New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-06-12
Adjourned Meeting.

Two OOLOCk.
Mr.. WILLIAMS, from the Committee to
which the contested seat in the Eighth District
was referred, (Messrs. GRINNELL and CARSLEY)
reported in writing in favor of Moss ". GRINNELL.
The contestant presented no credentials The
report was unanimous, and was unanimously adopt
ed. 49,.
Dir. KELLOGG, from the Committee appointed
TO examine the contested seat in the Third Dis
trict MIessrs. SBARDLow and BEEKmAS) reported
unanimously in favor of Mr.. SHARDLow. Mr..
Beekman presented no credentials, stating that
he would carry his case to the Baltimore Couven-
ton. The report was adopted-Ayes % Noes ,.
lMessrs. Duke and Campbell.
MIR. KNOX reported in the case ofthe lXth Dis
trict (NlessIs. BLEAKLEY and BENEDICT contest
ants) unanimously in favor of Mr.. BLEAKLEr.
Adopted-Ayes 90, Noes 2.
MIR. BABoocK wished at this point, to enter his
protest against the right of Mr.. SHARDLow to sit
or vote in this Convention, believing, as he did,
that Mr.. Beekman should be recognized as the
Delegate from the Hid District.
MIR. ComsrocK believed that Mr.. BeekmaH ac
quiesced in the report of the Committee.
MIR. BABcooK-Not at all.
MIR. CoMsrooK-As one of the Committee | so
understood him.
The CHAR-1he gentleman can enter his pro-
test and suggested that further action be deferred
until the other contested seats were disposed Of
MIR, BABcocK acquiesced.
Mr.. CowLEs reported unanimously in favor Of
the right of Gen. SMITH to the seat as the Dele
gate from the Nth District, contested by Mr..
HARDENBURGH. Adopted-23 to 9.
MIR. DoDD made unanimous report in favor Of
Mir. COLE as the Delegate from the XXXIst Dis
tiot, Mr.. Bennett having notified the Committee
that he would present his credentials to the Ma
tional Convention. Adopted-Ayes, 2ii Noes, ,.
MIR. BABcocK renewed his motion TO have his
protest entered upon the journal.
MIR. WILLIAMS moved as Mr.. Beekman had re-
fused to present his to the Committee, to lay
this melton upon the table.
After brief remarks from Messrs. FIsKE, Bah
COCK and COLE, the motion to lay on the table
was lost by tie--Ayes Isl Noes Is.
Mr.. BABcooK then protested in writing against
the right of Mr.. Shardlow to vote, ON the ground
that MIR. Beekman is entitled to the seat and that
the action of the Delegates in the premises
without authority and void, so far as it is claimed
to be binding upon the National Convention; and
asked to have this protest entered upon the jour
nal.
Dir. CowLEs was willing to oblge any gentleman
Of the minority so far as it was proper. But this
protest went further than the facts Of the case
would Justify. The Delegates had adjudicated
upon the right of Mr.. Shardlow to his seat, and
there is no evidence whatever that Mr.. Beekman
has any claim. Further, he did not know that any
one claimed that the action Of this body was blnd-
ing upon the National Convention. No such claim
had been set up; hence the recital of the protest
was improper, and might be claimed as semi-in-
dorsement of the truth Of the recital. He would
cheerfally allow general protest against the
rsht Of this body to assume to decide upon the
claim of contestants.
MIR. BABcocK did not wish to claim semi-in-
dorsement Of Sir. Beekman's right, nor to claim
that this body assumed the right to preclude final
adjudication on the part of the National COnyen-
ton. He would be willing TO change the phrase
oogy of his protest so as to make its decar stons
those Of himself alone.
Mr.. moore regrstted the introduction oi this
protest, because it assumed what no member OF
this body had claimed.
Mr.. FIsKE had voted to allow the gentleman to
enter protest, properly worded but he cong not
consent to have protest like this entered upon
The Journal.
MIR. DICKINSON had also voted to allow the in
PRODUCTION Of a protest bit this protest was al
together too broad. The principle embodied in It
might be carried 80 far as to have protests entered