The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-06-29

TO secure It's object and highly injuri
Gus 10 ihe business OF the country
should be forthwith repealed
Ewing moved, and Eaton, OF Kan
Sas' seconded, that the amendment
thus suggested be made,
TOM SWINGS SPEECH.
Ewing proceeded to state his OF Jec.
ton to the clause proposed to be
stricken out, and said;
II denounced only one clause OF the
resumption act that one fixing the
llme for resumption, thus 10y implica.
lloth leaving all the rest TO stand un :
Objectionable. Tho construction given
to this viii M that the Democratic
party wants resumption earlier than
1873. Another objection is that the
resolution, rs reported connects the
party TO y reduction OF green backs
anu 70 the perpetuation of the ma.
tiohai banking system, and leaves the
treasury, perhaps, with the power to
issue gold Interest bearing bonds, aud
to lock up the gold while awaiting the
day OF resumption, policy to which
Tue western Democracy would be
unanimously opposed, The resolution
OF the committee supports, by impliCa-
llon, bit Tor which the Democrats
are not responsible, and measure
which did not receive II Democratic
vote. o ..ly
Time was called and much confusion
ensped, caused by an effort to secure
more time fur Ewing The chair ruled
that IA objection WINS made the time
could not he extended. Mr.. Dor.
sheimer appealed for the withdrawal
OF the objection and IL was Withdrawn,
aud by unanimous ronsent Mr., Ewing
was authorised to proceed, 1
Another scene Of confusion ensued,
Mr.. McLane, OF Maryland, renewed
his objection to grant Mr. Ewing fur
Their time, and Mr., Ewing finally
thanked the Convention for the kindly
spirit manifested towarL him and said
he would trouble them no further.
Cries for Ewing, Order! Order j
Mr.. Cox, OF New York, rose to point
OF order, which was understood 10 IL.
Ilect on the chair for iavoritism, aud
was called to order by the chair and
directed to take hIsseat
MIX poRsHElMERs SPEECH.
M IknT.hnln,.u unil a.. ,,,,n,.,I
right here 10 make straight issue boz
tween hard and soft money Applause
by TINT we viii stand or fail. II you
want soft money, give your votes to
liz most distinguished advocate, but Il
you want 10 give us any show To carry
the hard money States, stand hy the
platform rs II Is presented. Applause
This IL compromises 10 which the
East has yielded. On this rests sue
cess In the Eastern States. II you
adopt the amendment of the gentle
man from Ohio, then goodbye TO your
hopes. The committees report, how
ever, gives vs. a. living chance of
success. In conclusion he demanded
u call OF States on the question.
MIR yOoHuEgs REMARKS.
Voorhees,, Of Indiana, took the plat
form and said MIR. Dorsheimer's issue
wa, IL false one as stated by him.
There IL no assurance ofeither hard or
soft money. They were all in favor OF
resumption as soon rs practicable.
Who ever desires II earlier desires IL for
some private, improper purpose. He
earnestly opposed Any attempt at fore
ed resumption. The law had been
paSsed two years, and our country il
two per cent, further from gold
standard than IL was when the law
| was .SSsssed. Natural laws, II Legisla-
ton is not unwise, VII. soon cover the
twelve per cent gap between gold 40
paper Let Ms leave the question to
these natural laws, referring to Doors
heimer, he said the west had followed
the lead Of New York too long already
aud II is now tlme TO assert the power
Of the mighty west Applause.
MIR. wArERsoN REMARKS.
Watterson emphatically urged policy
Of supporting the committee in the re-
port signed by twenty nine OF its mem
bers, after careful consideration, and
asserting the lmpolicy of over turning
it ny the action OF the convention
in its condition OF excitement. Stand
10y the thirty.third, and not by the
eight, who have intr oduced here
this dangerous question. Ho moved
the previous question, n4
Another scene of great confusion.
Many delegates asking to be heard, and
one from Pennsylvania bitterly de-
noupcing gag-law and instructing
Oh freedom of debate. Mr.. Abbot, OF
New Jersey, asked for adiyision Of the
question, He was in favor of the
motion to strike out, but was opposed
to inserting what was proposed for
hard money. The previous question
was seconded by Mr.. Doolttle, who
made few remarks amid much disor-
der, in which he said victory oil death
depended ON the question now before
the convention, and he desired to
move an amendment to the pending
amendment. Mr.. Cox, Of New York,
demanded vote by States on the
main question, which, having been
divided, was first stated on the motion
to strike out. Mr.. Doolittle moved to
adjourn, and an attempt was made to
call the roll, but the disorder was 40
great that delegates could not hear
enough to understand the question
| e A Texas delegate moved to clear the
| galleries, but as the chair did not put
the question, he evidently did not I'M
derstand IL. The excitement was long
continued, with increasing force and
violence, "a dozen gentlemen speaking
at once. Pennsylvania retired for
consultation, Bride, of Tennessee,
wanted to know whether II to strike
out prevailed, and the. convention
failed to insert the proposed substitute,
the effect would not be to leave the re-