New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-03
THE COMMITTEE on JUDICIARY.

DR. BUCKLEY WANTS ONE APPOINTED TO cox
sIDER POINTS or FUNDAMENTAL LAW.
At the close of the Bishops address DR., Buckle.
moved that a committee Of thirteen be appointed b.
the Bishops, to be called the Committee on Judiciary
to whom should be referred all questions Of funda
mental law, all loyal points and all appeals tina
might be brought before the Conference, including tn
questions of this general character touched upon In thu
address Just read. The motion finally prevailed, II
an amended form, but not before good deal Of Other
business put through. The delegates were all II
the best Of humor and brmful Of suggestions and mo
lions and amendments and amendments TO amend
ments, all bearing moro less directly on the Bish
ops address. Many Of the delegates, like DR.. Buck
ley, DR.. Lanahan, Dr. Flood and Dr. Sanford Hunt
admirable parlamentarisns. and the rest atonet
for their incxperience with their zeal One deegat,
offered resolution to this effect, that in order Il
insure opportunity to every who desired to de
bate the question OF admission OF women 1t should b.
unlawful for any delegate to move the previous ques
ton during the debate. A point of order was made
showered so fast on the heads OF the presiding Officer
and the delegates, that at frequent intervals tn
and cleared the road for the bewildercd Conference
HisnOp Merrill proved himself excellent presldnI
officer never for an instant losing his easy control
tho meeting
MANY VIEWS IN REGARD TO THE ADDRESS.
Before any action could be taken on Dr. Buckley:
resolution Dr. Payne moved that the Bishops adore
bo printed in pamphlet form, and alst
In "The Daily Christian Advocate and
other papers controlled by tho Genera
Conference DR. Lanahan moved to amend BY instruct.
Ing the secretary to designate two Of his assistants
who, with the aid of Bishop Merrill. should attend to
the distribution Of the pamphlets.
Members bobbed up In all parts OF the house. and
DR.. Buckley tred to edge In a consideration OF his
motion: but Dr. Payne secured tho floor and accepted
suggestion 10 amend his resolution so that O,OOO
pamphlets should DO printed. Dr. Hunt thought the
printing OF pamphlets would be waste of money,
everybody would read tho address in the denomina-
uonsl papers. DR.. Lanahan offered an amendment
providing that $500 copies Of the pamphlet be printed
for general distribution. IN addition to 5 copies for
esoh delegate. DE- Gray, who captured the floor
next wanted to offer suggestion He thought tho
quadrennal address valuable that the young should
have chance TO read and digest It, and, therefore,
no proposed that two bound copies Of IL be sent to
each Institution Of learning in tho land. The sug-
gesti0n did not become notion nor did another that
pamphlet should be sent TO each travelling
in the denomination Close after the latter Suggestion
came An amendment to the amendment directing the
printing Of $4,000 instead of 5000 pamphlets BY
,nn tine matters were In tsngle. which DR. Lanshsn
proposed to unrsvel to speak by cutting the knot
ana laying the whole question on the table Dr. Kurz
to lay On the table all the motions and Amendments
ap fho provision for printing the address In the
CALLING FOR BISHOP TAYLOR
DR. Reid here tried to r.. I'm a resolution astinp
bishop Taylor to present, soon as convenient a
report OF his work in Africa. but tho resolution was
"nhdrawn on point Of order BY this time the Con-
ference was sorry that 1t had voted not to give itself
pamphlet copies Of tho address. and two mr. three
mouohs "ere made by different delegates TO remedy
the loss All were declared out OF o,Jer and the
original Payne resolution was again nut and was
passed N
no" pr buckley saw his opportunity and agalp
pressou ior consideration of his motion DR. Nicely
p'ompu' rose 10 OBJECT to It as too sweepinc He
SAID u would impose upon the commIttse more work
than any thirteen mon could attend N in the time
allowed, and besides would take nom other committees
matters that properly belonged To than u. moved
10 amend BY taking from the proposed comm,,.. tho
consideration Of all questions ipvoIvIn ,,na.r.,,aI
law. Dr. Buckley agreed 10 thiS ch hs an the
anicndcd resolution was at lsngfb carrseJ' s,cr IN
interruption from Dr. Flood, who rose 10 , noint Of
S - oAea ior the consideration of the special
~ Vi sns woman question The instant
the buckley resolution declared carried Dr Flood
renewed his appeal but was again comneii.d 70 vail
while Dr. Graw made an nsocond.d ,pot,on sor fhs
appointment OF committee Temperance and Pro-
hbitlon pr. Flood agile and Abort ss aver Tor the
Ihiiu Imc astanccd AL competitors and obtained the
Ihe delegates were not satisfied with their action
on the printing OF the Bishops address, and afrcr
tho woman question was dis posed az thev rsturned
70 inc ray After much discussion the whole sub
Jet was laid over for further discus sion Tho Book.
Agents were drected to prepare and publish a man.
and delegates eopmittee Of nvo was Amounted 10
revise the rules Of order and after announcements
by General Fisk and Others the session was brought 10
close with the Doxology and bsnedction