American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-08
ON, MISS, SATURDAY, JULY s, 1876.

| down onerous salaries, extravagant appropria
| not required by the public necessities, and W
| shall trust to the hrmness of the Democrat
| members of the House that no committee OF con
allowed to defeat these wholesome measures o
economy demanded by the country.
Republic, and the widows and orphans of thos
who have fallen in battle, have just claim upOl
the care. protection and gratitude Of their fel
| low-cItizens.
| MINORITY REPORT.
Gen. Tom. Ewing, of Ohio: At the re-
| quest OF SEVERAL members of the Committee
on Resolutions, present minority repor
as to one phase Of the platform:
The undersigned members of the COMMITTEES
recommend that the following clause in the reso
lutons reported by the committee be stricken
out: Gas such hindrance. We denounce the re-
sumption clause of the act of 1915, and we here
demand its repeal" and they recommend thai
there be substituted for that clause
specie payments the first of January 1873 ,hav
ing been enacted by the Republican party with
the people, and being both Intellectual to secure
its object, and highly Injurious to the business
OF the country, ought to be forthwith repealed >
hees, Indiana; John c Brown. Tennessee; NAL
colin Hay, Pennsylvania; H: H. Trimble, Iowa
Kansas; C. II. Hardin, Missouri.
Mr.. Ewing supported his motion by a five
minutes speech, in which he stated that
the objection to the clause which they pro-
posed to have stricken out was, that it pro-
posed to repeal only single clause OF the
Resumption act, and that merely on the
ground that it is a hindrance to specie pay
ment, leaving the inference to be drawn
that the Democratic party wanted resump-
ton at an earlier day-at least that was the
placed upon it. During Mr.. Ewing's speech
he was frequently interrupted by applause,
cries of ssTime, ''''Go on, - etc. So great
was the confusion at one time that the
Chairman threatened to have the galleries
cleared. Quiet being partially restored,
Mr.. Dorsheimer, Of New York, replied to
Mr.. Ewing, in favor of the majority report,
which he said was compromise between
the hard and soft money members of the
committee concession so great on the part
of the hard money men that it was made I'M
der protest of every one OF the Eastern
Democratic States. In conclusion, he de-
handed the vote by States. Mr.. Dorsheim-
er's remarks were likewise greeted with a
mixture of cheers, Kisses and applause.
Mr.. Voorhees, followed in support of the
minority report, and Mr.. Watterson IN favor
of the majority report. A call of the States
on the motion was then begun. but the
confusion was SO great that it had to be
abandoned. A motion to adjourn was lost.
The roll call was then again ordered, and
the result was that the substitute offered by
Mr.. Ewing was rejected-yeas, 219; nays,
Alabama. no. p. Arkansas. no. IL. Califor
mia, no, II. Color ado, no. 8; Connecticut, no,
Il. Delaware, no, 6. Florida, no. 8. Georgia,
no, . Illinois. no. %; yes, Is. Indiana, yes,
80. Iowa, no, III yes, 5. Kansas, yes, 10. Ken
NO IT, fS Ma me-
80 g. ssis'Bp NebrasF ss Missouri g.
Nevada, no, s. New Hampshire, no. TO-, New
Jersey, no, Is. New York, no, 20. North Car
DINA, no, 20. Ohio, no, IS; yes, rs. Oregon,
no, 8. Pennsylvania. yes, 5s. Rhode Island,
no 8. South Carolina, no, IA. Tennessee, yes,
"a. Vermont, yes, 10. Virginia. yes. 1; no, 81.
West Virginia. yes, 8; no, 1. Wisconsin, yes,
20. Texas. yes, is.
The call of States on the adoption of the
resolutions as read was then made, and
resulted as follows: Yeas, 551; nays, 80.
NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES.
A motion to proceed to the nomination of
q candidate for President was then carried.
Mr.. Whitley, of Delaware, nominated
F. Bayard.
Mr.. Williams. of Indiana, nominated
Thomas A. Hendricks.
Mr.. Abbott, OF New Jersey, nominated
Joel Parker.
Senator Herman, of New York, nominated
Samuel J. Tilden.
Mr.. Ewing, of Ohio, nominated William
Allen.
Mr.. Clymer, of Pennsylvania, nominated
Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock.
Each Of these nominations was seconded
by various delegates, and brief speeches
made in advocacy thereof.
The call of States was then ordered and
The result of the vote was as follows:
FIRST BALLOT.