The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-06-05

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furnish 500 tickets Of admission during the
sessions OF this Convention, to be given to
veteran soldiers who desire TO witness the
proceedings"
I Mr. Matthews: AZ ask unanimous con-
sent OF the Convention TO adopt and pass
thct resolution. II may be observed that
there are soldiers here who have come from
every one OF the United States to witness
the proceedings OF this Convention, and to
enable them TO do so this resolution Is in
troduced, and hope this Convention will
! adopt It unanimously"
Mr.. ThurstoD, OF Nebraska: / wish to
ask in what manner and to what persons
for distribution these tickets will be issued.
! A Delegate from PENNSYLVANIA: / will
move to amend by adding, sand that they
he distributed according TO representation
/ upon the floor OF this Convention to the
chairnen Of the various delegations"
! a Delegate: second that motion.
Mr.. Clayton, Of Arkansas: MIR. Chair
nian, having been one OF the members OF
the subcommittee who had charge OF the
apportionment OF the seats In this Con-
vention, and having some knowledge OF
Its seating capacity, desire to say that in
the apportionment OF these seats every
seat was provided for by tickets, and that
tickets are issued sufficient to I'LL every
seat in this hall. Now. II these tickets are
| to be issued, would like to know where
gentlemen are to be seated. Otherwise
would be very glad to see them here;
but unless YOU have seats for these gentle
men, and they come and stand in these
aises. it will make interminable confusion.
II you can provide for the seating OF these
gentlemen shall be very glad to adopt the
resolution.
! Mr.. Matthews, OF Illinois In reply to
the remarks of the gentleman from Arkan-
s1s want to say that while it may be true
that tickets are issued for every seat
in this hall, it is equally true that
these seats are not occupied. hall
OF them; but II veteran should
occupy a seat, and the holder Of the ticket
therefor should come along and demand
1t, will say to this Convention that they
hold to the authority OF that ticket, DC.
L want 10 say further that while these seats
are occupied, these men would be glad to
stand around the aisles here and passages
to that end that they may witness these
proceedings. All that these men ask Is to
be permitted to come into the hall and oc-
cupy such seats as are not occupied by
gentlemen or ladies holding accredited
| tickets to those seats.
Mr.. Lee, OF Florida The State OF Flori-
da was entitled to so many tickets, and yet
that State has been unable to obtain them.
There are, l understand. twenty-five seats
that belong to that State. III that State
cannot IN any other manner obtain the
benefit Of those tickets, she is willing TO
yield those tickets that the veterans may
obtain the seats and witness the proceed
ings. Applause
The Chair: You have heard the reso-
luton. The first question before the Con-
yention is the amendment offered by the
gentleman on my left.
Mr.. Matthews / most cheerfully accept
the amendment from the gentleman on my
right. =,
The Chair: The resolution as amended
will now be read.
The clerk read the resolution as follows:
Resolved, That the Committee on Dis
tribution OF Tickets be hereby instructed
to furnish 500 tickets OF admission to
this hall during the sessions OF this Con-
yention for the veteran soldiers who desire
to witness the proceedings, to be dis
tributed according to the basis OF repre-
sentation on this floor and delivered to the
chairmen OF the respective State delega-
tions.
A Delegate from Arkansas: ] would
suggest, Mr.. Chairman. that there are
States represented on this floor who have
quite large delegations here, and under the
amendments that are offered they would
be entitled TO tickets to distribute. We
have unfortunately few veteran soldiers
among us. l think these tickets ought TO
apply TO States who have veteran soldiers.
We should place them in the hands OF
States that have veteran soldiers here, and
not in the hands OF those who have none.
| [Applause.]
Mr.. Massey, Of Delaware: rise to offer
an amendment, and that is that the resolu-
ton be so modified as that the distribution
shall be made OF these tickets by special
committee from the delegation from Illinois
ferries OF "No. no,"] so that these tickets
! ferries Of No, No." and hissesl, il the sug-
eestion made on right OF the hall-by whom
know not, for | didn't recognize the
membcr-is to be carried into effect, then
il necessarily will be that in great many
OF the States represented here on this moor,
from which there are no Union soldiers
present. the purpose intended to be accom-
plished by the resolution will have failed.
| Sir ferries OF I" No, no. the purpose being
that these soldiers OF the Cnion-inel VINO
need no apology to lie made for them in
any Republican convention and Their right
to be here--I say that II any other AZ
rangement than that row contemplated by
the suggestion be carried Into effect IL VIII
be futile to reach the object desired, and
therefore | suggest that the resolution be
so modified as to contemplate the distriDu-
ton through a special committee from the
rlg.. IL. To-, TO bsaC tnH "
selves. fCries OF "No, no."]
Mr.. Manning, OF Iowa; suggest in re-
sponse TO the gentleman from Delaware
that il there Is any delegation present that
has no Union soldiers or veterans that the
chairman OF that delegation turn them
back TO the committee with that request,
and that they be reapportioned to the
States that have Union soldiers. lSllght
applause.l ~
/ desire TO state that i have Just been H.
formed by n member Of the National Com
mittee that tickets have been issued for
every seat in this hail. Is the house ready
for the question: All in favor OF the
adoption OF the resolution will say "Aye -;
contrary mo" The noes seem TO have IL;
the noes have it, and the resolution Is de-
feated. [Slightapplause.l
Motions to adjourn TO various hours
tomorrow morning and objections to adj
jourument were shouted out from every
quarter. In the midst Of the confusion the
chairma, put a motion and declared the
Convention adjourned until 10 O'Clock to-
morrow.
TELEGRAM FROM OREGON.
The secretary read to the Convention
Immediately after adjournment the follow
ing telegram from Oregon:
- To Hon. Senator DOlph:
81 have to report that there is no longer
any doubt that the Republicans have car
ried majority OF the Legislature OF this