New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-06-04
GRANT BEHIND AT CHICAGO
Continued from First Page.

Mr.. FRYE withdrew the pending motion ana moVed
a recess until O'CLOCK
Mr. Conkling with mock gravity said:
Icougratulate the gentlemen from Maino upon their
safe delivery. LauGhter It Is matter 70 sur t tmo
nsnr sais pa rGi IN might on being
psh the momenous, the Critical the por'Gn10uS DUES,
ness that has been accomplished since my "o''On WIS
made. Laughter and applause.l
Mr. Frye replied
The delegation from Maine desires humby TO return
thanks the dna 70 saw T1 a Will be
delighted at the close Of the Convention once more TO
that gentleman rise and congratulate the Delegation
Loud applause followed this remark in all parts
of the hail. men rising. cheering and wildly waving
their hats, and ladies their bandkerchiefs.
recess was then taken to o'clock.
THE BATTLE OF THE AFTERNOON.
The Convention was called 10 order in the even
ing session at 5:25. Mr.. Henderson, of Iowa. said
the Committee on Credentials would not be ready
to report at this ion He moved therefore, that
the Committee on Rules be requested TO make their
report, the Convention could proceed to business
Mr. Logan. of Illinois, spoke in effect as follows:
rules OF business unl after action on the re-
port on contested seats II the Convention fe rds
too hastily tho axe at the heads of their bieihrrn
knew Ts rs e "H 10 G%
p ns %sS m the as to five
by the members OF the commlItee, M. a., t1 r "t
of the Committee on Credentials Is made ! nrc@
@s Of the ?on f. You
decrmned not stand by the agreement of the COM
msIe 20 tso%ts Of "SpriHgrG from the Gal
lcryl cannot he thrown off my guard ny persona "a a.
lusions am not addressing tue galleries. Ou' 'ne |on
ven,iOn. (Derls've laughtrl.I
AN ABLE ANrI-GEANT' sPEEcH
Mr. Henderson replied follows:
am glad to hear the sentiments that have Just fa II
nois. 1 assume that the words tnat nato
fallen from his lips in his closing I'm % De s
Convention would be more glad than from MN I 10
shoa over tue rights Of The minority COnvet
ton. fLong-continued appause am CLAD 10 see tne
son On the grand plane of fair pa, laprlanscl and !
thank my tlOwcitlzrn for tho tribute mat nc mas pu
10 recognition Of the rights OF cllOW-meinDerS OF Inc
Convention. The gentleman has asked, Why this
haste e. ask the e%9 IN daSn why ,ms rrSsnc
distinguished gentleman from New-iork tins morning
moved mis- Column in the direction OF delay. Way '">
Now let look this proposition sQuarcy IN the face.
to pu in The field IA nominee who will be Overwhelmingly
elected IAnp,ausc The eearm" no Of The C"wW T
showed that there was no such compact as was INA ga
was ready TO abide by the wish of the Convention TINS
Convention, ready as 1t was then to move Oh III us
rlana,ion that the mnoriv desired ~ oprornmily to
make report Mr.. Frye Of Maine, witdrew his melton
could and should been at IL O'Clock, is not
ready yet Why this delsyi lApplansr 49, ,,.,, ru,o
am Informed that the MN ueis almost in fact verb
ally the as the one adopted by the last NHtina
Convention and in substance the same as adopted by
the Convention, last before that Have we become b
changed In our ideas and IN our NECESSITIES ~1
that once no minated Grant and afIerward nyeS Wnem
wishes. auy gentleman upon any question for pro
vides that the cnnnute rule is to prevail Only unless
the Convention shall order otherwise which II III y 90
at time, and doubtless will do If justice and Wise
policy shall SO RI quire.
There ten thousand citizens here from every part
OF this country besides the delegates TO this ConvGnO
and we want 20 to raa6 o and thew
want to work Upon these circumstances INSIST upon
my melton that shall proceed to III" consideration OF
the business that is to come before TCheers.l
Mr. Boutwell, inquired of the chairman of the
Committee on Rules whether it was true that they
would recommend the adoption of the fve-mlnute
rule IN debate on the contested seats.
The Kentucky member of the cOmmittcc.rose and
denounced as Misrepresentation Mr. llenderson's
statement that the minority report was ready this
morning. Another committeeman, rising, shouted
excitedly that Mr. HendersOn's statement was ac-
curate and true. Applause and excitement.
MIR. Boutwell, resumng, said that he would wore
AGAINST the pending motion If the five-mnute rule
was TO be applied to aspIrants on the question "a
contested seats.
with Mr.. Logan on most questions here, he was Win
him in opposition to the fivc-mnue rule ~ the dls-
cussun Of the title of representatives to tnc seat
fanpauscl but he was not in favor of indefinite and
unreasonable endless debate to tire everybody out
Even that issue there ought TO be some lar agree
DELAY DENOUNCED.
Mr.. Henderson, of Iowa, said
The arcu,nen presented against The Hve-minntr rue
would be all right and proper and far for consideration
after the report was made II would then DO suDecl 10
no desire to take an unfair advantage of but
want te business to proceed and ane way 10 ~ 'eSo
Mr.. Clarke, of Iowa; said at the proper time he
would himself move to except the credentials dis
cuss,on from the five-minute limitation. and pledged
the entire Iowa delegation to support it. IAppauseI
General Sharpe. of New-York, replied i'll effect as
follows:
NV mrorty report ia now ready. 1t is signed by the
Of nne States whose vote Is necessary
to TIE success Republican party in the coming
contest II is succeed The committee has agreed to
the Conf ositon Of tic Convention is decided II thar
reached withouta dissenting voice. move to
amcni the motion by ordering the Committee on Gle
deutials to make It's report
GARFIELD MAKES MATTERS CLEAR.
General Garfield replied as follows:
He said that there was no ground for charge OF
bad fait by anybody in the Committee on Rules lie
nc hT WIS that the Committee agreed that they would
not Their NOTION present their report untl
Credentials should have reported, Dut
whenever the Convention chooses to order me report
FROM his committee the latter had no o;nr dmy olt TO
as to leave to the Convention the power To extend any
SO choose even though the general limitation OF each
speaker shotld be fixed at five minutes.
Mr. Conkling repl cd in effect as follows:
He said that hours ago the Convention had adj
tourned til O'Clock purpose OF giving the Com
fnittee Credentials time to report The meaning OF
the recess when the Convention cane together
again the Committee Credentials would make Its re-
port, .-.-..... Al, -.
He had been told bv members OF that committee that
they were ready report not on one or Two or thfe
cases but nearly referred TO IT, why should
not that comm make such report 1t was ready To
make and let the Convention pass upon III lie sub
,nitfed that the good ath and the good understanding
- oil concerned would be promoted and observed by
roceedIue now TO consider the report Of the Commit
Tee on Contested Seats.
Mr.. Henderson, of Iowa. replied that good rca-
son xbv the amendment should not prevail was the
foct that while the Committee on Rules had
finished ITS work and was ready to report, the Com