The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-01-28

an,,,iu ted in accordance with The spirit OF the
renojutien lie hoped the House would AFFORD
the Speaker no opportunity to do further
wrong
The Sneaker Mr. CRutcEriELp. OF Spotsyi-
,auts) } said that the cff,ce CT Speaaer was not
al all times Il grateful one and often emhar
rassed is occupant and ne wouia often havt
Surrendered It's duties 10 The House, were
nat fh.; TOO much time would be consumed BY
| such a course, aud that such movement was
an unusual! one. Occasions had often arisen
! when he would gladly have btea relieved OF It,
duties hat he never haa shrHnk. and never
| would shrink, frofn any duty imposed on him
| bv his oi..cial position. Honesty. lmrariiaiit,
| and faithfuincss had governed ham al All times,
| Aud should ever do SO he was gfad me gen
| tlemsu from Stafford Mr. SEpDoN} had takei
| this occasion 10 bring the matter of which
| he complained before the House. lie hac
cast :: reflection on the Speaker. He had
! said that injustice had pen uone 10 him
| He presumed he mean, tha he had not been
/ made chairman Of the committee. The Speak
| rr would give history OF the affair. Some
| DAYS are the gentleman from Stafford offered
| II resolution relative 10 tue S3nih Carolina
! mission which was laid on the table at his
| own motion day or Two afterwards, the
| gentleman from Washington Mr.. HOPKINS, J
| offered joint resolution providing for fhe ap
| po!u,mr.; of n j1iDt committee 10 confer With
| the G rnnl>Siouer from South Carolina Oh
the sut zee. oi his mission, aut asked that 1t be
: laid on the .abie 10 Tee called up when the firs'
! mentioned resolution was taken mp. Subse-
a v. =.
| and made some remafkson the istroductien
| OF the resolution Of Mr.. HOPKINS in his alb
| ernce and owing his Willingness 10 aequi-
! esce IN II. While his resolution was before the
House two gen tlemen offered amendments TO 1t.
| Mr.. CApERroN, of Monroe moved to lay the
| resolution of Mr.. s, with the amendments,
ON the tth!e-a motion which was accep'ed by
| rIr S-and he resolution and amendments
were laid ON the table. The gentleman from
Washington then called np his resolution to
| anpoinf a loiut committee, and the House
adopted H. and the resolution of The gentle
| man from Stafford, with the amendments To
| it, we're referred To that committee when II
| should he raised The committee WAS to bt
| cornpused of b members or the part oil the
| House but nothing OF Congressional district t.
| .ses mentioned lie should haT" been glad II
il had beeu. While sitting III The ch;tir thai
dav he lost sigh, Of HE fact that only 10 Were
| TO bn anuoin ted and Wvo.e down the names OF
| some fifteen or seventeen members, ranging z
| ali over the State. The next day ne came 10
| tDe Cluiiol aud made ont The list OF the COM
| mitfee, under no I'M preston That II was 10 re-
! present the Congressional lHs1Icts. But III
| relation 10 the ciiairmanshir o: The commit
| Tee might he not ask the House as paria-
| rnpntarians who should he have appointed !
| :,hou,d h. not have appointed the gentleman
| from Washington Was be not the otierer OF
| the resolution raising the committee, and, ac-
| curdE& 10 parliamentary usage, entitled 20
I pres !!P over il
| M SEuDoN said that as to the chairman :
| shlu iia was sure the House would not have
| a duub. a. 10 his position on that question. -
| He did pyuect il. and was sure the Speaker
| knew that he would not be apponte 10 that
position,
Tn >vEAKER said he knew no other ground
| on which the gentleman from Stafford could
complain OF injustice to himself AS 10 The
constitution OF the committee. be would aNeI
10 the House that he dad not know the seuti-
ments of any gen ileman on il, except those OF
| the gentleman from Stafford, aad would cal!
| upon The members OF II, ii he had ever con-
| suited with them upoa their views. to say SO
| (No response was made.) He took the head o
| the committee from the Southwest, thence ht
| wen, to the Northwest, thence 10 the far West
| THENCE to the Valley, then TO the Eas'
| then to Tide Water, then 10 Richmond ant
| Petersburg and then to the extreme Southern
| portion of the State. He thought that Il very
| Iair distribution. As 70 the political corn
| pleXIOn OF the rna aiority Of The committee, ht
| thought tha' us the majority of "A Legislative
opdy was responsible for is L. that ma lori
" should control the coE3mI,lees, and SO h'
| had appoia ted eight Democrats aud fy.
