Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-06-03
The Unit Rule Broken.

The Unit Rule Broken.
| CHICAGO, June 3.-After conclusion OF
the hearing of the Illinois contest in the
committee on credentials, at three O'Clock
this morning a vote on the contest in the
Seventh district of Alabama was taken,
resulting in resolving to report in favor of
tile admission of Gov. Smith and Willard
Warner, the (anti- Grant) contestants, by
a vote of 81 to Is.
| General Raum, a member of the COM
mittee, who also acted as chairman of the
Springfield convention, then addressed the
committee on the Illinois contest.
The committee finally adjourned at four
| o'clock until eleven to day without reach
vote in the Illinois case.
The Unit Rule Broken.
The subcommittee on rules and order of
business, after long session, agreed to 4
list of rules nearly the same as those
adopted at Cincinnati in 1876, the princi-
pal difference being in rule No. 8, which
reads '' In the record Of votes by states
the vote of each state and territory, and
| the District Of Columbia, shall be an
| nOunced by the chairman, and in case
the votes of any state, territory or the
District of Columbia shall be divided the
chairman shall announce the number of
| votes cast for any candidate, or for OF
against any proposition, but if exception
is taken by any delegate to the correctness
of such announcement by the chairman of
his delegation, the president of the con-
ventiOn shall direct the names of the men,
bers of such delegation to be called and
the result to be recorded in accordance
with the votes individually given. The
part of this rule from but if exception, -
etc., is an addition which does away with
the unit rule.
By the tenth rule it is provided that the
Republican national committee shall con-
sist of one member from each state, this
doing away with the representation of
territories and the District Of Columbia
! ON this committee.
Called to Order.
The convention was called to order at
HAS a. m. The committee on creden-
tials are still in session and cannot report
for some time.
No Business.
11:3O A. Mot more than half the
delegates are yet in their seats. The
galleries are only three quarters filled.
Conkling's Clacquers.
! The New York delegation has just
entered with Mr.. Conkling at the head,
who was received with considerable ap-
plause in the galleries.
A Long Wait.
1t is said the committee Oh contested
seats will not be ready to report before 4
pm.
The Proceedings in Detail.
CHICAGO, 11:4O A. NJ The gallery and
floor are filling up now rapidly and the
scene in the hall is very impressive. Inter-
esting discussions are anticipated today,
and the expectations are that there will
be an earnest contest between the rival
factions upon every point. 1t would be
hazardous to predict the results, but it is
believed the credential committee will
admit at least 1S of the 90 contestants
from Illinois who were admitted originally
j to the Springfield convention and subse-
quently ousted.
| Senator Hoar called the convention to
order at :45. lie requested all others
than members of the convention to with
draw from that part of the hall assigned to
delegates and directed the sergeant at
arms to enforce the request. The aisles
were cleared after some delay.
Rev. F. A Noble, of Union Park Con-
gregational church, Chicago, offered
prayer.
| COnkling Wants Time.
| COnkling moved that the convention adj
jOurn or take a recess till 6 p. M. Mr..
| Hale made the point of order that the
motion was debatable. The chair sustain
| ed it. The question is now being de-
! bated.
Hale in his speech holds that the con-
| vention must remain in a state of suspend
ed animation until the committees are
ready to report.
Conkling followed Hale, claiming that
it would facilitate the business of the con-
vention to take the recess, and said it was
not in order to proceed till the committee
| on credentials reported.
COnkling's motion for a recess was lost.
A Peculiar Proposition.
Mr.. Joy, of Michigan, offered q resolu-
ton that the contestants from the state of
Illinois be heard in convention by counsel.
A motion to lay it on the table was lost,
and the roll of the states on Mr. Joys mo-
ton was ordered.
MIR. Joy finally withdrew his resolution.
Frye, of Maine, moved that the report
of the committee on rules and order of
business be requested.
Sharpe, of New York, said that as there
would be majority and minority reports he
asked that it be delayed till the committee
on credentials reported.
Garfield said that under the agreement
it would not render a report until the
committee on credentials had reported un-
less ordered by the convention.
Conkling inquired whether the commit
tee on contested (seats was read to report.
The chair replied that he was told the
committee was not ready nor likely to be
ready before several hours, perhaps not