The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-17

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pba 40 obtsiD firm the Un en'i,n an e1oress' n OF
20 n,om ,e The success 'of tins on serpri.e
read AND Afterwards ordered be rerered To the
Blu treas Committee, on molten Of Mr. DzAM Of Lynch
bon Mr. CooKn Of Tern, offered the following rssola
Rs'olvec, That member Of this Convention be pr
mhted 70 speak longer than twenty minutes any
question permitted TO speak more than tsics upon any
ore eubyeci
Mr. SMITH, OF Ala moved IN amend the resolution nv
addre 10 be WORDS "twsnsy minutes the words uness
by copssn' of ,be hou A."
Mr. ross .c,eptsd the amendment
Mr. YAsny, o'Ga belle cd the whole proceeding wa.
to adept e rules Of The aou.e Of Rsorssen..vo. Tor Is.
government One or these the lone hour rule" and
his he Eoh for granted the Convention wanted to obey
Mr. sM presumed taat Ill the rules Of the or
IRE ents ives Ca RED out e~ctl: days
notice houd be eiven before change Of vue could ne
The President decided gentleman Tennessee
(hr CocKe) was In order
wr CucKl rmark~d that the recon men1aiou Of the
s1nmi,tee Usspz ton wa, 10 ado the rules or tue
Anuse Of Repre- sen'avee far opsAble to his body
ne woCu say t1r "ne pour %s nv 40
He laid that some Interesting and qiestons we've
to o'me before the Convention, upon -hich would be
impossible Tor gentlemen TO express their vewH even Ia
ne hour The ,ohe introduced by the GENT man from
ouh Car ollna Hr B., AM involved In tue present a'oe
o affairs IN this end other Countries degree Of impor
wbi,h would justify 10 fact, need the occupa
ton OF long time in ts disruston
Mr. SMITH sail that wthstandng the adoption Of this
cesootion be felt that the convection would pose
no unresso able restriction upon gentlemen DESTROYS to
speah any important subject or conne them 10 the
Mr. tHANBns was opposed % any g.geins, and should
therefore u against the resolution He would Deg that
0r.Nh
tn impose coy restriction calculated tn . full deve
opemeDt OF The entmen's Of the delegates upon every
question (Apt lsuse) They should BIO permitted tn
just Ing They chose, and they
their heNeB. He trusted the resolution would be voted
down.
Mr.. POLK, OF Tennessee, moved to lay on the table
The motion vas agreed 70
Mr. GEo EIorr Of South CeronA offered the following
reaolutoDs which we're referred TO The Committee on
Resolved, rhs. in the op,oou Of this convention is i'm
portant the defence OF Southern sno States that
the barbor Of Port Royal. c. he fortified AMI made
coarg station for the large aeamers Of the government
Resolved, That The convention 90 mend this mat
the consideration Of members Of congress from the
several States reprseensd here, and that they be request
cd 10 urge the same upon the government Of the United
States.
Resolved, That copies OF these resolutions be trans
mtted by the President OF the Convention to the heads Of
the Navy and War Departments
On melton Of Mr. RrNr, Of Mobile, the nrst resolution
was amended By adding .oe,e" - another port TO be
BE NoerHxRs RE poRrBRs AGAIN.
Mr. BENJAMIN YANcsY, Of Georgia. said thAt - yet there
was no invi.u extended 70 any newspaper editor: or
day was TO lay the whole subject on the table, thus dspos
Ing souhera - well Northern editors and reporters
He proposed take action In the stter and with
to satisfy tho Contestants bnth Sides be prepared
resolutions which be had doubt would DO adopted he
would remark that II the convention soud attend strictly
pbraAeocgy OF the revolutions much Of il time may
| be saved The resolo uou reads ~ foilows:-
the Ss Il The oouvenUn be- nyed to ,es,a
| In the convention
Resolved That oil othe, editors and reporters or newr.
the privilege Of admission reporters by means OF
solution Introduced By some member sppca ole 70 each
He did not propose TO dean the convention by
any extended remarks these resolutions Too much
nom Alabama (Mr Masop) fed 70 debate which ooCu.
tf,hst resoutOni proposed tha, editors and repores
friendly 70 e objects Of this convensiou-snd only such
be mi ted to .e., IN the Cony nton The xeoteman
resolution ~ striking on. the words, and only sucn"
thus leaving utterly indefinite and vague in It's appca
aon tpcn this debate OF over on hour arose 70 the
iAlD or the Tribune. HI, o,,ecs WAS to obyiats
niio and Ineligible form, and This object, he be-
eved the resolution which he proposed would fully
| complish.
