The New York herald., 1868-05-21

ates from the unreconstructed States are entitled to
sdered the ac q the Convention this morning
efIectqslly sett' ed that question.
Mr. Eyan ceossdO was allowed her full v0e
IN. EcLEs OF ORDER OF BUSINESS
Order Of Business, reported the following rules
First-UPon all subjects before the Convention the
states shall be called In alphabetical order.
Seooad-Four votes shall be cast by the delegates
at large OF each State and each Congressional dis
each deiegaton shall be reported BY its chairman.
Thtrd-Ihe report OF the Committee on Credentials
of an 1 % acted and
the report ST the Committee on Resolutions ana Plat
form shall be disposed OF before the Convention pro-
ceeds to the nomination OF candidates for President
81" Tour1.-In W making nominations for President and
be dispensed with. II shall appear that any candi-
date has received majority OF the votes cast the Presi
be- 'Shai the nomination OF the candidate be unani.
Mous?" But II no candidate shall have received
majority Of the votes the Chair shall direct the vote
to be again taken. which shall be repeated until
some candidate shall have received majority Of the
votes cast.
Ftrh-when the majority Of the delegation from
any two States shall demand the be recorded
the same shan be taken by States, the Secretary call
ing the roll OF the States In the order heretofore
SIth-In the record Of the vote by States the vote
OF each State shall be announced by the Chairman;
shall announce the number OF votes cast for any
candidate or against any proposition.
SeUeTat-When the previous question SHAH be de-
manded by the majority Of the delegation Of any
| State, and the demand is seconded by two or more
States and the call sustained by the majority OF the
Convention, the question shall be proceeded with
and disposed of according to the rules Of the House
Etghtn-No member shall speak more than once
upon the same question: nor longer than five minutes
without the unanimous consent OF tine Convention
except that the delegate presenting the name OF q
candidate shall be allowed ten minutes to present
the name OF such candidate.
Ntnth-The rules OF the House OF Representatives
shall continue to be the rules Of this Convention so
far as they are applicable, and not inconsistent with
7entheA National Union Executive Committee shall
| be appointed, to consist OF one member from each
State, Territory and District and shall name, through
their chairman, q person to act as member Of such
Mr. VAN zANDr, of Rhode Island-Mr. President, I
| understand from member OF the Committee on
Resolutions that 1t will be Impossible for them report
before tomorrow afternoon, probably, and that will
necessarily defer the nomination Tor President; am
led to the opinion, from what have this after
| nOon that the Convention Is somewhat Impatient TO
the rules may be modified as to strike out that
portion Of them which provides that the reports OF
before the Convention proceeds to the nomination Of
| candidates. (Cries OF mo noPo II the Conven-
ton desire to annul my motion Of course that is in
order. will cOnfne 1t, however, to the Presidency.
| Mr. THOMPSON, Of indiana fear the Convention
| may be led to act under mlsapprehensiOn. think
am authorized to say, as Chairman Of the Committee
| on Resolutions, that you may reasonably expect
report from us very early tomorrow morning.
There Is no reason why we should be engaged
until tomorrow afternoon. 1t is right, therefore,
| and proper that you should understand how we
stand before we vote on that proposition.
amend the motion Of the gentleman from Rhode
Island by moving that this Convention do now pro-
ceed to the nomination OF candidates for President
and Vice.tresident of the United States. (Cries Of
Mr.. COLES of North carolina-I move to Law the
motion and the amendment on the table. He with
drew Il on learning from the Chair that this would
table the entire report OF the committee.
Mr.. Van Zandt's amendment was then rejected.
The question recurred on the adopt on OF the report
Mr.. VAN ZANDT moved to strike out the words
rhe national Union party" and substitute in their
stead 'national republican party" (Cries of
'Good.'o He said-We fought under that flag for
many years. Our brothers, our sons and fathers
have died under it, We have achieved victory under
1t; we elected Abraham Lincoln under 1t, and we
buried him under it, and ! hope, sir, that We
means nothing at all. The Union is restored;
the Union is entre and ours is national republican
paascathouSR one M OF atM tSe saest
| states In the Union, and one with n very limited
number of electoral votes to propose this very
| important and desirable amendment-One sir, IN
which believe al the New England States will con-
cur heart and soul, and one In which sincerely hope
| the great and almost boundess West and South Will
| join
The PRrsIDENr-In the call for this Convention the
| title is ''National Union Republican Party.o
Mr.. LOGAN suggested that the name be the 'cNa
tiOnal Union Republican Party"
Mr.. VAN ZANDT-Mr Chairman, will accept any
amendment the gentleman offers, even II he should
Mr.. Van zandt's amendment as thus modified was
carried and the report adopted.
IL was moved that when the Convention adjourn 1t
adjourn to this place tomorrow at ten O'Clock.
,,il Inc president announced that copies OF cam
tlon among tae delegates tCries OF 'Song, song.'o
But the President announced that those who pro-
posed to sing preferred not to do 80 until after the
nominations are made.
Thereupon the Convention adjourned until ten
O'Clock tomorrow morning.