The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-01-30
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

SATURDAY. Jan. 2S.
The House met at 70 o'clock. Prayer by Rev.
M iIoGE, ot tie Presbyterian Church.
Tir Jatrt CJmmitfee 10 confer tcith the South
ClrD-ia1 C.,aHIi,1 tea.-The joint resolution
rom he SeAa'e increasing its representa-
IN The Joint committee by the addition of two
members. vas taken up.
Nj MCkENLfE. Of Alexandria, moved To it,
iehli.rly postpone The consideration OF the
re.giu' .Qu, aud called The ayes and nays on the
m0il9n.
Nr. kENPEG, Of Madison, opposed the mo-
ton. The Senate desired TO enlarge its repre-
seata ion, and IL was but common courtesy
All m"aEre justice 10 allow them TO do it.
Mr. Nc kESZiE said IL was whispered about
'hat he committee did not suit the House
liz, !tr oae was satisfied with The ac ton OF the
Saeaarr
M HOPKINS, of Washington, had heard
lh1. uae argument used IN the Senate in favor
Of iar saiaT4tlnent Of its representation III
H. committee was that it would give the
Speaker gt ihf House an opportunity of plac-
lus on IT, Ia The representation OF this body,
ilruhel. ifUtn some of the districts now un-
represented Oh it, lie had no wish with re-
gard q. or concern IN. the destination of the
sBtt"cl II the Senate wished 10 afford The
Sirahc! an opportunity 10 do so, he was very
wilEg. and wished that All parties might be
represented III the committee He was of the
d. .iyD that If The deliberations of this COM
Mulee we're TO result in any good 10 tho coun-
~. W should present a united front, and il
c5rii-d ,lle dI, lsiOn new apparent, he would
never GaNe offered 1t. He was even now will
~ tnll lie House should retrace its steps and
,a.r NJ the resolution of the gentleman from
af9fd. Mr. Seodon,) If that course would
secure Unanlmity III the House. lie should be
wanting In res pect To himself il, after " hat he
Atd heard here he did not ask TO be excused
rom further serS Ice on the committee He
could not and would not serve upon il. II the
i"fiod has arrived when gentlemen from the
Ae>i shall bring disunion in one hand and q
h-gf" 20 HE other, as d token OF their fealty to
'hrir native Stale he Wished to know it. His
course he hoped, had placed him above any
snsp'ton on this question. For fourteen
years, wnie IN the u. S House of Representa-
ll'es, he had been found voting with extreme
southern men, and, for his constituency, he
c'ull saY that ii was one of the soundest and
a'st faithful in the Commonwealth. He
should bar The seyerest penalties this House
could impose, before he would serve on the
Committee
Mr BAGBo" g-Do l unders land that the
ssAlenaa from Washington moves TO dis
thai ke ibis COulnitlee
AF. HOPKINS meant TO make no proposition.
"a fshrd It's discharge because he conld not
consent To seIve on committee where his eve
~ movement would be viewed with sus picion
hr "as willing ~ leave the subject To be de-
,,."fa'td on entirely Ia the hands Of Eastern
'ikihla, and hoped that such Il report would
~ unlimited 10 the House AZ he could agree
NV" wv ~ Was 70 be hoped We would not tcreaie in-
trnal divisions
Mr. DICKINSON OF Prince Edward, hoped that
VIA he had sald in debate on yesterday, had
49, -, tF pea construed as impugning the fidelity
~ lHr gentleman from Washington, or that OF
sas s"s member On this floor Nothing was far
'Net IRON has Intention
lF HOPKINS did not consider the remarks
~ 'he gen tleinan from Prince Edward aS cast
,h PERSONAL reflection on any menbe from
H.. hs 'hnn nyf.y tl.xy RI. ttAct
me WesI itself
c ai' DICKINSON regretted that what had oc
-, ~tteu t should have raised an unkind feeling
d,S " "ieast Vi any mem ber IN the House. lie
srs, ~, fe:feI what he had said, but he did re-
ems .De enofi to place him in an attitude OF
49, taIt'ioi 10 any portion OF this Common
caran' .aI'n' lie had said distinctly that he ac-
hI-o 70 every memb ber from the West what
ta4u'ec !or himself and that was eq uall.y.
~, sea'ily was all he asked and lie did not sup
.trn. ,posaipie Tor any human being to COR
no.al nat ihto a feeling against the West, the
.fIesAion OF which he utterly disclaimed -
wG Aa0 said-and he would main tain ii every
We-thaf the East shou!d be equal with the
3. - ne looked upon Virginia with pride as
t'i'sd Common weaith--united in the in
had a'so ana affections OF its people-aii Of whom
ls,,s ,,s4eai rights within her borders. Ills re-
M, " "ith The gentleman from Washington
Ina, ~ pShsD forbid for moment the idea
Iy ihiPuSn his i"oh'eso VI "'S "oei-
,,.m.h hofKiHs had not understood the gen.
h, ,nl from Prince Edward as impugning
hoia1.ouses lie understood that large siase-
lat,oa o,stricts complained of non represen-
Ion a,n "a ,hs committee. In the joint resoiu-
VI n "nich he offered, he had fixed the number
Cossra''eh, having ia view the number OF
IL. Ssaiohai Districts. but had not informed
.ny n,.'r ofshis views relative to that Or
10. asr .a ubIect. Had he known the res0l1-
Would i,n, Aass x,ven cause for complaint, he
ia II az named the Congressional districts
10 oor .'.w Low regretted that he had not. Bora
Of his wv wv blessed East where lie the bones
citizen pA,rn's and relatives, he had become 4
IVES, WI enoice, Of that portion Of the
asysr ~. hs now represented. lie had
"ssh ~ agitator bstwssa the East
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