The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-01
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Adams, j. Fl. Pillsbury, Fl j. Adams, rhos Ewing, j. C.
Hatterscheidt, j. Q. Douglass, James DAVIS, ". 70
rfowes, James Zefer @. W. H. rvomblsy, q. p Josa-
son, s. Wright, W. Torrey, r. Austin, N. Ashrnrre,
H. J. Aspy, J. H. Long
Tho credentials OF members from few Of tbs counties
have not yet been received.
The Convention then went into the election OF perma
nent officers. Jim Lane was elected President He had
button hoIed almost every member OF the body
that position and taking the chair thsnssi them for
electng him, sayng that he regarded tho position only
because that ii endorsenent Of him by tho fres
state party, and he pledged himself on the ensuing morn
ing TO resign the position TO else
5. F. Tppin was elected Secretary, B. r. H1,chins
r. ) Hinton reporter Of the Convention. n' - - '
A resolution was offered that when the Csnveptoo al
journ i adjourn 70 meet at on rhuraday ths 2ota,
sued At least fy amendments upon ADD subsstuses for
the above resolution onercd, reactei la.s the
table, Withdrawn, &c &c. The feel, Of the people
seems to have been greatly aroused BY the Maneola
swnde, and tho majority OF the members elected /, this
hsp & b,s 0 %
neoIa in the Convention, ana they aoorsd psr
severingly TO retain that body hese rhe nsh, beween
the two parties long and loud The majority adopted
tho rule OF allowing member 10 speak han
upon subject and then not 70 exceed 6een mi
nutes They thus sought 10 cut of the minority talk
ing against time The rcccut Iegislssuro chAyged
with the most unscrupulous ffaudsn locating the capital
here There are only three membsrs OF that LeslsAure
In this Conv non and they repudsts the charge OF fraud
with great carncstness The members OF h Convention
are mostly men, farmers, and they voted pertna-
cously against Mnpeola The resolution that when tho
Convention adjourn aijourn 10 meet rhirsday ct Ia
M was adopted The fight then began to tho place -
which the Convention should meet and ccntinuef until
7ls O'Clock l.. N. Then, afer great eroSt Motion
passed to take recees Till 6h +. for supper.
Tho motion also provided that after tho N, uo
should be taken up debate until II r. then hat tho
Convention ahoulo 60 into ballot for place Al which
should meet on Thursday.
Tho night sesson Of the Convention moro hHmoni-
han he afternoon session had been N Mnneea men
gave up all h0po OF retaining the CJnventJn here, and
went In 70 defeat Topeka fron getting IT, II reove-
sened that the late Territorial Legislature hat 6aryained
for spois with both hinneoa and Topeka MnneeIa
made the capital because they (the members Of hA Le
gsature) thus made grand Speculation but the 6rss
State Legislature drectco 10 meet at Topeka IN order
keep up the value Of the lots that bad been gwen 70
them there.
AIule before midnight the debate ceased, and the roll
called for the vote for the town to which the Oonvsn
ton should adjourn On the second ballot decided
that Topeka should be lha. town, by vote Of
jorty. The clerks, however, made mistake h tho
count and the Chair announced that had received
q majority Of the votes cast m,ton was then
mace TO take recess, which was lost Tho clerks
then 10 the Chair the mistake that they had
made But before the Chair could bring the matter be
fore the Convention Mr. Johnson Of eaveD worth county,
and moved 70 reconsider the original motion about
filling the bank The notion WA seconded, ana Mr.
Johnson went on to speak in regard 70 ~ he wS Inter-
rupted however, by point VI order being asked 70
his right TO speak before the Chair had announced the
suit OF the vote upon filing the blank.
Mr. johnson that the Chair had made his do
cson and that another vots had been TAXI the
Chair decision, that decision could nos be changed.
The Chair directed the Clerk 10 count the vote again
Several members allowed 10 change their votes.
The result OF the vote then declared as foiows:
Topeka ~