The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-06-11

The committee on credentials hi.
morning referred The Illinois cases 10 d
subcommittee of FIVE. consisting al
NesSr>. Chandler, of New Hampshire
Strait. Of Name, Batenian. of Ohio
TIrs,g, Of New York, and Clayton, al
Arkansas
TIE. FIVE MINUTE RTE
The committee on falcs tins me .
adoprd n resolution declaring in j
OF the five minnie rule IS apple, II
debate in he convention
Grants friendseonsider this an ID
hostility 10 them, and announce that eey
will combat il in the convention
/ The committee on credentials this
4 lnoYning at IL o'clock met, and decided
4 in favor Of the Is delegates from the
nine Illinois congressional districts, but
4 are repoTted7to be taken grounds agYinst
\ the Two delegates from one district, on
grounds of irregularity in the record of
the st;Ite convention. zssl5-.r
~ DEBATE on DJoURNMENT.
The chairman abrOurced that he
awaited the pleasure, of the conven. on
Mr.. Cenilfing, of New York asked
/ whether the, commIttee on er@9enliaIs
aVns ready 10 report.
The chair announced that be under
Stood the committee was not li.zS a. 20 be
ready to IedeFt for several hou -i-zp-ob-
ably not before 4zu'clock. The issp~ma a.
lion cameifTom- the sec Rotary of 11e-Com-
4 mIttee.f Hs5 ,.4ssE -rs4r 49,
| At This point Mr.. Garfield entered, and
was egreesed with prolonged eoD use,
which interrupted Conkling's re.aar ks.
i.sM Mr.. Copkling said il was esselt al that
it should De known who were and wkO
not members before proceeding To bust
ness He therefore moved that the con
vention adjourn until 6 O'Clock L.: even
ing. He tJought it wise. (Cries O. No:
no.')
Mr.. Hale, of Maine, asked for hear
ing, but COpkling refused to yield.
/ Mr.. Hale made the point that he mo-
tlod TO take recess was clearly a de
batable motion IS.
The chair so ruled, end after Livery
debate, in which Conkling favored the
motion for adjournment and Hale of
Maine opposed it, II recess WIS declared
till pm. sn-
0r NIGHT SESSION.
The convention re-assemhled 1T :25 D.
M, president Hoar in the caa-r, who
said: ''Ihe hour to which the ccnven ion
took Il recess having arrived the gentle
men will please come 10 order
Aier Il pause, Mr.. Henderson-I un-
ders;and that The committee on on ere
den ials will not be nble to report at this
| session of the convention. therefo-a
move, Mr. chairman, mat the ommittcc
on rules be now requested to make thei :.
report TO the convention, so that we may
proceed To business
Senator Logan-Mr. chairman, (cheers)
do not rise 20 make any factious onpO-
| Sition 10 anything that this convent ion
may decide To do, but, sir, | would ask
the gentleman from Iowa how mucn of
a report the committee on rules and or
der of business will, by reporting at this
time, be able to make to this CONVEX IN
This report on rules and order of
business was agreed 10 by the committee
that IL should be deferred until after IL e
committee on credentials should make
their report. There are many things in
this report, sir, that would DC apprOpri-
| ate, and some perhaps that might rot
| Why this haste? ask. There IS a resu-
tuition in this report that does not men,
ton the delegates on this floor, nor their
rigllts-the right to defend, the right 10
appeal OIL this floor unless they confine
themselves to five minutes each in de
baie. Applausc. Sir if this conven-
tion is body of men, which it is, hon
orable, true and Just; if it is a body of
Republicans, and desires that victory
shall follow after what we do here, be not
too hasty in raising the axe to the head
OF our brethren. loud appIause.} All
that ask of any man here and ask of
any honorable delegate in this conVe,-
! ton is fair play for our broth e-s
| in this eoventioR. (Appiause) faE-e
! should in all times of gree e.
element be not too hastV. = :
should deliberate and consider We, :
the propositions which are presented d
lis for consideration. Why, sir, is Il &C.
| hat al, L.
