Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-06-23

1O:4O, when all the delegates appeared to
be present. Prayer was offered by Rev.
DR.. Charles Taylor, of Covington, Ken
lucky.
The reading of the minutes Of yesterday
was dispensed with.
Mr.. Stoutenberg Qnd.) moved resOlu-
ton that the surviving soldiers of the
Mexican war and their widows and Or
phans should be put by Congress on the
same footing as the soldiers of 1912. Re-
ferred to the platform committee.
The chair announced first business in
order was the report of the committee on
credentials and asked if it was ready to
report. There was an interval of several
minutes before there was any response.
The Bonfire Ready.
Meantime the chair ordered read tele-
gram from Reynales Basin, New York, as
follows: Bonfire ready to be lighted
with three cheers for the Democratic nom
inee." Laughter and applause.]
The Permanent ORGANIZATION.
At 1854 Judge Hoadly announced that
the chairman of credentials committee was
not in the house and called OH the commit
tee on permanent organization.
Mr. Martin (Del.) }, chairman of said COM
mittee, by unanimous direction, reported
in favor of ex-Gov. Stevenson, Of Ken
tueky, for president, with vice president
and secretary from each state, together
with the recommendation concerning the
admission of territorial delegates sent last
night [ and published in our news COL
umnl.
Stevenson's name was received with ap-
plause.
Credentials Committees Report.
When the report had been read Mr.. s.
Young, of Georgia, as a question of privil-
ege, demanded to be permitted to pre-
sent the report of the committee on Gre
dentials.
The chair said the report Old permanent
organization was before the house, and
asked the conventions will.
Mr.. Martin moved that his report be
adopted, and on that asked the previous
question, which he subsequently with
drew.
Mr.. Jeftries, Ua.), moved to postpone
further proceedings on the report on per-
Eaiient organization until the convention
had received and acted on the credentials
committees report. Adopted.
| Mr.. Young, of Ca, as chairman, pre-
sented the report of the committee on ere
dentials. They reported that there were
two delegations from Massachusetts, the y
admitted both delegations by agreement
between the two. the united delegation to
cast the vote of the state. They also re-
ported in favor of the sitting delegates
from the Goth district of Pennsylvania,
| (Messrs Brawley and McOrmiston). In
the case of New York the committee had
carefully weighed the whole evidence, and
with a singular unanimity had voted to al
low the sitting members to reta in their
seats. [Great applause.] There were no
other contests anywhere and the commit
tee reported the full list of delegates enti-
tied to seats.
Mr.. Carroll, Kansas, presented minor
ity report. 1t was proposed to have
the reading clerk read it, but the chair
said the gentleman from Kansas should
have his own way about it. (Mr. Carroll
proceeded to read his report, interrupted
with boisterous cries of "louder,' &C let
the clerk read it, etc.")
Judge Hoadly called for order, and
said the gentleman from Kansas could be
heard by the entire house if order were
preserved, and it was his right to be
heard and he should be heard. Zap
plause.]
Mr.. Carroll proceeded to argue that the
position of the Tammany men at this
time is precisely analogous to the
condition of the New York contestants
in 1856, when the contestants were ad-
mitted to half the seats of New York
in the convention, which action united the
party and led to victory. In conclusion
the report presented resolution, dividing
the vote by so to 20 the latter to the
Shakespeare hall OF Tammany delegation.
The minority report was signed by
Messrs. Carroll, of Kansas; Fellows, Of
New Jersey Barella, of Colorado, and Da-
wilson, of Arkansas.
Mr.. Young demanded the previous ques
ton, stating that the committee had spent
all night on this work, and he believed
had done it well. The previous question
was seconded, ordered, and the roll wa.
called. When Alabama was called it was
not ready, and an interval was allowed fol
consultation.
MIR. 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 conven
ton, when only five minutes debate were
allowed after an order of the previous
question.
The roll call was proceeded with ant
the vote resulted in 800 to 295, so the mair
question was ordered to be now put.
Mr.. Young said under rules of the house
there was one hour for debate of which
he proposed two-thirds be given to the
contestants and their friends. [Applause.
Loud cries of PLATFORM" "The plat.
FORM" caused Mr.. Young to go to the
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