The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-06-10

dent Lincoln's house, in Springfield, it was
nearly u o'clock. Among the representatives
Of the Woman's Rights Convention, on the
stage, were the following: DR.. Rachel Swain,
of Indianapolis; Mrs. Eliza Byrd Gamble, Of
Saginaw, Mich; Mrs. Jane b. Spoford, and
Mrs. Sarah A. Spencer of Washington; Mrs.
Lille Devereux Blake, Of New York; Amanda
NJ. Way, of Lawrence, Kas;; Leila G; Bedel,
Miss E.. B. Berkeley, st. Louis; Mrs. Matilda
Smedley, of Michigan.
After invocation had been offered by Rev. r.
A. Noble, DID,, of Chicago, the Chair an
nounced the Convention in order. The Chair,
the Committee on Contested Seats and Creden-
tials would not be ready to report before 4
o'clock, ~whereupon Mr.. Conkling made q motion
to adjourn until that time. Mr.. Hale, of
Maine, opposed the motion He could not ap-
preciate the necessity Of wasting SO much valu-
able time. In support Of his objections he re-
ferred to the proceedings of the Convention
held In Cincinnati, in 1876, at which the Com
mittee on Permanent Organization reported and
the Convention proceeded to apermanent or
ganization before the Committee on Creden-
tials were ready to report. When a permanent
organization had been effected, the Committee
on Rules and Qrder-ef Business-stood knocking
at the door, whose report was taken up and
disposed of before the Committee on Creden-
gtiaf were ready. Nj. Conkiing replied by stating
/, that the;fact that a number of seatsNwere under
contest, made it impracticahle to permanently
organize and proceed to business until the Conn
mittee on Credentials had reported the result of
their labors. Mr.. Hale, in support of his mo-
ton, further referred to the fact that the House
of Representatives at Washington is now en-
gagged in the settling of contested seats, all
though it had been in session, in all eight
months further the Senate Of the United States,
of which Mr.. Conkling is a member, is also en-
ggagedin contesting a seat from Louisiana.
= Upon the motion of adjourning being put to
a vote, it was defeated. y
Nj. Joy, Of Michigan, then made q motion
thntthe contestants in the election for the con-
tested seats in Illinois be heard before the Con-
vention by such counsel as they might select
This motion called forth considerable excite
| ment, and when Mr.. Joy found that the ques-
ton was about to be laid on the table; he with
drewiti .uaE ff M af.eH
Upon the motion Mr.. sewen, of New Jersey,
that the convention proceed to- permanent
organization, and that the Committee on Per-
manent Organization be asked to report, Mr..
Pierson proceeded to the sChairman's desk on
the platform, and said: 'As Chairman OF the
Committee upon Permanent Organization /
| beg to say that we are prepared to report the
action of the committee, but we have this EN-
barrassmenta The committee agreed unani
mously upon every question before IT. They
lfplaceinitheir report names for Vice President
and Secretary, one from each State n Terri
tory, as reportedby the member of the COM
Lmiftee- REPRESENTING that State and Territory.
The StateFUf1 Illinois was known TO be in con-
fict- The committee are not able to say
whether the names upon our report are names
that will turn out to be members of the conyen-
ton or not, and with this statement I am pre-
I pared to make the report, II the convention de
clare it shall be made.
The Clerk then read the report Of the com
mittee, which advised that the temporary or
ganization be the permanent Organization.
with the exception of the addition Of George NJ
Buchanan, of Mississippi as additional secre.
tary, and q, list of Vice Presidents and Assistant
Secretaries, one from each State and Territory
On motion of General Pierson, the report wal
adopted.
Senator Hoar, as Permanent Chairman, sai6
he would not infict the convention with an
other speech, and announced the convention
permanently organized. :.
