Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-06-18

are to be the permanent officers of this Conven-
ton, decide upon the credentials of the delegates,
who are to vote for the report and who against it.
How can the Convention vote for officers without
determining first who are members of this Con-
ventlon! Shall persons who are not entitled to
seats here be allowed to vote for the permanent
officers of this Convention, and ure those who are
entitled to seats to be excluded! Before proceed
ing further you must decide Fl rst who and who
are not entitled to votc.-Y on must decide who are
and who are not entitled to seats in this Conven-
ton. L am willing to receive the Report and
then lay it upon the table. IF the Committee be
not prepared to report, then | would move that
we adjourn till tomorrow at IL o'clock. (Cres
of no! noD
Mr.. CABELL said-I merely wish to say that
1t is the usual custom in the House of Represen-
tatlves and other legislative bodies, that those
who have the prinsa .tacie evidence of being
| members shall vote in the organization of the
House. (Great applause end cries of s'that's it.')
The Committee officers have unanimously
agreed upon the report, and hope it will be as
unanimously received and adopted by the Con-
vention. Great applause. The Committee,
headed by Jno M. Clayton, here entered the
hall.) The only great difficulty is in the confess
ted seats of the New York delegations and | am
willing that those who hold the certificate of cleo
ton shall vote.
Mr.. JONES said-If the gentleman can tell who
ofthe delegates here hold the prina tacie evidence
OF election all 1 can say is, he can do more than
can. l am ready to vote for the nominations
| OF the committee as any one, but desire to know
who 1t is who has this primo tacie evidence
Mr.. CABELL-We all know who thew are
MIR. JoNEs-Then you know more than I do.
Mr.. CABELL-Who elected the temporary
chairman this morning?
MIR. JoNEs-But want to know who are to
vote for this report naming permanent officers of
the Convention?
Mr.. CABELL-'Those who voted for the tenn
porary Chairman this morning.
Mr. Boris, OF Virginia, said, Mr.. President,
we have adopted the rules of the House of Re-
representatives.; cries of mo- no, we hav'nt done
any such thing" and great laughter. Well, if
we have not, must say we ought to. l rise to
make suggestion. If we come together as a
deberative body, not Wings and Democrats
to claim triumph, we should proceed to business
without applause on one side OF the other. 1t is
not part of the parliamentary rule to clap up or
down; but we assemble to unite our counsels as
men ought, and to present to the country a candi-
date most likely to be acceptable to the Wings
with view OF defeating the Democratic party
We all have preferences, but cannot that
preference be expressed moderately, deliberately
and tremendously, without excessive applause on
one side or the other! 1 hope the suggestion is
sufficient and that by the adoption of those rules
tor our organization, we put an end to tumul-
tous proceedings.
mttee on Organization are now ready to report.
Mr.. CLAYToN-And the Chairman begs leave
to report.
Mr.. AsHMuN resumed-I have not had much
experience in Legislative bodies, but never before
heard such al objection as that urged by the gen.
tenlan from Tennessee { Mr.. Jones.) A voice
''n obody else.''
Mr.. AsHMUN--I trust we will now proceed [
see thatthe venerable Chairman is now ready to
report trust we will now act upon it, ad journ
and tomorrow proceed to the business of the Con-
yention,
Permanent Organization ofhe Contention.
Hon. JOHN M. CLAYTON said-We are author
| lied by the Convention who appointed commit
tee Of one from each State to nominate nent
officers for the consideration fthis body TWAS
assumed by this Convention that we had the right
to make the recommendation. We have acted in
obedience to what we understood to be the order,
and have discharged the duty incumbent u pom us.
We have met and deliberated We differed in
opinion but differed like men engaged in one
common cause. There was no bitterness of feel
ing. fair vote was taken. Certain gentlemen
were nominated by the majority the committee.
and then, as usualin such cases, the recommends
ton was agreed to unanimous. do not con-
slider the mere question to who is to be the pre-
siding officer of this Convention as ofas much i'm
portance others do. We have agreed on
high minded and honorable gentleman-differing
with me, perhaps, as to who shall be the nominee
ofthe Wing party, yet have unlimited conf
dence in him as a presiding officer.
There is weight in the suggestion of the gen
tleman from Tennessee (Mr. Jones,) that is to
say, the question OF the organization should come
up after the credentials shall have been examined
but this is no reason why the report on organiza-
ton should not now be made. Gentlemen may |
move to lay it on the table, and there it should lie
till it is ascertained who the members of the |
Convention. After that it can be taken up, and |
we can proceed to action.
At all events, shall now proceed to discharge |
the duty incumbent upon me, and make the re-
port by the unanimous order of the Committee
He then, as the Chairman Of. the Committee,
submitted the report of the Committee, making
the following nominations for permanent officers
OF the Convention:
For President-Hon. JOHN G. CHAPMAN, of
Maryland
VICE PRESIDENTS
Mane-Nathan ID. Appleton
| New pshire-George w. Nesmith.
Vermont-Caros Coolidge.
Massachusetts-Seth Sprapue.
Rhode Island-Robert B. Cranston.
| Connecticut-Samuel D. Hubbard
| New York-Ehward P. Cowes.
New Jersey-James Stewart.
| Pennsylvania-John Stroghm.
| Delaware--Caleb S. Layton.
Observation-Disclosures P. Phelps.
Virginia-Wm. L. Goggin
North Carona-Aug. H. Sheppard.
South Carolina-Wm. Whaley
Georgia-Seaton Grantland.
Alabama-Thomas J. Trow.
Mississippi-Joseph B. Cobb.
Louisana--J. C. Van Wrinkle,
Ohio-Samuel F. Vinton
Kentucky-Jno. S. Williams
Tennessee-W. H. Sneed /
Naturalization Stapp. t
Illinois-Benj S. Edwards.
Missouri-Jno. G. Miller t
Arkansas-Wm. III. Gaines