American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1866-06-13

dent of this city, but at present of Phil
adelphia, was then called upon for 1
speech. The Captain responded, and af
ter few humorous remarks, read poem
entitled 1.-The American Flag in Mexico,
which was received with applause.
The Committee on Credentials ther
appeared. and reported through Maj Ger
A L Pearson, list of delegates.
Gen Owen moved that the report o.
the Committee be accepted, and that the
delegates whose names had been read, bt
admitted to seats
Gen Harry White, of Indiana county
moved as an amendment that the dele
gates whose seats have been contested bt
also admitted to seats in the convention
| he amendment was accepted by GeL
Owen, and the motion, as amended, wa,
adopted.
Lieut. Oliver moved that committee
Of thirteen be appointed to draft resolu
tions expressive of the sense of the Con
veution.
General Joseph FISHER, of Lancaster
county, stated that the gentleman was
trying to steal his thunder. He had of,
fered resolution to a similar effect be
fore the Committee on Credentials had
been appointed, and suspended it at the
request of the Convention.
After stormy discussion, the matter
was laid over for the present.
General Coils then moved that com.
mittee on permanent organization be ap-
pointed
Major Scheck moved as an amendment
that the temporary chairman appoint a
committee on permanent organization,
consisting of one member from each SEN
atorial District. The motion, as amended,
was adopted.
The chairman then announced the fol
lowing gentlemen as the committee Ser
geant Anthony Clifford, chairman, 7 J
Mel, Capt A X Duukle, Capt f H Greg,
ory, Sergeant Jamison, Lieut. J l. Wray,
Capt + NJ McConkey, John H Keatley,
Col w Bell, Capt Webster Lowman
Capt Samuel Jamison, L j Elliott, Gen
George Zinn, Col II Allen, hobt Dickey
Capt \ Fuller, Gen A L Pearson, Gen
Charles Barnes, Sergeant Joseph Willer,
Capt J II Walker, Capt G Loyett, Capt
S IL Lewis, Capt A Swartz, Lieut. r
L Leybein, DR. Il G Kitchen, Major r.
W Skunk, John II Shirk, Major W Seip,
Capt Frank Wagner, james McGowen,
Capt Robert J Fevin, Col J B Copeland.
Gen Fisher renewed his motion that
one delegate from each Senatorial district
be appointed committee on resolutions,
to whom all resolutions shall be submitted
Considerable debate ensued, Capt Oliver
insisting that his motion to similar ef
feet should have precedence.
General Fisher stated that the discus
sion was assuming a personal character,
as to whether he or Capt Oliver should be
chairman of the committee For his part
he didsnot care who was chairman so that
he was a good and true man.
Col Thomas NJ Bane, of Allegheny
hoped that soldier who had been at the
front would be appointed chairman
[Cheers]
The motion was then adopted, when,
in answer to a question, the President
stated that he would appoint General
Fisher chairman of the committee This
annoqncementwas received with applause
The following Committee on resolu-
tionswas then announced.
Capt W R Jones, of Cambria county,
offered resolution recommending Major
General U S Grant and Governor An
drew G Curtin, for the Presidency and
Vice Presidency of the United States in
1868. The resolution was referred to the
appropriate committee without remarks
Several other resolutions were also reac
and referred to the Committee Oh Reso
lutions.
The Committee on Permanent Organ
ization reported the following permanent
officers:
President-Geueral Joshua I Oven
Vice Presideuts-Gen S d Olphant
Lieut. Howard Bruce, private Thomas '
Cooper, Capt j Yeager, Col W B Thomas
Capt w r Jones, Captain Robert Pol
lock, Captain Price Blair, Major John c
Harvey, General james Nagle Col v
Fl Speakman, Colonel Samuel Knox
Colonel G P Rogers, Captain Harry Con
nor, Sergeant R Harrow, Sergeant
Stricken, Captain W Fl Brennemen
Captain w w Hopkins, Colonel Thoma
NJ Bayne, Colonel James X Robinson
Colonel E FL Mast, Lieutenant G v
Gibson, Captain John P Dillinger, Sci