Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-05-04

the body until the contest shall have been settled
Mr.. McCook Of Ohio, presented tho following resolution
Resolved That Committee of one from each State be
selected by the deegat thereof TO report permanent
officers Tor the Convention
Mr.. Fisher, OF Virginia, Now | propose amend
that resolution. IhaYe the right to aarr s,nrnducnt
suppose:
The President pro tenn. Is f the amendment be ger.
mane.
MIR, Fisher WANT amend by substituting the follow.
Ing: "whereas 1t appears -"
The President pro tenn tperemporly.J The Chair has
decided the eenenans proposition 10 be out Of order
Mr. Barksdale OF Mississippi offer the following rs an
amendment TO the resolution proposed BY the gentleman
frolu Ohio:
Resolved That Committee on Credentials be appointed
from each SRte In which there Is 10 disputed delega
oI whose duty .hal he report the Convention the
Ms. Richardson, Of iiiIuoIs. yIr President hope my
cud from Ohio will accept the proposition OF the gentle
from Mississippi (Crics of good" and applause
There is contest in the State Fl ON which, come. want
this Convention and the country to upon what il
based want 20 show you, gentlemen the materials that
they bring here to make contest out Of iAppausr)-
However humiutng it may be 10 at this period Of my
life TO have to contest my right 70 seat here with the re-
crES Of yesterday In the Democratic purity, am willing
that you shall decide the question: and want no member
nf our delegation on the comnltee that Is TO pass upon H.
do not know how it may he In respect To other States but
SO far as Illinois Is concerned the contest Is lie most irVo
lous and contemplate presented rfnrr amy body III
the world. cloud applausc.J
Mr.. Cuchrane, Of New York, Obtained the floor.
MIR. Lawrence OF Louisiana rise 10 point Of order.
Ny point Of order IS that gentleman from the State Of
New York has yet been admitted us delegate upon this
Hoor and therefore gentleman from that State can have
MIR Cocia ane Will the gentleman please to state his
point Of order In such audible tone that from New
York hear and underestimate:
Mr Lawrence. Is that delegation from the State Of
New York has yet heen admitted into this Convention tina,
there contest for the seats from That State aud that
III that question is settled New York has right to speak
IN this Convention. I,pplauSr.)
Mr. Cocrane. will propounl this QUESTION I" the gem
tcman: by wla; right does he h"d Ills seat upon this
floor:
Mr. Lawrence As one The delegates from the State
inuSana, whose seats - uuc"itrsted.
Mr.. CSchranr. Au! delegates FROM the Stale OF New
York, by the same right and no other We hold our seats
(tirpai ulpiause.>
Mr Lawrence It, is wei, known at there are sciS
"t delegates rou the State a" New York, bo' equally re-
spectacle, and entitled III. attention of the Convention
The President ro tent The Chair rules all this discus
sion ou. OF order. II matter for the Convention to lie
terAnr who the regular delegates. We not ys, an
organized body-a Convention rhis hot the time When
pending TO appoint Committee on Credentials and they
will REPORT upon these matters.
Mr.. Barry Of Mississippi suggest the gentleman that
cannot proceed until We know who the members.
President pro The Chair has just decided that qucs
ton
Mr.. Barry. make the suggestion in this connection,
that if We have the Committee Credentials first, the Con-
yentlon win not be able organise until that committee
report
Mr. John Cochraue Of New York The Ioor has been
signed to and unless the gentleman rises to point n
order, l. certainly cannot be taken irom me-
Mr.. Harry. did not kno the gentleman from New nrK
had ilIe floor. thought iha, hc had Abandoned II.
Mr.. Cochranr. Certainly II taken from me in
o point of ORDER
marks which fell from my friend from ns (Ar I!clar.
sonl in respect to the amendment of the resolution which
has been proposed. That amendment meets the unqualified
and unanimous appreciation of the delegation from Ne"
York. {Grcat applause.
