M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-06-12

lppOlll6u lfOm uOse OtdlCS III WliSh NhSiS
was no contest. 1t now appeared that the
representation Of Missouri was contested,
and therefore, by the resolution adopted, no
members of the Committee ought to have
been appointed from ;hatState.
Agreeable to this suggestion, the name OF
Mr.. La NIB was withdrawn from the Commit
tee on Credentials, it being announced by the
delegation that they were desirous to abide
the decision of the Convention on their
rights. -,
c. b. Wickliff, Of Kentucky, renewed the
resolution, similar to that offered by Mr..
Brown, of Mississippi, to allow altemates
seats in the body.
A delegate from Iowa addressed the Con-
vention against the resolution in very ear
nest manner, deprecating out side influence
and insisting that the several delegations
should be allowed to act with their own res.
possibility, and without the influence Of out
siders.
After some discussion the resolution Of Mr..
Wickliff was laid on the table.
Mr. Steedman, from Ohio, presented amin
vitation from the Young Mems Mercantile
Library Association rendering the use of
hall and library to the delegates Of the Con-
vention'
Mr.. McCook Of Ohio, offered the following
resolution:
Rssolred.-That committee Of one from
each State be selected by the delegation, and
whose duty it shall be to select permanent
officers of this Convection. Adopted.
COMMITTEE ON PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
Maine, J. G. Talbert; N. Hampshire, H. r.
Rush; Vermont, Robert Harvey. Georgia, A..
Holford; Massachusetts,, Isaac Davis; Ala
bama, ]. Forsyth; Rhode Island, A. f. Gal
lup; Mississippi, E. Barksuale; Connecticut,
H. c. Childs, New Jersey, Charles Bateman
Pennsylvania. ]. L. Dawson DelewaTe DR.. U.
Cald well Louisiana P. A. Morse; o. G. v.
Dorsey; Ky. E. J. Clark; Tennessee, J. X.
Walker; Maryland J. M. Buchanan; Va.
p. Powell; North Carolina, G. MCBeth; Ind.
P. NJ. Kent; Ill. T. 4. Young; Miss, John s.
Phelps; Ark, R. M. Gaines; Michigan, J. G.
Culbert; Florida, G. L. Dyke; Texas, R. p.
Hubbard; Iowa, J. c, Ramsey; Miss. VIM. J
Gibson; California, P. G. Rust
Mr.. Hallett, of Machusetts, offered re-
solution for the appointment Of committee
on Resolutions, of one from each State,
appointed by the delegates thereof, and
that all resolutions relative to the Democrat
ic platform be referred 10 said commltte with
out debate.
Mr.. Bayard, of Delaware, moved to lay
the resolution on the table.
An attempt was made TO debate The ques-
ton bat the chair ruled al debate. out % Or
der, and the resolution was laid upon the
table,
MIR. s. Black of Pennsy lvania, moved
for the purpose of setting Pennsylvania and
her candidate risht on the matrimonial ques-
ton.
Mr.. Black gave way, and Mr.. Steedman
of Ohio, announced that Committee on Or
ganization was requested to meet in the
room back of the gallery.
Mr.. Hallett demanded that the vote to lay
the resolution offered by him, to raise tht
Committee on rules and Resolutions, on th'
table, be taken by States, and called for tn
roll.
The Chair decided the demand out Of or
der, the result having been announced. A
v appeal was taken.
: MIR. BocoCk, of Virginia, said that the vot
by State under the rules, was equivalent
the yeas and nays in Congress, and was al
|, ways in order until other business was enter
/; ell upon.
After further discussion the chair Surrren
\ dered his opinion, and the resolu ton OF MI
Halett was read, and the State voted as fol
lows on the motion to lay Hallett's resolu
tion on the table.
YEAs-Connecticut 6, New Jersey7, Penn
20, Deleware 3, Maryland 8, South Caroline
8, Mississippi Z, Arkansas a, Michigan
Texas 4. Iowa4, Wisconsin 5-94.
NAYs-Maine 8, New Hampshire 5, Yer
mont 5, Massachusetts, l3, Rhode Island 8
Virginia Is, North Carolina 10, Georgia 10
, Alabama 8, Louisiana 6, Ohio %, Kentuck
IL Tennessee IL Indiana l3, Illinois Ii
; Missouri 8, Florida 3, California 4-i7.
' The Chair decided that the motion to la
MIR. Ha!lett's resolutions on the table wa
lost.
=, 1t was then moved and carried that tn
,s resolution be adopted, and the followin
- names were proposed by the several delega
i tons as the committee TO consider and n
" port on all resolutions to the Convention.
is COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS.
v Maine, a. G. Chandler; New Hampshi
II, B. F, Aver; Vermont, Charles G., Eastmal
1T Massachusetts,, Ben. F. Hallett, Rhode lslar
at VIM. B. Lawrence; Connecticut,A. B. Hyd
m New York, New Jersey, E. R. V. Wrigh
Pennsylvania, J. G. Jones; Deleware. WI
L. Salisbury; Maryland, G. J. M. Gwina;Virgi
1t ia "A. A. Chapman; NC, w. S. Ashe; Sou
ne Carolina, c. W. Dudley; Geo. A. r. Wrig
0. Alabama, John COchrane; Mississippi Jot
I'd Thompson; Louisiana, Pierre Soule; Ohio,
n L. Valllandigham; Ky. B. NJ. Dufie; Ten
to essee, w. A. Ball; Indiana, ]. L. Robinso
lg Illinois, o. B. Fickiin, Missouri, J. I.
IN Thompson; Arkansas, J. HUT; Michigan v
n F. Storey; Florida S. st. G. Rogers; Texas,
n P. Bee; Iowa, Thomas S. Wilson; Wisco
sin, S. Clarke; California s. w. Iuge.
IL Mr.. John Cotton Smith, Of Connecticu
offered a resolution that committee of o.
from each delegation, except those OF Mi
Is, 80 uri and New York, be appointed who sh'
IT. consider and report upon the conBctil
at claims of the opposing delegations from
N, York and Missouri.
an There was opposition to this resolutio
n and on the suggestion that the subject pr
n perly belonged to the Committee on u
II dentials, it was Withdrawn.
VI VI Mr.. Black, of Pennsylvania, moved
Il. reserve the front seats Of the galleries Tor
dies.
m Mr.. Petit, of Indiana, thought the rpsol
Is. tion ought not to prevail. The hall was {
ready crowded, and propositions were befc