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

selves for the business OF the Convention. lie therefor
suggested u brief recess.
The Convention took fre minutes rcce..
Upon the Convention being again called 10 order,
Mr jackson, OF Georgia. rose 10 question OF privilege
That question referred TO the Delegation from the State
Georgia whose behalf he ciac for on. moment tho
! attention Of the Convention.
The President The gentleman viii his question Of
| privilege.
larger number Of representatives the floor ;han the
regular number allowed her the oor OF the Con yenion
The question n; OF GeoIga had been
referred back by tho committee Credentials TO the dele
gates from the State, on the ground that while greaeI
number Of delegates than regularly entitled TO seats
claimed admission 10 the Convention there yet not
contest the The State Of Georgia had appoint
r forty delegates TO com. 10 Charleston tno conyen
lions which had been held at different times In that State
Mr. Sales, Of Rhode Island, to question Of order.
The delegates from Georgia had appeared before the
Credentials, aud It Of order to bring this
subject before the Convention In advance OF the report OF
the committee.
ar Juces0n said the committee Credentials had al.
ready acted on the matter by referring back to The dele.
CATION from the State.
The President. The gentleman from Georgia will please
Few minutes The question VI order has been raised
that e subject has been referred TO the committee on Cree
deGaiS, and that The report Of that committee not Yet In
po,cs:ion Of the Convention. The point VI order Is Well
taken. The subject cannot be brought up In ORDER
hmt any motion the gentleman from Georgia has to make
viii lie In order Fhenrrer the report of the committee on
Credentials shall be presented 10 the Convention.
Mr. Barry, OF Mississippi moved that the rules o! the De-
oera,ir Convention Of 1856 be adopted tue rules Of ,h
and "n this he called tho previous question.
Mr. Montgomery, OF Penn.y!vnnia, raised the point OF
order that the report Of committee organization,
bracng the question Of Eules WAS Sc, before the Copyen
ton The resolution therefore, on the same subject. was
net IN ordsr
renon when the permanent. officers took their places
the remaining portion OF the report Of the committee
organization that question Is the In order
Mr.. Barry. Then move to strike out FROM the report
the additional rule.
Mr.. McCook moved that the Convention take IL recess till
T. M The committee on credentials had not yet report.
mil OfO The 0f
the committee organization, before the Convention
For the convenience Of the Convention he made this oon
for q recess.
The President. The CiHr will take the opportunity, be-
fore putting the question for sce!. he not how
that will he decided, to give two notices:
The first notice that the committee credentials
desired the attendance OF Its members.
The second letter from the Trustees Of the Clarcs
tan College, Inviting the members u the Convention 10 vislt
their Institution, which was read.
The Invitation accepted hy The Convention ununl.
mously
q recess and the was lost
Mr. Russell, Of Virginia, called for the recalling OF the
latter portion of The report Of the committee organize
lion, which read.
Mr. Stewart Of Michigan rose point Of order, when
The temporary rrslay Officer left the Chair the report
OF the committee organization before the Conyrn
ti"n and the previous question called und ordered
division Of the question called for The question WAS
put OH the first portion Of the report Of the committee Oh
organization, and II was ndoped The present Presiding
Officer then took the Chair The question now was upon
the adoption OF the latter portion Of the report As the
previous question hal been ordered the latter portion 6f
the report must be voted upon without debate amend
The President II the facts are US stated by the gentle
man f:nm Michigan, the point o! order Ii well TAKEN anil
the position the gentleman correct The present pre-
siding officer Will appeal his predecessor for information
a. the correct position Of the question.
Mr.. Fuurnay explained the position OF the question,
showing that The previous question had been ordered that
The question the hrS part VI the report had hern put
and carried. and that the Convention still under The
operation Of the previous question: thus preventing nmend-
men; nr dcbate
Several Voices. ''wn il the question befoIs the Con
ycTon:"
The President annuuncr.l the qie,tIun he Il motion
made before the rryou, question ordered. 10 strike
from The report al The committee organization the
additional rule.
The vote by Siatrs wls ,eruaiIIci nnd the roll WAS
called.
When Virginia WIS called! Mr. Molf. prote.ed against
the whole Of The state being ia hr negative lie de-
nled the justice OF the riucpe lka, district had not the
right decide how IL wDuld vote. Whilst he denied the
poprieiy NJ Interference the part of this Conye-
un he Ici for the principle and In the OF his
constituent, protested against the principle contendcd for
lie claimed and reserved himself and colleagues the right
any time, decide for his district. lie Was appointed
v the rrOple Of his district, and was responsible TO
them alone.
hen lndiunu called, several delegates from that
ia rose to make statements and great confusion eEsued
The delegates g--ticGlang Violently against the other,
un,il :hc Chair compelled Il observance Of order.
Wl,rn the State Of Tennessee was Called Sir. Ewing
stalled that The delegation al Its previous nrruug had
adopted resolution tEst E questions hut the noninn
on "f President the vote Of the State should be cast
uni: lie had the OF the delegation, und the
n."iiy had voted no lie was, IN casting tlIs vote IN
at ali IN arinative vote on hi. proposition would Nr
ulllv au, the rules adopted al former Convent on.
Re was therefore, individually opposed 10 the
Mr. Burrows, W All cast h vote in Ir uthr
NATIVE.
M Hooker Of Mississippi, prur,rrh az arlst hi. state
r4>i; united vote. "lrIi Ii" ~n> Lno-ei to tic vote
thu. cat lie called IL uT,vr, the vote was then
auu"!rr inotihn IL >trihr she additional rule
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