The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-06-27
Stsvens--I appeal to The RentIsman from

Stevens--I appeal to the gentleman from
Michigan to withdraw his objection.
Stewart-No gentleman will 20 further
than myself in granting personal fsVoFs, but
the business of the convention has already
been delayed 80 long that cannot withdraw
my objection.
The President stated that call had been
made for a divisiAn Of the question. He
ruled as the motion wss to strike out and
insert, it was indivisable.
Cochrsne of N. Y, held that while the
motion to strike out and insert wss indivisa.
Bile, yet it only applied to 4 separate prOpo.
sition to strike out one indivisible proposi.
tion and insert another; this being a motion
to substitute a series of propositions for ano.
ther series, he held il was divisible.
The President, while expressing some
doubt, maintained his original decision.
The question wss then taken on the sub.
stitution OF the whole minority report BY
Stevens Of Ore, for the whole majority re-
port
The vote was called by States, and result.
ed as follows:
Maine ayes l21, nays 81; N. H. ayes J,
nays a; Vt. Oyes H.. nays 81; Mass. ayes
s, nays 8; R. I. ayes none, nays 4; Conn.
eyes %, nays 81; N. Y. nays s5; N. J. ayes
8. nays 4; Pa. ayes II, nays 10; Md. ayes
81, nays 24, and one delegate declining to
vote; Va. ayes IA, nays /; N. C. ayes 9,
nays 7; Ark. Oyes ], nsys ]; Mo. ayes 8,
nays 4; Tenn. ayes 10, nays /; KY. ayes
10, nays 2; Ohio nays 90; Ind. nays Is; Ill.
nays IL; Mich. nays 6; Wis. 5; Iowa nays
I; MINI. ayes nays q; Cal. ayes 4; Or
egon ayes 8. Total ayes 1909, nays l5O.
So the motion TO substitute Stevens mi
nority report for the majority report was
lost.
The Chair having requested that no ex.
preston Of applause or dissent should be
INDUCED 10, the result was announced in ST.
lence.
The vote then required on the adoption Of
the minority report.
Church, Of N. Y, and Jones, Of Tenn,
called for division Of the question on each
proposition.
The question was first put on the first re.
solution of the majority report admitting the
original delegates from Mississippi, which
was carried nearly unanimously, the only
negative votes being two from Pennsylva
MIA and ] vote from Iowa. Half vote
from Massachusetts declined to vote.
Capt. Rynders- Mississippi having been
admitted TO seats, l move they be admitted
at once. Cries OF "No, no !" and "Yes,
yes ~
Capt. Rynders-Well, don't care whe.
ther you call aye or nay; make the motion
Cochrane raised point of order, that the
report was not adopted till adopted as o
whole.
The Preadent-No motion is before the
convention, the operation Of the previous
question preventing it.
A delegate inquired whether the Chair
would issue tickets TO admit the Mississippi
delegates.
The President replied that he was under
the direction of the convention in that re.
spect.
Stuart, of Michigan, objected to any bust.
ness but the question before the House.
A vote was then taken on the second re-.
solution of the majority, admitting the Soule
delegates from Louisiana. The vote il pre-.
the minority report, except the following
States:
Vermont, ayes Al, ntys /; New Jersey,
ayes 24, nays Al; Maryland, ayes d, nays
81; Virginia. ayes l, n'ys l3; North Caro-.
lima, ayes 2, nays 8, Tennessee, ayes Q,
noys 10. Total-ayes 1863, n,ys 90. So
the second resolution was adopted.
The question was then taken on the third
resolution of the majority report, admitting
Dir. Hindman and his colleagues from Ar.
kansas, with power to cast two votes, and
Hooper and his colleagues, the contesta nts
with power to cast one vote; end providing
that If either of the delegates refuse to take
their seats, the others shall be entitled 10
cast the whole vote of the State.
Salisbury, of Del, called for division of
the resolution, so as to take vote on the
contained therein.
The President declared the solution di.
visible.
The question was taken upon the three
several propositions. First, on the admis
sion Of the Hindman delegation. Second,
On the admission Of the Hooper delegates.
Third, giving the power to one set to cast
hc whole vote of the State, if they with.
drew, were adopted.
A vote was then taken on the fourth res.
oution of the majority report, admitting the
original delegation from the State OF Texas.
Adopted, only 2k votes in the negative, 2
rom Pennsylvania and from Oregon.
A vote was then taken on the fifth resolu.
ion, admitting Bayard and Wbitelcy of
Delaware. Resolution adopted without ad.
mission.
The resolution giving Chaffee the seat in
he Massachusetts delegation, contested BY
1aIlett, was then adopted, l43 to Ill.
Stuart at this point made a motion to re
consider each vote, and to 10y the same on
he table, it being understood that the mo.
ion was not to be until votes on all the
propositions had been taken.
The seventh resolution of the mojority
eclaring O'Fallen entitled to the seat in
he Missouri delegation, claimed by Clancy
vas then adopted.
Cessna, OF Pennsylvania, then moved to
econsider the vote, and to lay that resolu
ion on the table. Laid over.
The question being on the ninth and last
esolution OF the majority report admitting
9th delegations from Georgia, and dividing
he vote of the State between them, with
he permission that if either refuse to take
le sests. the remaining delegates shal cast
le whole vote Of the State.
A division Of the question was called for,
} as 10 take vote on each proposition sep.
'ately, and long discussion ensued.
Before the vote was taken, Gardner, OF
Georgia, presented bill from the National
'emocratic delegates from Georgia, wishing
lat it might be read. (Cries of "Read,
sud," ""No, no."O
Butterworth OF New York, objected.
Clancy Of New York, inquired if one OBJ.
ction would prevent the reading.
The Presidential will in this staoa of