The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-06-23
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BALTIMORE CONVENTION.
Exciting Proceedings !
The Convention Spit into Frag-
mentS.

Mr.. Wright OF Mo. moved that the Journ-
al of yesterdays proceedings be read.
Mr.. McCook of Ohio moved that
/ the reading be dispensed with, which was
agreed to.
1 The Chair, after preliminary remarks al
luding to the convenience of the delegates,
stated that the main question bad been or
dered.
The Secretary then read the motions in
their { eer
The hair then stated that the question
would e first taken on the report of Mr..
Gittin.53 Of Md, adopting the case of Ala.
and admitting in that State the original
Charleston delegation.
Mr. Crum of Mo. on question of privi-
ege stated that in the haste of reporting,
errors occurred in some of the names of the
delegates IN all the reports. He asked con-
sent to have them corrected.
Mr. Sibley of AIinn. inquired whether,
under the rules adopted by the convention,
it was in order for the chairman of the COM
mittee on credentials to be heard in the close
of the debate, even after the main question
had been ordered.
The President said such was the custom
in the House of Representatives, and he
should so rule.
Mr. Cuttings of Nd. asked leave to with
draw the first part of the report, SO as to leave
before the convention, as his report, only
the resolution admitting the Yancey dele
gates from Alabama. In so doing he stated
that it had been rumored outside that his
report had been made in consequence of the
destinations of Mr.. Yancey. While he ad-
mtted that Mr.. Yancey was the most fascinat-
ing man he ever met, yet those who heliev-
ed such influences dictated his report, knew
little of him as man or of his principles
as Democrat.
Mr.. Wright of Mass. raised Il point of or
der that no motion had ever been made to
adopt Mr.. Gittings's report.
The President decided the point of order
not we'll taken saying that the report took
the position of an amendment to the majori-
ty report.
MIR. Wright of Mass objected to the with
drawal of the first part of Mr. Gittings's re-
port.
Mr.. Gittng gs then asked consent to with
draw his whole report, which was granted.
The committee asked leave TO file state
ment of their reasons for their conclusions
in the report
Mr. Wright of Mass. objected.
Mr. Sibley of MINI. asked whether an OBJ
lection could prevent the reading of this
statement.
Mr. Crum said, if permitted to file his
statement he would waive the right to
speak N conclusion of the debate.
Mr.. Wright of Mass. still objected. When
the gentleman from Missouri commenced
his speech, be should raise the point of or
der that there no debate on the reports
of yesterday, and, therefore, could be no
right to reply.
MR. Clark of Mo. called attention to the
remarks of Messrs Phelps and Stephens of
Oregon yesterday, WHO certainly made a
debate on the report.
The President decided that a debate had |
taken place and gave the floor to Mr.. Crum.
4 Mr.. Crum then read statement giving
his reasons for the conclusions of a majority |
of the committe on credentials. He argued |
that the secession of the delegates did create |
vacancies and trouble. The resolutions |
adopted at the Charleston Convention recog- |
nized such vacancies and called on the |
States to fill them. The minority of the |
committee while denying that vacancies exist |
proceed to render their argument absurd by |
filing those very vacancies. The States |
themselves had recognized vacancies by re-
appointing and re-accrediting delegates to |
Baltimore The credentials of the Misss- |
sippi delegates bore on their face the fact |
that they were appointed on the Both of
May, and many were new names. The Ala |
bama credentials of delegates bore on their |
this Convention but to Richmond and lower |
down they were accredited to this Conven- |
ton. They might as we'll have been appoint !
ed also to the Chicago Convention. What |
Democrat would desire to be admitted on |
such a rowing commission TO 4 Democratic |
Convention.
The statement proceeded to give similar |
reasons for the admission of the Soule dele |
cation from Louisiana and a compromise of
the delegations from the other States.
Mr.. Brown of n. G. rose to speak, but was |
called to order by a delegate from Mimi, /
who said there was no debatable question |
before the Convention.
The President ruled the debate out of
order.
Mr.. Stephens of Oregon rose for person.
al explanation.
Mr.. Stuart of Mich. objected. The Chair
must enforce the rules Of order.
Mr.. Stephens appealed 20 the gentleman
from Michigan to withdraw his objection
He, Mr.. Stuart, said no gentleman will go
further than myself in granting pc rsonal IA |
vOrs, but the business of the Convention has
already been delayed too long
The President stated that a call had
been made for a division of the question. |
He ruled that the motion TO strike out and
insert was inadmissible.
Mr.. John Cochrane of n. Y. held that
while motion to strike out and insert was
inadmissible, yet it only applied to a separate
proposition to strike out one indivisble !
proposition and insert another. This being
motion to substitute Il series of propositions
for another series, he held it diyisble.
The President while expressing some
doubt maintained his original decision.
The question was then taken on the SUBJ
stituton of the whole minority report by
Mr.. Stevens of Oregon, for the whole ma
jority report. The vote was called by States
and resulted as follows: Maine, ayes 28,
nay 81; New Hampshire, aye J, nay J; Yer
mont, aye J, nay 81; Massachusetts, aye 8,
nay 8; Rhode Island, aye 0, nay 4; Connecti-
cut, aye D, nay 81 New York, aye o, nay