Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-23
CINCINNATI CONVENTION.

lOr, OF the Scott Street Methods. Episcopal
Ctuci of Ccviogto0. Ky. lie Prayed fer
harmony ADD tho yielding Ct oil personal pre-
ference 10 the general welfare.
Oa motion the reading Of tic nicutts CT yts
terday was dispensed With.
Mr.. Slsntcnbcry. Of Ird., moved T, solu!ou
that tho surviving soldiers Of the Mexican war
and their widows end orphans should be put
by Congress on tho Same footing as tho soldiers
OF 1872. referred TO the platform committee.
The char announced that tho first business
10 order was tho report Of tho committee on
credentials. and asked if it WAS ready to report
There was an interval of several n.iuults before
thcro was any response.
10 the meantime the GUAR ordered a telc
gram to bo read from Mr.. ReyuaIcs B3slr,
Now York:
"Boliite ready 10 lie GIFTED. with three
cheers for democratic nominee. Laughter and
appl !use.
At 1854 Jndso Iloadley souourc,d that tho
chairman of the trtdnctas committee was not
10 the house and called on the committee 90
permanent organization.
MIR. MariiD, of DEL, chairman CT said oln :
mitteo reported tho namea tf tho pcrmnueu.
officers.
When Tho report had been tad, Mr.. Young,
OF Ga. as qltstioa Of privilege, demanded to
DO permitted TO present The report Ct the c)m.
mittee on credentials. Tho chair said tho re-.
port en- rcrmar ont organization was before tho
house and asked the c,uvcnlion'S will.
MIR. MarIo moved that bis report he adopted
and on that asked tho previous question, which
he subseq 1ontIy Withdrew.
Mr.. Jeffries. Ct L,.. moved to postp3n,
further proceedings 90 The report on permanent
organization until the convention bad received
aud acted on the crcd2n ills' Committee report:
adopted
Mr. Young. Of Ga, as chairman presented
tie report OF the conmit:eo on credentials.
They reported th.t there were two delega.
tious from Massachusetts,
They admit both Delegations by 40 asrse.
mcnt between The lSo The united delegation TO
cast tho vote CT the State.
Thoy aIso reported 10 favor Of tho sitttirg Dc.
lcpatts from the och district of Peur sylvania
Ia the casa Of New York tho committee had
carefully weighed tho wto'c c7ilcnoo and with
singular unstinity had voted to allow tho sit.
ting members to retain their rats. Great ap.
plaUs'.
There wGre M ohcr c, u'istan:s anywhere
and the coDmitteo reported the fall list of do.
icgstcs enttlel to seats.
Mr.. Carroll, ci kan:as. Tres; nc minority
lcport.
IL was proposed to have tho reading clerk
read it, but the chnir slil that tho gentleman
from Kansas should have hla eva wa2 atou.
it, IAppIsusc
Mr. Carroll preceded tn renl Iii, report.
which waa Interrupted with bDistcrious cries of
Louder. "LoudCr.' "I,at the clerk ,ai it,"
Judge lloadIcv called for order. ADD said tho
gentleman from Kansas c ,uld be heard by the
enli'c house if order was preserved, ard it was
his right to be hrnrd end he should b. heard.
Applause.
Mr. Carroll proceeded to argue that the po-
sltlon Of the famaiany men Mt this time IS pre-
cs,ly analogous to the conGitioo OF The Now
York contestants 10 1856, when the c,ntostants
were ad mittcl to halt the SEATS of Nav York
10 tho c,p7eu.iou. which &c ion unitcd tho pur-
ty and led to victory.
10 conclusion, the report presented resclu
ton dividing the vote by 50 to ~, tho latter to
tho Shakespeare h,li organization.
Tho minority report was signed by Messra.
Carroll. Of kats,s; FIJI. Of New Jersey: BIZ
relIa, Of Colorado. and Dlvi!son, Of Arkansas.
Mr.. Young dcmnbdcd tho previous question,
stating that the committee had ap;nt ul night
On this woik, and no be- we'd, hal d3uu il
we'll
Tho previous question VAS c ,aled, orioTnd
and tho ro!! vas clll,d
Subsequently tho pravious 1ues.ion was or
dorcd on the ms vi report of tho cowmittcs
on credentials New York dtclincd to vote.
The total vote on the rIcvioas question WIS
yeas eco. nays 295. The vo.o was now put Oh
tho main question.
When Alabama was called it wss not ready
and az interval was allowed for consultation
Mr.. Dung ituHi;ed Whehor undor thu rules
Of tho HOES, Of REPRESENTATIVES there would
not be M hour Tor debate alter tho previous
qu. 5 i'm was ordered.
The chair replied that tho convention had
adopted the rules Of the last c)nvenliOu, when
only five nisue4' dcbao Vas allowed at.or 40
order of the previous question.
The roll call was pIocmdid With ~ fellows ::
Yeas 800, nays 29j-a thu mai, q1cs;ipu Wan
ordered TO be- now ru'.
MIR. lGung said UnGcr the rules Cf tho
house there Was one huur for deb .tc. OF which
be proprstI two thirds b. given to the contrs.
Loud o:i, 3 Of "l'!aiorm,' "rako the pl.t
aud he pro! led TO give tory minutes t, any
iboo "u' "pt't w ruSE'HtGu Ny WI. NclIS, VI
New York. reservilg hIs own twenty niautcs
to reply. Applause aod hi $50.
Tie chair stated TINT C uudci otd il to be
the wish # tho oontrataols to DO REPRESENTED
by Mr.. k,ly. md asked that lie be accorded
that privilege Itli'scs nud cries OF "Y,s."
Yes"
FioaIlg the chair aDnouncpd tia. be heard 10
oil elton aGd lviicl Mr.. Kelly to tho platform.
Mr.. Kelly not beIpg in tho hall tho sergeant at.
arms wss INSTRUCTED to esc1rt anybody to the
platform who tho Now Yo,k contestants should
indicate.
10 resp51s, Georeo W. Miller, of Albany,
c,ue forward abl VA created with applause
Hs hoped Il right OF Ircs speech would not
be Interrupted for 0 moment by asy man 10
who's, veins flows Gr1p Of demt critic blood.
lCheefs The Contestants siue htre with the
samo earnest desire as animated al! The dele
gates in ttia hall. Applause. They camo
with DO iiretrarG, bot TO present 30 olive brsreh
With view to victorious SUCCESS. A referercs
to the name Of Kelly was tested with applause
aud storm of hisses which were renewed
when the speaker declared that he had no su
n n - 6.re y a..