The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-06-10

Considered whom tho report 10 made ana before
tion which / made simply brings that re
port before the Convention. When that ID
done. IL the ave minutes Is too short, make IL ten,
twenty minutes, or an hour. ormake q special s9t-
ting ~ time as to these special cases; but when the
report Is before the Convention, in our hands, ]
ask the gentlemen. Feed We be afraid to trust our
selves as 10 tho time which We will tskei We can
amend II 20 Euit the pleasure OF the Convention.
assure the gentlemen from my heart of
| hearts that ! have no desire, nor have any OF the
gentlemen associated with me In the support OF
this idea, any desire 10 take any uniair advantage
Of any one1n this Convention, but we desire TO
We will make IL suit us, aud go on with the work
before US.
Mr. sharpe, OF New York-Mr. Chairman
Me-. Clark, of iowa-il the gentleman from New
York viii yield one minutei
Mr.. sharpe-wm | be entitled to the floor after
than
Mr.. Clark-I want to say that after the report Of
the Committee on Rules comes before this
Convention for action now, which /
think is right and proper, If no other mem.
Der OF the Convention viii move to amend the
rule so that II shall not apply to the report Of the
Committee on Credentials, 1 will make that motion
myself, anu every delegate from Iowa will vote for
Mr.. sharrpo-Mr. Chairman, I am hero simply by
a chance. | represent the minority OF the Committee
on Rules and Order Of Business. l want TO
say, sir, that there is no cO~ncealment about Il.
The report Of the committee Is in my pocket nov,
r5ady 10 lie read 10 this Convention when II shall
proceed to consider IL according TO the under
standing Of the committee. [Applauso.l That
report is signed by the representative
nominee Of this Convention can not
DO elected. [Cheers.l Now, Mr.. Chairman, I de-
sire to state some facts that passed in the Com
miitee on Rules, and | desire TO say that ! want 10
state them, | hope, without the necessary
Enforcement OF my brother soldier from Ohio,
which IL seems is necessary TO tie gentleman from
Maine, from any statement that is made ON the
floor OF this Convention. Applause. / hope, sir,
that the next NATIONAL Convention will
be held nearer my home, whore my word is ac,
customed 10 be taken without the Endorsement Of
any distinguished soldier. fCleers. Now, gentle
men, there wac before this Committee on Rules
and Order Of Business q consideration of all the
rules and order OF husiness that had governed pre-.
yious Republican Conventions. They knew very
well that when the composition of the COnveiI-
ton wRs settled IT would be necessary TO
proceed to the transaction Of its business with "a
much alacrity as might be possible, and consider
Ing the stringency of the rule which limits debate
on all questions to five minutes. they agreed
among themselves that thoy would postpone the
enforcement Of that rule until after this Conven-
tiOn found out of whom we were composed. I
charge that upon every member OF the committee.
1t was placed in their hands to consider. and |
say that II was an agreement which, II 1t WAS not
unanimous, according 10 my brother soldier from
Ohio, 1t was made withcut q single dissentient
voice. ! propose, Mr.. Chairman, to move to this
resolution, by inserting therein that the Commit
tee on Credentials he ordered to make its report,
aud | SO move. tApplause.l
Mr.. Garfield, of ohio, rose, and was. received
with loud cheers,
The Chair-The Chair will first state the ques-
ton. The gentleman fpom New York moves as q
substitute for the pending resolution that the Com
mittee on Credentials be directed TO make it's re-
port. | recognize the gentleman from Ohio.
Mr.. Gartield-Mr. Chairman, there is no ground
for any charge whatever, and | understand none
is made, that bad faith has been in any way praC-
ticed by any person in connection with the Com
mittee on Rules.
General Sharpe-No.
