New-York tribune., 1867-08-06

mis- ,yould not be presented On Saturday the COnyeh
ton had under consideration the report 0i @ 1no
Committee the Organization of the Legistaaseno
Thiry-nine speeches had been made, and the aDes vi
ecsted that there were thrtynne other members who
might desire TO make thirty nine other speecneS @
Ing this subject on which those VINO were PISseff ~ ~
exhausted their brains So the Convention hlnuly 9e
termined to wait until Monday morning Tor THESE gent
men, and not TO press a vote. To-day they are aDseht
Greater questions than that under consideration are et
TO up, but the Convention IS iilterng TMa9 @ rI
that should be boarded with misery IN IN IN %
and the people are already looking with suSpSoh upon
the action Of the Convention II was tue LOT osc pfe &
clear their skirts Of the charge OF unnecessary uc
lays and to show that they were in earnest. ,-.
Mr.. CORNING Dem, Albany called Tor tue previous
T6e Yeas and NAYS we're demanded and the motion to
suspeud the call was lost by vote of 30 TO AZ , ,
Mr.. ALYORD rep, Onondaga) moLea tlat @ VIo t iIes
dent issue his warrant 10 the SCI 10 aIItst %
those members of the Convention who may ne IN e ClIy
of Albany and bring them before the oar oi Tue Oohe
Mr. KRI-M REP Schoharie) moved to amend by substi
tuting the state Of New-York. Lost. .,.
Mr. ALVORD withdrew his motion m or1er TO peIhntt
excuses for absenees ne % TsHeu Wbeeier be xcnSed
as il was We'll known he left the Convention quite SICK
and was stll sick Granted
"iH TxcSses were granted to Messrs Roy DEM Kings,
Cassidy Dem, Albany Dcyelln Dein New Orhj Cal
ncptfF rep Dutchess), VI. ]. Townsend Rep, Rens
seiaerj Houston iRep., OraDge) aud subsequently MI
Cochran Dem, Westchester).
r5od nGYcrs whether this Convention had any power to
cause arrest of any Of its members by the sergeant
Arms II was moreover season Ol tnG n.y. YEN bes ne
had himself experienced at the time OF he ueDate upon
the Suffrage question: when he was Dusled from a. H. W
8 p He thought the Convention would achieHe no
pfactical good by persisting in call 1t was snceh
10 place them record as abSentees He WOQo move
that all the absentees pc excused, Wheh such hotoh
Mr GRi;ELEY Rep, westchQsier) said that from the
Albany on Sunday by boat at Gp. m. and by sleeping
ears al II p m. II the Convention do not mean 70 nave
Monday sessions very we'll let them say SO; but 10 aDan
don this process now would be to abandon the hope or
keeping quorum here, except upon The whim OF the
TO persist in the call until they obtained quorum.
Mr. TAPPAN Dem, WeStchcster) felt compelled to take
CHESTER TIE sabbath does not terminate at p. m
and members might have conscientious scrupics against
Mr. P0SD Rep. Saratoga moved to excuse all alb
Mir VAN COTT Rep, Kings held that the Convention
was no longer position rcCede from its demand for
a call If they failed now, they would never again have
the moral force to persist in it. He hoped they would
have courage TO carry the call 10 its utmost limit
He insisted that the dignity and sefrespect and a-
thOrity OF Convention must be maintained they de-
sired to keep any control over their members in future
The Yeas and Nays were called upon the motion to eX
all absent and II lost by vote OF 10 TO o.
Mr. ALV0RD Rep., OnOndaga) renewed ms motion
that all absent be placed in contempt ana tat the Con
ventiOn issue its warrant to the SergeantaArms 10 ar
rest absentees and bring them before the bar OF the
House and that the warrant for the present be confined
TO the limits OF the city OF Albany Upon lns lhoon ne
called the previous question, and was sustained The
Yeas and Nays demanded, and the motion OF Mr..
AlvOrd sustained by vote of AZ TO %
Mr. DWIGHT CRep., oneida asked to be excused from
voting, becauset doubtful whether the Convention
had the legal power to arrest of It's members Mr.
jameson In his work on Constitutional Conventions had
laid down the proposition that no such power belonged
to the Convention, and 1t had never been exercised Dy
any 81 c body
Mr. hale jRep Essex asked to be excused, because
but speech had been allowed TO be made, and that
one by the mover of the resolution.
