New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-06-21
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.
Baltimore Convention.


BALTIMORE, June l6, IL O'Clock M.--The Ma
tonal Democratic Convention met at 10 o'clock
this morning, pursuant to adjournment.
The Convention has been thus far engaged in
settling the question which provides for the adms-
sion Of the Charleston seeding delegates.
No conclusion has as yet been arrived at.
1.-THE above report came to us by mail yesterday
morning from jackson, owing to q storm on the
National line Tuesday, between jackson and New
Orleans, which prevented its transmission by tele-
graph.l
BALTIMORE, June 10, P. M.-Seeoad Days
Proceedings During the sitting of the National
Democratic Convention to-day, resolution was
offered and adopted providing for the admission of
delegates. z-
An amendment was then offered to the above
resolution which reads as follows:
Resolred That the credentials of all persons
claiming seats in the Convention made vacant by
the secession of delegates be referred to a Com
mittee on Credentials.
The resolution admitting delegatee to seats was
amended, and read in the following manner: 4
Resolred, That the President be authorized to
issue tickets for the admission of delegates from
Arkansas, Texas, Florida and Mississippi, in which
there no contrasting delegations. and from Ala
hama, Delaware, Georgia and Louisiana, where no
eontesting delegations exist, and that Committee
on Credentials be appointed by the several delega-
tons to report upon said States.
After the adoption of this amendment, the Con-
venton adjourned till O'clock to await the re-
port of the Committee on Credentials.
BALTIMORE, June 30, 2 P. M.-1hu.d Days
P1oceedingS.- Convention reassembled at IL
o'clock this morning, and was called to order
by the President. Hon. Caleb Cushing.
The proceedings of the Convention were opened
by the offering Of a prayer. ~
Several lengthy speeches were made which
consumed the greater portion Of the time, regard.
ing the present position of the Democratic party,
and the admission of the seceders at Charleston to
seats on the floor of the Assembly room.
There is some probability OF another break on
the admission of the Louisiana Douglas delegation.
The Committee on Credentials, not being ready
to make their report, the Convention adjourned
till 5 o'clock this evening.
BALTIMORE, June 20, p. M.-The Convention,
after recess of some hours met again at 5
O'Clock this evening.
No business of general Importance was done,
The Committee on Credentials not being ready
to make their report, the Convention adjourned
| over till 10 O'Clock tomorrow.
Congressional Proceedings.
WASHINGTON, June 19.--In the Senate yesterday
the amendment to the Naval appropria ton pro
viding for three steamers to suppress the African
slave trade, was lost; Is ayes against Is nays.
An amendment providing for an appropriation
Of $500 900 for the purchase of coal lands in Chri
| gai came up for discussion and was unanimousl.
| adopted.
I This bill was taken up in the House and discus
sed at considerable length. A motion to vote wa
carried and the bill passed.
In the House Of Representatives the Civil appro
priation bill was taken up and several amendment
| offered. None command much Importance.
/ Arrival of the De Soto at New York.
| New York, June 19.-Tae United States Mai
/ steamship De Soto, from New Orleans and Havana
| has arrived at this port
| Her Havana news have been anticipated by sh
steamship Habana at New Orleans.