The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-07-13

daily indoree the action Of the present House Of
Representatives, In reducing and curtailing the ex-
penses Of the Federal Government in cutting
in abolishing useless Offices and plsces not ~
quired by the public necessity, and we shall trust
70 the hrmress Of the Democratic members Of he
mieisterpfetatiUn Of rules will be allowed to d.
feat these wholesome Measures Of economy de-
mandea BY the h country:
republic, and the widows and ORPHANS Of thGeH
Who have fallen in battle. have Just claim uptn
the protection and gratitude Of their fellow
Gen. Ewing, of Ohio, then made minority
report, signed by himself, Voorhees,, of In
diana; Brown, Of Tennessee; Hoy, Of Penn.
sylvania; Trumble, of Iowa; Davis, of West
Virginia; Davis, of Kansas, and Hardec, of
Missouri lis which report was as follows:
recommend that the following clause in tha reso-
buttons reported by the committee be stricken out:
csu.s act Of u.s. and ws bere On
repsal.' And they recommend that there he sub
stitated for that claa.s the, following: 1.-THE law
Of January, 1879, having been enacted by the Re-.
publican party without deliberation in Congress
or discussion before the people, and being both
forthwith repealed
A lengthy discussion ensued on this re-
port, amid much confusion, when motion
W SCIlhC OuG tuC CluuSC Ill Tile report OF the
committee reading: GAS such hindrance VIC
denounce the Resumption clause Of the act
of 1875, and we here demand its repeal"
was put and lost-yeas, 2l9; nays, $50.
The roll was then called on the question
of the adoption of the majority report OF
the Committee on Resolutions, and the re-
suit was announced as follows: Yeas 651,
nays 50, and the platform was declared
adopted.
Candidates for the nomination for the
Presidency were then named in the follow
ing order:
Mr.. Whitley, of Delaware, nominated Sen
ator Thomas F. Bayard.
Mr.. Williams, of Indiana, nominated Gov
Thomas A. Hendricks.
Mr.; Abbott, of New Jersey, nominated
Joel Parker.
Senator Herman, of New York, nominated
Gov. Samuel J. Tilden. Mr.. Tildcn's nomi-
nation was seconded by Virginia, Texas and
Wisconsin,.
Gen. Ewing, of Ohio, nominated ex-Gov.
William Allen.
Mr.. Clymer, of Pennsylvania, nominated
Gen. Winfield s. Hancock, and was followed
by Gen. Brent, of Louisiana, in the same
behalf.
The vote of the States was then called for
the first ballot, which resulted as follows:
Tilden-Alabama, 10; Arkansas, II; Cali
fornia, u; Connecticut, II; Florida, 8;
Georgia, S; Illinois, -; Iowa, IA; Kentucky,
"a; Louisiana, 9; Maine, IA; Maryland, 4;
Massachusetts, rs; Michigan, IA; Minneso-
ia, 10; Mississippi, Is; Missouri, 2; Ncbras-
ka, s; Nevada, 8; New Hampshire, 10; New
York, 70; North Carolina, 8; Oregon, 6;
Rhode Island, 8; South Carolina, IA; Texas,
1Oh; Vermont, 10; Virginia, II; Wisconsin,
10; Total, 4O31.
Hendricks-Alabama, S; Colorado, 6;
Illinois, %; Indiana, 80; Iowa, 6; Kansas,
10; Maryland, 8; Michigan, g.; Missouri, Z;
North Carolina, 4; Tennessee, "a; Texas,
~; Virginia, l; Wisconsin, 1. Total, 13O11.
Thurman-Nevada, 3.
Hancock-Alabama, 2; Georgia, 1; Iowa,
2; Louisiana, 5; Missouri, ~: North Caro-
lima, S; Pennsylvania, IS; Texas, 2. Total,
a.
Bayard-Delawarc, 6; Georgia, Is; Louis
lana, 2; Maryland, 2; North Carolina, 2;
Texas, 1; Virginia, 4. Total, 80.
Allen--Missouri, 2; Ohio, A; West Virgin
ia, 10. Total, IS.
Parker-NeW Jersey 49,