The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-10-21

making speech Added to tbess is The
nnad ~ IN my own mind that far sd-
ious to leave for their homes These consid-
or however Afforded no argument in favor
should have to the subject reserved for another
oocas,on ne begged leave to propose now that they
the business by suspendpg the order Of the
day-he consideration of the report with the IA
whole and that as the house of bishops, had passed
the seventh canon they take that canon for oons
derstion He would submit whether this was not the
wisest course.
Mr. MEMMlSorn thought that no order was necessary
but that the Of the first would come
up AS matter Of course.
from w N was the correct one He understood that
the report had been made the orderof day forona
That order had been laid and they had taken
it up, The report concluded with resolution recon-
mending the adoption OF certain That resolu
of tina. the Rsvd gentleman from Western York had
very properly proposed to dispense with that for the
House OF Bishops. He entirely concurred with him, and
hoped his motion would prevail.
The motion then put and agreed to when the
first anon as originally reported by the convention was
Ofhe Remission Modification Of Judicial Sentences by
The Houe Bishops may at treania or special meet,
by the Blsh2ps or any OF them acting az Judc!s Irou,
Of ne other specific contingency the Of
shall pc made exceptat ofths House OF Bishops du.
:s%s
i i s ss to repeal or xxx
, The amendments made by the House Of Bishops were
the following In the Attn ne by striking out the
words "the and any Of them,' and inserting after
the word actng' the word ectively;' in the 18th
line by inserting after the word the words
by the presiding bishop on the application OF any five
bishops" and in the 18th line by inserting after the
word " meetngn the word being.n
DR. VAN INGE~ then explained the grounds on which
the House of Bishops had made their amendments.
fcenty explicit He would suggest that 1t read shall
be called by the House OF Bishops
On motion, the first amendment OF the House Of
Bishops concurrei in
Judge CHAMBERS moved that the house now concur in
Mr.. Evans would second the motion, provided the
words who shall be,' be inserted before the word
convened In ths eleventh line He wished to provide
against the presiding Bishop arrogatng undue
himself
Rev. DR.. VAN INcEs moved that the word specialn
be inserted before the word meeting' in the tenth
line, which accepted by Mr.. Evans.
The question being on the two amendments, 1t was
Rev DR.. FORBES suggested that further amendment
be made by striking out the words house Off in the
church,
Mr.. MrMMrNoER thought that if this amendment was
made, other amendments would need to be made.
The Secretary would remind the gentleman Of one
fact In 1874, BY concurrent vote Of the two houses,
the convention dissolved itself yet day after day
they sat a legal body As they providing
new canon let them provide against the recurrence Of
another case Of the kind
portant to make the amendment The general conven-
ten Mt the last convention decided that certain paper
house of bishops sitting another time place did
insert upon their minutes the same passage on the
mad 70 90 50 mouse OF
house Of bshops aud explained his objections to the
proposed amendments.
MIR EVANS suggested that the difficulty might be OBJ
waited by inserting the words bishop Of thus church
having Jurisdiction within the United States"
DIR. OaILBv considered that the house was more
perpetual than the House Of Delegates He intended to
the substitution the word senior instead Of
presidpg," as amended by the House Of Bishops
Mr.. MEMMrrcEn would suggest amendment which
he thought would cover the whole ground viz insert in
the first line the words the bshps this who
DR.. OoILBY movsi to strike out the words, at tri
ennial or special meeting" in the first line, which
amendment was agreed to.
Dr.. o. moved further 10 amend by substituting the
word said" for the words House Of" in the eleventh
DR. o. then moved to substitute the word senior for
the word presiding" amended in the eleventh line
DR.. o. withdrew It,
Dr. MEAD Secretary, moved to insert after the word,
convened In the eleventh line the words by the pre-
siding bishop on the application Of any FIVE bishops"
At the suggestion OF Mr.. Croes Of Iowa. Rev Dr. Bur-
moved to strike out the word in the eleventh
Th. secretary, br MEAD renewed the motion TO In
the words by the presiding bishop So. waich was
agreed to.
Dr. MEAD moved further to amend by inserting after
the word notice." in the eleventh line the words in
writing" which was agreed to.
Mr. MEmMIrGER observed that the proposition ex-
pressed BY this quite the legislation
OF this ooantry proposed the power
which had hitherto been confined to tho executive
power, should be put int the hands of body -xercs-
ing judicial authority This q proposition
treiy--one Of which they experience But he did not
rise to object to the that score; he would
exnar,meni hs On. rdsa L. a;1.ra go ; y e" w
rhs nsona NJ ri; o. NJ I; ,.S No. nsSoi,sy ".
of nardanin~ ws. ;n,;y;,, W. 20 S s ". ~. Po.er
ercs.d bv judicial .usSor,tu His az nrnoa =" tSt
whsn This nowar 49, .as,d T., ,h 500 -, ~, "~ .ns
tive it was more liah. to he shus.d than IN Ia Ssr
c,,sa ;ns,1, o " 10 "o1sE1 s. w 70 oAst
ment thew we're sbont IN m.kav with tho nrsciasnr rha
ware abont to est. b,,sh of yasng ths
In the udicsI antbor;tv. hnt Il mnst he caH,tonsi.
| made He propos-d a fnrthsr amendment To ths car
| on, restricting the power of the bishop
| Mr. HUpsoH OF " N " haisved That Tho nardopino
mower lied with the oovsrnment nronsrv and pscsssari
w. The power 20 trv a bishon had bssn nacsd no the
church In the House Of Bishops They hnvs hove var