The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-03-17
ApportIonment of representation I'm
the General Assembly.
MINORITY REPORT OF SENATOR R. G. GREENE

The undersigned the minority of the Senate
Committee on Privileges and Elections, beg
leave to submit the following report:
The bill heretofore introduced by majority of the
Committee being House bill No. 234 entitled "a bill
to distribute aud apportion representation in the |
General Assembly of Virginia is in my judgment, |
in plain violation of the 18th Section OF the 9th |
Article of the Constitution of this Commonwealth,
which, among other things, requires that the state
shall be divided into representative districts OF con-
tguous, counties cities andsowns being compact In
form, and including, sas nearly as may be |
an equal number OF population" II
The districts provided Tor by the bill referred
to, are not compact nor have they, may |
be, equal number of Inhabitants. common |
But the contrary, in of the districts, as pro-
yided for, the inhabitants thereof, are given three
times largo representation as the Same number
of inhabitants in another district are entitled to-
Nor is this gross inequality unavoidable or neces-
aary.
But such apportionments arbitrary, unjust, and
plainly made with reference to the party politics of
such inhabitants. And in proof of the foregoing
statement attention is invited to the following illus
trations
spottsylyania county, having population of liz
729 has two delegates, being one for each 1884 in
habitants; whilo Norfolk county, having population
of 16sS9 has but one delegate, being one to 49, $50
Inhabitants, or about onethird of the ratio of the
representation granted in Spottsyvania county.
The Democratic candidate for State Senate Hon.
Charles Herndon, received at the last election l3S5
votes in Spottsylvania county, while his opponent
the Republican candidate received only $50 votes.
Hon. George Toamoh, the Republican candidate for
State Senator ct the same election received in Nor
candidate received only l45S votes. Tnl irf5T
The county of Bland, having population of 1902
Is given Sne aesga "a sa whs yn ns
one delegate. The Hon. James M French, the Demo-
cratic candidate for State Senator received in the last
election in Bland county, 346 votes while the Kepub
lican candidate received only 20 votes. The Hon.
w. d. Bland the Republican candidate ior the State
Senate, received in Charlotte county 1904 votes,
| vnta
| The county of Greene, having q population of
| 4634, is given ono delegate, while the county of
Prince Edward having population OF oo7 lis given
| only one delegate The Hon. X. q. Beasley the
Democratic candidate for State SENATOR received in
Greene county at the last election 577 votes, while
his opponent, the Republican candidate, received
| only 40 votes. The Hon. ). w. d. Bland, the Re
publican candidate for State SENATOR at the last cleo
ton received in Prince Edward county lf34 votes,
| while his Democratic opponent received but 9l5
votes.
The county of Giles, having population of 1904,
ia allowed one delegate, while the county of Gooch
land having population of 10 3li is given only
delegate At the last election Hon. Edmund Pende-
ton, Democratic State senator, received in Giles
county 5e7 votes, while his Republican opponent
ceved only l24 votes. At the last election Hon. W.
p Moseey, Republican State senator, received 1886
votes in Goochland county, while his Democratic
competitor received only 500 votes.
The county Of Warren, having population OF 5,12l
is given one delegate, while the city of Portsmouth,
having population Of 1882, is given but dele
gate. The Hon. John II. Roller, Democratic State
senator received at the last election in Warren
| county ao1 votes, while his Republican competitor
received liu votes. Ing ION ueoi9o .s"oh ~. lily
same election, received ~ PORTSMOUTH clty l.ooo
VOTES, While ms Deiaooialio opponen' iecefeo wv
| votes M 10, f.r q o-o >.
Clarke county, haying g popuiatloa e, OF o,o'u, Is
given one delegate, wnlse me county OF henry nav
The Hon. w. D. Smith, Democratic senator, received
in Clarke county at the last election 67 votes, while
MS hepupncan conpeltor Ieceisod o1y 10 votes,
Inc hepupncan cahuluate ior otae senhto[ Ieceiseu
at the last eecton IN ge county OF enly vao Voles
while the Hen. James Patterson ms pemooratc COM
petltor, reserved ooo votes' .,.,.4,o. ~ 90, =.
