Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-07-09
Tho COMMITTEE on RESOLUTIONS a. worn.


Tho convention opened with prayer by
Right Rev. Bishop McLaron, Of Chicago
jenkins, (Wis),, sent up a communication
IRON tho committee on resolutions, saying
that tho work Of that committee would
not be complete until TO morrow morning,
Cummings, (Mass)., offered resolution
instructing the committee on resolutions
10 give hearing to committee of the
Irish National League in favor Of exclud.
ing aliens from acquiring real estate In
America. Resolutions were also offered
and referred without debate in favor
of planks in the platform against the en-.
ployment OF convict labor, for tho enforce.
ment OF the eight hour law, against sump.
tuary laws, and declaring that tho vote
yesterday on Grady's amendment TO the
unit rule, was intended to apply only
to states which had Instructed
their representatives to vote as
unit. Taylor, (Arkansa8), chairman
Of the committee on credentials reported
the list,of delegates with an amendment,
giving territorial delegates votes in the
convention. Randolph, IN. j.. } moved an
amendment that territorial delegates be
allowed TO vote. Macarthur (Ore spoke
against tho amendment. The amond.
ment was rejected and the re.
port was adopted. Heenan, (Mich. !
offered q resolution for reduction OF taxa.
tion to revenue basis. 1t was referred.
Hampton, Is C.) offered resolution
reciting importance of letting the nationa |
committee select its chairman from Demo
Gratis of tho whole Union, and declaring
that it shall not be restricted in its choice
of chairman to members Of committee
Referred.
resolution against polygamy was
introduced by Smith (Utah) and referred.
Further resolutions were offered and
referred TO tho committee on platform
against the acquisition of large tracts
OF public lands by corporations for
reform in tho civil service by making
postmasters elective, against tho system
attic reduction Of tariff taxes providing
that in case Of the death of the candidates
for president or vco president tho chair
man shall call together the convention
to ill the vacancy /; for the repeal of all
legislation which, under Republican rule,
tended 10 pauperize labor; for con.
stitutiOnal amendment making tho presi-
Dental term of Office six years, and
to limit disposal of public lands to actual
settlers in quantities of not moro than 100
acres each. Finally resolution was
adopted to refer all such propositions
without being read. Under that rule sew.
eral anti Chinese and tariff reform resolu
tons werc referred, being only read by
their titles.
Butler wIthdraws From the xht.
General Butler has withdrawn from the
canvass Major McDavitt and Ben. Pal.
mer, two of his workers, tactly admitted
the fact that his withdrawal was in pur-
suance of . compact with Kelly. The
Bayard men loudly proclaim that Butler's
strength would be thrown to their man.
This is an open question and ono which is
dependent on circumstances. Tho Bsyard
men also said that Butler would return
homo to day, and that his place in the
convention would bo taken by his alter.
nate. This statement Major McDavitt
promptly denies. He said Butler
would be in the convention and that he
would not go homo at noon, but no did
not say that tho ex governor had not
formed q combination with Kelly.