Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-06-24

mittee on Credentials, and asked if it wa
ready to report.
There was an interval of several minute
before there was any response. Meantime
the Chair ordered the reading of the tele
gram from Reynolds Basin, n. Y: Bon
fire ready to be lighted, with three cheers fo
the Democratic nominee" Laughter ant
applause.l
COMMITTEE on PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
At 1l:04 Judge Hoadley announced thai
the Chairman of the Credentials COMMITTEES
| was not in the house, and called on the Com
| mittee on Permanent Organization.
Martin of Delaware (Chairman) said the
committee unanimously reported the follow.
| ing permanent organization Ex-Governor
Stevenson of Kentucky as permanent Chair.
man. Vice-Presidents-Fr Cook, Of
New York, j. G. Hagerman of Nevada
Secretaries-Frank Rice of New York, f.
+. Kip of Nevada, Edward Bigler substitute;
Z. Jackson Of Maryland. Stevenson's name
was received with applause.
When the report had been read, Young of
Georgia, as question of privilege, demanded
to be permitted to present the report of the
Committee on Credentials.
The Chair said the report on permanent
organization was before the house, and asked
the Conventions will.
Martin moved that his report be adopted,
and on that asked the previous question,
which he subsequently withdrew.
Jefferies of Louisiana moved to postpone
further proceedings on the report on perma-
nent organization until the Convention had
received and acted on the report of the Com
mittee on Credentials, Adopted.
REPORT OF TIE COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS.
Young of Georgia, as Chairman, then pre-
sented the report of the Committee of Gre
dentials, as follows
| Massachusetts-Two delegations are present
from the State of Massachusetts, one known
as the Faneuil Hall delegation, and the other
as the Mechanics Hall Convention BY joint
request made by the delegations to the Gem
mittee on Credentials, we unanimously recon-
| mend that both delegations be admitted to
seats in the Convention, the united delega-
ton to count the vote to which the State is
entitled [Applause
| Pennsylvania the case of the contesting
delegation from the Twenty sixth Congress
sional District of Pennsylvania, we report
that the sitting delegates are entitled to
retain their seats as members of the Cen
vention.
| New York-The committee has carefully
examined all the evidence brought before it
bearing on the contested case from the State
of New York. 1t carefully and patiently
considered the facts in the contest and
weighed the evidence presented by both sides,
and by singularly unanimous vote it allows
| the sitting members to retain their seats
| General applause, except from the Tam
many benches.
| With these exceptions there was no con-
| test before the committee, and we herewith
submit the list of delegates duly entitled to
seats.
THE MINORITY REPORT.
| The minority report was read by Mr. Car.
roll of Kansas, one of the committee, as fol-
lows :'After hearing the contesting delega-
ton from the State of New York, we find
that the State is divided into two factions.
each having all the materials of perfect
party organization, and each assuming
to represent regularly the large part
| of the Democratic party of the
State; that each of said party divisions
has held a State Convention under
regular call, and has duly elected dele
gates to represent the State of New York in
this Convention that the attitude of the
factions is precisely analogous to that OF the
Democrats of that State in 1856; that to
unite the party at that time the National
Convention divided the delegation, allowing
each to cast half the votes to which the State
was entitled in that Convention that such
action united the party in the State of New
York, and eventuated in the election of a
Democratic President. We believe that
similar course at this time will result in
kindred success, and we therefore recommend
the adoption of the following
ReSoIred, That the Faulkners branch of the
Democratic delegates from the State of New
York be allowed to cast fifty votes in the
Convention that the Shakespeare Hall De-
mocracy be allowed to cast twenty votes in
such Convention, and that each of said divi-
sions shall determine its method of counting
such votes.
The minority report was signed by Carroll
of Kansas, Bell of New Jersey, Borella of
Colorado and Davidson of Arkansas.
Vo,,c. Al ,,,o,-;o,,r o,,oct,o,,
The committee had spent all night OH this
work, and he believed had done it we'll
The previous question was seconded, or
dered and the roll was called.
When Alabama was called it was net
ready and an interval was allowed for con-
sultation.
Young inquired whether, under the rules
of the House of Representatives, there would
not be an hour for debate after the previous
question was ordered
The Chair replied that the Convention had
adopted the rules of the last Convention,
when only five minutes debate was allowed
after an order of the previous question.
CALL OF THE ROLL.
huIl-Cdil tleu pIOCeeueu ilaDdiilt. .
ayes, Is noes Arkansas, II ayes Califor-
MIA, ayes, ) noes !; Colorado 4 ayes, 2 noes !;
Connecticut, u ayes; Delaware, ayes
Florida, 2 ayes, noes Georgia, IS ayes, 5
noes; Illinois, 16 ayes, "a noes /; Indiana, 80
ayes Iowa, 10 ayes, 3 noes; Kansas, 10
noes; Kentucky, 21 ayes, 3 noes Louisiana,
16 noes Maine, Ii 4ayes Maryland, 16 noes !;
Massachusetts, IA ayes, 10 noes Michigan,
II ayes, noes Minnesota, 10 noes; Ne
braska. 6 ayes; Nevada, ayes New Hamp-
shire, 10 ayes; New jersey, s ayes, 10 noes
New York declined to vote. and the Chair
putting the question, it was excusedl North
Carolina, 6 ayes, Is noes; Ohio, 25 ayes, 10
noes; Oregon ayes; Pennsylvania, 3S ayes,
II noes; Rhode Island. s ayes; South Caro-
lima, IA noes; Tennessee, 2 ayes, % noes
Texas. 16 noes; Vermont, s ayes, 2 noes
Virginia ayes, Is noes; West Virginia 4
noes Wisconsin, 20 noes-one absent. To-
tai, ayes 360, noes 295. So the main question
was now ordered to be put.
Young said under the rules of the House
one hour was allowed for debate, of which he
proposed to give two-thirds to the contestants
and their friends. Applause.
THE NEW YORK CONTEST.