Mr.. FIVE, of Maine, moved that the Commit
tee on Rules and Order of Business be request
ed to report. General Sharpe, from this Com
nittee. said that the Committee had held
session Of three hours on the preceding evening
and had been in session all morning, and hat
failed to agree. He had Just come from Tn
Committee. He had been requested by MN
States to make q minority report, and he we
not prepared to even do that. Further busi
ness, unde the circumstances, being impossible
the Convention took a recess until 8 O'Clock
The evening session convened at 525, an
Immediately Mr.. Henderson, of Iowa, move
that the Committee on Rules and Order {
Business be requested to make their report t
the Convention so that it might proceed I
business. To this Senator Logan, of Hlino
objected. He said he was opposed to doing to
hastily matters of such grave importance. b
thought it not policy to adopt the rules of thu
Committee before they knew who were the 81
ting members Of the Convention, and out
other considerations he hoped the gentlemn
from Iowa would Withdraw his motion. Sever;
voices cried out, mo, nc" to which Mr.. Doga
Z said: ''Why do you say mo-? Is it because 70
do not mean to stand by the agreement of yor
Gommittee2nn This inquiry was received
said he was not addressing the gallery an
therefore could not be thrown OF his guard l
their interruption. he appealed to the Coz
%yention. with whom he would rest the questaol
Mr.. Henderson thanked Mr.. Logan Tor b
sentiments, but in reply to the question
why this haste2s he would ask, Why t
dclay?'
Among other things in the objection offert
by Mr.. Logan to the motion OF Mr.. Henderson
{ he said he was opposed to the five minute
limit of debate, which he understood W
among the resolutions In the report of the Con
mittee on Rules.
This FIVE minutes limit for debate is what
known as the nineth rule.
'zlus5Mr. Henderson said that the nineth rule ri
prevailed at the last two National Convention
Ofthe Republican party, and he could not 8
why this convention. should be made the e
81 ~eepfion, 1t was his desire, as it was the desi
of ten thousand others present.. that the co
Invention proceed to business.
ET1Mr. Boutwell, desired to know whether Il
!, lsgenfleman on the floor representing the Cor
! ! fmittee intended to make a different propositic
. touching the debate upon contested questlol
{ concerning seats in the convention, viz, ii
2 minutes. II 30, he would vote against the res
!. Mr.. Hamilton, of Kentucky-Does the ge
tleman from Massachusetts yield? !
Governor Boutweu-Yes. as
Mr.. Hamilton desire to- say, for the mel
9 Der of that committee, that he states empha
cally that this statement by the gentleman fro
7 Iowa is a misrepresentation. tCheers.l
Mr.. WhiteI state, sir, as a member fro
Kentucky, that he did say it.
Governor Boutwell, claim the floor.
I Mr.. Hamiton-I am responsible for it, sir.
? The ChairlThe gentleman from Kentuc
viii take his seat. The gentleman from Mass
J chusetts has the floor.
3 Mr.. Boutwell, then said he would say, mere
! by way of observation, that it was never safe
d a public assembly to report private convers
= ton. This brought out q, flood of applaui
= Mr.. Boutwell, then said: "1 say as one delega
= that Twill stand here and wait here un
= thereis Judgment expressed by the Americ
2 people whether the State of Ninoise, the Sta
n Of Louisiana, Of Kansas, Of aPennsylyan
u whether either of all these questions of gre
FL grave, iperilous public concern are to be d
y cussed here, and settled upon a debate In viii
u those having the deepest concern are to be p
= mitted to speak for five minutes. There is tn
. enough for the consideratien-of the grave bu
T. ness on which we are met. Here are $4,000, {
n people waiting for the judgment, and if IL
a. Judgment is honest; if We make NJ misstep;
&c we go forward in honest part pursuing the
complishment of different honest purposes,
d Judgment we shall render, whether it be
N the citizen Of Maine orcthe hero of the v
" Icheers,l will be enforced andsestablished a
2 ratified by the American people, IApplaus
Us But if we here, seven hundred selected m,
try these great questions by q five minutes
bate, through fear of a hotel bill, what will
u American people say2'
General Ben Harrison, of Indiana, did ]
he think five minutes sufficient time for debate
a settle the question of a contested seat, .Avh
!. ever might have been the custom of form
NJ conventions. d.
ch Mr.. Henderson said that while these ar