The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-06-03
To-DAY's PROCEEDINGS.

CHICAGO, June 3.-Ihe convention met
at eleven o'clock and effected permanent
organization. Committee on credentials
not ready to report the convention took a
recess until five o'clook.i
The chances for Grants nomination do
not look favorable J.
Bulletins
1l:55 A. M.-The convention was called
to order at 1l:45 A. M. The committee
on credentials are still in session and can
not report for some time.
1905 P. M is said the com mittee on
before pm, ~"
12:1QP. M-Cenklipg moved that the
convention adjourn and take recess till
Pm. Mr, Hale made the point of order
that the motion was debatable. The chair
sustained it. The question is now being
debated. SoMERvILLE.
1915 P. M.-Hale,sin his speech holds
that the convention must remain 10 a state
of suspended animation until the commit
tees are ready to report
SoMERvILLE.
1890 P. N.-Conkling followed Hale,
claiming it would facilitate the business
of the convention by taking the recess. and
said il was not in order to proceed till the
committee on credentials reported.
SOMERVILLE.
1888 P, M,-Conklings motion to take
recess was lost. SoMERvILLE.
Joy of Michigan, offered resolution
that the contestants from Illinois be heard
in convention by counsel. The motion was
to lay on the table was lost, and the roll of
states on Joys motion was ordered.
Mr.. Joy has Withdrawn his resolution
Word is brought from the committee on
credentials which reports a motion made
and carried in committee on credentials
to admit 9 of the contesting delegations 10
Illinois, leaving out the second list.
Chandler moved to admit delegates
from second and exclude all delegates at
debating this. The motion to admit 9
districts and exclude second carried By "a
to l4-one member not voting.
The committee on permanent organixa-
ton reported name of Geo. E, Hoar tor
president.
Il has been arranged for Col. Bob
Ingersoli TO present the claims of the
Illinois contestants in the convention.
1:07 P. M.,-Frye moved that the
report of the committee on rules and order
of business be requested to report.
Sharp of New York said as there would
be majority and minority report, he ask
ed that it be delayed till the committee on
credentials reported,
Garfield said, under the agreement he
would not render the report until the
com mittee on credentials had reported,
unless ordered by the convention.
Frye Of Maine moved the convention
take recess till o'clock; motion adop
ted.
CHICAGO, June 3.-The committee on
rules at its session last night adopted the
rules OF the Cincinnati convention of 1876,
with three exceptions, one OF them impor-
tant.
/. The order has been changed.
2. 4 section has been added to rule s
which will do away with the unit rule,
allowing individual delegates to vote as
they please. 1t now reads as follows:
Rule g. 10 the record of the votes by
states, the vote of each state, territory and
District of Columbia shall be announced
By the chairman, and in case votes of any
state, territory, or the District OF Column
bia, shall be divided, the chairman shall
announce the number of votes cast for
any candidate or for or against any propo-
sition, but ii exception Is taken By any
delegate to the correctness of such an
nouncement By the chairman OF his dele
cation, the president OF The convention
shall direct roll Of mem bers of such dele
CATION to be called and the result recorded
in accordance with votes individually
given.
8. In the national com mittee the terri
tories and District of Columbia are not
allowed representation.
At four O'Clock this morning the com
mittee on credentials after hearing argu-
ments of Col. r g. Ineersoll and Emory
Storrs on the Illinois case. Adjourned to
Ii O'Clock this morning without deciding
lit.
During the early morning hour, vote
was taken on the contested Alabama cases
of Smith and Warner tanti Grant) aud
the committee by a vote of 81 to / 3 (three
not voting) decided to report IN favor OF
admitting both contestants.
The committee on rules this morning
adopted resolution declaring in favor OF
the five minute rule as applied to all ce-
bate in the convention.
Grants friends consider this an act of
hostility to them, and announce that they
will com bat it in convention.
The committee on credentials this
morning st the III clock meeting, decided
in favor of the eighteen delegates from the
nine Illinois congressional districts. but
are reported to have taken ground against
the two delegates from one eongressio nal
district, on the ground of irregularity in
the record in the state convention.
The com mittee Oh credentials this morn
| ing referred the Illinois Case to sub
cammittee of five consisting of Chandler,
N IL. Strout. Maine. Bateman, Ohio
Tracy. n. Y. and Clayton, Arkansas.
The day is mild. comfortable and sun
nv, The delegates to the national Re-
publican convention were tardy IN putting
| 10 an appearance SO that it was nearly II
O'Clock when Judge Hear struck the desk
with the gavel made from the door sill
OF President Lincoln's house in inSpringhsld.
The distribution of tickets had been
more generally made than yesterday SO
that Spectators seats were filed much
sooner than those Of delegates and an alT
Of eager expectancy pervaded the audience
long before the session opened. inyoea'
,inn was offered by Rev. +. 4. Noble, u -
of Uuion Park congregational who IN
eloquent words asked divine blessing on
the days work of this great and important