Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1851-02-19
n,sIs OF MISREPRESENTATION

The Report of the Committee on the basis OF Represen-
,a,ion. was taken up by the Convention N committee of
the whole on Monday last and it is supposed that little
will be made with other subjects before this is dis
nsed Of we gvehe following Synopsis ofihe report, the
are,er nail of which is copied from the Richmond Times.
The committee CONSTITUTED, our readers will remem-
ber of,weve Eastern and twelve Western nembers) re-
mr., that pon the question of the basis they equally
divided Considering it their duty to fix the numbers IN
each house Of The General Assembly, they agreed that
there oupht be increase in each but disagreed as to
tho event Of the increase The Eastern moety ofhe COM
roe propose House of Delegates Of so, and Senate
m embers the Western moety, House of 36, and
Senate of Sc members The committee agreed to report
bob Of the Two plans TO the Convention.
rho Eaern half of the Committee apportion the Dele
oates (who are to be elected 5enniay so as TO give q
IN the East and 6S to the West and The Senators so as
to rive % 10 the East and % to tbs West
Under this plan, which adopts the combined or nAeu
basis Richmond city will have four delegates ana one
senator Norfolk and Petersburg two delegates ea;h
Iyncburg one Augusta, Rockingham and Loudon three
each Rockbdge two Bath and Allegheny together one
Iiiohland and Pendleoh together one Pocahonias and
Randolph together one. The countries of Albemarle, Au
rial district, Rockbridgs, Bath, Highland and Pendleon
another Greenbriar, Nicholas Pocahonas and Braxton
another After 1862 and at intervals thereafter Of not
less Than ter years the General Assembly SHALL according
TO this plan, eapmTtion representation IN both bodies ac
cordng to The number of white inhabitants conaiEed and
the amount OF all taxes raised by the Legislature paid IN
each" county &c., deducing the taxes on licenses and
law process One delegate be allowed for every sew
enty-h part of the inhabitants and one for every sew
epty filth mart Of The taxes which last shall be estimated
from the average of ten preceding years The apporon
ent of the Congressional districts be according 10 fed
eral numbers.
The Western half of the Committee report that the
qualification for The right Of suffrage should be uniform
throughout the Commonwealth, and equal number of
voters shall be entitled equal representation Represen-
taon therefore must be regulated and ascertaned by the
number Ct qualified In 1855, and every tenth year
thereafter census of The voters TO be taken, and an ap
porionmeh of delegates and be made accord
gy by the observation-disclosures to We elected for two
wears Senators for four. Until the enumeration,
the Yves; to elect 81 Delegates, the East r. and the
West 10 Senators, the East H.
Under this plan Richmond city and the county of Hen
rico will together have four delegates and one Senator
Loudoun, Augusta, Rockingham and Ohio, three delegates
each Petersburg and Norfolk one each; Albemarle and
Rockbdge each Greenbar and Pocahontas together
two Highland and Bath together one; Pendleion one.
The Counties of Augusta, Allegheny and Bath vii form
one Senatorial district Rockbdge, Pendlet6n and High
land another Monroe, Greebrar, Nicholas and POcahon
tas another.
The Western semi. committee also report an apporon
meni fr Senate Of 81 members, giving 2S 10 the West
and "a to the Easi-unde which plan, Augusta and Rock
ingham will each &rm district; Allegheny, Bath and
Rockbridge another Highland Pendleon and Hardy a.
mother.