Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-05-01
STATE CONVEN TION.

MIR. FINNEy offered the following resolution:
Resotred, That when the debates upon the basis sub
Iect shall have concluded member shall be permit
ted to speak Tor more than one hour, at any time
I'm less by leave OF the Convention
Mr.. WISE moved to Law the resolution on the table.
After some discussion the ayes and noes were de-
manded and ordered and the motion to lay on the table
was re- ected, ayes ID, noes TO-
The mainqueston on the resolution was ordered ane
the resolution was adopted, ayes "a noes 49,
The House then resolved itself into Committee of tn,
Whole.
Mr.. CAMDEN resumed the floor and spoke in defenc,
of the suffrage basis, until 10 minutes before IL NJ.
The Cha rman informed Mr.. C.. that there were tel
minutes still left, but he declined occupy them though
he said he would have done SO had bis watch not de-
ceived him.
NOTIFICATIONS
Mr. Scott OF F. asked The leave of the committee t.
modify his substitute for Proposition B, according to thu
intention previously announced by him.
MIR. WISE made some inquiries OF the Chair, on points
OF order touching the attitude of the different PROPOSE
tons, which being answered by the Chair he said he
would make no objection to the modification asksd.
Mr.. FEFGusoN asked II the substitute would be
amendable after to insert it in place of B. and
being informed by the Chair that twould be- he said he
would not make obec ton to Mr.. SCOTS modifying
the substitute, but, if should prevail he would move
to rensae the clause proposed Re stricken out
trictng the limitation OF cities, and should expect Mr.
Scott to sustain him.
MIR. SUMMERS was willing that the subst,uteshould
be modified, provided similar privilege was granted
with resi- ect to B.
Mr.. Scott, by general consent, then made several
notifications, OF hs substitute. The rfaet important
consisted in striking out y seoyHo that 10 city or
al haya tbo ~.
Senators and another in striking this clause -
"But in every reapportionment the amoupt-~of taxes
shall be estimated from The average OF the ten prece
ding years" -
MI CHAPMAN called for division of the question
80 as to take the vote flrs on striking out B.
Mr.. M. GARNETT demanded the ayes and noes.
Mr.. SUMMERS then, by consent of the committee,
modified Proposition B. chiefly by striking out the num-
bers fixed for the House Of Delegates and Senate 56
and 56) and also by putting in blank the provisions
making an apportiopment Of Delegates and Senators
thus leaving simple proposition to establish the
suffrage basis Of representation Mr.. S. stated that
when this apportonment was adopted. the committee
had not received the document showing The number OF
white males over 81 years old.
The notifications in the substitute and in PROPOSE
ton having been perfected, there were general calls
| for" question:"
THE VOTE.
The question being divided, the vote was first taken
on the motion to strike out proposition B. modified
and it was decided in the Affirmative, as follows:
AYEs-Messrs. Mason, Speaker, Arthur, Banks, Bar
bour, Beale. Bolts, Bowden. Bowles Braxton Burgess
| Chambers, Chiffon, Claiborne. Cooke, Conway Cox,
land, M Garrett, Goode, Hall, Hill, Hopkins, Janney,
Jasper, tones Leake, Lgon, Lynch Lyons, Martin,
ct H., Meredith, Morris, Petty, Randolph. Ridley,
Kwes, Saun n Seoggin, Scott Of C., Scott of
Snowden, Sontha Stanard, Straughan, Taylor, Tired
way, Tunis 'rurnbull, Wallace, Watts Of NJ, White,
Williams OF F., Wing6eld, Voolfolk and Worsham-
NoEsIMes Anderson, Armstrong. Bird of S.
| Bland, Blue, Brown, Byrd Of f., Camden, Caperton,
| Garlic, Carter of T., Garter of L., Chapman, Cook,
JACOB Ksnney Krore
er, Llpnberger, Lucas, McCamant, McComas, Martin
OF M, Miller Moore, Neeson, Newman, Price, Sey-
mour, shefiey, Sloan, Smith OF j., Smith Of G., Snod-
mers, Tate, Irgg, Van Wrinkle, White. Wiley, Will
! liams OF S., Wise and Wysor-56.
The following gentlemen had agreed to pair off,
and those OF them who present excused from
voting, viz: Mr.. Chambliss with Mr.. Smith of Ks.
Mr.. Pendleon with Mr.. Strother; Mr.. Faulkner with
Mr.. M. R. H. Garnett; Mr. Murphy with Mr.. Doug.
lass; and Mr. Watts with Mr.. Purkins Mr.. Flood
afterwards stated that Mr. Bocock who is confined to
his room in consequence OF a severe injury, and Mr.
Deneale, necessarily absent account of sickness in
his family, had agreed TO pair off. Although it was
not announced. we believe is understood that Mr. Nc
Candlish and Mr.. Hunter, both absent, had paired off,
These ID, with those who voted, complete the whole
House.
The committee having now determined to strike
out b, the question REQUIRED inserting the Substi
tu,e.
Mr.. FERGUSON moved to amend by rsinstat.
ing the restriction upon the representation of cit.
les and towns but the Chair decided that amend
ment was in order at this stage.
The vote then taken on inserting the Substitute,
and the committee refused to insert ayes co. noes 6l
The vote was the 18th that on the motion to
strike out B, with five exceptions, viz Messrs. Bolts.
BoUden, Chiffon, Randolph and Saunders, who voted
to strike out B, voted against inserting the substitute
When Mr.. SAUNDERS name called, he asked and
obtained leave explain the for the vote he
should give, and he did this by requesting the Clerk to
read an amendment which he proposed to offer at the
proper time, to the proposition of Mr.. Bolts. The
amendment, having been read, [ses it below Mr.. S.
voted no.
When Mr. WIsE's name was called, he asked if the
substitute, in its modified form, did not allow represen-
aon to The cities and towns in the same proportion with
the counties?
Mr.. ScoTT OF F., answered that did but added, that
when adopted, 1t would be open 10 amendment.
So the Committee refused to insert the substitute.
Mr.. Boris now offered his Compromise proposition,
heretofore pubshed) an amendment by way of SUBJ
stitue for proposition A. the original report OF the East
ern moety Of the basis committee.
MIR. SAUNDERS moved to amend the amendment by
striking out all after the first section that the whole
proposition would read as follows:
PROPOSITION OF Mr.. sAUapERs.
l. The Legislature shall be formed of two distinct
branches, which together shall be called the General
Assembly of Virginia.
2. One of these shall be called the House of Dele
gates, and shall consist of ono hundred and thirty five
members to be chosen for and by the several countless
cities and towns OF the Commonwea th, in equal ra
near Ms be according the qualified xofes