Official proceedings of the National Democratic convention, held at New York, July 4-9, 1868.: Reported by George Wakeman, official reporter of the Convention.

OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE
Mr. W. W. EATON, of Connecticut.- I think that the resolutions ought to
be read in the hearing of the Convention,- not debated, but read. With that
amendment, I have no objection to the motion; but every resolution that is
to form a part of the platform of the great National Democratic party ought
to be read in the hearing of the Convention.
Mr. MURPhny.-I perfectly concur with the gentleman from Connecticut,
and I think a fair construction of the resolution contemplates the reading,
but not the debating, of resolutions.
The resolution was adopted.
The Secretary then received from the chairman of the different
delegations the names of the Committee on Resolutions and Platform, as follows,
The Committee on Besolutions.
Alabama -Charles C. Lang,don.
Arkansas - W. H. Garland.
California - A. H. Rose.
Connecticut-T. E. Doolittle.
Delaware - James A. Bayard.
Florida -W. McCall.
Georgia-Henry S. Fitch.
Illinois - Wm. J. Allan.
Jndliana- J. E. Macdonald.
Iowa- J. H. O'Neill.
Kansas - Geo. W. Glick.
Kenstucky - Wm. Preston.
Louisiana -J. B. Eustis.
_laine-R. D. Rice.
Ilaryland- Stephenson Archer.
Massachusetts - Edward Avery.
Michigan- Charles E. Stuart.
zinnesota- J. J. Green.
Mississippi- E. Barksdale.
Missotri- Charles A. Mansur.
Nebraska - Charles F. Porter.
Nevada -J. A. St. Clair.
New Hampshire - J. M. Campbell.
New Jersey -Jacob R. Wortendyke.
New York-Henry C. Murphy.
North Carolina-R. Strange.
Ohio- William J. Gilmore.
Oregon - R. D. Fitch.
Pennsylvania- F. W. Hughes.
Rhode Island -Thomas Steere.
South Carolina- Wade Hampton.
Tennessee -E. Cooper.
Texas- Geo. W. Smith.
Vermont - Charles M. Davenport.
Virginia- T. A. Bocock.
West Virgiiiia- John J. Davis.
Wisconsin -James A. Mallory.
Mr. REEVE, of Indiana, offered the following resolution, -
Resolved, That the Committee on Permanent Organization be required to
include a Sergeant-at-Arms as one of the officers of the Convention proper,
to be selected by the Convention.
Mr. BREWER, of Pennsylvania, moved an amendment, as follows, Resolved, That the committee appointed to report officers for the permanent organization, be instructed to report rules for the government of this
Convention.
Mr. REEVE. -In presenting my resolution to include the Sergeant-atArms, I wish to mnake this remark: I am informed, and believe it to be true,
that the Sergeant-at-Arms of this body has been appointed by the National
Executive Committee, with power to select his subordinates. That is all
very well for a temporary organization, but, with all due respect to the Chairman of the Executive Committee, I think that that is a patronage which belongs to the Convention, and not to any one man, or set of men, to be distributed by them without the consent of the Convention.
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