The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1860-06-27

der that the first business was the report Of tbs
Committee on Credentials.
Mr.. Craig supposed that he had a right to
call Tor the reading for Information. The res
lolutions we're an oliye branch, and he believed
all resolutions relating to Tire platform should
be read and referred.
/ The PreSiaentde ided that the first business
n order was the report OF the Committee on
| Credentials The resolutions therefore were
not in order.
Ar. Crum, Of Missouri, took the floor to
make majority report. He stated before do
| ing So that questions had arisen before the com
uiittee novel Ia their character. II was the first
time that a committee on credentials had ueen
called on to decide on the admission OF delegates
after Convention had been duly organized and
WAS IN progress of business.
a delegate from Virginia asked II this speech
was in order. he was willing to hear it, il not
he did not desire to hear it. (Cries of good"
The President said that after the reading of
the report the right of speech would be with
the gentleman who presented it.
The report was then read. 1t recapitulateu
the proceedings at Charleston, so far As the ad
journment and the resolution for filling vacan-
cies were concerned. The COMMITTEES had found
vacancies of whole delegations in the States
of Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas,
Florida, &c. Partial vacancies in Georgia, Ar
kansas and Delaware; and contested seats tn
Massachusetts and Missouri. They report in
favor OF the original Mississippi delegation; the
admission Of the Soule delegates from LouSi-
ana; the admission Of the original Texas dele
gates; the admission Of Messrs. Bayard and
Whiteley, from Delaware; the admission OF Mr..
Chaffee, from Massachusetts,; the admission OF
| j. U. Fallon, from Missouri; the admission OF
the contestants from Alabama; the admission
| of halt Of eaeh delegation from Georgia, with
half the vote of The State for each; but if either
refuses to take seats, then the remainder shall
shall be entitled to cast the lull vote; the ad
mission Of both Sets from Arkansas, the origi
nal delegates to be entitled t. be entitled 10 two
votes, and the contestants to one vote, but il eli
| ther refuse to take seats the other is entitled
| to cast the full vote of the Sta'e.
Mr.. Crum said the remarks he intended to
make had no reference to the merits of the re
ports, but were only des gned to explain unu-
all questions which had arisen before the Com
mittee. They meant to discharge their duties
dIligedtly and fairly. The spirit which con.
troled the action Of the Committee had given
him the conviction that they were influenced
by honest principles ard had only one desire,
fairly, faithfully and lnpartially to perform the
duties imposed upon them. These remarks
were due to the Committee.
MIR. Stevens, Of Oregon, on behalf Of the mi
nority OF the Committee, presented report in
favor Of the admission of Mr.. Halett, OF Mas
sachusetts Mr. from Missouri; Messrs.
Boyard and Whiteley from Delaware; the orig.
inaldelegates from Arkansas, Florida, Alabama,
Mississippi, Georgia inviting the delegates to
take seats and cast the vote of their States in
the Convention. The report proceeded to say
this was a question affecting the future e1iS-
tence Of the Democratic party, as national
party, and reviewed the case arguing against
the right Of the Convention TO declare seats ga
cant, where States had elected delegates to rep
resent them even if those delegates had with
drawn, that was not resignation.
Mr.. Cuttings, OF Md, on his own part as an
individual member OF the Committee, agreed
with the majority report, except III the case Of
Alabama in which case he reported in favor of
the admission of the original delegates After
the reading Of his report, he moved that the
reports be printed, and that the Convention
t,ke recess until O'Clock. [Cries of NO."
''np"] Mr.. Gittings--Wel / withdraw it.
The minority report is signed by the States OF
Oregon, New Jersey, Pennsylvan's Delaware,
Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky.
and California, and in part BY New llamp"hire,
Mr.. CIum resumed the floor, and was proceed
iny to state That he believed protrac ed dis
cussion would be unattended by any good re-
suit, and he intended at the proper time. TO
move the previous question. Loud cries all
over the Hail. 'now," IN W, move it now. !
Mr.. Crum was under sucn obligations to el-
low committeeman that he could not now move
the previous question.
Mr. Phillips, of Pa, said that both the re-
ports agree on the seats from Mississippi, Del,
aware and Texas. He moved that portion OF
the rtpor:s referring to those delegations be
adopted. |Cries of mo-" ""no"l
Mr.. Cessna raised the point Of order that Mr..
Crum had the floor.
Mr.. Schell, OF New York, and Mr.. Atkins,
Of Tennessee. raised the point that Mr. Crum
had yielded the ipor.
Mr. Crum explained that he had not yielded
the floor. He desired to give way to the mem
Der from Oregon, but he only stopped down in
order TO hear word fellow delegate desired
to say in his ear.
Mr.. Waterbury. Of New York urged that i,
was yielding the floor TO step down to talk to
any person on private business.
| The President said he could only decide tho
| point by taking the representation OF the gen
tlenxn from Missouri (Mr. Crum) on his hon
| or.
hr. Crum hoped every statement he made
was made on his honor. He only intended to
yield the floor temporarily to the gentleman
from Oregon. and did not intend to yield the
floor for any other purpose.
Mr.. Sbley, of Minnesota, inquired il it was
not customary for one gentleman to ask anoth-
er to yield to him temporarily, for an explana-
ton
| The President said t " s--but n the opinion
OF the Char such interruptions were all breach
es Of order. He decided that MIR. Phillips, ol
Pa, was entitled to the flor.
Mr.. Phillips sac he did not desire to speak
to the question before the house lie had made
proposition which no fair minded man would
have objected to.
| Mr.. Stuart of Mich rose to point Of or
der. The gentleman from from Pennsy ylvania
was not speaking to the question, and was i'm
pugning the motives of the Convention.
Mr.. Philips believed he knew how to speak
| 10 question in order.
Mr. Stuart-You said you would not speak
to the question.
Mr. Phillips--I said I would not make a
speech. There appeared to Do fear of even
| hearing suggestion, in case Its ia rness should
| be evident.
Mr.. Pugh-T call the gem leman to order
He has no right to impugn the motives Of this
Convention.
Mr.. Phillips disclaimed any such intention.
He desired to suggest that az the reports agreed
in the cases Of Mississippi Delaware and Tex
as, they shonld be admitted at once.
Mr.. Stevens, Of Va, said he had desired to
say few words on the reports, but the case
had been fairly stated by Crum, OF No. i. and he
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