The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-06-07

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manner and to what persons will
tnese tickets be issued ~"
a delegate from PENNSYLVANIA -"]
VII move to amend by adding: sAni
tnat they be distributed according r.
representation upon the floor of tn,
convention to the chairmen of tn.
various delegations.'"
A delegate seconded that motion.
General Clayton ARK "Mr
iChalrman, having been one of tn.
members of the subcommittee VIII,
had charge of the apportionment Of
seats In this convention and havins
some knowledge of it's seating capac:
lty, desire to say that in the appor.
tlonment of these seats every seat wa
provided for by tickets anG
that tickets were issued suf.
ncient to fill every seat in this
hail. Now If these tickets are to bf
issued, I would like to know where
the gentlemen will be seated; other.
wise l would be very glad indeed tC
see them here, but unless you have
seats for these gentlemen and unless
they come and stand in the aisle il
will make interminable confusion,
If you can provide seats for these
gentlemen, I shall be very glad to
adopt the resolution"
Matthews illinois )-'In reply 10
the remark of the gentleman from
Arkansas, l want to say that while
1t may be true that tickets are issued
for every seat In the hall, 1t is equally
true that those seats are not occu-
pied half of the time, but
If one of these veterans who
are not to occupy seat and the own
er of ticket should come along and
demand it, I will cay 10 this coaven-
ton they will yield 10 the authority
of the ticket. l want to say further
that while these seats are occupied
these men would be glad to stand
around the aisles here and the pas
sages to the end that they might
witness these proceedings. All these
men ask is to be allowed to come
into the ball and occupy such seats
as are not occupied by gentlemen or
ladies holding accredited tickets to
these Seats"
Lee, of Florida -''The State of Flor.
ida was entitled to 40 many tickets
and yet that State has been unable to
obtain those tickets. There are, I
understand, 25 seats that belong to
that State. If that STATE cannot in
any manner obtain the benefit of
those tickets she is willing to yield
those Is seats to the veterans
[Applause.
The chair-"YOu have heard the
resolution. The first question before
the convention is the amendment Of
fered by the gentleman on the left"
Mr.. Matthews-"I most cheerfully
accept the amendment from the gen.
tleman on the left"
The chair - 1.-THE resolution as
will now be read.'
The clerk read the resolution as
follows:
EesOlced, That the committe on
of seats be and is hereby
instructed to furnish 500 tickets of
to this hall during the ses-
sion of this convention to veteran
soldiers to witness the proceedings,
to oe distributed according to the.
basis of representation on this floor
and delivered to the chairmen of the
State delegations.
A delegate from Arkansas-"I
would suggest, Mr.. Chairman, that
there are states represented on this
floor who have quite large dele
cations here and under the amend
ment that is offered they would be
to tickets to be distributed.
We have, I'm fortunately. few veteran
soldiers among US. I think these
should apply to States who have
veteran soldiers. We should place
them in the hands of the States that
have veteran soldiers here and not In
the hands of those who have not"
[Applanse.
The chair "Before the vote shall
be taken I desire TO state that I have
Just been informed by q member of
the National Committee that tickets
have been issued for every seat in this
hall. lie the house ready for theques-
ton? All in favor IT the adoption
of the resolution will say aye; con-
trary, no. The noes seem to have it.
The noes have it and the resolution
Is defeated.
At this point a number OF delegates
and others rose and cries of singer
soil" were heard. After some main
utes 1t was discovered that Mr.. Inger-
soil was not present. the gentleman
who had been nistah en- for him being |
= Mr.. Allen, who had been called for
by some delegate:
"The call having been mistaken
for one Mr.. Ingersoll," a delegate
said, II ask for the question upon the !
motion to adjourn until tomorrow
at 1Oo'clock."
The chair-''The motion to adjourn |
ill II o'clock has been accepted
Mr.. Long, of Mississippi-"l move |
hat that the house do now adjourn
Until IL o'clock tomorrow morning."
Mr.. Hussey, OF Maine-'I wish to
.mend that by making it 10 O'Clock.
understand that at that time the
on credentials will be
'eady. 1t must necessarily be a
engthy session and there will be also
report from the committee on rules
md 1t is necessary to transact this
business more expeditiously in order
o get to the close of this cOnven-
ion."
The Convention Transformed Into n
Mass Meeting.
CHICAGO, June AFTER the con-
,ention had been declared adjourned
nd the vast audience had begun I'll.