The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-03-09
HOUSE OF DELEGATES

| rrta AhtiSSDAH, March :. 1850
| NE mouse was called 10 order at IL O'Clock
"a. "a NJ, by Speaker CIUTCHFIELp PRAYER nv
| Church. - " NAe'houist
| Stats BomnJay Line-A message was r.o.;,
| eo from the Senate, announcing the adon,ion
| ny tnal oody, OF a report and certain resolu.
IONS t o.. d speciai committee in regard to the
| pouhuaTy line between Tennesspe and Viz
| gina Ii was laid on the table
| Adrsrse RtPort.-Mr. HOPKINS from tho
| committee on Claims, presented a report ad
,a,t. 70 ,ne peailioh OF John Brown, Of Char
| iotte county, and allowed him to Withdraw
Tue papers submitted To substantiate il
ne Ho"r " Meeting thans.d-The House
Passeo by the unfinished business, on motion
OF mr. EDGlNGToN, of Ohio county. and took
up the resolution offered by Mr. nj ApT,N nt
Hehry, yesterday, to change the hour of meet
Ins Inc question being put on the adoptiun
OF saiu resolution. (Which changes the hour
affirmative. " "
Concnrrsd ln.-The House proceeded to con.
sider the following (Senate joint resolution:
=, heSofrsd, By the Gen.Tai ASstUbIg. That the
oodIu oi commissioners to settle the Harper's
rerr, claims be. and are hereby, instructed ta n,s
s SsT'en the f6ow" ;nos for his
said claim. w p"'
1t was adopted
SPsciM Ltrenss Tar.-On tion of MIR. RAR.
botk, OF Orange, the bill reg u iatng special IL
cehses, which was under con liberation whan
The House adjourned on "Wednesday niphr NO.
maze me s@cial order OF the day for FRIDAY,
at l2 O'Clock.
re So"'nsrn Confsrenee.-The special order
oi the day came up at ~ O'Clock. The ones
tion was upon the adoption of the resolutions
Of the Joint Committee concerning resnnnse
10 Inc proposition OF South Carolina and Mis-
sissip ppl for Southern Conference The res
olutions We're adverse TO the proposition
MIR. LUNDY succeeded in obtaining Q lh, fioor
ana spoke at some length on the question
tons.
Al Toni III,
mitted on a former occasion by himself on IN.
subject under consideration be subs titG ted for
the majority report of the Joint Committee
adopted by the Senate
MIR. SEDDON NOV I'd to strike ont that mar,
OF the proposed substitute comprised in The |
preani Die ana nrst and second resolutions and
~! OF The third resolution which motion was |
lost. ''eh. hEMrEH, OF M alison offered reso-
utions favorable to the proposed Conference
which were voted down
Mr DuCkwALL moved to strike out the SEN
tte resolutions, and insert in lieu of the same
ls = lhucn oi Mr. ToMLIN's resolutions AS the
1ouse n'td not stricken out, and the motion
vas lost
The House voted down all amendment Is and
ubstitufes for the report OF the Joint Commit. |
&C. adverse 10 the holdin of Sonthern Con |
erence. The resolutions being on their mas.
age
MIR. KEMPER addressed the Zouse in earnest
upport OF the proposed conference. He de-
ired here, before the represen,atives of ,ha |
eople, under the eye Of the people themselves.
With a full sense of his accountability 10 re, |
ord his protest against the foregone purpose
the Legislature TO forbid friendly consul |
alton between Virginia and her sister States
I the South. lie solemnly protested against
rs the inauguration Of discord, estranee. |
lent, heart-burning, jealousy and strife among
ne siavehoiding States. lie protested against
AS the alienation of Virginia from her south.
rn sisters. as q deadly blow at the grand i'm
lemoriai prestige and power OF this old Com
io"weaIth In her relations with the South. ! ,
- protest ted against it AS the first step in that
lao career which, II persisted in, might uili-
latxiy place Virginia aionside our enemies.
antagogism u the South. He denounced i
10 proposed action Ms u backing down from q
70 alt!tnde already assumed by the General | 4
ssemoIy. You have spent u half million unon | c
our armory You resolved TO arm iha Si|,a
ON centre to circumference What for MOI
, holiday displays Of serried ranks of rmed !"
en-: fou did IL In view of the crisis nrecini- ! n
f~d npoh us, under the con vicfion that armaa | !,
'wer was Indispensable to the Dre..rvs, ,ian :;
our iibsrtfesi aud yet, Ia an emerusncv 81 =
'pa!!tnE you now reject, as unnecsssarv !.
nsultatIon with our noble and esnerous ~. :.
Is! 9
0entisnen On tAs other side tell NJ thar thi.
= mere question Of time that . Coz 1ofoncs =
nst ultimately coine, but they hle Z dtiatory q