Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-06-22

same rule applied to both cases, and if
MISUNDERSTANDING were rightly entitled
to their seats, so were the delegates
in the district under consideration.
10 adopt the report would put back the
Wheels of Republican progress for TWEEN
ty years.
Mr., Hess of Missouri in behalf of that
delegation, moved the previous question.
Senator Hoar in behalf of Massachu-
setts seconded, and Nebraska and Ne
vada supported it, On, Viva voce vote,
the amendment to admit the Mahoneites
of the Ninth district was carried. On n
rising vote being demanded it was again
carried by over a two-thirds vote, and
the result was received with cheers.
On the motion for the adoption of the
remainder of the report admitting the
Wise delegates in other districts, Mr..
Reed of Pennsylvania called for q sepa-
rate vote on each district, and 1t was
granted, but just here Mr.. Fessenden
moved to reconsider the vote just taken,
as, several delegates had misunderstood
what they Were voting about. Butter
worth moved to lay on the table. The
question was called and the vote was SO
close that the chair was unable
to decide. A division was again called
for. The chair ruled the previous ques-
ton was still operative, and Mr.. Boutelle
took issue with them in trumpet tones.
The convention was fast getting into dis
order and drifting away from the control
of the chair. Messfs. Fessenden, Hoar,
Boutelle, and others were on their feet
and bristling with points of order.
Atlast division on the question to lay
upon the table the motion to reconsider.
the vote admitting the Woods-Ma-
hone delegation in the Ninth district
was secured-ayes 2422, nays LAT, and it
was tabled. Now the question of adopt
ing the report of the committee seating
the Wise delegates in the Second district,
was reached, and the convention was al
most in a second in an uproar. A dozen
would-be orators fought for recognition,
nj each tried to shout louder than the
others. Mr.. Gage of California at lilo
moved an adjournment until 10 o. m,
but it was voted down by an oyerwhelm-
ing shout of "No,n and Mr.. Gage sub
sided.
Senator Quay of Pennsylvania moved
the substitution of the minority for the
majority report in the case of the dele
gates in the Second district, when Mr..
Miller of New York, rising to a question
of order, tried to get order out of chaos,
Senator Hoar took a hand in the en-
tanglemeht and nearly succeeded in
making matters worse. Finally a viva
voce vote was received upon the question
of admitting the Wise delegates in the
district and it was overwhelmingly car
ried.
Nebraska and Pennsylvania demanded
b call of states for the purpose
of putting the states on record.
The roll was called and great excitement
ensued. Delegates flew about the floor
and exchanged condolences. 1t was
recognized as a test of the Sherman
strength, and nine-tenths of the audi
ence kept a tally. When. Ohio was
called a request was made that the dele
ton be passed. New York voted 80 in
favor of admitting the Wise delegation
and % for the Mahoneites. Pennsylva-
MIA voted solidly against the Wise dele
ton. Illinois was against the Ma
honeites. The Pacific Slope and the ter
r%itories voted solidly for Wise, Ohio
voted 10 for Malone and 19 for Wise,
amid great laughter and cries of 'soh.n
The fact that the state wanted to offend
neither factionsand that it recognized the
vote as a test one, added zest TO the
scene. Vote for seating Malone $50,
Wise 151 The majority in relation to
the Virginia cases was Their rushed
through in short order. Nobody was in
humor for any more work and at II 80
an adjournment was Gaken until 10
O'Clock to morrow,