The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-10-08

he d,a poesi.,onss ~ lions mt y went on To say that
~ sc u'u not believe the Convention shon,d -
m AsIu Wnere II would be suhjeet 10 An on.s,ds
peesuTe, or made an object OF excitensnt !. ~
,ra,,,a ru.,,ans but the proper place was where i
nati~once ,Se ~ ,an nnsaai sensation. Cincn-
s en .rieo, and after the close OF tha Cor,.
non there, some of the paperu said i w. !
than husr s,,,. ma. such body, composed Of NOR
~ an swo hundred of the most eminent man
IA "a ine Episcopal Church shouId ha - oo, nicn
M Ma s.,n ~ua staid SO long to accomplish nothiny
-, M. ne IN iAvor of location in PhiI,deI,sh;,
the comnirx ik' ehs present great focal points Of
h.d west beyond their VESTS Miis.r
uh,p oeep beyond the lower deep-delecatas
New York come sna six sis thousand miles to reach
again to r,,ch ,n .nsn cross half the continent
these ,san .aen Ineir city set on hill But in
ana s.eat eastern cities are all the archivas
tra- u,oraries, and every thing At nressnt co.,
tory proc, proeeediar he was opposed to this ambula-
a,a,,, aooa. on wheels--and should propose m
euueht ~, ht TO the Constitution W TN vieur r.
its permanent location. o" :"
,;an !, heene, OF Wis, said that II the Conyen.
non Is TO DE locomotive, the West certainiv
| mas claims upon it, ~ e0i 'oi"iy
Az TINS stage of the debate. a message xvas
reserved from the House OF Bishops, transmit
The report of Rt. Rev. Bishop Thomas !,
| ocott, OF oregon. (Reterred to the COMMITTEES
ciety.) 80
| IeSlRnAfl0n 0f
| the Bishop of the Northwest fBishop Kem.
perl of the Episcopal jurisdiction. which has
been under his charge for twenty -four wears.
The House OF Bishops expresses its deep sense
OF the faithful manner in which he has dis
| charged the duties of his office, and eonyeys to
him an assurance of its gratitude therefor
| Also, resolution announcing that the
| House of Bishops concnrs in the resolution of
the House of Clerical and Lay Deputies, admit
| ting the Diocese of Minnesota into the union
of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the
| United States of America.
The list of clerical and lay delegates from
| Minnesota was called, and they answered to
| their names.
The debate upon the place for holding the
| next General Convention, was resumed.
Rev. VIM. II. Hill, of California, alluded to the
disturbing cries of question" lie said he had
come nearly 5000 miles, at an expense of $50
from his own pocket, and he hoped he would
| have the privilege of expressing his mind on
| this subject. His remarks were in favor of
| Philadelphia or New York. He said the Con-
vention had been compared to Joseph, going to
| far-oT country. Now, if his brother from
| Chicago would give him an assurance that they
| would not be treated as Joseph was treated,
| and sold to the lshInaelites, he would say "aye"
| when the Chicago resolution was put TO vote.
Rev. S. &. Thrall, of California, moved 10
amend the resolution by striking out "Chica-
| go.'' and inserting " PhiladeIphia.''
| The vote was taken the amendment and
| decided in the negative.
A delegate asked and obtained leave to pre-
sent the testimonials of Rev. II. b. Whipple,
ID. d., rs Bishop of Minnesota. Referred To
| the Committee on the Conservation of Bishops.
| A message was received from the House of
Bishops, announcing their concurrence in the
resolution of the House of Clerical and Lay
Deputies, admitting the Diocese of Kansas
into the union of the General Convention of
| the Church.
Debate resumed. Mr.. Guion, of Louisiana,
| thought the demands of the West would be
satisfied by holding the next Convention at
/ RuffHlO therefore n
| resolution by substituting Buffalo for Chicago
The amendment was voted down.
