New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-06-04
AN ANTI.GRANT VICTORY.


ANTI-GRANT MEN DEFEAT AN AMENDMENT ORDER
ING THE COMMITTEE on CREDENTIALS TO RE
PORT--A MAJORITY OF 49, AGAINST TIE GRANT
FACTION oN THIS TEST voTE-INCIDENTs OF
THE EVENING SESSION.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIRuyE.l
Chicago, June 3.-Tho Convention Tcasscmblcd
this evening at o'clock, and was promptly called
to order. Mr.. Henderson, of Iowa, at once moved
that the Committee on Rules he requested to make
a report. Mr.. Conkling was not present, and Cen
cral Logan mounted chair to talk against time,
and thus prevent any business from being done.
At quarter to o'clock Senator COnklmg stalked
into the hail. the galleries breaking into peal after
peal of applause as he slowly made his way down
the aisle to his seat. General Logan continued his
speech. which was only in part audible, owing to
the excessive inclination of the galleries to applaud
ANYTHING and everything he said. Mr.. Henderson,
Of Iowa. WHO had made tho motion to receive the
report Of the Committee ON Rules said that he was
glad TO hear from the distinguished gentleman
from Illinois that the rights of minoriics ought not
to be oycrrddcn. He referred to th" dilatory pro-
cccdlngs initiated by Senator Conkiing i'll the
morning. and asked why this delay took place. lie
said that the minority of the Committee on Rules,
which could and should have been ready tO,report Mt
3o'clock. vas not ready yet. "The gentleman sees
monster III the ninth rule" he continued " That
ruic is substantially the same as that adopted bv
the Convcniinns which nominated General Grant
and President Hayes lie closed by saying that
the delegate from Kentucky who was OF the
signers of the minority report had declared that
that report was Ica for presentation at the morn
ing session.
Ex-Goyclnor Boutwell,. Of Massachusetts, then
spoke against the limitation of speeches upon tho
contested cases to five minutes. delegate inter-
rup:cd him by permission, and said that the KEN
tucly member Of the minority Of the committee
declared the assertion of the gentleman from Iowa
was mi.,tatclucnt Almost immediately the dele
gate from Kentucky. Mr.. White, aros", and swing
Ing his hat and ami shouts from the galleries and
poundlng Of the chalrman's gavel. he shontcd that
the declaration Of the gentleman from ltwa was
true.
The excitement was intense. and delegates and
people IN all parts Of the hall 10 their feet. The
good sense Of hcaudicncc manifested, however.
in the immediate subsid"ncc of the cNcitrm' ut
when il become apparent that nothing conld
hc done until order prevailed. Mr.. boutwell, Gc-
silmrd his spccc '-lnaklug Il strong appeal against
tine ii Nc-!nlnutc lImitatlut
Inc Hon. Brnjamm Harrison. 81 Indiana. one Of
the leading Delegates from that STATE, who's" narir
ha. trculrutly hrcn mrIltiUIcd III coILcc;fuH win
Prc>d"itIal nominations. and Who mIy pu~>Iby D.
placed on the tckrt. sruld Mr. I'a:uc lW t" n"ul-
i,"r ~ ,.adiat. for Nlrc. irc-id nj sad that thr
direction - the present consideration of the r"rnrt
OF the Committee kuics VS. based. ~ hc uuicr-
stood IT, on the ruIu"r az that committee Intrd> to
recommend that p.rch,- on all qun>'luns aritiuR
i'm the Convention shall b. coH~''".rI uup"r the
iiyr-lniIiiit" l1,lc Wnl" h' G'N r., ~ uiuuun on
many subjects with Mr. Hou'w.l h" drll"d 10 ,"v
th1t hc was HccuId with hlm on III point IN hi~
opinion the qur~tiuus involved IN some at the rl"r-
non Ca-cs Wtr to- InpOGtHH to %" disposed ol uu-
der fine limitations Of any liyr-iLiu.tr rr. st the
same time .l door "Ighiinnt - hc opened for nm Inn
tied debate G"LCrIl Harrison suggested hat stncO
five minutes would n0 hr nuilirirnt l"r the pt"s-
cuta! ION of rii her II h Of at tc contested CISr@
Misunderstanding b" had that the iiNr-minulr nio
should not apply to the dr'utc on those qlc,-
tions. hu' that some r"asonah" limit sI"nd be-
fixed during which p r-nns selected on each side
Ingnt address the Convention.
