Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-06-04
EASTERN DISPATCHES.
Tho Committee on Rules-fhs Rules
ldoptod-Anti.l hincse Plank.

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CHICAGO. June s.-Ths Committee on
Rules, at Its session last night, adopted
tho rules OF the Cincinnati Convention
Of 1875. with three exceptions. one Of
them important. First, the order has
been changed; second. a section has
been added to Ruls 8, which will do
away with the unit rule: allowing indi.
vidual delegates to vote a. they please.
II now reads a. follows: "Rule Sin
the record Of votes BY States the vote Of
each State, Territory and the District Of
Columbia shall be announced BY the
Chairman, and In case the votes Of any
State, Territory or the District OF CO.
lumbia shall be divided, the Chairman
shall announces the number Of votes cast
for any other candidate, or for or against
any proposition; but II exception 10
taken by any delegate to the correctness
Of such announcement BY the chairman
Of his delegation. the President Of the
Convention shall direct the roll Of the
members Of such delegation TO be called
and the result shall b recorded In go
oordsnoe with the votss individually
given"
the following resolution:
Resolved, That In the judgment OF this
convention the international treaty now
existing between the Government OF the
United States and the Government OF
China should be 90 amended or modified
that further Chinese immigration. excerpt
for purposes Of commerce, travel and
education, should b restricted; that the
existing Commission to the Chinese
Government should be urged to speedy
and decisive action to regulate and 70.
strict the inflow Of Asiatio people to our
country, and Congress ought without
delay, and a. 4 matter Of national i'm.
portauce and urgent necessity, to cause
to DO passed laws TO restrict Chinese
immigration. i
When his resolution was introduced
In full committee by Mr.. Payne. there
was considerable discussion. Nj. Payne
insisted that the Pacific coast people
must have this plank or there would be
serious peril to the party's success there.
The Conn, cticut, Massachusetts, New
Jersey and Illinois members opposed tho
resolution. bat Il wal finally referred to
q sub-committss, With instructions to
put In Q plank that will DO agreeable to
The far Western States. Mr.. Storrs up.
pealed to the committee to draw II mild.
Mr.. Payne was suocessful In bis Efforts
TO secure the insertion Of the anti.
Chinese plank In the platform.
The anti. Chinese plank. 90 modified
a to disarm New England an~tagopism.
10 expected TO DO reported In the form OF
q declaration substantially a. follows:
While We Offer q home to oil who wish
to east In their lot with tn, American
people. yet va are assured by n fellow
citizens OF tho Pacific coast that grave
dangers rise from the unlimited influx Of
. strange people, who. without any
sympathy With our civilization and free
institutions, seek our shores, not Tor .
home, bat merely TO get money to take
back with them to the homes they lett;
and va therefore invite the earnest ct.
tention OF the government OF the United
States to O careful consideration Of the
evils arising from such immigration. with
Q view to make such treaties and enact
such laws a. will avert the dangers com.
planned Of. i
It IL doubtful II anything more radical
than this could DO carried In the oonven.