The vote was then taken on the original
resolution, and it passed by n large majority
So if the House of Bishops concur, the mex,
| General Convention will be held in Chicago
Mr.. Pendleton, OF Ohio, offered the follow
ing:
Resolred, That the order Of the day. being the
consideration of the amendment to the Sd Article
OF the Constitution. be postponed, and that the
COMMITTEE on Ganons be instructed 10 report the
| action of the different Dioceses on the subject
Mr.. Pendleton addressed the House in sup.
| port Of the resolution.
| Judge Conrad moved an amendment to re.
fer the matter of the action of the Dioceses te
| a special committee.
Judge Churchill, of KY, thought this action
unnecessary. The information sought fol
could only be regarded as an instruction tG
delegates how to vote, and this Convention
needed no such instruction. Only few Dio.
ceses, probably, had acted on the subject. Hi
moved to lay the resolution on the table
Carried.
Mr.. Clarkson called up the message from tn,
House of Bishops relative to the retirement O.
the Bishop of the Northwest but withdrew
the call IN order to prepare suitable resoiu
tions.
| The order of the day-the proposed amend
ment to Art. III. of the Constitution-was
called up, and, on notion postponed until to-
| morrow.
Dr. Mead, of Conn, offered the following:
Resolred, That this House will proceed at once
to ballot for committee on the part of this House
| nominatins the Board of Missions
An amendment to dispense WI h the vote by
| ballot was agreed to.
DIR. Minnigerode desired to know if there
was any fixed principle for the appointment
of the Board. Virginia is third in the list o,
contributors, yet she is placed eighth in the
| Board.
DR.. Stevens replied that there was no par
| ticular principle, except with a view to oh.
tanning those who are the most deeply inter-
ested III the cause of missions. The question
| of contributions was never considered.
| The Committee on the Conservation of Bish-
ops were granted leave to retire for the trans
action of business.
A message was received from the House OF
Bishops transmitting the report of the Rt
Rev. IL. w. Lee respecting his missionary
iabors in Nebraska. Referred to the appro-
pirate committee.
Or. Mead, of Conn.,, read from the Constitu-
tlon of the Board of Missions, to show that
the vote on the appoint tment of the nomina-
ting committee must be by ballot.
DIR. Stevens, of Pa, read from the Journal
OF the last Convention, to show that the riua
coee vote was then adopted and it was stated
that such had been the practice of the House
for twenty years
A motion was made to reconsider the vote
by which the ballot had been dispensed with
Remarks We're made by Messrs Smith of S.
O., Hilliard of Mass, and Chambers of Md
1t was prevailing sentiment that wrong ac-
tion heretofore should be no precedent for
| wrong action now.
After some remarks by Mr.. Guion, OF La. q
delegate moved to table the motion to recon-
slider. Defeated.
The question on the motion to reconsider
| then REQUIRED. Remarks were made by Mr..
IaZewell Taylor, of Va, and DIR. Hawks, OF
NJ !. :. after which the question was put, and
the House decided to reconsider the vote by
which the ballot had been dispensed with.
The following persons We're then put in
nomination for members of the Committee -
DIR. II. S. Mason, of N. c.; Hon. f. A. Newton,
Of Mass; DIR. VIM. B. Stevens. of Pa; DIR. G.
| w. Andrews, of Va; Mr.. H. p Baldwin, OF
Mich; Mr.. +. B. Fogg, of Tenn; Dr. s. Y. Nc
Masters, OF Mo-; DIR. Jos. @. Talbot, Of Ind.
While the members were preparing their
ballots, Mr.. ThrnIl, of California, offered a
ton, relating to the time and place of holding
the General Convention, by striking out the
| words sin such place as shall be determined by
| the Convention" and inserting in lieu thereof
| the words in the city of Philadelphia" Re-
| ferred to the Committee on Canons.
The President announced the following adj
| ditions to the Committee on the State Of the
/ Church Rev. G. nj. Galloway, of Kansas, and
1 DIR. ]. v. Van Ingen, of Minnesota.
On motion, the House adjourned.
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