Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-06-08
THE NEW YORK MUDDLE.
ROSCOE CONKLING AGAIN ON
THE GROUND.
DeDate on the Rules for Govern
ment of the COnVentIOn-Erast
BROOKS View of COnkIIng,s Con-
duet-AnOther FruItless Ballot.


ALBANY, June THE joint convention
met at IL IN. Mr.. Woodin called up the
rules for the government OF the convention
offered by him yesterday, and asked for
vote on the first lule
Speaker Sharpe said he had a right to
expect the Senator from the Twenty-sixth
district Mr.. Woodin) to make some explana-
ton before offering these rules, but as
vote had been called for at once, he would
have to say that in so far as these
rules are in graceful recognition
OF the act Of Congress, he was for them. He
would go further and say that he would
stay here till these vacancies are filed. He
eontended that the motion to adjourn with
| out day was the only proper one to make
| when the business on the table was COM
| pleted. IL the right was given to any one
to adjourn this convention to a
certain time he could adjourn
it to any time he pleased He held that the
| law was plain enough, that the convention
must meet daily and do the business i'm
| posed upon it. He then asked all the mem
beTs to join with him In a solid front and
adopt two of the rules. He thought they
would not only re-enact the law of Con-
| gress, but would wipe away any doubt that
might be entertained.
lie said he intended to move the adoption
of the first and second rules, but not the
third, which required two thirds vote to
rescind or suspend the rules. He held that
| that rule provided that by such vote they
could abolish the act of Congress. s'When
United States Senators are TO be elected,
| will be found here In my place." He,
therefore, moved a preamble to the effect
| that the act OF Congress requires the eiec-
1 nj tat sfa at an In
| the law. He referred to the large number
| of absentees Yesterday, aud said that they
| had no right to be absent without consent.
He read from tne State Constitution that no
| State officer could be elected a United
/ States Senator, referring to Mr.. Depew,
who is Regent Of the University. He moved
the Adoption of the preamble offered by
him.
Woodin said he did not feel called upon
/ to take up the time of the convention In re-
| plying to the remarks of the Speaker.
There was certainly nothing to reply to but
| that the gentleman has said he expected me
| to say nothing in explanation of my reasons
| for offering the rule. He then proceeded
! to show that there was some doubt as to the
meaning of the word adjourn" and in or
| der that no cloud should rest upon the title
/ of the Senators elected the rules were pre-
| pared and offered. The legality of the cleo
/ tiOn OF the Senators might be questioned in
/ Washington BIZ the Democratic Senators,
and everything should be done to
prevent this. He was glad to know
that the gentleman was willing to
vote for rules one and two, but he could not
| see why he objects to the third one. Ii Is
understood that there are Republicans,
| whether here or elsewhere, who are willing
to join hands with the Democrats to effect
| an adjournment. For himself he was will
| ing to be restrained from doing anything of
| that kind.
Mr.. Brooks said it was remarkable to see
| in this Legislature here at this date men
kept from their homes and business by the
autocratic act of one man elected to repre-
sent this STATE ia the United States Senate
| The set OF this man removed the dominant
| party from the possession of The United
States Senate and placed It in the hands of
the minority, or Democrats. His resigna-
tion was the act of an autocrat. L
must say that / have no sympathy
for that act, aud hope it viii be rebuked
by the people Of this State, and ! think
1t should 90 to them at the coming Novem-
Der election. l would appeal from the acts
OF ''Phillip Drunk to those of ''Phillip
Sober" / think the people should be al
| lowed 70 chose Legislature next Novem
Der TO elect the men to fill the vacancies in
the United States Senate. As one of the
minority of the House he hoped that when
ever an opportunity offered itself his asso-
eiates would relegate this whole Senatorial
question to the next Legislature.
Finally the preamble and the first and
second rules were adopted, and the third
rule was laid on the table on motion of Mr..
Woodin.
The vote of the Senate for a successor to
Roscoe COnkling was as follows:
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