Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-27
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m1ttee on resolutions.
Only delegates shall be allowed on the
tioor of the convention except by vote.
No debate shall be in order on any sub
ject not included in the call for the con-
vention.
DR.. OReilly moved for the previous
question on the adoption of these rules.
Roland seconded the motion. Congress
man Finerty of Chicago said that if the
OBJECT OF this motion was to cut off debate
ne was opposed to it. Several angry pro-
tests arose at once. A Chicago man said
that debate would not stand being gagged.
The previous question could not be moved
on resolution by the man who moved
that resolution.
SMALL DISPUTE.
Mr.. Powers of Chicago arose to a point
OF order, and said: 'iThat man." pointing
to DIR. O'Reilly, ''has no right to be here.
We should adopt the rules of every parlia-
mentary convention. We will not be gag
ged." He moved to lay the motion on the
table. His motion was lost, on rising
vote. The previous question was then put
AID declared to be carried. The rules on
vote were declared adopted.
Mr.. Mooney moved that the delegates
regularly admitted to the land league con-
vention yesterday be admitted to this floor.
Carried. Mr.. Feeley of New York named
William Roach of Troy for secretary.
Brown of st. Louis, J. J. Hynes of Buffalo,
and VIM. Gleason of Cleveland were also
nominated. Other suggestions being
made, an angry colloquy ensued, and the
chair remarked ut is not necessary for
everybody to be secretary" The gentle
man first named was then declared elected.
Blake of New York moved committee on
credentials of one from each state and ter
ritory, which was adopted, and recess
of ten minutes taken for choosing the COM
mittee.
At l 80 the convention was again called
to order. Father Dorney's paying fifty
cents for an unclaimed telegram, brought
forth the remark that "It might be for
Number One," and caused much mirth.
COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS.
The roll call for committee men on Gre
dentials, answered as follows: California,
P. W. Breen; Arkansas, Thomas Finch;
Connecticut, John I. Power; Delaware,
William Converse; Florida, T. Fl. O'Dono-
van; Illinois, Henry F. Sheridan: Iowa, T.
f. Martin; Kentucky, N. E. Vinton; Louisi
ana, P. W. Mulqueeny; Maryland, P. j.
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sachusetts, Thomas Hatley; Minnesota. P.
+. OHalloran; Missouri, Jeremiah Shee-
han; Maine, John A. Gallagher; New
Charles Donohue; New York, Judge John
Rooney; Nebraska, M. j. Mcmahon; Ohio,
John Hagerty; Pennsylvania, Cornelius
Hawkins; Rhode Island, j. T. Mulvey;
South Carolina, M. T. Kennedy; Ten
nessee, Rev. Thomas Moffat; Vermont, DIR.
Mullen; Virginia, Patrick McGovern; Wis
consin, Thomas F. Somers; District of
Columbia, James Plant; Canada, Edward
Reynolds.
DISTINGUISHED IRIsHMEN FROM ABROAD.
Father Cronin moved that Revs. M. Stat
terry and John Caller Of Australia be &C
corded privileges of the floor. Carried.
Father Slattery said that he was now on
his way to Ireland and was the first priest
IN Australia to come out on the land
league platform. There was great sym
pathy with Ireland all through Australia,
its people being Irish to the hearts core.
Father Caller then made few remarks on
motion to adjourn for dinner. The New
Jersey delegation seeming afraid that they
had given up their credentials, Father
Dorney offered to be step-father to that
delegation, and declared the convention
adjourned till 4:30 o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At the afternoon session the galleries
were crowded, 1,155 delegates were on the
floor, while forty delegates, ladies, were
given seats upon the stage. Mrs. Parnen
was loudly cheered upon entering.
On motion of M. Y. Cannon of Iowa. a
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mother of Fanny Parnell was ado pied by
a rising vote. 1t was stated that the Gem
trail land league of Boston would decorate
Fanny Parnelrs grave. The customary
committees on perminant organization
were appointed.
The following telegram was received:
LOUISVILLE, KY, April 26.-Sons of Erin,
Patriots: Ireland's hopes are conferred in
you. Sink all differences for her sake
Unfurl stainless danner with sIrlsh
American National league" inscribed there
on, and Erin's deliverance will soon be won.
Signed VIM. McCREADY.
After short recess, a permanent organi-
cation was effected with the following Off
GERS: chairman, M. A. Foran, Ohio; secre-
tary, John W. Hynes; assistant secretaries,
John ]. Enright, Michigan; Edward Fitz-
williams, Massachusetts; Cornelius Hor-
gan, Pennsylvania; j. d. O'Connell, Wash
ington. A number of vice-presidents was
also chosen. Mr.. Foran before taking the
chair, said speeches enough had been made.
Now is the time for work. He counselled
union, the unifcation of every Irish socie-
ty, perhaps, in the world.
TELEGRAM FROM PARNELL.
The following telegram was then read
by Father Dorney:
LONDON, April 26th.-James Mooney,
Esq, president of the Irish American con-
vention, Philadelphia: Ny presence at the
opening of the most representative conven-
of Irish American opinion ever assembled,
being impossible, owing to the necessity of
my remaining here to oppose the criminal
code bill, which re-enaets permanently the
worst provisions of the coercion act, and
if passed will leave constitutional move
ments at the mercy of the government,
would ask you to lay my views before the
convention. 1 would respectfully advise
that your platform should be so
framed as to enable US TO continue
to accept help from America and at the
same time avoid affording pretext to the
British government for entirely suppress
ing the national movement in Ireland. In
this Way only can unity of movement be |