The New York herald., 1875-09-17
The Char announced the following
COMMITTEE on PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.

recess to assemble agree upon delegates to be
nounced TO the Convention for the new State Commit
! tee
A DELEeArB-Except in those cases where there are
contestants
| Mr. JAcoBs-Certanly; until that is settled you
cannot decide the committee men in such districts.
| A DELEGArE--Mr. Chairman | move that in those
Congressional districts where delegations are not con-
tested they be represented on these committees The
delegation from the Second district OF the county Of
Oswego is contested None of the others in that Con-
gressional district are For that reason move that
those Congressional districts that have uncontested
delegations be represented upon these committees
withstanding there may be in the counties
Mr. JAcoBs-Mr Chairman that would apply, l
should judge rather TO the committees appointed by
the Chair than to my resolution.
| The CHAIRMAN-I 80 understand II.
Mr.. JAcoBs-Because for the very reason that dele
cations which partly contested after the
contested seats settled and select their members of
the State Committed That would apply, suppose, to
the Second district Of Oswego The motion would not
be in order in connection with mine.
A delegate rose TO make an inquiry.
Mr. SHAPER-Mr Chairman, rise to point Of order
that he has right address this Convention any
than have, until the question of contested seats
Mr. jacobs motion was submitted and carried.
Mr. LITrLEJoHN-Mr. Chairman, do not think It was
the intention of the Convention that the delegates from
an entire Congressional district should be excluded
from the Committee on Resolutions or Organization,
where only one Assembly district in the Congressional
district contested 1t would be improper and un-
Just that IL should be Why should Madison county,
onehalf of the Congressional district in which reside
be excluded from these important committees9 Why
should the two Assembly districts of Oswego county,
where there are contestants be excluded? under.
stood the resolution itself and the spirit of to be that
in Assembly districts where there contestants
there should be representation upon the committees
upon their side and that is all trust unless the
Convention shall order otherwise that the President
will I'LL those vacancies in the Congressional districts
from such of tho districts that not contested
After some further collOquy the suggestion OF Mr..
Lttleiohn was adopted by the Convention.
The CHAIR, under Mr.. Lituejohn's motion, appointed
the following Twenty fourth district, Dewitt O. Little
John on the Committee on Resolutions.
The Convention then at quarter-past one O'Clock L.
P.M '''O-' 'O' ''~'
THE AFTERNOON SESSION
The Convention reassembed at four O'Clock P. M.
rain set in during the recess and the hall
much darkened that was necessary TO light the gas
During the recess the Committee on Credentials gave
hearing OF cen minutes to each contestng delegation.
Mr.. jacobs stated that the committees Credentials
prospect Of their being ready for some time.
As IL would not be in order for the Committee Per-
manent Organization to report until the Committee
Credentials had reported he moved that the Convention
take a until half-past seven O'Clock tonight
The CHAIR put the question, and declared the motion
carried There cries of mo nolN and calls for
Littejohn, when a delegate said the Committee on
Resolutions were about ready to report
Exceptions TO the decision of the Chair, declaring
the motion for carried being persisted in the
motion was put again and carried.
Calls then made for Congressman Beebe but
before he responded the band commenced playing.
The Chairman having retired and the music ceased
there were calls for "Perce,p and Secretary Perrin
introduced Walter b. Pierce taxpayer who desired to
address them on the subject Of taxation, political cor
ruption and official accountability Mr.. Pierce pro-
ceeded amid much confusion aud frequent interruption,
TO deliver few Of the points OF a speech the SUBJ
leoh which was distributed already in pamphlet form