! before we know who are to be sitting
members in this convention. You can
not proceed with the business Of this
convention until tins question is settled
rs 10 who the sitting delegates are You
cannot proceed with the business of this
/ convention So far as its results are con
cerned / ask why must this reDO~t ne
| adapted before the list of members = re
ported to this convention, and action
! taken in reference 30 them. (Chev-s)
I desire, so far rs am concerned, no I'd
vantage, neither under the rules, nor by
! any process that can he devised Dv man,
hut inasmuch as we came toge,dcr to
compare questions and do Justice Ia al
let truth be our guide IN our de -se.4..-
h"Hs. let the compact be kept that "; :
ta%Tecd t0 by the members of that corn
mittee, (applause,) that these rules we. q
! ti1 he deferred until the report on ere
| dentiais hal been fought before this
assembly. There is no compact, sir. that
has been made On the part of any of Our
| friends from the beginning to In" u IS
| ent time that will not he honesty and
strictly kept. (Applausel The rl.air
nan of your committee this mo p;ng
/ said that in their committee Mr. :. ripe,
! from New York, asked permission to
+ present Il minority report, that WAS
| granted; also, that il was suggested, and
! not objected 10, that this report saould
| follow the report of the committee on
/ credentials. (Applause.) Now, sir, we
j ask that the suggestion he followed Mr.
| Cha 'rmau, | desire 10 address myself, not
To noise and con. usion, but TO The better
/ Judgment of the men that are here repre-
| senjiDg an hODcSt conviction that they
are 90 faithfully serve, and in that serv-
] ice let ii DC so performed that when you
return home every Republican, no mat
/ ter what his choice may have been, no
| matter what his prediction, each and
every one within the confines of this
| great republic shall say "WelI done, thou
good and faithful servant" (Applause
! and hisSes.)
| MI. Chairman-The gentleman from
Iowa, with all these facts, being belo- e
the convention, .withdraws his motion.
! "a voice, mo, no.'0
Mr.. Lo%an-Some gentlemen say no.
| Why do they say no? Is it because you
are determined not TO stand bv tie
agreement of your committee? (Hisees. }
DO you propose to run rough shod owe
rompacts and ove- agreements Ger .
| laughter and misses from the gallery, ard
cries of Springfield)
! The Chair-Let us have order 81 ~
order any 20 ION OF the gallery clea :
/ from which any interruption 0ccU 5.
The question is on the motion of the
| gentleman from Iowa, MIR. Henderson.
Mr.. Henderson, am glad, Mr.. ch:ir-
man, particularly glad, 10 hear the SCI IL
ments That have just fallen from the /; :
Lottae gentleman from Illinois. From u
| Gentlemen in this convention would |
! DE more glad than from him to he r T. e
/ announcement that there must be TO
1 driving rough shod over the rights of
| the. minority. Continued Applausel !
| am glad to see the cOntending armies IN
the convention, with unison agreeing on
Il grand plan of fair play. [Applauscl TIE
gentlemen has asked, why this haste?
ssk the gentleman, why the delay? Now
| let's look at this matter squarely i'm the
fee, rs men and representatives, who
! have come together to put in the field
a nominee who will he overwhelming
Applause. The chairman of the com.
mliiee on rules made a statement ne--,
| this morn ing which showed that ti,ae.s
| were No such compact as was intim
sby ihc gentleman from Illinois. e:
chmmittee Was ready 10 move on. " =
MS work but WAS pot permitted to do 81
because upon the explanation thai the
minority desired AN opportunity to make
Il report Mr. Frye, of Maine, Withdrew
his motion TO give them time. Now,
! MIR. Chairman, the minority report,
which could and should be refiiy
at twelve o'clock, is not ready
! yet Why this delay (Applause,
Now, i say il might do very We
for the gentleman from Illinois TO sGc K
4 as he does, but there are ten Thousand.
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