OPPOSING III" FvF-NINCrE ETLr.
Mr. Henderson. of Iowa, who made thc original
notion said that when the report Of the Committee
on Rules and Order Of Bus'"css was received 1t
could easily be amended in any way that the Con-
vcntion might think proper. The question before
the Convention was not what action should I've
taken on any particular rule but whether the re-
port of the committee should be received Are
we afraid" said hc " to trust Oursclycsp = 1hc
delegate from Iowa who served on the committee
dsCaIncd any d,airc 10 enforce hvr-lnluhic Tlilr
i'll the discussion of tho contested seats. aud sad
when the report was presented 10 the convention,
II no one Clsc dd So, he himself Wund move that
the iVe-mIuutc rule be not enforced in the discus
Sion of the contests, and he would promise the vote
Of the Iowa Delegation III support OF that motion
,
the minority Tcp0It opposing the adOVtlOn of pOr-
tlrn Of Rule 3, tOuChIng tine unit IUlc Nad that tie
had that minority report III ms pocket, mat 1t was
signcd by nine SlaitS, without llo vote al when
10 Rcpublican candidate for the Presidency could
lw elected. II declared that the Committee on
Rules had aITr. Il 9Wuug Themselves tIl they would
uo,t zone the enforcement Of the iSc-ninllte rule
ilht.l ic contests had btrH Gccldrd and moved 10
amend t.c resolution introduced 10y Mr.. Henderson
bv substituting Tor the Committee on Rulri ANA
order oI iilaiur-s the Committee on Gre icEtiJiS,
50 that tine r-o!ut.on would read t'lat the Conn
nttce On CREDENTIALS "r ordered T." report.
GENrRN. GARFIELD EXPLAINS
General Garfield, the chairman Of thc Committee
on Rules, rose to speak on the subject and ho
mounted his char was greeted with the most en-
thusia-Gr and tu;nul'ous applause. which was pIo-
omVcd for more than minute. II" said that there
was 10 ground for any cilargn OF bad faith on the
part of any member of the Committee on Rules.
I he committee III its meeting Tins n"rnln" hnd
agreed that OF ITS own notInh II would not hlinS
forward ITS report until alter the IrI,uIt of TIM
Committee on Credentials had been acted
upun. but when thus agreement mad"
the chairman had remarked that the commit e
Itself could not control the matter tut would b"
Obliged to report 1O the Convention when, yer
cplicd upon. The committee had not presented a."
lrirT. II wa not doing su but WAS ready iu 10 %
at any tiHe il the Convention 80 OGIcr. Nhru lh5
report made General Garfield slld the fuHN ch-
tiO1 Cou!d u1,a on tine liyc-.nirIlte rule; Ind,rt
there Wa Hu:hinG in the rI!c that was arbitrary.
After specifying that no mrmbcr should speak
more tlan 0"cc upon the same question, or longer
IMAM HNH NllnNIfS, lHc llbFlSO WAS dutltt Nt -
] y leave of the Cony"ntIon.' This whole subject
was therefore in the hands Of the Convention, and
il the report ut tEe committee should Row br made
the Convention COu'd grant sufficient tli.c 1Or the
hearing OF the contested casrS.
MIR; CUIKLIXG's EXPFDiENT.
When tie applause which followed General Gar
fcld's statement Ind snbsidcd. Senator Conkliug
got upan chair and made most extraordinary
proposition TO the Convention. 1t was known To
every one prcscLt that the Committee on Gre
dcntials wa, III session at the Sherman House and
would not be ready to report before Tomorrow
morning. Mr.. C0nkling declared that mt The time
the Convention adjourned tins morning 1t WIS the
general understanding that at tbs close Of tho
recess the Committee on Credentials would make
rounrt He uuV dcrllrp1 tLnf I,y un, rt,,Ynr