliss. Cooke,
conway DAVIS finney, Flood, Garland, NJ Il Gar.
nett Goode, Hall, Hill Hopkins, Janney, Jones, Lii
gon, Lynch, Lyons McCandlsh. Meredith, Petty, Rid
ley HIVES, Saunders scoggn, Scott ofCaroloe, Scott
Strolher, Taylor, Tunis, Wallace, Watts Of Norfolk