The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-03-13

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northumberland county, having population Of
6Sej, is given delegate, while brunswick county,
having population of b. Az has or y one delegate.
Hon Merriwether Lewis Democi attic senator, at the
lalt election received in Northumberland county
1902 votes while his Republican opronent received 5z1
votes. Hon. Wm. P. Austin, Republican state sena
TOR, receive at the ID 1t election in Brunswick coun-
ty Lees votes, while his Demo cratic opponent re-
ceived e25 votes.
King &c orge county, having population Of 5I4S,
10 given one delegate, while York and janet CITY
COUNTIES together having a population of IL 622 is
given only one delegate. Hon. Merriwother Lewis,
Democratic senator, received at the lelt election from
King g. orge county $40 votes while his Republican
opponent received sic votes. The Republican candi-
dates for State senators received at the sane eiec
ton from the counties Of York and Jamel City l,ls6
vote1 while their Democratic opponents received ssl
votes. .a.- |
| given delegate, while Buckingham, having
| population of 1871, hel but one delegate. Hon W
X. Perrin, Democratic State SENATOR resolved at the
last cton in Mathews county 600 votes, VIII his
Republican opponent received 356 votes. Hon. Frank
MosI Republican State senator, received in Bucking
ham county at the last election ala votes, while
| his Democratic opponent re ceiyed ], 1876 votes
| We find then, that the twenty districts referred
to above, give the following results when aggrega
| ted: Il
| The ten Republic.n districts contaiang popula-
| ton of $3.50 souls given ten delegates while
the ten Democratic districts having population q
| only CO, 2l4 souls given eleven delegates iis
| believed that the annals of partzan legislation no
where exhibit Of unjust and partizan uscrlm'.
nation monstrous o. this 1t defe' parallel anu
is az subversive of the Constitution OF the liberties
OF the people, IL this unjust Discrimination weI not
designed cupabe and criminal it is so careless, in
considerable and otherwise monstrous thatlt ought
not receive the support of body of patriotic or
intelligent men.
1t is true that critical examination of the bin
referred to, will show that I'M very few nstancel
like unjust discrimination he1 been made against the
inhabitants of Democratic counter.
For example,: Montgomery county, with popula-
ton of IL is given bat delegate while Stat
ford county with population of GAIL, is given one
| delegate. Such c.seJ however, only show that the
purpose to deny the people OF Just repre-
was SO fixed aud determined that it would not halt,
although it became cessary occasionally to outrage
the rights of political friends.
1t is also true that in like unjust dis-
, crmination is made in favor of Republican county
But the instances For example: Lancaster
county, having a population of 6,3e6 Is given one
delegate whiethe Democratic county OF Lee, having
population of 3,269, is given only one delegate,
which can only be accounted for by supposing that
the AUTHORS of the apportionment so blinded es
to overlook in their mad zeal such powerful consti
tuencies that of Lee Their zeal ouran their dis
| erection.
| follows Democrats, "a Republicans, 80. That
| is although the Democratic party had majority at
he last Stale election Of Geo, total vote Of 220
0C1 they are given than two-ihirds and nearly
I three fourths of the whole representation.
II Again: In Republican counter, taking the whole
State at large it requires onet snth re population
to secure delegate, than it does in Democratic
u counties.
remarkable bill is found by comparing fifty counties
which entitled TO delegate each, ana arrang-
l. ing them according to population without regard to
4 politics. we have this result twenty-five OF these
counties have population of So7 sea- while the other
twenty-five counties have aggregate population OF
III l4, and yet they have the same number OF dele
= gates.
d The Senatorial apportionment Of the bill reported
by the majority of the committee has the same unjust
determinations. For instance: The Democratic dis
trict1, composed OF the counties of Lee, Wise and
n Buchanan, with population of 81 SAB, is given one
SENATOR while the Republican district composed Of
oI the counties Of Chesterfield Amelia and Cumberland
Of is entitled only Senator for $500 Inhabitants
Richmond city and the county Of Henrico form o
Democratic district of 66,276 inhabitants aud IL
!. given three Senator's or for each 22032 inhab
tants while the Republican counties OF Charlotte ano
Mscklenburg, are put together to form one district
with population OF 3t,S57 lnhabitan's, anu glVei
only one senator.
