Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-06-16

nhi.ao National Convention which we published last
week we laid aside for convenient aay uel'ou
account Of ts decisions in reference TO the sdssop
delegates from the rebelous States, which, "eethet WIN
fuller report Of the proceedings and votes on Tue
Dental nominations now place before our reaaers'
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS
Mr. pREsToS KING of New York, said: The Commit
tee on Credentials after very patient hearing OF the re-
presentations made by gentlemen who have appeared as
delegates TO this Convention wherever there has been
oueson of their right seat here from whatever cause
m question may have arisen, have to conclusions
which they report the report of the Committee upon
the main questions OF which there has been entire unanm
inv But upon some points there will be minority report,
With assent of the COMMITTEES and the Convention, OF
rred by the member from West Virginia for himself and
such others may have joined with him There will also
be two or three points upon which differ from the report,
but desiring that should be regarded the report OF the
Committee conclude to agree to it as SUCH but to move
to amend the report my individual responsibility as
member of the Convention.
The report of the majority OF the COMMITTEE was 10 sub
stance follows:
lst That tn delegations from the States of Maine New
Hampbire massachusetts Connecticut, Vermont Rhode
Island New York New Jersey, Penny lvsna Delaware,
Maryland Ohio Kentucky Indiana, Illinois. Iowa, Mime
sofa Oregon. California Kansas and West Virginia, were
all regular, and admitted to seats with all the rights
and prv ges of members except district OF Pennsy
vauia which had elected four instead Of two memo
Thu COMMITTEE admit the two who rec ived the largest
number of votes delegates and the other two as alter
mates.
2t That there being two delegations from the State Of
Missouri claiming seats the Committee recommend that
those styling themselves the Union Radical Delegation be
awarded the seats
81 That the delegates from Virginia Tennessee Lous
and Arkansas be admitted to all the privileges OF the
floor except that Of voting
4th That the deeg .tions from the Territories and the
District of Couba be admitted 10 seats and all the p
y-g-s except that OF voting
St. That persons presenting themselves delegates
from he state of South Carolina not entitled to the
rights OF delegates on the floor.
Mr.. w STEVENSON of West Virginia presented the
minority report, which is as follows:
TIL under. g1ed the report of the majority of
the Commit Credentials except that portion winch
DR. poses TO exclude from the pr vrge OF voting IN the
Cow D"n the delegates from the States OF Virginia Lou-
ans Arkansas Tennes and Florida end from the Ter
rtures of Colorado, Nevada New Mexi o, Dakota, and
Montana Therefore th- uDders gned recommend tfat the
delegates from he said at-s and Territories be entitled
TO a questions brought before The Convention
Mr. A INsLEY, of Kansas, also presented minority
report, signed by himself
This report advocates the admission OF the delegates
from the territories Of Nebraska, Colorado and Nevada to
seats ADD the Convention Their right to be thus
admitted placed the ground that these Territories
about TO pats from the Territorial condition to that uf
sogeregu,ies by virtue Of the late enab1g acts
Congress and precedent FIR this course, References
mad- TO the scts of the Republican Convictions of 1856
aud 1850 in admitting the Kansas delegates.
port relates uncontested States and that portion
the report adopted by the Convention.
Mr. KING moved to amend that part of the report reat
ing to he Missouri delegation BY substituting therefor the
following:
That the delegation known the Unconditional Union
Delegation from Missouri be admitted with the deleg
OF the Radical Union Delegation, and that where the dele
Cations agree they shall cast the vote of the State and
where they do not agree the vote of the Stale shall
be cast"
After considerable debate the amendment was rejected
and the question recurring admitting the Radical dele
cation from Missouri the only delegates from that State
1t was carried-yeas 440, nays4.
THE STATE OF TENNESSEE.
Mr. KING Of New York. then proposed to amend the
remainder of the report being the third fourth aud h
branches Of D by admitting the delegates from Virginia
Tennessee Louisiana and Arkansas, with the right OF
voting, and by further providing
That the District OF Coumbia and the Territories be
entitled to two votes only and that state, District
or Territory be allowed cast votes than they
delegates present the Convention, n any more
than they entitled to under the rules Of the Conven-
ton"
The previous question called for and seconded and
the main question ordered to be taken.
Mr. LANE of Kansas asked for a division OF the cues
ton take the vots separately upon Tennessee,
Arkansas Louisiana Nebraska Colorado, and Nevada.
Mr. ELDEN, Of Indiana, demanded further DIVISION
as to take the vote upon Tennessee separately.
The question stated upon admitting the delegation
from Tennessee.
Mr. CURTIS Of New York. Do understand that the
question is upon admitting the delegation from Tonnes.
see with all the privileges Of delegates including that Of
voting
The PRESIDENT. The motion of the gentleman from
Kansas il for u DIVISION Of the amendment offered by the
gentleman from New York, (Mr. Krg) The effect Of
that smendment if carried will be TO give to each
az the delegates Of the Stated and Territories named
by him.
The Convention proceeded to vote by States on admit
ting the from the State Of Tennessee to the floor
with the full right of membership including that Of voting
with the following result: