Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-06-21

bic to the Chair. for 1t viii save him from the
most arduous and unpleasant part of his duty.
Mr.. Fisher and Mr.. Randall arose, but the
latter obtained the floor and called upon the
Convention not 10 cast any undue reflection
upon its officers
+ A delegate said be had been at the door
when Mr.. Fisher endeavored to get in, and
had pledged bis honor that he was member
of the Convention, but the officers had re-
fused to admit him and rudeiy thrust him
back.
Mr. Fisher desired to make a statement.
President-ihe chair reminds the gentle
man that he is not in order.
Mr.. Fisher-I had the floor and did not
yield ii.
President-If the gentleman did not yield
the floor, at least several gentlemen have
taken it since he spoke, and one has made
motion to adjourn which is in order.
[Laughfer.1
Capt. Rynders, of New York; rise to a
point of order. The motion TO adjourn is
not in order if the gentleman from Michi-
gan has got the floor. Loud Laughter
The President read letter from the chair
man Of the committee on credentials, stating
that he would not be ready TO report to-
night, and begging the convention to con-
tnue it's session during the evening.
[Laughter.l The President explained, that
it was the intention of the writer to ask that
the convention might continue its session
during the evening. Loud cries were made
for Fisher, during which a motion to adj
journ was made and carried. The conven-
ton then adjourned till 10 O'Clock to NOR
row.
BALTIMORE, June 10.
The Committee on Credentials has been in
session most of the day. Their sessions are
private, and they allow each party claiming
seats fifteen minutes in which TO present their
cases. 1t is said that the Committee has re-
solved to admit Mississippi. which comes
regularly delegated without contestants, and
to reject Florida, which is unaccredited, and
Texas, where no Convention has been held
since the adjournment of the Charleston Con-
vention.
The Arkansas case was taken up and pre-
sented by Col. Hindman for the Charleston
delegation and by Mr.. Hooper, of Madison,
for the contestants.
During Col. Hindman's remarks he desig-
mated the Convention held at Madison, when
the Douglas contestants were appointed, as a
mass meeting, and said that not more than
80 persons were present. and that they were
not all citizens OF Arkansas.
In Mr.. Hooper's reply he pointed twice or
three times TO Col. Hindman with his finger,
and alluded TO him that man, in manner
which Col. II. considered insulting, and he
struck or threw the hand ofMr. Hooper away,
then proceed to say that the statement made
by That man. respecting the Madison meet
ing, is false, unqualfiedly false.
Col. I'll. Immediately stepped in front of
Mr. Hooper and struck him in the face q toll
erably hard blow, and then stepped back
little aud drew pistol from his pocket Mr..
Hooper also prepared to draw similar weap-
on, but the friends of Col. H. Immediately
surrounded him and told him he had gone far
enough, preventing him from using the pistol.
Col. Ii. apologiZed to the Committee for
the violence he had been obliged to use, and
Mr.. Hooper gave no further Indications of
retaliating, apparently satisfied that the af-
fair had been driven to point where hos
tile meeting must ensue.
duel between the parties is expected as
matter of course, but it will probably be
delayed until the Convention adjourns.
New YORK, June IS.
Mayor Wood repudiates the story that he
has written letter in favor of Douglas. He
stands now as ut Charleston, but will sup
port the nominee, whoever it is.
WASHINGTON, June 19.
The Homestead Conference met this morn
ing tor the twelfth time. and to the surprise
OF both branches of Congress, finally agreed
on a report by this compromise. All the
land subject to private entry is to be open
to homestead at 25c per acre, and also one
half of the surveyed public lands which have
yet been offered at public sale-that is, only
the numbered sections. preemptors now on
the public lands are to have two years after
the passage of the act to pay for their lands,
and to pay the half price--62!c. per acre.
The Senate is to strike out It's section re-
qniriGg the President to sell the public lands
within two years after the survey. The
House cOnferees insisted OH extending the
bill to all over 81 years of age, whether
heads of families or not, and to all the sur
veyed lands. but this being declined, acceded
10 the above with the understanding that
they accepted it as the best the Senate would
yield, and should insist on its being enlarged
hereafter. 1t is understood that ore Of the
Senate conferees, Mr.. Fitzpatrick, of Ala
bama, declined Joining Id the above agree
ment.
While only Messrs. Bragg and Pearce in
the Senate voted nay. ten more than two
thirds voted in the affirmative Oh concurring
in the conference report on the Homestead
bill. The negative votes, were exclusively
from Southern men, there being mere sec
tional division on the subject.