Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1860-05-05
THE CHARLESTON CONGESTION.
SEVENTH DAY.
49, -. % Io..

AFTEENo0E -

a~FTEKNOoE SESSION
The vote having been announced on the first
sivisan az he minority platform, tie re-
~--rtmsnt oil the Cincinnati Platform, and The
sane having besa adopted By q vote OF zs7s
tots.
Mr. DrigEs, Of New York, said he eonyen-
ion having adopted The Cincinnati plattoln'
be would move 10 lay the balance OF Ne
~ s.nsrt, Traiss the point, that that no
/ ten - AHMED. viii take he Cincinnati plat
~ SGftnes. OF Maryland. Think am
Z, orisr nov. / want 10 know n me ehaH
rules me on Of order - a..
ne President. Certainty nop nhies tH
.-ffensn stoald b. out % order.
r. Girinrs. We'll, : thought pernapsi
q - rhalr alua,s ruled ne oat Of ordsTs
aers,ss 4 happened 10 come frcm a slayehold-
n SAFE. fHisses and cries Of aamsi
NJ Gitings. OH I have the floor, and
[ dor't intend to Re Missed doWa. I bold ny
I self responsible 70 ny constituents FOR What 1
1 40 here, andhold mYsslf personally responsl-
ne far what isay. lCiies Of Good ana
iue president. The gentleman froH Mary
1 land Will Permit ne % say that I have never
[ rsie him ont ct order. except when ee vas
1st Of order. There is now an uncebatable
motion pending 10 lay The resolutions oi ne
minority, following he rssolunons q the Sln-
/ cinnati platform, upon the table. p caalr
WsH leave q to the honor Of the gentleman "a
say whether be is rot clearly out OF order
Mr. Cuttings. Ouly ore word, sir lwani
10 be beard. TIE only tine ] ever relnenher
10 have seen our worthy chairman before
ras 10 1910. when be made one Of he most
violent Whig speeches ] ever heard, lchees,
Kisses and laugbter.l
Nr. start ! ask The char q decide
whether the motion 10 lay The subsequent res
o~igtions % The muoriiY on TIE hhisi did not
Ia sustained. take 90 the table The Cinclnnat
platform resolution already adopted
Avoice. he motion has been withdraw
Mr. briggs, Of NeE York. No, sirs II hai
not. TCnes Of asQ1estioni question:
Mr.. DuEcs. ask the chair if ny action
il carried. Will lay the Cincinnati platform
already adopted. 90 The table
ne President. The chair has reviewet
be rule in this case, ia a recent notion mad
BY Mr.. B gler, q PeinsYlFanias ans decide
hat The Cincinnati platformrssolltion havirI
esn absolutely ADOPTED bv this house, 81
o. he carried to the table with the resoll
Iar. Dr.grs. Then I demand the alton
Mr.. stuart desired 20 say, while be Hhou.
not now appeal from The decision, be did DE-
sire g. be concluded from appealing hereafis
should similar derisioH Be made.
Toe vote br States on the motion to lay th
resolutions on the table was demanded.
Mr.. Ewing, Of Tennessee, desired 10 knol
xhsiher, If he motion % lay on The table pf'
vailed, the melton would recur on the repoF
IS amendee, CT whether the Cincinnau Plal
TORN Vas finally adopted alreadYf
TIE President decided that II the motion 9
az the balance Of the Subject on the tab.
sh01ld prevail, the Cincinnati platform wouI
Be adopted without any farther vote.
Mr. Bidweli, OF California. ask the ger
lfmsn 10 Eifhdraw he motion 20 lay On ID
table. SO as frst 10 take the vote OF the Paeif
railroad resolution.
Mr.. Ddggs declined 70 withdraw.
Mr. Cuttings. standing in front o. The sPeal
er's desk, aid that & bad been suggested
I'm that be owed an apology 10 The chair q
The remarks be bad made a short tine prev
ouslr- He meant nothing offensive when .
said be first saw the chair az Alexandra, at
WhiE meeting. $50. He meant nothinE u
respectful 10 TIE wings BY that remark.
vas men from Massachusetts,, who, ike %
I chairman, bad stood UP against f8nadcis
Eith a bold front, nhat be most respected. =
mad lived in Massachusetts, and knew what
vas 20 be a Denoeratthere He cane from
5order STATE that bad suffered more from %
+ John Brown raid han any STATE In the Uni0i
sxcaFt Virginia.
J. Mr.. Ewing, Of Tennessee, rose to a point
Tr,er. nere vas no debatable question b
fore he house.
Mr.. Cuttings with VehemeHse) ] rise
{ a personal expiration, and Z uil say what
7 8sve ossgt 1CrIes Of Z orderI' and sci
eral gentlemen surrounded Mr.. Cuttings, som
uIging bin to proceed and others pefsuasir
1im % Resist
The President The gentleman from Mar
and is not in order. Hewill please desist.
Mr.. Gitinzs. IhaFg always obeyed Il
decisions Of the chairman. ITO a friend
OF, 20 swsyi I viii say what I have
ssVr7I
Great confusion now prsvaile1, and sever
% questions were azksd On points Of eEplsn.
ton.
Mr. BiElrr rose to a point Of order. III
question now before the house Was one Of va
/. im-nrtaura-
Mr.. Montgomery, % Pennsylvania, call,
: his colleague 20 order. He was constant
p making these grave sppeals 10 the houss, an
Nss not 10 order.
z M. Bigler e-oatinusd. He only desired
say that this vas a question q FastimPorlanc
he convention eholld proceed 20 vote direct
j. on the balance Of the resolutions, 81 that
desired 10 vote on TIE Pacific railroad resol
zion, or any other, should be have The opport
nitV to do 90.
Mr.. Cock called the gentleman from Pen
s~Tirania 70 order.
III. Bryce had understood TIRE chair 70 ~
that, ia tie ersHt IF tie adoption Of The mott
pending, the Cincinnati platform would not
aid % the table.
Ths Psesldsas. TIE chair 60 decided.
Mr.. Briggs. Then, sir, I insist on q
motion. The gentleman can have opp7rlul
ties to gxpiain Afterwards.
Mr.. Kancey nnferstood The house bad {
, deTed The preuous cues ion, the operation
7 which runs through an the propositions befo
he convention. 10 lay the resolutions foiiol
ine the r~eafrm7dSn Of the Cincinnati pl,
form on the table, was equivalent 10 a mott
20 amend the minority report By striking o.
All but the Cincinnati platform. Thus q
I house WouIi Do indirecily what 1t bss
noEg to d. directly. Would not the mod|
/. . table, u sustained, stop The operation
he previous question on the balance Of G
gepoHl2
I TIE PrssideBt II woald.
BIZ. larceF Inca raise the point Of ord
that it cannot be sustained.
, President. TIE chair has alrea,
lrcidad 8 similar point and on one sign
occasion was upheld by the house IN fhe dec
sion II vas the practice in the House
Representatives. daily 10 Jay on the table pc
tons Of Amendments OF this kind white und
be operation Of he pTeyous question.
Z therefore, ruled the point Of order not VI.
I rsken.
The question being on tie motion 70 Jay t
residue o. the resoiuuons On tie table, Miss
sipri demanded the vote bY S afes.
Alabama, Mississippi Fordasn Arkans
refused 90 vote.
ne mgfirn wsz Loaf ny he foIIr-rinr rot