Daily Republican., 1884-05-05
GENERAL CONFERENCE.
SATURDAYS PROCEEDINGS.TH
RULES OF ORDER ADOPTED
SEKnONS YESTERDAY.

Chaplain McOabe, but the seats assign
sd to delegates we're all filed by the
time business began. Bishop Bowman
advanced to the front Of the platform
q nd stated that the health Of Bishop
Simpson was very much improved, and
that he was surely recovering, and
would be able to take his place upon the
platform before the session was cOnclud-
ed. On motion OF Rev. j. M. Walden,
d. D., of Cincinnati, the quadrennial
address of the Bishop was made the
order of the day for Monday morning at
II o'clock
The committee on Episcopacy re-
ported tnat it had been organized by
the election of Rev. Daniel Curry, as
president, and Rev. w. II. Locke as
Bishop Harris announced thesOrgani.
zation Of the Committee on Itinerancy
by the election of Rev. r. NJ. Buckley,
as president, and Rev. 4. B. Neely, as
secretary. Their next meeting will be
held in the Green Street Methodist
Episcopal church, Monday afternoon.
Rev. Joseph M. Trilnble, the senior
delegate of the Conference, and at one
time secretary of the body, was, on
motion of Bev. John Lanahan, u. d.,
given a seat upon the platform. He is
a member of the Ohio Conference, and
has been member at every general
conference since the one held in New
York, 1874, and the last one held pre-.
vious to the separation of the Methodist
Episcopal church, South.
The following delegates, who arrived
on Friday, were recognized and given
seats upon the floor: Dennis Osborne,
+. II. Root, Henry Graham, John r.
bravo and Benjamin st. James Fry.
The Conference then adopted the rules
of order which are to govern them
during their deliberations. The hours
Of business were fixed from 9 a. m. to
p. IN. When rule came up limiting
all speeches to fifteen minutes Rev
Stephen G. Frampton, of Ohio, moved
an amendment limiting the time to ter
minutes. Rev. William T. Swindell
of Philadelphia, was similarly impressed
and was opposed to all forensic display
The veteran DR.. Curry expressed him
self as being very positive that there
would be no waste of time. Hon. DIR
Olin, of Wyoming, said that the rul'
should not be altered, and was in tavo
Of allotting fifteen minutes. A dele
gate who stated that he had attende,
the sessions of the last general con
ference recalled the fact that, Will
speeches in the early part of the session
| were often over fifteen minutes il
length, they had to be cutdown to thre
minutes tow ards the close.
He thought it better to make the rul
ten minutes, as the amendment pre-
posed. Rev. r. B. Neeley, in behalf {
the commlttee, thought that fifteen mil
utes was not sufficient for delegates
discuss the important questions comm
before that body. After several OF til
delegates had ventilated themselve'
Ram Chaadra Bose, dressed in hi
white tunic, secured the attention c
| the chair and made his first speec
upon the tioor. He favored the amend
ment limiting the time to ton minutes
and presented the following argumen
which was received with applause fron
all parts Of the house.
" am in favor of the amendent 70
the very reason that has been advances
against it. Some brother wished tn
limit fifteen minutes in which to max
a preface. There is too much prefac
and too little speech, and rule Of thi
kind is greatly needed for this very rea
son." After the applause had subsidet
the following rule was adopted a
amended
No person shall speak more thai
twice on the same question, nor NOR
than fifteen minutes at one time, with
out leave of the Conference ; nor shal
any person speak more than once unit
every member choosing to speak shal
have spoken,
The rules further provided that NJ
mem hers should absent themselves from
service without leave, unles sick. Rule
10 was amended 80 as to provide thai
the yeas and nays Of any question
could not be called except sustained by
100 delegates present. II was also or
dered that whenever there is call fol
a separate vote by either the clerical OF
lay delegates sixty sball be required by
the former and forty by the latter, IN
order to have the separate votes record
ed, as in the yeas and nays. All incl
dental matters bearing upon the vote
shall be decided by the conference acting
" az one body" A new rule was adopt
ed as follows All members voting in
the minority, if less than 100, may
have their names recorded if 80 desir-
ed"
After the rules had been adopted a
paper was presented governing the
standing committees by the same rules,
but it Gid not prevail, and the commit
tees were allowed to govern themselves.
Rev. |. =. Bingham, of Northern
New York, moved that the Book Con-
Germ be directed 80 publish q manual
the rules of order, list of
the delegates and committees and a
diagram of the hall and the seats of the
several delegations. An effort was
made to secure an amendment provid-
ing that the manuals be sold at IL price
to pay tor the cost of printing, but there
was an evident disposition not to pay
for the manuals, when it belonged to
the Book Comm ttee to provide every
thing necessary for the accommodation
Of delegates.
Standing committees were ordered OIL
on the Sabbath, on divorce and
and they were properly
referred.
A motion was made providing for
the appointment of u committe of seven
to prepare program for the reception
IF fraternal delegates, and that the
sessions be held in the evenings for
that purpose. This was agreed to after
! motion had been defeated excluding
The delegates from the Wesleyan
church of England from the operations
If the committee, so that their recep-
lion should take place during the
business session of the Conference.
The Conference d id not adjourn until
o'clock.
Forty two churches in Philadelphia
we're supplied with preachers yesterday
~ the Committee on Public Worship,
md several of the delegates preached in
New York.
Broke HIS Arm.
About Q o'clock Saturday morning, a
BOY about & years Ofage named Willie