Mr.. VAN DYKE Of tennessee would like 70 know how II
could be ascerained who not friendly 70 the
Er YAscrY said thai in the rss resolution which he
proposed Was resolsed that editors and newsps
porter: from the States represented IN the convention be
| invited 10 take seats In The hall No ohjsc.ion be
raised 70 that for s onoe secures 70 editors AMI
reporten the privilege Of taking q as.
Hon Mr. BoyI stated that the rules adopted fer
the government Of the convention the President held the
| power to assign places 70, reporters on the aior.
Mr. YAscs said they did not si,pt all the rules OF the
House OF Representative Toey merely adopted the par
nAmeniary laws and were at liberty 70 reject whatsoever
nsPSssos INC S cSnventon me second res0la
prter present from states not Represented In The conveA
ian may s'py for the privilege Of admission by means Of
aresouuou Introduced by some mem YER applicable to
| each particular Under his resolution the applica
ton from Northern reporters must be specific; aud
reporter from the New ork Tribune NIw York HERALD,
vhiot has advocated The OF the black REPUBLICAN
Fremont, comes up ee vii have the question presented
In rotated form, hal 90 yesterday
reporter and editors subjected 10 the same
common rule with those OF the Norh. For his part he
DID no, choose to act until come particular cse came
Then and no, Ill then, should We occupy the Time OF tho
convention, for then only will tho subject DO be-
fore Us In any specific and tangible TORN. He
Convention 10 regard tho admission OF repore o.
ing that by the specification Of particular editors and
and the ere general alusion 10 others we're also cd
mued, dis iDctop was esgned between the representa-
tives Of The Northern and 70 them press To
include the former smrng the Assistant Secretaries
oouoedug bat worry little privilege aud but small In
dhon Of favor He asked that the question No divided,
| and the vote Atcn each resolution arately
Mr.. BUM of Mobile, moved 10 amend by substituting
the following for all amer the ~ovd rha, the
President Of this convention admit editors and reporters Of
newspapers The floor Of this house He said
hat In Offering that amendmen be v only pursuing that
Ss,s sssS sou w ,o.s.e 70 ,hs. a.
bcrsous have pcrfsc, confidence Jour ability and
nt.lheenoe 70 ischarge The duties which dsvolve upon
you The House OF Representatives. Ode 70 their pres
ding officer the 10 ~sn ooovcuieus seats for repre-
sentaiivcs OF The press, he could WIN
similar would -os ADOPTED by The President Of
this convention He sasncd that unless this question
dbpoecd Of there would be intermnabe dnputos
and wiargipg In this body. us ih view 70 reconcile
| daoordspt opsa ons-n b with q viss OF hssseung
| the kADsacisr OF buslpes, hN he offered bis amend
ne fen assured taas the degrees ofo nddeoe
that dictated selection Of the Presidsn Of that
ton would be manifested In couccding him the 70
invite reporters seats II The hall Of ,he couvcnt Ia
such pt he had DO doubt voud be sed with
all provev pruden and Judgment vas very properly
| roma, he'd yeeserday BY 10, genteman from vgiuis
(Mr Iyons) hat this s small rams for venuon this
| charAc err Here nve hundred delegates, gcn
uemep OF In eisecoe and property assembling here 70 dis
Important questions bearing inssrests OF
coupuy and they, with que-tisns Of each masnude
before them foreao the principal ohjecs In viev =,
srue wheher toe reporter from ose OF papers q she