New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-05
PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.
CONTESTED SEATS.

ALBANY, n. Y, Oct 4.-The convention re-
assembled slowly this morning. and was not called TO
order till 1O:45.
Atl1:2O word was received from the Credental Com
mee that they considering the last contest sa0-
nitted and would be ready 10 report IN half an hour
Mr. shaw, of Ossego said it was understood that a
member Of tie asy Legislature had several speeches
which be was unable 10 make In that body, ana Whch
the members OF the convention would Ike to hear He
therefore called upon General spnoa TO deliver one Of
these speeches. daughter and aprlaase)
General spinola came upon the platform amid applause,
and addressed the convention. He charged the Legs
atuic last Winter with being one oI fraud anu IOo-
bfrY but said It's frauds ana rOoOeres were s nuIus
compared win the fraud psrpetrated when Hayes was
Md PRECEDENT lrc then detailed ms eNperel zee la the
Les, AZURE ana ms contests Win tle ~ y % ~ oi
daaa more IAN iJTiy kaOWu as Ola SAT- (1AuSltciJ
H. charged the Ri no leans wan always ma kim efforts
10 deprive the people OF Just ani honest expression
through the blOl-JOx, and claimed mat tAc Democrats
would carry next stale election ana the4c was HOtA
ing a. Ireman said az Rochester, 10 prevent them
from holding the legislature Tor The next ten OF twelve
years But it would not De a wak-0veI iOr the DemOc
racv. ana every Democrat must 10 his duty.
Al L. uoon the COMMITTEE On Contested seats entered
~ cnar announced thai the business in order viii be
C. receive report from The Committee on Contested
Mr. West. its Chairman made the following report
MAJORITY REPORT
The Committee on Credentials, to whom was referred
all cases OF contested seats arising II this convention
res cct July report that upon meeting ana organizing
the following OF contested seats we're presented lor
consideration and determination:
The First Assembly District Of Albany County AL dis
tucs The County OF kings al DISTRICTS ia Ae Il5 "H1
COu l; tAe County OF Orleans me First Dariet ~ Vest
chester Couu aud second contest IN TIC Ild, tlIh,
sixteenth. ana Iwcn -iir,t Assembly Dls.cUs OF the
CITY and county OF New YORK.
After Gc.ru eyidsuce aid argument submitted IN be-
haliOf tue contestants enc c0mmtte' rcAc-ed
The conc us0us .ulb.d ed IN the following re-ouuons
Aes1lced. FHsL-14at lle entire deie-aIon from tue
CIts ana County NewiJrk chosen IN the several us
t1cls thereof, under TIE altAoly Oh re - neral
as The regularly CHOSEN delegates from SID CITY AID
Sgc5ad-That the entire delegation from Kings County,
hegucu by Edgar n. Cullen IA tae printed iist are ca
titled % ats as the ic n&t eeSe- IIoR SID cvn.y
IhHd-IEat the regular dtIeSatto from Oti'aHS NOuA
ty, mead boy l.. hraA1ft' be "Onnthed "a tuer sedts
fOUtL-Ihat the deieg 'tOns Ifom me F.Iss AsieuDy
Ds.lct Oi beusseaer consisting OF -. - ,y an.
coLcag entitled 10 seals as the regular delegates
fIrf.-Il4t tlc delegates from the First District Of
Westcncst County, headed oy J0nn 3 H+sAlAs' DC con
hrmed in their seals tue contestants having "'Nu"
Srt6Tnat me delegations from the Third Assembly
Dstuct Of NrW-YOrk headed by Wm t. ROBERTS from
the Fllln hcsCcd by SIR. GumDleton aHd Iweniy-nrs
headed by Mr. PAGER be declared regularly elected ana
Serenfi-Tnat tie delegation the sixteenth As
se,,iV a. of New-York headed oy Edward Cooper,
b. declared duly eectd and admitted 10 seats ia tN4s
Eit1-rhat the dele g4tion from the First assembly
Ds.fct of Albany headed by l-rtstus Corning be I'D
United 70 seats regularly elected ir3a s!id 81 lct
j. H. PARKER, secretary.