IN The Democratic county of Campbell, with popu
lation ofony 255e Inhabitants Is given one Senator
OF Republican district with sl,sso inhabitants AMI
| given only Senator
Now aggregatDg the six Senatorial districts givei
ID, above, and we find the following result:
The three Democrats districts containing p op9u
laton of 103 678 souls are given five Senators, Will
the three Republican districts with population
lc6745 souls allowed only three Senators, nearl
ste an equal number of population, but grossly IN
equal in Senatorial in other works
- ittakss IS 5s1 Republicans to enle the inhabtant
~ of the districts name to Senator, WINE IL on
de takes 81 1856 Democrats to enttle the inhabitants
q Senator.
Another remarkable feature of the Senatorial ar
OF portionment the bill referred to, IL, that by
arbitrary act of the General Assembly there will
forced upon the people of certain Counties represen
IN tatives in the Senate in the election of whom the
Section srd of article 5th of the constitution prt
vides that Senators elected in districts bearing od
W. numbers shall vacate their offices at the end of tw
10 years and tho,e elected in districts bearing
| numbers at the end of four years. Bat the bill pr
ao pared by the majority of the committee places ce
tain counties, whose Senators go out OF office tn
year. into districts with certain other counties wheel
arc Senators reside whs will hold over under the col
stituton. BY this means the voters of the folowin
oupfiaa will ba
right to elect their Senators: Buckingham, Al
i'm pomattox, Mscklenburg, New Kent Highland an
Giles.
Again: BY the bill referred to, the district con
posed of the counties of Buckingham, Appemattc
me and Prince Edward will be deprived altogether
representation in the Senate from the close OF tn
session of the General Assembly until the eecto
to be held on the Tuesday succeeding the first Mo-
49, And again The counties of Chesterfield ar
'es Amelia each have Senator that holds undo
the constitution Yet both are putin one distrie
the that Is to be entitled to only one Senator.
bill The undersigned feels 1t to be his duty to enter
the protest against the in which this bill com
emit before rhe Senate 1t is reported rom majority
an the committee without having received that CO
.th alteration which its great importance demands
tate was presented to the Committee on Privileges a.
con- Elections for the first time, in printed FORM by
in chairman at meeting of the committee held Ia
be Thursday morning. After few slight verbal amen
mens, aud without the bill even having been re
FRED in committee motion was submitted and CARR
NAV that the bill be reported.
mon The undersigned asked for further time to careful
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pro- report about to be made he might prepare MINI
ree ity report to have it go before the Senate
nber the time with the majority report but 1t
to- | refused. He was told he could present minori
ces- report afterwards.
On the submission of the majority report to
and Senate attempts made to push the bill throu
of on the day of and the day succeeding its presen
Ding tion without giving senators Time Ior careful
llus- animation of the bill, 1t looks very much like
attempt to smupgle the monstrous thing through &
H. body without giving its members time to nvestig
in its niquitous details And certainly giving no til
.tion for this very impe analysis of the bill which
$3.50 undersigned felt constrained to give as part OF
the minority report.
For the gwen The unde' signed earnes
Hor that the Senate do not pass the app
1856 tonment bill reported by the majority OF the CO
lent mittee on Privileges and Elestions
otes He would recommend the adoption OF the app
for tionment given in the present Constitution OF
Nor Commonwealth.
ratio This may in all particulars be as just an app
tionment as might be made under the new enulne
002 ton but IL ia good any that is likely to
otte prepared at this late day in session. The PEG
only have become accustomed to it, and no great ha
emo ships will be felt. 1t is infinitely more just
last equitable than that proposed by majority OF
pub committee.
N. J. In conclusion the undersigned would report
State accompanying bill.
otes, Very respectfully, X. G. GREENE
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