Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-08-16

to seats in the Convention, the persons so to b
admitted TO he designated by the respective
delegations, and that in counting the vote o
the State Of New Yorl; in the Convention, m
minority shall not be subject to The major!t.
without their consent.
Resolved, That tee delegation from New
York. when admitted, be permitted TO rccorc
their votes upon the resolutions adopted ycster
day by the Convention.
/ Mr. James \. Bavard Oh behalf of the mi
nority Of the Committee on Credentials. otierel
the following resolution as = substitute lor thosC
presented by Mr.. Stevenson:
'Rcsovcd, That the two delegations from
/ New York be authorized 10 select each thirty.
tive delegates. and that the Scyenty delegate,
thus selected be admitted Is the delegation tho
two sections Of the New York Democracy &c
this C9EyeA'ion. and that they be allowed ore
honr 10 report their selections. The two dele
cations 10 vote separately, each to be entitled
to seventeen votes. the remaining vote Of this
State 80 he cas-. alternately by the two delc-a
iioa. the Soils casting il the first time.
Mr. Butler, Of Massachusetts,, mo"ci tht
adoption C the majority resolutions aud called
for the previous, question.
.,t tic rclucs. of Mr Richardson, said nc
ton "a. Withdrawn.
: "Mr McIlrr, of Maryland, rose TO pOin;
O! order, and submitted that the gentleman
from Massachusetts,. had not the power 10 de-
laand the previous question upon the majority
resolutions The resolution Of Mr.. Bayard, o.
Delaware, being an amendment, the vote or
that mus; be first taken.
''Mr Meade, of Virginia concurred in this
4 Ill l,,1 l.r. 4,
:hc resolution Of Mr. Bayard would DC first
voted upon, he would move tie previous qucs-
ton.
The Con:en;ion sustained the call for the
lreyiou, question, and the President decided
That tie main question should now beput first
upon the minority resolution Of Mr. Bayard,
Of Delaware.
Pending the call Of the roll, Mr. Robinson,
OF indiana moved to lay the whole subject on
the table.
The President entertained thc motion; j:
being 10 lay the whole subject upon the table.
",Ihc vote being taken on this motion, by
States. resulted Is follows
".,frs Massachusetts New Jersey 4, South
Carolina :, Louisiana {, ohio !, Kentucky =,
Indiana l3 Arkansas total "A.
'NWs--Mainc :, New Hampshire 5, Yer
!acnt ;. Massachusetts, y, Rhode Island :.
Connec;ict, :; Ncw Jersey 8, Pennsylvania %,
Delaware :. Maryland s, Virginia 10, North
Carolina ~, Georgia 10, slabama q, Mississip-
pi :. Ohio ~, Kentucky -, Tennessee ), Ar
kansas i. Illinois y, Missouri q, Michigan C.
flo.ida 3, Texas /. Iowa :. Wisconsin 5, Cali
iornia total 2i..
The motion being lost. thc question CAME
upon the adoption of the minority resolution OF
the Committee on credrntials. reported by Mr..
Bayard, and the y"t. hriug called by States,
resulted as follows:
".lyrs--Maine Il, Massachusetts, ,, Rhode
Island !, Connecticut j. New Jersey i, Penn
:yrana -, Delaware 2, Maryland i, Virginia
H. Georgia :, Ohio 10, Kentucky 4, Tennes-
see ~. Indiana l$. Missouri L, Arkansas >,
fcXaS ,, Wisconsin 5, California total laI.
"NAl.-Mainc >, New Hampshire 5. Yer
mont 5, Massachusetts 10, Rhode Island 9,
New Jersey ], Mary land ,. North Carolina 10,
South Carolina s Georgia ., Alabama 9, Mis-.
-lS,ipri :. Louisiana e, Ohio IL, Kentucky ),
Tennessee Q. Illinois II, Missouri $, Arkansas
, Michigan ., Florida 3 Iowa 4-total 1873.
The President proclaimed the resolution Of
the minority, reported BY Mr. Bayard, as adopt