The New York herald., 1877-10-04
NEW YORK HERALD THURSDAY OCTOBER SHEET

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sers its own r,sh. and powsr u select its COMMITTEES
on Credentials ior ITSELF II was The question @ o, Que
man power ana dividing the power among So' or
regardless Of cus.ons for Inc custom was wrong
could Ds more hors breach lhan 70 inc
ance tAppiaust.t He proceeded TO cite the practco
IN Congress aud other parliamentary bodies 81 repos.
Ing the power Of making committees IN the hands OF
the majority and those Of the presiding omcers -.
Mr. POTTER, OF Westchester de-Ued 10 appeal 70 w
reason Of ths conveulion. ard nothing eisc 40 urSed
the right anr power OF the Convention 10 exercise ~
own privilege OF making committee without sucn
acton osing reelection upon the chair or anyoody
ese j. was only when parliamentary bodies had Dc
lore them matters about winch no serious dinerence
o. opinion sss sxpsossd thai thsy sft ~ 70 ths pre-.
sizing of1ccr 70 appoint committees. TINS was not
such a case but one which the Convention should
give form to own,yiews by asserting It's own power
| instead oil delegatin4 II 10 the Chair.
TURNING THE TABLES oS rAMMASy.
Mr. sHAPER, OF New YORK. insisted that the ruic
which had hitherto been applied TO anti TAinniany
should now DO applied 70 yammany herself He, clled
tho acton At the syracuse Convention OF lS75 when
the anti-Tammany delegates were turned out Of tho
Conveniion on the report OF acommtes appointed by
The CHAIR here SAID that as Sir slatsr was con
testant on the noorhc could not pofnss n,m totur.
his scat, nrnld applause Tor the Chair'sghcton.
Mr.. GREEs, Of Niagara cited me procecdngs Of tho
that ,ommillee provided for these committeessaad
took all power away from tho Convention This was
the stuation-nneseen members OF the State comnit
Here Mr.. Kelly arose TO speak, when Mr. shafcr
the order that ur. kely's seat was
tested, and ne had no right 70 speak hero tAppauso
WHICH oI EN-
A VOICE in the crowd-"sit down, you big.hesded
Observation-Disclosures which both Mr. Kelly and Mr.
Shafcr look ed inquirngly.
call was made tor thres cheers for Kelly" which
were givcn with D vocierous yell
Mr. BRowx, OF Jefferson proposed that this Conven-
tion should act Ia such manner as 10 warrant the
people cithe State, giving victory 70 the cmocratic
party. He warned them gainst following the pre-
cedent OF the Rochss,er Convention. where a bare
majority sszed tue organzaioaoi he party ior Two
oh vsrv tbrOu
Committee He called upon the Convention hero and
now to get rid OF TINS arbltrary rus. N,,f1
Mr.. REEVES, 0i Suffolk briefly supported his resolu.
ton amid such great confusion US 10 be almost un-
heart He said during his lwenty years experience
in State the Was 70 proceed IN the
he had proposed his resolution and that tho
unvaryng practice created a strong presumption Of
Mr. MooSEx OF Erie, then moved the previous qucs.
tion, which ordered. The question WAS stated
on me substitute offered by ar West Of Lewis VINO
The CHAIR asked the ndulgenco of the Convention
to say he knew u no resouuon having been passed
even liberty OF uggesting The names OF the committec
men, No names mad Deen handed 10 ohim-tappiausc)-
1sspoass s to o an III inquiry by Mr Potter ., wsss
chester the Chair assentud TO tho proposition that IN
| voting on the pending amendment names would DO
called in any contested district When Kings county
reached and the lfst name WIS called objections
made that Kings contested and could not vote
Phe Oh declared that he hau knowledge OF the
conlesting delegation from Kings
CONFUSION AND CONFUSION
II
the contcstins papers being found, the CHAIR an
nounced that he stood corrcctel, and Kings was or
dored 80 be passed. (Applause a tf
Further CONFUSION and attempts wero made TO con-
ost the statement that any contest had been
| rnc cali or the roll was resumed and the vote re-
suited:-Yeas, 1853; nays Ill SO the amendment
was ADOPTED.
before The Chair, announced tho vote tho delegate
| from kings protested that Kings Should be called
Tine CHAIR SAID ne would submit that question to
the CoDventlon though the voto ot Kings would not
| alfrct tne result.
a contcsting delegate from Kings moved that Kings
should not be called.
A point oi order being made that the gentemsn's s
seat being contested no had rght to make Tho mo-
| ton tue Char 60 ruled.
| Confusion. Cries Of "AnnJunce the votsl" and
| s'5it down!) Il,
The vote was then ANNOUNCED, and was received by
the Iammany men with lively demonstrationS OF re-
oicng Fne orig nal resolution as Amendod was then
adopted :.
an hour enable tho CONGRESSIONAL delegations 20
name their respective members Of the COMMITTEES on
| Gre isntais.
Mr.. BEEBE moved that the Committee Perma-l
mont Orgau zat.on and Resolutions be selected IN tho
same manner already prov.ded or the Credentia5
Coiumtttee, but subsequently Withdrew the moIion
A motion made lor Il recess TIL hvo O'CLOCK
Mr. Apgar took the door, OUT was greeted with such
! confusion that ne could not DO heard.
| Tho motion lor recess Till two O'Clock Was then
adopted.
! EVENING SESSION.
The Convention Feassemoied ~ twonsy minutes to
| six O'Clock
THE COMMITTEE on CONTESTED SEATS.
The Secretary called lof the names OF Tie members
OF the Committee Contested Seats, and they were
announced as follows from the non contested dis