Mr. PROSSER Rep. Erie) asked to be excused, because
he favored the motion 50 far as II related to putting mem
bers in contempt but was opposed to the motion TO
Mcssrs SEYMOUR Dem, Rensselaer, and SYLVESTER
Rep., COlumbia asked to be excused inasmnch as an
opportunity had not been given them to present the
excuses of members who were absent.
None Of these gentlemen were excused by the Conyen-
Mr.. CONGER Dem, Roczland) moved reconsidera-
tiOn OF the vote just taken upon the ground OF question
of the privilege Of the House to read from the law under
which they called and contended that there was no
authority in the law for the action contemplated
The CHAIR ruled that the question OF privilege was
Mr. COTGER appealed from the decision of the Chair,
and asked that the appeal hc on the table.
The CHAIR ruled that the question must now be voted
upOn and was not debatablc . 80
The question was taken upon sustaining lhc lldlr'
The Chair sustained by count of 46 IN the arnia
MIR. CONGFR moved reconsideration Lost.
Mr. POND Rep, Saratosal moved to SUSPEND me me can eau
of House The Yeas and Nays were ordered ANA the
II o ion lost by "a vote Of 2G 10 a.
Mr.; sILvEsER Rep Golunba) moXed thaJ & regc5s ilc
and the motion was lost bya vote OF % 10 a.
MIR CONGER DEM Rockland) moved that the rcsou-
tion just passed. authorizing the serseantsaArns 10
arrest members De referred TO select committee to con
sist Of IL report as 10 the powers OF the convention
That they DC further instructed to report to the COnven
ton what power exists TO enforce the attendance O the
The CHAIR ruled It ont Of Greer.
Mr. CONGER appealed from the decision Of the Chair.
lie held that the action contemplated has breach Of
The Chair was sustained IN the appeal.
Leave Of absence asked for. and granted, in tho
case OF Mr.. Hale Rep IsseH). when' III reply To point
OF order the CHAIR ruled Eat the Convention had no
authority grant any more such leaves ia the absence
The hour OF . p. having arrived, the CHAIR an
nounced that nnder previous resolution OF the S9'a
cordiugy declared the Convention adjourned to that
vention would not be affected by the recess.
EVENING SESSION.
The Convention met at n o'clock, Mr. Fol
ger Rep. OntaroJ, the President, in the chair
Mr.. ALYORD rep, Onondaga said there were a mum
ber Of gentlemen who were absent hls morning ana ne
suggested that they be presented at the bar OF the Con
NJ sYIVTSTER rep Columbia raised the point Of
order whether the did not suspend proceedings
The CHAIR said he was not aware Of any far
as the journal showed.
Mr.. SYLVESTER said all felt very sensiby that re-
cess had been had.
Mr COOK Rep Ulster inquired II 10 recess had been
had, il all the members we're not IN contempt 80
Mr. POND Rep Saratoga said the Chair declared that
the Convention In recess
The CAAIR said no such declaration had been made
from the Chair.
The CHAIR stated that gentlemen absent without
leave would present themselves to the bar OF the
Convention. The following excuses were made:
Mr. WEED Dem, Clinton said he was absent IN New
Jersey business and had intended TO take the Sunday
night train but IL did not arrive IN Now-1 Ork III Jne
and he was compelled TO wait. lie was excused. -. -
Mr.. SHELDON Rep, Dutchcssl had h3te 10 pay pay ~ va
POughkeepsic bank and he preferred To bc ID contempt
here than at the bank. lLaughterJ lie was excused
Mr.. CORBETT Gtep, OnOndagaJ taid the personal aP
pearancc Of the modest and retiring gentleman from
OnOndaga (r. AlvOrdl had been noticed for some days
and at that gentlemans request ne weh 10 s houhc III
Syracuse to get clean clothes for him, and as con
sequence was late TO get here this morning Laugh
teri He excused. ., -
Mr.. SHERMAN Rep, Oneida said he would not now
raise the question 10 the regularity OF these proceed
ngs lie had business at several OF tne DanKs III Utc
today and was compelled to attend to It, lie was e1
cused. ,-,-...
and ne took little time 10 consult his constituents ana
he thought 10 would be better for more neDeis 10 go
Convention. IL would tend 20 facilitate and Improve
the business Of this body. lie was excused
MIR MORRIS Dem Putnam) was unfortunate enough