Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-06-04

(Cbeers.)
Pixley (Cal.) moved to lay the resolutio,
on the table. [Applause.
COnkling demanded q call of the roll
Kisses, long and furious.]
The call of the roll was ordered.
COnkling inquired whether the three
gentleman from West Virginia did say
that they would vote for the nominee O
this convention.
The chair said it was not his province t,
answer the question.
Conkling said he would not press his
resolution if his question was answered in
the affirmative. and finally he withdrew
the resolution as he said there seemed to
be some doubt. [Applause and hisses.l
business.
Sewell On. j. moved that the commit
tee an credentials now report adopted.
The chair called the galleries to order fol
disturbing the convention, and said if there
was any more kissing he would clear that
part from whence it came.
The chairman of the credentials commit
tee not being in the house, on motion OF
Sewell the committee on rules was ordered
to report, with the understanding that no
action be taken upon their recOmmenda-
tiOns until after the report of the CON-
mittce on credentials and action taken
thereon.
Bruce In the Chair.
The chair called Senator Bruce, of Mis-
sissippi, one of the vice presidents, tem-
pOrarily to the chair. As Bruce came for
ward he was received with applause.
Garfield, from the committee, reported
the rules commended for the government
of the convention. The rules were read by
the secretary. The one which fOrbids any
unit rule was received with applause.
Garfield said he did not understand that
the rules were now up for discussion but
only for information. The only changes
from 1876 were verbal merely, or effected
their rearrangement in more convenient
order, except that the committee had
added to what was now numbered as rule
8, a provision clearly and explicitly em-
bOdying the uniform precedents Of all
previous Republican conventions to the
manner OF taking the vote Of states that
are divided.
HOar resumed the chair.
Sharpe On. W presented minority re-
port OF the committee ON rules, signed by
the delegates on that committee from Ala
bama, Arkansas, Florida, Arkansas, Miss
issippi, Missouri, Kentucky, New York,
Tennessee, Virginia, Illinois and Colorado.
recommending the adoption of Rule q OF
the convention of 1876, in the same Ian
guaGe as in 1876, as follows
'1n the record nj the votes by states tho
vote of each state, territory, and the Dis
trict of Columbia, shall be announced by
chairman, and in case the vote of any state,
territory, Or the District Of Columbia,
shall be divided, the chairman shall an
nOunce the number of votes cast for any
any candidate or for or against any propO-
sitiOn." The minority express belief that
the addition made by the majority of the
committee is unwise, that it tends to i'll
vite dissensiOn which might not otherwise
be forced, that, as protection of the
rights of individual members, it is unnec-
essary, and that it gratuitOusly and in AL
vance casts an imputatiOn on the cEairn Ell
of RESP ective delegations.
Action Oh the report of the committee
ON rules, and the views OF the minority
was withheld for the present.
The Platform.
The committee OH resolutions have nc
but have agreed on their work A
The platform relIearses the great benefits
of Republican rule to the country ; it has
resolved sOlidity to national finances.
lifted the credit Of the country has ena
sured prosperity of the future. 1t advocates
popular education, adherence to the con-
prohibition of the use of public
funds for sectarian schools, favors the pro-
lection of American labor, commerce and
industries, denounces pOlygamy, renews
the obligations Ofthe country to the Union
soldiers, opposes unlimited Chinese immi-
grafton and suggests congressional mOdifira
tiOn of existing treaties to remedy the evil.
Iayes's administration al
raigns the Democratic party and holds it
10 be the duty of the Republicans to har-
moniZe the whole country.
The Contested Seats at Last.
\ message was received from the COM
mittee on credentials that it would be
ready to report in thirty minutes, the con-
accordingly waiting idle for the
report and many of the dele
gates are leaving the hall.
After about al hou 5 delay, waiting for
the committee on credentials, the cOnven-
ton again came to order at p. m. Con
ger (Mich.) presented the report, apol"-
Sizing for the length of time they hal
been compelled to detain the convention.
and explaining the necessity. They
had been continuously and labOrO,is-
ly engaged in the duties ever
since they were appointed with
the exception of a recess of three
Or four hours. The numerous questions
before them had been discussed with can-
dor and frankness, and settled without
dispute in the committee is to their action.
no matter how much they differed as tO
the merits.
The recommendations of the committee
contests are given above. In
addition thereto the committee reported
that the final decision of many Of the con-
tests depends upon the adoption by the con-
ventiOn of the principle Of congressional
district representation. This the commit
tee believe to be sound. Applause.
The report cites Hon. j. Don
Cameron's support of the right
of individual district representation
1t the convention of 1876, under precisely
similar circumstances and similar call for
. national convention. They cite the form
,f call of the convention in 1858 as evil
lence that it was the purpO of the Re
publican party to establish the principle of
district representation.
This was sustained, also. by all prece-
lents in the party down to date. In no
,ase has the fair action of districts, in s.
Getting it's representatives, been overruled
)r changed by any state or national con-
vention. [Applause.1 The committee do
not believe that this right of congressional
district representation should now be in
7aded for the first time by the action of
rational convention. If a state conventioI
;an by bare majority overrule the will of
he people fairly expressed in the selection