The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-06-23

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Illinois, nay IL; Michigan, nay 6 Wiscon-
sin, nay 5 Iowa, nay 4 Minnesota, aye / J
nay % California, aye a Oregon, aye 3.
Total, ayes 1903, nays $50. So the motion
to substitute Mr. Stevens's minority report
for the majority was lost,
The Chair having requested that no
expression of applause or dissent should be
INDUCED in, the result was announced in
silence. The vote then recurred on the
adoption of the majority report.
Mr.. Church of New York and Mr.. Jones
of Tenn. called for a division of the ones
ton on each proposition. The question
was first put on the first resolution of the
majority report, admitting the original del
egates from Miss. 1t was carried nearly
unanimously, the only negative votes being
from Pa. and J from Iowa; J a vote from
Mass. declined to vote.
Capt Rynders of N. Y. said, Mississippi
delegates having been admitted to seats, l
move they be admitted at once. Cries of
"NO,' mo-" and "Yes, AYES Capt.
Rynders Well, don't care whether you
call aye or nay [ make the motion.
Mr.. Cochrane of n. y. raised point of
order that the report was not adopted till
adopted as a whole. ...
The President said no motion was before
the convention; the operation of the previ-
Gus question prevents it.
A delegate inquired whether the chair
would issue tickets to admit the Mississippi
delegates.
The President replied that he was under
the directions of the Convention in that re-
spect.
Mr.. Stuart, of Michigan, objected to
any business but the questions before the
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solution of the majority report admitting the
SouIe delegation from louisiana The vote
is precisely the reverse of that on the rejec-
ton Of the minority report, except the fol-
lowing States; Vermont, ayes + J, nay
New Jersey, ayes D, nays -; Maryland,
ayes p, nays 81 Virginia. ayes l, nays 13;
North Carolina, ayes ?, nays 6; Tennessee,
ayes ,, nays 10. Total, SO ayes and 90
nays. So the second resolution was adopted.
The question was then taken on the third
resolution of the majority report hitting
Mr.. Hindman and his colleagues from Ar
kansas-with power to cast two votes
and Mr., Hooper and his colleague, the
contestants, with power TO cast one vote,
and providing that if either of the delegates
refuse to take their seats, the others shall
be entitled to cast the whole vote of the
State.
Mr.. Salisbury of Delaware called for a
division of this resolution, so as to take a
vote on the propositions contained therein.
The President decided the resolution di-
visible.
The President decided the resolution di-
visible.
The question was taken upon the three
several propositions. lst, The admission of
the Hndman delegation. I'd, On the admis-
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ing the power to one set to cast the whole
vote of the State if the other set withdraw
All were adopted A vote was then taken
on the fourth resolution of the majority re-
port admitting the original delegation from
the State of Texas. Adopted, only 3
votes in the negative, 2 from Pennsylvania
and from Oregon.
A vote was then taken on the fifth resolu-
ton admitting Messrs Bayard and Whitley
of Delaware. The resolution was adopted
without division. The resolution giving
r. l.. Chaffee the seat in the Massachusetts
delegation, contested by Benjamin F Hallett,
was then adopted by vote of l38 to III.
Mr.. Stuart at this point made motion
to reconsider each vote, and to lay the same
on the table, it being understood that the
motion was not put until voted on. All the
propositions had been taken. The resolu-
ton of the majority declaring Mr.. o Fallon
entitled to the seat in the Missouri deIega-
ton claimed by John 3. Clary, was then
adopted, 1881 to 112.
Mr. Cessna of Pa then moved to recon-
slider the VOTE and lay that resolution on
the table. Laid over.
The eighth resolution, admitting the con-
testing delegates from Alabama was next
adopted-l483 ayes to l0l nays.
Mr.. Cessna moved to reconsider the vote
and to lay that resolution on the table. Laid
over.
The question being on the ninth and last
resolution of the majority report, admitting
both delegations from Georgia and dividing
the vote of the State between them, with
the provision that if either refused to take
seats the remaining delegates shall cast the
whole vote of the State,
A division of the question was called for
so as to take vote on each proposition
separately, and long discussion ensued be-
fore the vote was taken.
Gardner of Ga. presented a letter from
the National Democratic delegates from
Ga. and asked that it be read. Cries of
read read No! no!
Butterworth of N Y objected
Clancy of n. Y. enquired if one objec-
tion would prevent the reading.
The President said it would in'this stage
Of the proceedings.
Clancy said the gentleman from Ga. can
rise to question of privilege and read the
communication, and the Chair will then de-
eide whether he is in order.
The call for division of the resolution
was then withdrawn, and the resolution
was lost-1O69 to I45. New York voted in
the negative. The whole majority report
WAS adopted except the last resolution, d.
viding the State of Ga. between the origin
al delegates and contestants. which was lost
-lO64 to l45, New York voting no.
Church of New York took the floor. He
said the New York delegates have had no
opportunity to vote on the case of Ca, as
they deemed justice to the Democracy of
that State requires. Coming here with an
earnest desire to harmonic the Democracy
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