| Whigs-that being about the proportion il
| which parties i'll the House stood.
| lie Wpnld now come 20 the whole dist iric::
| that were uurepreseL ed He said that il
| C3ngres.iona! districts opinions di ifered ani
| appOint tmen1s by Con grsss sonai dis lricts m gh
| a- easily be unjust Hs appolu tmPnts made IL
! any other way. Besides, no member suppose,
| that the Speaker in appointing committee
| could control the House. The reports OF thes
| committees were every day set as :dn. and al
| knew that no member would vote Tor propo
| sition merely because a committee had report
| ed il. lie would Il alWays enueaVor honestly Il
| discharge The duties of the Office with which
| he WAS charged. and was glad 10 feel that h
| Was able 10 control his temper in their cXpcu
| ton. None would he more willing 10 repa
| an IN nslice, and he vas sure from the rela
| ton tHat existed etWceu himself and the gen
| tleInan from Stafford that he did not III Tend /,
| ciiarae hin with upt;irness towards him.
| Mr.. SBbooS.-Not with personal untairness
| Il [ lao
| point that the gentleman made was that III
| House should give the SpeaLerno opportunit,
| 10 do no further wrong. We'll as 10 that, lh
| House should decide bat he should not now
| or hereafter shrink from any duty imposed cl
| him. t:rntienen who offered amendments 4
| th- resolution, il was true, had not beef
| ulaced GA the committees but il would not b
| expected That every gentleman who offered 81
| amendment, or submitted a few remarks on
| resolution. should be app01nted on The com
| mittee raised under it. In all his action. tn
| Speaker had earnestly endeayored 10 do right
| If he should disagree with the House he wa
| willing 10 abide by Its decision or il he shoui
| offend any gentleman, he should Willingl
| give him satisfaction.
| Mr. DICKINSON, OF Prince Edward. disclaiul
| ed arv desire TO be placed on the committee, o
| any dissa sfac lion at the Speaker not Elvin
appoin ted nm 10 IL, bat Tor MS Sec1l0a ol coun
| try he had Il complaint to make. The iargss
| slaveholdng sections OF the State, in 4 matte
| 90 deeply affecting their interest. should hav
| been represented ana never IN pa hIar
| history had he known 4 section 10 be the mos
| affected by the action of a committee. SO com
| pietely ignored in The appon tment of Its mem
| bers. Some of the Congressional districts owe
| the mountains, who had but little interest il
| the institution OF slavery, had two represeii "a
| tives in the committee, while some of the dis
| tricts con ntaining the largest number OF slave
| were not represented at all. Three districts
| with slave population OF 1"2,out, We're no
| represent ted at all.
| The SPEAKER regretted have heard s
| broad il line drawn between the East and tn
| West. Ii the whole 100000 slaves i'll the Stat
| were concentrated in one district in the Eas1
| by the eternal gods lie would willingly en-
! trust It's interests To z Western man. cap
| plause. which was promptly suppressed b.
| the Speaker
| Mr.. Dickinson disciaimed any distrust q
| he Western members, bat only desired TO b
| placed on an equality with them.
| The SPEAKER requested Mr.. HOPKINS
| chairman of the committee, to discharge tn
| committee and let the House take the appoint
m-nt in lis own hands. (Cries of . No. No!'
| Mr. PRHTLow. OF Southampton, felt that h
| would he deralict 20 his constituents II he oil
| not protest against the manner in which thi
committee was appointed. Was IL not In
| mission of the Commis sioner from South Car
| olina to consult on subject affecting proper
| ty largely held III his district! Was not III
portion of the State-indented as it was wit
| bays and rivers--as Liable TO attack as an
| otherl Representing a section containn
over s., GOO slaves, was he not as much en- title
| to be represen ted on the committee az West
| ern man
| The SPEAKER again urged Mr.. HOPKINS /
| discharge the committee and return the ap
pointment of II to the House.
Mr. HOPKINS, of Washington. said he hat
no more control over this subject than an,
other member Of the House. 1t was due 4
himself To say that, in Offering his resolution
| il was done with DO INCEPTION of embarrass
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