The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-06-29
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your attention 70 it.
Mr.. Cox, of New York; rise to
point of order.
A delegate from New Jersey-I rise,
Mr.. President.
Mr.. President-Mr. Cox has the floor;
he rises to point of order.
Mr.. Cox-Mr. President, this Conven-
ton does not understand the motion.
The President-Ifthe Convention will
come to order, will state it.
Mr.. Cox-I want TO rise TO point OF
order, with all due respect to the chair.
served with the Chair fifteen years ago
in Congress. -.
The President-The gentleman Is out
OF order. The question is on the previous
question. u,,
The delegate from New Jersey-Who
spoke lsst2 l ask the gentleman from
Kentucky, Mr.. Watterson, II he Will
allow me q voice on this question. he
has right to do il, inssmuch as he has
moved the previous question. Objected
To.
The President-There is objection.
The same delegate from New Jersey
Mr. Watterson, Is the only man who can
object.
Mr.. Wstterson-I moved the previous
question.
The President - MIR. Watterson Oh.
jects.
The same delegate-Then l ass for
nv right on this previous question; ! ask
for a division of the question. The mo-
ton is to strike out and insert. l want
the part which repeats tibet act stricken
out. 1 don't want hard money. APP
plause
The President-The question is now
upon the amendment offered by the gen.
tleman from Ohio.
The New Jersey Delegate-My request
is for division of the question, which L
have q right 10. A division will bring
the question up whether or not we ought
20 vote Tor soft or hard money.
The President-Ths gentleman's point
is well taken.
Mr.. Wallace, of Pennsylvania-Mr.
President. rise to point Of order. My
point of order is that the previous ques-
ton has not vet been taken up by the
Convention. 1t requires majority OF
the Convention to second the previous
question and apply the gag. l demand
vote by States, in order that we may
know whether the previous question be
or be not seconded.
The Presidential was the privilege
of the gentleman from Pennsylvania to
call for vote by States, but ne failed TO
do IT.
Mr.. Cox-I call for vote by States.
Mr.. Wallace second the demand
for q vote by States.
Mr.. Doolittle-l propose to move an
amendment to the minority clause before
the vote is taken.
(Cries of "Out Of ORDERLY
The President-You are out of order.
Mr.. Doolittle-I wish to say that my
head is cool and l know what mean,
and know that victory or death is right
here. l desire to be heard for live min.
utes upon my amendment. Object, OBJ
ject
The DECENTRALIZATION is made,
therefore the gentleman is out OF order.
The gentleman from New York calls for
vote by States.
Mr.. Cox-I am here in the endeavor
to carry out the rules as | understand
them, and l raise this point of order.
The President-Call the roll.
Mr.. Co1-I insist upon my point OF
order.
Mr.. Doolittle-Before the roll is called
l wish to offer my amendment
Mr., Cox-l want that secretary to stop
and l want the delegates to leave the
desk and 60 to their places. The rules
of Congress require that to be done. l
gave YOU the authority of the rules OF
Congress, that no man can stand around
that desk as delegate except IL defiance
of the rules of Congress, which you have
adopted and you know it MIR. President,
for you served there as long as did.
The Observation-Disclosures thequestion
now is upon the amendment offered BY
the gentleman from Ohio to the report
amended by the Committee on Platform.
Mr.. Doolittle-I move TO amend that
before the vote is taken.
The President 1t is out of order.
Mr.. Doolittle-I want to offer my
amendment.
The President-The main question is
ordered, and the gentleman is out Of
order.
MIR. Doolittle - am told, although i
did not hear it at the time, that the pre-
vious question has been ordered.
Mr.. Cox, of New York-Ordersd and
seconded.
MIR. Doolittle-I wish to know further
whether am too late now to offer an
amendment to Gen Ewing's amendment
or the amendment OF the minority of the
committee. If am not, desire to read
it now, that it may be before the Con-
vention.
The Chair-It will De out of order,
the Chair regrets to say to the gentle
man from Wisconsin, unless the Conven.
ton chooses to receive it by unanimous
consent.
MIR. Doolittle-Then by unanimous
consent, gentlemen, l ask simply to read
the amendment of Gen. Ewing. (Objec-
tion).
Delegate from Observation-Disclosures
what are we voting2
The Chair-We are voting upon the
previous question.
The Massachusetts delegate-The vote
now is upon striking out the part Of the
majority report which repeats the re-
sumption act, therefore if we vote in
favor of that, this Convention will an
nounce that il is not in favor of repeating
the resumption act.
The Chair-A division of the question
has been asked tor, and it is for striking
out that portion of the original motion
of the report.
Applause and voices of Gall the
ronp)
The Clerk, beginning to resd:-We de-
nounce the financial imbecility of that
party which, during eleven years. OF
peace, has made no advance toward re-
sumption; no preparation for resumption,
but instead has INSTRUCTED resumption by
wasting our resources and exhsusting all
surplus means, and which, while an
nualy protesting to favor speedy re.
turn TO specie payments, has annually
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