The Grand Haven news., 1860-06-20
[By Telegraph, for the NEws.l
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CON-
VENTI0N.
BALrIMoRE. June la.

lO O'CLOCK TINS morning, lhc theaLer
was not entirely filled at the morning ses-
sion, but presented handsome appear
ance. Some places are vacant, the Pres
ident having decided not to pass upon
the right of the new delegates seats, and
not having issued tickets TO these seats
unoccupied at the adjournment of the
Charleston convention.
At III O'clock the President called
the convention TO order.
On calling convention to order, Mr.
Gushing stated that the hour of adjourn.
ment had passed, but as he understood q
misunderstanding had occurred as to the
hour Of meeting some supposing the ad
journment not to have been till IL o'clock
he would direct the roll of the States tc
be called in order to ascertain if all the
delegates were present.
The roll was then called, and all the
.elegates entitled to seats were found tc
20 present, except portion Of the dele
,ation from Connecticut and Delaware.
Mr.. Lansbury, of Del, stated that
some of the delegates from that State
were present but had no tickets of ad
mission delivered TO them, and were wait
ing for admission.
The chairman stated that the tickets
had been given,to the sergeant at-arms,t tc
hand TO the chairman of tho delegations
tie supposed this had been done in every
Instance, since all delegates were repre-
sented on the floor who had been repre-
sented at Charleston at the time of the
adjournment.
Mr.. Lansbury moved that all the mem
bers of the Charleston convention be ad
mittcd to the floor by the President.
The President said the convention has
not been regularly called TO order, and nc
motion is in order.
Mr.. Pennington, of Del, said that tho
motion of his colleague was not properly
understood, he desired tho admission O
the delegates who had been present at the
adjournment Of the Charleston conven
ton.
Mr.. McCook, of Ohio, asked if the
chairman of the delegation had arrived al
the number of tickets TO which he was
entitled.
Mr.. Salisbury said majority of tho
Delaware delegation had remained in the
Charleston convention, and resolved to
stay there.
The chair after an address TO the con-
vention presented the fact that new dele
gates were applying for admission. lie
had not undertaken TO decide on these
claims but left it TO the convention.
Mr. Howard of Tennessee, moved to
admit all the delegates that attended the
Charleston Convention.
Mr. Kavanaugh moved to lay the reso-
luton on the table, applause.
Mr. Church asked that the motion
might be withdrawn, that he might be
enabled to offer an amendment, which he
would read for the information Of the
convention: it was to refer all the claims
of new delegates to the committee on ere.
dentials, with instructions to report as
speedily as possible the names of those
who are entitled TO seats, but with the
provision that all who accept seats in the
convention are bound in honor to abide
by the action of the convention and sup
port the nominee. This was greeted with
immense applause which was checked by
the chair.
Mr.. Kayanogh withdrew his motion tc
lay on the table, and moved the previous
question. After long debate on point:
of order, the amendment of Mr.. Church
was adopted, and the previous question
demanded.
Mr.. Randall, of Pennsylvania, rose tC
make and amendment, but was called tc
order, the previous question having beer
demanded. He then called for division
of the question.
Mr. Montgomery, Of Pennsylvania
raised the point of order that no division
could be called until the question on g
second TO the previous question had been
put. The President decided that this
was so.
Mr.. Hewlett, of Tennessee, raised the
point of order that there was no commit.
tee on credentials excepting the one
raised 10 decide on the regularity of the
original delegates, and that was now de-
funct. The President said that was q
question of fact, and not of order II
the committee was defunct il could be re.
vised by such motion as that now be-
fore the convention.
Mr.. Russell, of Virginia, begged the
gent from New York to withdraw his
resolution, or the latter portion of il at all
events. He desired the harmony of the
convention.
Mr.. Montgomery, of Pennsylvania, call
ed Mr.. Russell 10 order-the previous
question being pending.
Mr.. Russell said, then if Virginia is
constrained TO silence, that silence may be
ominous.
Long discussions ensued on various
points of order when
Mr.. Salisbury moved to adjourn till A
o'clock p. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.