The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-06-17

4 delegate frOp 1ndiana-sO do l
Cheers.
Mr.. ThompsOn..-In the name OF tn
American people, ! demand that thi
convention shall be heard upon the qnes
tion as to whether it affirmsor disatlirm
the decision Of the Chair. zs. Hlr
Voices-That is right.
The Chair-Will the convention heal
the chair for moment2
A delegate fnom IndianN-We havD
heard about enough from the chair
(Sensation9
Several Delegates4Certainly. T. |.
The Chair-The Chair has not thC
least desire in the world to interfere will
the exercise by the convention and b.
every member Of the convention Of ever!
right and privilege which he possesses
pennsylvania delegates, "Oh, no.")
hope there is no gentleman within th'
convention, who knows me after somI
years OF public service, who suppose!
that / would intentionally abuse thi
powers Of this position; Pennsylvania
delegates, "No, Oh, no or that I woult
do any Injustice to any gentleman. Ny
colleague from Pittsburgh, Mr.. McCor
mick, irritatcd me very much when he
said ! did not wish TO hear him. say
to the convention, as l said to him, that
l did not hear him.
Mr.. Thompson-I do not object to that
you told your colleague that Re had dis
honored himself. (sensation)
The Chair-I am Just coming 10 that
point. The gentleman then said, "You
didn't hear me because you didn't wish to-
Delegate from Pennsylvania--That is
right. (Applause.) t. I
Several delegates-That is so.
The Chair--Now, i appeal to the gal
liant gentleman from Indians, Col. Thomp.
son, whether II was not very much out Of
place for young man to retort with a
remark Of that sort.
Col. Thompson-If you want an an
swer sir, will give it you.
The chatr-I desire TO remark Great
confusion.
Col. Thompson-I desire to say, sir, in
response to that question, that il is out oi
place for the President Of the convention
TO use it as an instrument TO hurl back
his anathemas at his colleagues.
Mr. Pearce, OF Mass.-I raise the point
OF order that while the role call is ii
order, and after the announcement Of a
vote nothing Of this kind is in order,
nothing can be done.
The Chair-Gentlemen you have given
the Chairman OF the convention chance
to say publicly before you all, that this is
not a place to settle these things.
Mr.. Oliver-There is something wish.
ed to say which concerned the schairman.
The Ghair-I withdraw the remark.
Mr. Mr.0liver-Gentlemen, listen to me, /
will not give you any trouble. [Cries Of
take your seat, order, order.
Mr.. 0liver-The chair recognized me
and l have a right to make my statement.
[ [0rder! orderI
The Chair-The gentlemen from Mas
sachusetts raises the point OF order that
the Committee is in process Of executing
the order Of business, and cannot be in
terrupted. Iii good point Of order,
good way to get rid OF the difficulty,
that when an announcement is made,
soue gentlemen interested therein, say
that Ii ia not a correct announcement,
thus raising question Of privilege, and
insisting upon their right 10 DE fairly
recorded.
A Delegate-the chair has declaed the
result.
Mr.. Cessna-oh no, we have no vote.
Mr.. Thornburg-I move that the
vote Just taken to suStain the chair,
shall be reconsidered.
Mr.. Cessna second that motion so
as 10 allow the Pennsylvania delegates
to be heard by the committee.
A Delegate-I move to lay IL on the
table.
..Afr. Cessna-The gentleman has not
the floor, did not my friend from Tennes-
see Yield me the 1oor.
Mr.. Thornburg-No sir, | do not yield
the floor. wave the previous question
on my motion .u
The Chair = And Vie gentleman.
from Tennessee, moves TO recon.
ader the vote by..which the Chair was sus.
tained, several gentlemen claimed the
floor. .-
Mr.. Thornburg--I do not yield the
floor. My motion is in order; The mo.
ton to reconsider the last vote, and then
the Pennsylvania delegation on both sides
should be heard. [Great noise and con.
fusion.
A delegate from Georgia. rise to a
point otPrder. :.
Mr.. 0tiver-I have the Aoor-this is
all wrong.
A delegate from Georgia. raise the
point that this whole thing is out Of or
der. j
The chair-That has been raised and
oyerruled on the ground, that being a
question; OF high personal privilege, it
may be rightly brought into the conven.
ton.
Mr.. Cessna-I trust il may come be.
fore this convention. All | ask is that
the convention may understand the posi-
ton which the Pennsylvania delegation
occupies to-day before this convention
and before the country. feel that my
colleague in the chai1made his decision
without an understanding or examination
OF the rules or he would not have made
it in the way be haa Therefore L feel
compelled to sote for that motion of my
friend from Tennessee'to reconsider the
vote by which that appeal was laid upon
the table. I ask the attention OF my
friend in The chair and OF this conven-
tion to the second rule OF thiSeonventiop:
Each State- shall Sbe entitled torlouble
the number Of its Senators and Repre-.
sentatiyes in Congress according to the
last upportionmeni; cash Territory and
the District Of Columbia shall be en-
titled to 2 votes; the rules Of each delega-
tiOn shall be reported by its chairman.
Now, the rules provide that after the
chairman Of each delegation has report
ed there shall be no change until the
next ballot.
The creates. confusion prevailed, SO
that Hale stepped down from the plat.
form and the hall resOunded with cheers
and cries Of question"
Amid the confusion somebody moved
the previous question, which was sec-
ohded.'t u , - q ! {.
The Chair-All in favor OF having the
main question will please say "Aye."
There was loud affirmative response,
and the motion was agreed to.
The Chair-:The question is shall the
decision Of the chair stand as the iudg-
ment OF the house.A ~ -