Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-06-25

FIFTH DAY.


The Convention rcasscmbcd at 10 o'clock, and the
three tiers of boxes thr1uged their utmost capa
,itv TA. precautions taken by the S.rgeaut-lt-Arus
scpt the floor comparatively clear Of the mass OF inr
,ers who on Thursday trOuged the body Of the House
At n o'cloc. the President called the Convention 20
order and II was opened win PRAYER by the Kew MI
schwartz.
Mr.. Wright of Massachusetts, called Tor the reading Of
the journal.
Mr.. McCook, Of OHIO, moved to dispense with the read
ing of the Journal.
Mr. Wright desire to have it read because there Is
difference Of opinion the state of the motions be-
fore the Convention. |. Is proper that should know
how the journal stands, anl submit to the gentleman
the propritty OF having it read
Man, yoccs-"Nu' "EO."
Mr.. McCook--We can have the state of the question
from tie chair.
The question being taken, the reading Of the Journal
was dispensed with
The Prcsient-BeIore proceeding to business the
chair de irts 10 make suggestion. The convention
will observe that there is less Of crowd nov on the
door of the house than there yesterday, and there
fore no inconvenience in that respect is be apprehcnd
ed this morning. and all the chair desires nov TO say on
tat subject is request OF gentlemen who are standing
on the floor in front Of the members OF the convention to
withdraw back and press upon members seats, but
to leave the avenue for passing from the hall into the
boly of the convention in front of those gentlemen, and
not behind them Aud the chair desires the officers OF
the convention to take that there be space for pas
SAGE between the spectators and the members oil the
convention instead of the spectators crowdng upon the
members and leaving passage behind them The chair
has more than once been reminded by delegates the
outside or on each wing Of the Inconvenience Of their
peirg pres 3cd upon by persons Oh each side OF then
rhe officers will take that the passage is left open
Immediately behind the delegates seats.
At the adjournment Of the convention yesterday, 1t had
ordered that the main question be put If be the
MEASURE of the conyenuou the chairman will have re-
pored in due FORM the order OF questions a. tey lse
TO which the question applies.
The Secretary here read the resolutions OF the M Ori-
Mr. Krum rose to question of privilege His attcn,
ton had been directed the fact that lsl occur
ed in the names Of the delegates IN both the report of
the minority aud the minority, and he asked permission
to correct the same.
errors hy the gentleman who made the several reports
and if the convention pleased the Chairman would under
stand that by unanimous consent the gentleman from
Missouri have permission to correct the nlsnomers.
Mr. Stevens of Oregon desired TO stale that al onis
sion had occurred in the minority report, OF resolution
in regard to the delegates from Mssss and he would
ask the unanimous Of the convention to have
incorporated.
| PesoYreA, That George IT, Gordon, Glrksdale w
| F. barry Ii. g. Chambers, Joseph Il LAWS, Beverly
Matthews Charles Clark, WIN. l.. Featheis!on, Z. r
ST lell c. G. Armistcad, VIM f. Cevant, and i. q llud
son are entitled to seats in this convention as delegates
| from the State Of Mississippi.
The Presidcnt-The Chair will understand that uRlaG
objection is made the uanous consent 0i The cohVeif
ton will be given that the clerical error be corrected
The resolutions OF the minority report CHR. Stevens
were hen osd as corrected Also the resolution reported
by Mr. Cuttings, of Maryland
Mr.. Sibley of MinnesOta-Mr President desire u
PROFOUND single respectful nterroga'ory It VIII o.
recolect,d that Yesterday the Chairman OF the commit
90 an oredentia Willie proceeding 10 address the con
yenton oon the presentation of the majority report IN
der misapprehension Of his right, yielded the floor
The gentleman from Oregon (Hr. Sleyeus for explaps
ton and was thus unable to proceed. now submit t
the Chair the question whether, according to the RUE
and practice of the House Of Repre- ,entatv,s which GOV
ern this body, the Chairman Of hecommi''eo has not