MINORITY REPORT
MI Peckham, OF Albany, Presented the following :
The undersigned members 0t the Committee on Contested
Seats would respectfully report tAat II regard 10 the
Counties OF Albany and NewYOrk, tney dissent from
the majority report committee, and would recon-
mend tne adoption Dy the convention ot the following
resolutions;
Heso,red. Tat THIS convention admit the regular
dergajes First District oil. Albany County, Tue
ceel,tion headed by DAVID WnitDeck.
Aesotv,d Ihi fgOm tne Comfy Of NeW-N0rK there De
mil mIuany dele gOn, ANA tAlli y-nue from Tan i1I
Hall tuc respective de.es.ies 70 % ol'sIl - VIC %
bers present ami composing such qtIrsdt.On' H.
X. W. PECKHAM, l. HAsBhOCCh' Jt'
A. FrNtDIrr. W BGRDsALL,
s. iitVEEEIx. THOMAS Il. CUNNING,
WALLER BALLOU5 fhANh = iAAi'DDi''
A TEST VOTE.
Nj West argued In favor OF the adoption Of The report
as presented by the Committee on Credentials and
moved the previous question
Mr. Brooks moved that Of the coniesting deega-
lions shall have the right % vote unul the report has
been adopted a whole.
Ihe previous question was ordered. .
Tue cAar sa.ed That Tue question was mrs. upon MT
Brookss ancudnen follows: Provided, that none OF
the delegates Who's seats are contested aae 20
HE yeas sud nays being taken, resulted Yeas 166;
nays, III so Nr BrOoAos piOyisO was a"oPied ,
ar rccKu4u Sail ne regarded tHs as tool VO1e, ana
he aud those HnOm nc rpleented desired 20 pteseh 10
anu le therefore withdrew the motion he nAa previously
On suggestion Of M Brebe the convention. by unan-
nous CONSENT, proceeded % LtAe yOtr On the adOpiOh
the colltJ,,s port. and It w@s adj pied b. viva
woe vote, VITA rev a.s.ents.
III. sc4eI Presented corrected list OF The TAmmany
deiegitOu.
"a. falon a. " rose and attempted 20 address the
Chaf Ont was rc OF order be- would not answer
Nn1tuer he iad Dteu admitted d delegate OF noe by
IL contested a, Committee.
NJ. h ~ o. ) , rose aId was greeted With great APP
lurc M lA4ce cncers ne presented petition irO TIE
4quoI uricia o Luc anu resolution reference
Ai'J' q pids'4m "ucu Lad been handed ~ some
person, when nc asked should be referred
OTHER COMMITTEES
Mr.. McQuade moved t4at tue Comm tees on Rssolu-
tious 4d Permanent Organization be- appointed Jy the
chair
NJ. Green, Of Niagara, moved as an amendment that
Committee on Permanent Organization VI ono member
from Congressional district Oc from tie del
elates thereof ami That Com nIttee Resolutions 70
whom HI resolutions shall DO referred, be chosen m Ike
manner aud that tls convention recess of fifteen
minutes 10 make SUCH choice oil such com nittses.
Mr. Jones, Of 5.euDen, favored Mr. Moo i.los motion,
and hoped the convention would repOse Vac day ap
pointing committees i'm the hands OF the chair
Mr. Green's amendment adopted, whel Mr. Nc
Quadc announced that be SURRENDERED aud the rcsou-
t0u, moved by Mr. Green, wac declared adopted,
80 tie proposed recess taken
the convention called 10 order again AT ton min
utes past whca the roll OF C0lgrcs Ona districts for
Committees. was called, Win the following result:
COMMITTEE OK PEMASEST GRAMMATICAL Erfstn1
LfOWu5 3, Wm- T. XIX, JOIN calvin; T. George Hal g.
vincent q. King; g. John d. Townsend 10 Edward Kearny
a. james D. Ih&yer; H. James ii. HODeTtsOn 49, W. IL.
LAM fon.. ~ 'on a N..sn 10 Nm. r. ScoresDy ~