The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-06-04

Committee on Rules would report 10 favor
of limiting all speeches to five minutes ne
saId he should vote against such z RUE y
applied to arguments on The question OF con-
tested seats.
THE rIvE.MIxuTEs' RULE.
Several other delegates were proceeding
IN give their views on the nve.mIuuteS RUE
when Mr.. Henderson. OF Iowa, suggested
that II would be time enough to discdss Tue
rules after the committee should nave re-
NOTED them. He and his associates bad no
desire to take unfair advantage OF any one
hut he wanted the business to proceed, ana
the way 10 do these things was TO receive
the reports and act upon them.
sHARPs's MINORITY REPORT.
Mr.. Sharpe, Of New York, said his MI
norjty report was now ready, and u was
signed by representatives OF nine states.
whose vote was necessary to the success OF
the RepubIican party II In the coming con.
test II was TO succeed. The committee nad
agreed 10 postpone the enforcement OF the
five. minutes rule until the composition OF
the Convention was decided. II that agree.
mont was not unanimous, 1t had been at All
events reached without dissenting voice.
| He now moved TO amend the motion by or
derino the Committee on Credentials 10
make It's report.
GARFIELD EXPLAINS.
Mr.. Garfield said there was no ground
| for any charge Of bad faith by anybody IN
the Committee on Rules. lie dld not un-
dcrstand that any such charge was made.
The fact was that the committee thought
that they would not OF their own motion
present their report until alter the Comm,t-
| Tee on Credentials should have reported,
| but when the Convention chooses 10 order
n Ieport from his committee, the latter had
no other duty but to obey. lie said, also,
that the proposed rules were so drawn as 10
leave the Convention the power to extend
any speakers time beyond five minutes
whenever It should 50 choose, even though
the general Limitation OF each speaker
| should be fixed ut five minutes.
CoNKLING WANTS A REPORT BADLY.
Mr.. Conking said that some hours ago
the Convention had adjourned until
O'Clock for the purpose OF giving the COM
mittee on Credentials time to report. Inc
meaning OF the recess WAS that when the
| Convention came together again the CONF
mittee on Credentials would make its re-
port. He had been told by members OF that
committee that they were ready 10 report
not one, or two, or three cases, but nearly
every case referred to II. Why should not
that committee make such report as 1t was
ready TO make, and let the Convention pass
upon it? He submitted that the good faith
and good understanding Of all concerned
would be promoted and observed by pro-
ceeding now to consider that report OF the
committee on contested seats.
OPPOSITION TO sHARPE's MOTION.
| Mr.. Henderson, Of Iowa, replied that a
good reason why the amendment should not
prevail was the fact that. while the Commit.
tee on Rules had finished its work and was
ready to report, the Committee on Creden.
tiaIs had not completed their work, ana
would probably net do so before tomorrow
morning, and Until then could not be pres
ent themselves 10 explain and sustain thelr
own action 10 the Convention.
The Chair stated that the question was
first upon Mr. Sharpe'S motion TO amend so
as to instruct the Committee on Contested
Seats to report.
TEST yOTE-BAD FOR THE GRANT MEN.
Mr.. Sharpe asked that the question be
taken by ayes and noes, and the Chairman,
exercising his own discretion in the absence
OF any adopted rule, so ordered.
The vote was as follows: Alabama, ayes
30. GAfter the vote OF Alabama was an.
bounced delegate from that State rose and
said he wished to vote i'm the negative. The
Chairman said: .'If the gentleman wishes
TO vote mo- his vote will be received
and recorded" Applause in the gal
leries.l Arkansas, ayes IL; Callfor,
mia, noes, -; Colorado, ayes !;
Connecticut, noes II; Delaware, noes 6;
Florida, ayes 6; Georges, ayes 6, noes 10
Illinois, ayes AZ; Indiana, ayes 6, noes
%; Iowa, noes %; Kansas, noes 10. Ken
lucky announced "a ayes. A Kentucky
delegate rose and said there were four
| delegates who desired their votes recorded
"No." Applause and bisses.] The
bodies OF delegates became excited and
boisterous. The Chair ruled that all debate
on ANYTHING else than the correction OF a
vote was out OF order. The chairman OF
the Kentucky delegation here rose and said
he would give the names OF the four, but
lust then Mr.. Conkling went up to him and
said word which led him TO
forego his purpose and take his
seat. Then the four Kentucky dissenting
delegates stood upon their chairs in the pre-
sepce Of the Convention amid great APP
plause. The vote Of Kentucky was then re.
corded as 20 ayes and noes. The voting was
then continued Maine, IA noes; Maryland,
ayes. noes Massachusetts, ayes, IL noes I;
Michigan, aye, 90 noes; Minnesota, 80
ayes, 6 noes; Mississippi, ayes, 7 noes (;
Missouri, 80 ayes, no; Nebraska. @ noes !;
Nevada, 6 noes; New Hampshire, 10 noes (;
New Jersey, Is noes; New York, Mr..
| Conkling, by instructions OF his delegation,
cast AZ ayes, % noes; North Carolina,
ayes. ID noes; Ohio, 3 ayes, Al noes; Ore
gon, 6 noes; Pennsylvania, 80 ayes, 90 noes;
Rhode Island, 8 noes; South Carolina, Z
ayes, 5 noes Tennessee. Is ayes, noes;
Texas, Q ayes, 7 noes; Vermont, 10 ayes; ;
Virginia, II ayes. s noes; West Virginia,
10 noes; Wisconsin, ayes, Is noes; All
IONA, 2 noes; Dakotah, ayes, no; Dis
trict OF Columbia, 2 ayes; Idaho, noes !;
Montana, 2 noes; New Mexico, = noes ];
Utah. 9 noes; Washington Territory, 2
noes: wyoming, noes. Total ayes, 3l6
noes, 407. Pennsylvania asked to cast two
additional votes save" Of delegates who
had lust arrived. Michigan corrected its
vote to aye and 81 noes.
| Thus corrected, the Chair announced the
result-ayes, 316 noes, 400. So Mr.. Sharpe's
amendment was rejected. The announce
ment was received with tumultuous ap-
plause and cheers.
The question recurring on the original
motion, Mr.. Braugagee, Of Connecticut,
| said he arose IN the interest OF order, har-
mony and peace. He had voted against The
amendment Just rejected, but he thought
there was fair understanding III the Com
mttee on Rules that their report should not
be made until after that Of the Committee
on Credentials. He therefore moved to lay