We here, mnin,au, representing the regular
standing orthodox organization Of that State. Rut man-
tanning That position, not acuated by such folly as
10 suppose that there he controversy as To the posi-
ton We may take aud whether these geniirniEn come with
cniS OF less magnitude In consideration,
when the appeal made TO equity that the contestants
should be heard, thar they shall be heard
We OF New York never hcrn educated In tina; school
ethics politics which would insist maintain it 10 be
the right that they who lgans should be the judges OF
their Sir, IL the proposition Was matte by this
Convention that OF New York should sit 10 adjudication
upon the matter in controversy in that State 10 which We
parties should most respectfully decline II. We
would decline IL in the first place men and as genilcmen
and in the next place clothed with the robes OF Ne
mocrac regularity, and wishing TO submit ourselves to te
decision OF c"aduiors. hope that the amendment
Mr. Hamilton Of Maryland desire to ask tie gentle
who offers s amendment whether he proposes TO eS.
cude States from positions in This Convention. where there
is oily a single contested sent: (Crlcs of"0h-uo.'D
Mr. iIomi!tVn, All right.
son hut let the States which disputed he named in the
resolution L, the gentleman from Mississippi name In his
Mr. McCooi. of Ohio. viii accept the amendment pro.
posed by IN. gentleman from Mississippi with The under
which contested entirely hut this language extends TO
any Stat. in which there is contest OF even single seat
contest ehtire delegation there objection 10 IT,
II has always the usage VI democratic Conventions 10
exclude from Its Committee Credentials the delegation
from the State which sur contest arises, nnd We ahR
for nothing else here.
Sr barry Of Mississippi II the resolution proposed
now should be adopted there br organization until
after the committee reports which may be four five
days Il will be better that the Committee On organization
should be first appointed TO consist OF one from each state
US propu,c and when the Convention Is organzed then
appoint a Committee on Credentials because We
proceeding in an unorganHed condition to act on
what will he the vital question OF the Conrenon ncSt
the question OF platform and the question OF no'ninu
ton
Mr. Clark Of Missouri oL,auc the hoor, and called for
,he reading Of the resolution and amendment.
Mr. BarEsiule, of Mississippi. have modified my amend
mtnt as 10 read az follows:
Resolved, That committee OF one from each stats DC
selected by respective delegations except New York
and Illinois, whose duty shall be TO select permanent OIL
GERS for the organization Of this body.
will stat. 10 the Convention That this amendment Of
fer.d on consultation with sen lcnen interested In the con-
Mr. Mathews, OF Mississippi. desire 81 offer an add
Mir. CLARK Of Missouri I claim the floor
Mr. Mathews The Chair recognized me.
Mr. Cochrane, Of New York. nm constrained to tlsc TO
pGint of order submit that the amendment is not ger
name 10 the original resolution.
Mr. Clark of Missouri agree with the gentleman from
New York. that the substituted not germane TO the esou
on and that is out q: order SIR the object OF me re-
sout offered by the gentleman from Ohio Slr McCooE
Is 10 sTeet permaleut organization OF this body We
NEE, Lere delegates from the several States and rinn
tie every gentleman who received ticket from the Na
onal Executive Committee appointed by The Convention
Cincinnati is delegate, tApplause and no state ought
~ - U ~ ss,r r ia I.ontjon arr contested sir Com.
ou r.Jen,in. wi,lbe raise. for the very purpose OF
ss ' " " ,h ay.n,Ion whn h,vr rirht TO p.ruanent
h & ~ NM, any ai,pmnt 10 scitI. such questions In our
., ,,rIi.uv Srrnnjzed state ran only throw Us into
imsin- i III ,roI,,c. ronfn,on an, division Sir We
i 80, % -, s.n,,sm,n who l,os b.en admitted unUn
h non a. .i.ss,. unti ,br cout,ary apucars hope
e ,S H., ,Ss nrispa resolution viii be aLo,h ed and
m 49, It. :, T, - enL ,S. nrrv;ous uurs,Iuu TApnausrl
T rI"ni ara t,D, The Chair desires 10 ask Tor his
, ,r,",;nn whether I'm. c,utIc,nn. from Ohio (Mr
Sr nn % r,,,rI tb. urnnn,nn of The gentleman from
Mis .Is i1yni AIR Harry)
Wr Nicront lid ncc.;t M, amendment In part
,n VIII; hi ruv in rsT.r. &c 10 The Committee on Gre
ntoi. hut moi in reference 10 the Committee 0rcsu
xs for If his views he correct in reference TO the latter
~. ronv.o, mn 4 I- dr,.lned without Urgan!zaon
nntj, AFR ,e Committee on CIede.iius report.
mbcr that in hr last Convention the State Of Missouri
rbouuh her delegation was contested represented oil
p conmit.e 10 select peruanent officers but when the
Convent on came TO select Committee Credentials, aud
Missouri hal named one, his name was stricken from ie
cun,ncc for the REASON that should be the jude
Of his own cause. Hut for the purposes OF mere "rsaEa