NluoeseA counsy hesS ,. ~ 1'ooi 20
given one ueiegate, WINE Dinwluuie, having pupn
lation Of 1l761 is given but one delegate. Hon
VIM; Il Perrin Democr.slc osate senator, received
az the iast eiecuon III nuuieseA county 40 VOTES
WINE MS HepuDlican cohPettor receyeo sol votes.
non. Daviu Y. oaTr, senator recsiVeo az
e sst ~ aooc % zoe
Fotes. .
Nortnumpeftana county, navihg poPuia.ion OF
$500, Is given one ueegate Whlie bruhswlok county,
having population OF III "a, has only one delegate.
hon helliwetner LEWIS seha.9f' a. .1e
| last eiectleh received IN Northumoeriaha county
~ f S Papio ss W
a5 ~ A. iast aan.ioi il, cn,,n
~ ?, SEQ tas via Ne pan.onra 10 arronant ~
| ~ -; 1sV oos $3.50 ,"ts 'i 'S ''oNT fFN'' ~
'ei Ir; r. a. 49, no.es g.. ,o ,,ot,.;o 90 r vso
q ooU, - ,,s' is pnd Ttas y W..
- tn,o+hor Sa,na, non,1ot;on Of II 900 IL
U;yan nn,v ena deaaata Hon, Marriwether Lewis
Eson III ono % - .I ,s, to- s
IA 49, u. ,hH iI IL Pohio
at so;ad sts otos 'Tba Rannb,ican 20 nj
@ reo;ad az th la
| s: 80 -. 49,, H. 1919 % VI, go 49, C;t me
+ ,b;i ~ ON neno c,tc oa,o,o,,s 80; tyd az sci
| ss' " W - FP w w.
Men, ,o,,n+,, ho,-;vsr ,r,.+;a, Of q oos IL
; u, W. S 49,, ii7 I" NJ popt is,a t 49,;
Az ~ 1 81 bas ht ~ dnfasat, H. Wv
Z pp Danocrat;e STAT ser+o c;d ~ AZ,
it i. T.; 1880 Sno 80 Iii a. H.
1 p s i1s . ;a ska ~. WI II " ~, ~, ~,
IA se.atr rooiud ~ pi,im
i o, w ~ ~. aiaot;,,, = az - M ri
h; a,1 soun,y a.; ~ s+ ;d Zoe 800 "niie
nS Sna H., ~ ~
- h IT,; - ~ pe sa ~ W 1t 49, es $1,000
a.. oo's' e''e sA' A'''''7 "tieA "ssiee"'
'ou ua g.. prh,;oo ,;s4r;., o.i; ,,,
- 20, 1oe aos ,o, pops g
v ~ ~ h $500
onIv 90 "a sonis ore orsn aiavan II
bai;avad that 4he annals nf nsrti1on Hesitation ms
| 80 i ~, ,:a.4 ~ 49,; - = "a Ia r. ; s 49,: -. ~
49,; % r,ot 20 ~ th;si r. on at PC
IL ~ - a. a. ~ ~
- rs , T e ~. IL 10
Sinapd pIahia 'a iaI 10 go &
49, 80 80 ~, 20, p5 - ~ . , go. ~. ~ , SCI.
K - ~ 1870; a. 49, . 80 e, 49, 80 - ~ ~ ss' 81,
~ nj ol0 "' o''' - f'tio'iss
/ Alsn
LUIS True that critical examination OF The Dill
like unjust Discrimination has been made aeainst the
inhabtants of Democratic counties.
| ~ ra,,,,la :. A. t'-,,,a,, ao,,,rt ,;4, . ,
+ion ~ 10 ssa l. a;yan n oua 5aag' III =
ford cannty 1,,it nonnIat;nn IF dSi ne 10
| aaIaaata = snch casas bnwauar oniv sshn, tbat ~
nurnosa 70 dam Inc n,aania az . inst
WAS 60 rcd and datarmined Thar If xuopId mi half
aIfbeng il became necessary casionaltv TO ontragd