Mr.. Garleld-The gentleman does not charge
that, and no one charges il. Suggestions were
! ngahA N fha 1nunnNttfaa mud m ppnh / ~ NifhnnI
division, that 80 far as we were concerned we
would not move OF our motion the presentation Of
our report until after the report on Credentials,
but the Chairman remarked immediately,
and II was also the understanding, that
we had no business TO control
wise. The question is now shall the Convention
order otherwise, and that is the only question be-
fore us. Now q question has been made in regard
to the time, for debate, and that was one OF the
very considerations that led the committee as q
matter OF convenience to think ii might be well
to have the Committee on Credentials report
first; but when this report is made 1t is for this
Convention to say whether that fye-minute rule
shall be one Of Its rules or not. Furthermore,
that five-minute resolution also provides that it
ia merely the ordinary duty of the Chair to rule
the five Sninutes as the time, but that is unless
the Convention shall in any case otherwise
order; SO that 1t is always in the power of
the Convention to extend the time on any topic
and to any person IL pleases. l think the sugges.
tion made by the gentleman from Iowa, followed
by that OF the honorable gentleman from Illinois,
OuRub ~ DN huONNbdg ~ kuht IL tuoSb lNilcb W
now adopted, there should be a provision added
That in the debate on the report of the Committee
on Credentials. longer time should be agreed now
to BIO granted; but that is the part of our business
when we come to debate the report. That is all |
have to say. lApplause.l
The Chair-The questionJs on the motion to sub.
stitute. Is the Convention ready for the question:
A delegGte-What is the question:
The Chair-Is IN moved that the on
Rales be- now direoted 10 make their report. to
substitute that the Committee on Credentials be
now directed to make their report. The ques'
ton is on the adoption Of the substitute. Is the
Convention ready for the question: Gentlemen in
favor OF the motion will say AYE"
Mr.. Conkling-Mr. Chairman, before voting on
that question l would like the knowledge on
which l think every delegate must vote. [Mr.
Conkling here stood upon his chair, and was met
with a storm OF applause and cheers Some hours
ago a motion was made that the Convention take
q recess until about this time. That motion, when
submitted the second time, was adopted unani.
mously. What did the Convention mean, and
for what purpose did this Interval ocours
IL was to carry out the proper and reasonable
purpose Of the Committee on Rules aud Order OF
Business. What was that purpose as now admit
ted by the gentleman from Ohio, and as conclu-
slvely established before, because asserted by my
honorad colleague by my side, General sharpel
Applause II was that Dolores such rules IS
know Of whom tho Convention is composed
so proper, that so binding upon the
Convention, 1t was the unanimous under
standing Of the ommltte that upon it being dis
closed no man, not one, disgented from the pro
priety Of this temporary adjournment Now, Of
course, the expectation and meaning waa that
when we came together as now We have come, the
on Credentials would submit this
report that the ConventiOn'might act, That, the
Convention unanimously said in substance, was the
proper course.
Why is 1t not the proper course nowl I am told
by members OF the Committee on Credentials that
they are ready to report, not upon one State, nor
upon two States, nor upon three States, but upon
nearly every State in which a contest has been re.
terrOd., Why, INQUIRE, should not that committee
come in, making. its whole report, IL IL Is readyI
and II not, making so much OF the report
as II has already acted upon, and allow
us to vote as FAR as 1t has gone upon Its work.
While we are so votiag the committee can proceed,
as We proceed now, and by the time we have dis
posed Of the first in%stallment Of the report the
residue will be ready. IL not That fair, gentlomen9
Is not that carrying out and executing your par
pose and your vote this morninRi II seems to me
II ia, and therefore l shall vote for the amendment,
M nohAir%1S nan ,oD,, unless some member
has not yet boon done, namely, give
us some reason why We now should not go on and
do what this morning wasintended. Applause. II
there he q reason why the Committee on Contested
Seats, sitting here at the Sherman House, 30 near
that they can come in n twinkling into tho Con
vention-ift there DO any reason why their chair
man should not como and deliver so much OF the
report as consiBts OF cases already passed upon,
let us hear that reason.
But II there be no such reason, I submit that the
good faith and the good understanding OF all oon-
cerned will be promoted and subserved by pro
ceeding now to consider the report OF the Com
mittee on Contested Seats.
Mr.. Henderson-Mr Chairman, in reply to the
gentleman from New York 1 would say that 1t
amendment should not prevail. In the
first place, the Committee on Rules
has finished Its work and Is ready
plAce, tho Committee on Credentials has not On.
ished It's work, aud lie not ready to report. am
informed that the cases Of Louisiana, West Yir-