Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-05-26

Henry, Janncy, Wise, Bots, Bowden,
and Others.
DISPENSING WITH AYES AND MES IN COM
MirTEE or THE WHOLE.
On motion ofMr Claiborne, the order
for taking the ayes and noes in Commit
tee of the Whole was rescinded.
Mr.. Fisher moved to rescind also the
order establishing the hour of meeting at
0 o'clock, A. NJ. Rejected.
At late hour the Convention adjourn
cd, leaving Mr.. Stanard's amendment still
to be acted upon.
Propositions OF Compromise.
The following are the several PROPOSE
tons Of Compromise made by the Com
mittce of Conference, on behalf of the
Eastern and Western members of the
Convention, on Saturday, May 10th, 1851.
The eastern Committee made success
sively the three following propositions:
~
1. Rcsolrcd, That the House of Dele
gates shall consist Of one hundred and
fifty-six members, and that representa-
ton, therein, shall be had upon the quail
fed voters Of the State.
2. Rcsolced, That the Senate shall
consist Of fifty members, and that repre-
sentation therein shall be based upon
taxation, exclusive of the license tax, the
tax on law process, and the capitationt tax
on free negroes.
3. Rcsoived, That all laws may origin
ate in either Of the two Houses Of the
General Assembly. to be approved or re-
jected by the other. and all laws may be
amended by either House, with the con-
sent Of the other.
A.. Resolred, That the legislature shall,
in the year 1862, and. in every ten years
thereafter re-apportion representation in
the House of Delegates. and in the Senate,
upon the principles stated in the LIST and
2nd resolutions.
l. Resolrcd, That the House Of Dele
gates shall consist of one hundred and fif-
ty members. and that eighty-fve men,
beers thereof shah be apporiioned among
those counties, districts and cities lying
west ofthe Blue Ridge of mountains, and
sixty-five among those counties, districts
and cities lying castof the Blue Ridge of
mountains.
Q. Resoired, That the Senate shall con-
sist Of fifty members, and that represen-
tation therein shall be based upon taxa
ton, exclusive of the taxes levied on H.
censes, law process, and the capita,ion tax
on free negroes.
3. Resoircd. That all laws may origin
ate in either of the two Houses of the
General Assembly, to be approved or re-
jected by the other, and all laws may be
amended by either House, with the con-
sent oftho other.
4. Resolred. Thatthe Legislature shall.
in tho year 1862, and in every tenth year
thereafter, re-apportion representation in
| the House Of / elegates equally among
the qualified voters Of the State; and in the
Senate equally upon taxation, excluding
taxes on licenses, law process and capita
tion tax on free negroes.
(3)
Resolced 1. That the House of Dele
gates shall consist Of one hundred and fif-
ty members, seventy-fve of which shall
be apportioned on the suffrage basis and
seventy-fivc on taxes, exclusive of taxes
on licenses, law process and the capita
ton tax on free negroes.
Res0Ired 2. The Senate shall consist
offifty members. and representation there
in shall be based upon the qualified voters
Of the State.
Rcsolred 8. Tha! all laws may origin
ate in either house and be amended, or
rejected in the other.
Rcsolred 4. The Legislature SHALL in
the year 1862, and in every tenth year
thereafter, rc-apportion representation in
each house upon the principles stated in
the LIST and 2dresolutions.
Resolred S. No Convention to alter or
amend this constitution shall be held, un-
less in pursuance of law passed by a
vote Of three-ffths of all the members G.
lected to each house of the Legislature,
and upon the final passage of such law,
the yeas and nays shall be entered upon
the Journal Of each house
The Western Committee made the fol-
lowing propositions successfully.
Occrta es Of Compromise made5y Tic Com
mittee Of Conference, appointed by The
trends Of equal representation, to the
Committee Of Conference oppointcd By
the Eastern members ofMe Conreat,on
n Joint Committee Saturday, May 10,
1851.
list. That the House of Delegates shall
be appotioned on the mixed basis as in
proposition A, excluding the capitation
tax on free negroes, giving to the counties,
&c. lying east of the Blue Ridge major
ty ofthirtcen in house of one hundred
and fifty members.
That the Senate be apportioned accor-
ding to the qualified voters; giving TO the
western division ofthe State majority
OF two in Senate of thirty-six members.
That in the year 1869 both Houses of
the General Assembly be apportioncd ac
cording 10 the number ofthe qualified vo-
tiers OF the commonwealth.
I'd. The same as the preceding. excep,
that instead OF a mandatory provision in
the Constitution for the apportionmeut Of
both Houses upon the suffrage basis in
the year 1862, a provision be inserted
requiring the General Assembly in the
year 1862, to submit the question to the
qualified voters of the State, whether the
same plan Misrepresentation shall be con.
tinued, or whether both houses of the
General Assembly shall be apportioned
according to the qualified voters.
Cd. SO as to modify the first proposi-
ton submitted by the Eastern Commit
tee as to provide that the House of Dele
gates shall consist of I56 members appor-
toned according to the qualified voters,
and the Senate of50 members apporiion-
ed upon taxation exclusive of taxes on
licenses, law process and free negroes,
giving in the House of Delegates a ma
Jority Of IA to the west and in the Senate
a majority of IA to the east. with pro-
vision flNf IN tho NAM 1870 lo-l