Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-06-20
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sasa in the Affirmative count being h"0-"S'e 80
"a Ana thsn the Convention took recess un'ii -
o'clock - o'clock NJ
The Convention, according to order, re-a'semoieu
- o'clock. ,,,,r-rr
AsroRr Of TIE COMPROMISE COMMITTEE ;.
Mr. MARTIN. of Henry The compromise coHnhl'
~ TO whom was referred the Basis OF
hays: ;nstructsd me to present the following report
win only remark that it received une assem- VI e'
nsmber Of the committee with one exception.
1rh. r.nort VIA, then read by the SEcRETARY as fol-
'' III. Legislature shall be formed of two distinct
h,apahes. which together ssa De eonplese .
oas Of these shall be called the House Of Dele
ost.s and shall consist Of one hundred and fifty mem
- 10 be chosen biennialy for and by the sevcra
,onn,s., cities and town, Of the commonwealth whore
al eirhty-two Delegates shall be chosen for aud by the
eontss cities and towns lying west of the Blue Ridge
Of euutans and for and by the counties ces
and towns lying east of the Blue Ridge and said Dee
satss sha be distributed and apportoned as 1oio~S'
Wit: ,,.u,,
called the Senate and shall consist OF MY memoirs
10 b alscted for four years of whom thirty shall &c
hosan for and by the countless cities and towns lying
east of the Blue Ridge Of mountains ana s"ei'! of a
81 the counties cities and towns lying west Thereon
and for the election Of whom the counties, cies anu
,h. be divided into Fifty districts, TO be composed
of eontouous territory ANY compact in form as may
Each county, city and town Of the respective DIS
rets t the time Of the first election OF its Delegate OF
D.}e9stes under this constitution, shall vote for one
Senator; and the Shsrfs other officers holding the
slseton for each county, city and town, within hfe
ays at arthest after the last election in the district
,hsl meet at sope convenient place, within the resPec
tive districts and from the polls SO taken, IN their re-
spectve counties cties and towns return as Senator
the psrsoa who SHALL have the greatest number OF vote
n lis whole district Immediately after the Senators
aba be assembled in consequence OF such election, ey
sbsl bs divided BY lot into two classes The seats o.
Ma Senator. of the first class shall be vacated at the
sxpration second year, and OF the second class at
the expiration Of the fourth year, after such FIRST cleo
don, and which rotation shall be continued bennally
70 that oneha may be chosen every second year, aud
for the election Of Senators tho counties Of - shall
form one district, &c,
1, II shall DO tho duty of the General Assembly in
he year 1865 to reapportion representation in the Sen
aAs and House of Delegates and in the event the Gene
al Assembly shall not be able agree as to the prn-
sips Of representation which such reapporiionment
sha be made, shall fail to make such re-aPPortlon-
nsnt then tho Governor Of the commonwealth shall,
BY his proclamation Immediately thereafter require the
tlialt6ea voters Of the commonwealth to assemble III
their respective counties cities and towns, and to de-
Glase By their xotes whether representation in the two
Houses Of tho General Assembly, or in either Of them
ha be apportsned according to the number OF the quail
fed voters In tho commonwealth, or whether the
same shall be apportoued in both houses of the Cen
esa Assembly, in either Of them according to the
number tho of white inhabitants contained and the amount
of all raised by the Legislature paid in the sere
raj counties, cities and towns Of the commonwealth
deducring thereiom a taxes paid licenses and Law
process and allowing delegate for every seventy
6h part the said inhabitants, and delegate fc-
every seventy part Of the said taxes, and dstrbut
ing the number of Senators in like manner
& be he uty or, erI
officers taking said polls within five days after the same
shall have been closed to certify copies thereof
tbs Governor who shall thereupon, early may be
ascsrtain the result of the said vote and make procanr
ton thereof 1t shall also be the duty Of the Governor
to communicate the TO the first General Assembly
which shall convene after the taking of the said
and the said General Assembly thereupon, at the
session thereof which shall be held next alter the
taking Of said vote, shall pportiCn represer tation in
each House Of the General Assembly according the
principle Of representation therein. tor which aor
" Of the qualified Toters shall have declared their pre-
fsfoncs, by the vote aforesaid and thenccfnrt shall
be the duty Of the General Assembly, il every TENTH
year thereafter, to reapporton and distribute the mum
bsr Of Senators aud Delegates throughout the common
wealth, according to the principle of representa-
ton.
: Dir. MARTIN. suppose it is proper thas,hc repor
bs printed for the of the members af he Conven
ton.
. "A MEMBER. move that the. Colve.ton do now
adjourn.
M. VOOLFOLK. think il likely that the better
plan viii be to adjourn over until II O'Clock. The
port will DO printed in the morning and gentlemen will
then have until II selock to consider it. therefor
move that when the Convention adjourn it adjourn t.
srbet ut IL o'clock tomorrow.
THE PRESIDENT. The Chair will suggest that the
question has not yet been taken upon the motion Of The
gentleman from Henry, (Mr. MARTINI
Tho report was then ordered to be printed.
Mr.. EDMUNDS. Iwould remark that the morning
papers will contain the report and members will hav
sufficient time to read it before the usual time OF meet
ing.
The question was then taken and the no potion to ad
jcurD until - o'clock tomorrow rejected.
And then motion the Convention adjourned unit
morning at 10 o'clock