The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-06-04
VOLUME x.XYIII-NUMBER 24I.

and / am told by the members oithe COM
mittee on Credentials, that they are ready
10 ffport not on one State, nor on tE0
States, nor on three States, but on nearly
every State In which contest has been
referred. Why, enquire, should not that
committee come In, making its whole re-
port II tits ready, and II not, making 80
much OF the report rs Il has already acted
on and allow US 10 vote Rs far as III has gone
upon It's work, and while We are 50 voting
the committee can proceed a. We proceed
now, and by the Tins We have disposed ot
the first instAlment Of the report the
residue will be ready. 10 not that tairH
Gentlemen. 10 that not carrying out and
executing your purpose and your vote
this mornlng7 II seems 10 me II g and,
therefore, shall vote Tor theamendnent,
Mr., Chairman, unless some member OF
the Convention shall do what has not
been done, namely: give Us some reason
why we should not now go on and do
what was intended this morning, lAp-
plause II there be a reason, why the
Committee on Contested Seats are hero at
the Sherman House, 80 near that they can
come in tWlnkltng into the ConVenuon'
~ there be any reason why their Chals-
man should not come and deliver 90 much
OF the report 10 consists Of cases already
passed upon, let Us hear those cas0s.
But II there DO no such reason, submit
that the good faith and good understand
Ing Of ali concerned will be promoted and
Subseryed by proceeding now TO consider
the report oi the Committee on Contested
Seats.
Mr., Henderson-Mr. Chairman: In re-
ply 10 the gentleman from New YOrk, l
would say that Il occurs to me that there
are good reasons why the amendment
should not be pressed. In the hrst place,
the Committee on Rules has fnishe1 its
work and is ready to report. SO is the
minority. In the next place, the Commits
tee on Credentials has no. finished It's
work, and Is not ready 10 report, am in-
formed, on the caseS Of Louisiana, West
Virginia and Pennsylvania, These three
cases have not yet been considered by the
Committee on Credentials, aud they Will
not be ready to report before tomorrow
morning, 10 all probability. ....
Now sir, that being true, and 1t being
also true that II they bring In q portion oil
report and 90 on with their work that
the members Of the Committee will not
DO here TO explain their action and defend
their action, II must be obvious 70 every
gentleman that they should not be inter-
Tered with until their work 10 completed
and they can be present In the Convention
10 explain and defend their work. Zap
plause.1 Now then, with these good and
sufficient reasons, and the other committee
being ready, as was stated by the gentle
man from Kentucky, that the report 10
made and ready 10 be read, why not Isl
rs have Ii and get 90 much Of the Gork
OF the Convention complete. And j. suggest
MI. Chairman, that the sooncf we get
some limitation on time, and the number
Of speeches the better Tor us all. Zap
plause.
The Uhair-!I'he question Is on the sub
stitnie. Gentlemen In favor oil the
substitute.
Mr.. .sharpe-Mr. Chairman: l ask for
q call OF the roll.
The Chair-The Chair suppos
the absence Of any votes the method Of
taking the question must rest In the sound
discretion OF the Chair, subject, Of course,
TO the order Of the Convention; but the
request ot the gentleman from New York
Is SO emlnenuy proper that the Chair will
direct the question To be taken that way.
The Clerk will call the roll OF the States.
The chairman Of each delegation are re-
quested to act as tellers and report TO the
Secretary the vote Of the delegates from
that State on that question. The gen.
tlemen In favor OF the substitute will
| Mr.. Me,calie, Of IllinoIs-We want the
question distinctly stated now.
The Chair-Itis moved that the Conn
miteo on Credentials be direc..ed TO
make . report To that the geatleman Of
New York moves as q .ubstitute-
[Cries of'Noi Nol"1
Il moved thattf.e Committee on Rules
be directed TO nc'w report. That what the
gentleman ttiom New York moves isa sub
sntnle .natthe Committee on Credentials
i o. directed now TO report The clerk will
stcall the roll Of the States, and the chair
men Of the respective delegations will an
nounce the yeas and nays from their
respective seats.
The Secretary then called the roll Of the
States, Of which the following Is the re.
suit: