SEVENTEENTH DAY.
Washington, Monday, February 25th, 1861.
The Convention was called to order at ten o'clock, pursuant to adjournment, by President Tyler, and prayer was offered by Rev. Dr. Smith.
The Journal of Saturday was read.
Mr. HACKLEMAN:—The Delegates from the State of Indiana desire that the vote of that State upon the proposition of amendment offered by the gentleman from Iowa (Mr. Curtis), on Friday last, may be recorded. The vote was taken on Saturday, and Indiana desires to record her vote against said proposition.
The Conference granted the leave asked, and the vote of Indiana was accordingly entered upon the Journal.
The PRESIDENT:—There have been transmitted to me the proceedings of a meeting of the Democrats of Pennsylvania, in which are contained certain resolutions relating to the matters now before us. I am informed that the meeting was one of the largest ever held in that State. The usual course would be to enter them upon the record, but in this instance I would suggest the propriety of having them read. However, the Conference will take such order upon them as it thinks proper.
Mr. POLLOCK:—The policy of the Conference from the beginning has been not to receive or consider resolutions of a partisan character. That decision was made on one of the early days of our session, upon a series of resolutions adopted by a convention held in New Haven, Connecticut, which were presented by Mr. Clay. I think we had better pass over the subject informally, and I would call for the order of the day.
Mr. MOREHEAD, of Kentucky:—I think the resolutions had better be referred to the Committee on Credentials.
Mr. CLAY:—I quite approved of the course taken by the Conference of the resolutions which were sent to me for presentation. I hope we will pursue the same course now. I move that these resolutions be entered upon the Journal as received, and that they be laid on the table.