Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-07-08
ITS SECOND SESSION
Convention Adjourned Till 5 p. m.
and has Re-AssembIed for
an all Night WrangIe.
THE SPEECHES OF THE DAY
A Resolution Endorsing Cleve-
lands Administration Voted
Down in the Committee.
A WALK-OUT STILL LIKELY

CHICAGO, Illinois, July s. Th
committee on credentials did not ad
journ until O'Clock this morning
The South Dakota contest was decide'
in favor of the sitting delegation. NJ
contestants appeared in the Nevad'
case, and the sitting delegation wa
awarded the seats. just before th'
adjournment, a motion was entered t.
reconsider the Michigan case with {
view to referring it to Subcommittee
for further examination and report
The committee adjourned 10 meet al
the convention hall at 10 O'Clock.
THE PLATFORM.
At 2 O'Clock, this morning, the SUBJ
committee adjourned until $50 this
morning, when the, platform agreed
upon was reported to the full COM
mittee. The platform declares for the
free and unlimited coinage of silver at
16 to | (; denounces the issue of bonds
demands the power to issue cir.
culating notes to be taken from
national banks; declares for tariff for
revenue only, as a re-enactment OF the
Mckinley policy, would be a menace
to The best interests of the country; de-
clares for constitutional amendment,
which will enable the enactment of an
income tax law; extends strong SYM
patby to the Cubans in their present
struggle with Spain; demands that
pauper immigrants shall be kept out OF
the country; declares for liberal PEN
sion legislation; approves the con-
'femplated court bill reported by Sem,
atoF Hill to the senate, which bill
grew out of the Debs case, and de-
nounces the republican house of the
present congress for not passing it;
denounces the Pacific railroad funding
dill as reported to the senate; opposes
third terms as being in violation Of
one of the cardinal principles Of the
democratic party; and denounces the
extrayagance of the last republican
congress. A minority report will be
presented by Messrs. Hill, Gray and
Russell.
An amendment to the majority re-
port of the committee on resolutions,
submitted by w. P. st. John, of New
York, and off,red by Thurman, Of
Ohio, and authorizing the issue of coin
certificates, was adopted, this after
noon, In the following form: "As
y safeguard against money stringency,
the secretary OF the treasury shall be
TO issue such coin certif
Gates, additionally, against the deposit
OF interest," bearing bonds of the United
States. interest accruing on bonds to
inure to the United States, pending
their re-exchange for coin certificates,
which coin certificates, when returned,
shall be cancelled; provided, that such
additional issues of coin certificates
shall not reduce the percentage of coin
bullion. reserved for coin certificates,
or silver certificates, below GO per
cent. aggregate, the sum of coin Ger
ti6cates and silver certificates outstand-
ing. Now outstanding silver certifi.
Gates. gold certificates and treasury
notes of 1890 to be retired as they
come into the treasury
At2 O'Clock, this afternoon, the CON-
lnittee directed the chairman to report
the platform to the convention, the
vote to be piUG rOce. No division was
but Chairman Jones had
to pat the question twice before the
majority responded In sufficient volume
TO settle the matter.
Senator Hill. after the adoption OF
the motion to report the platform,
moved 10 add paragraph, commend
ing the intelligence, integrity and faith
fuiness Of the administration of Presi.
dent Cleveland, but half dozen men,
bers moved to lay it on the table. 1t
was so ordered-23 to II. So the plat.
form carries no reference to the ma
tioBai administration. The platform
was adopted by vote OF 33 to Is. 1t is
thcaght that it will be reported to the
c0nsen,ion at 5 O'Clock, this afternoon
The proposition to declare in favor OF
the u storation of dfercntial tonnage
dues, in favor of American vessels, sub
mitted to the committee, vas lost.
THE FUN COMMENCES.
CONVENTION HALL, July S.-There
was no repetition, this morning, of the
offensive scenes Of yesterday, so far as
admission to the convention hall is
concerned. By order Of Temporary
Chairman Daniel, Just before adjourn
ment, last night, the doors were open
ed at 8 q. m. All persons having the
right of entry were admitted as soon
as they presented themselves. The
business of the convention was to have
begun at 10 a. M, but an hour after
that time thousands of spectators we're
being entertained by the music OF q
band in the gallery, behind the plat
form. There were few demonstrations
in recognition Ct public iavorites as
they hied In the hall. One was start
ed. but not OF much spirit. for Bryan,
OF Nebraska, the ssDoy orator Of the
Platte. Who, with his fellow silver
delegates from that state. had gained
q point by the report Of the committee
on credentials admitting them and ex-
ciuding their gold contestants. At
20 AS none of the New York delegates
had appeared, and Il was Epderstood
4ilst the raasnn Of the delay was that
shey were 10 caucus on the moment
Gus question as to whether or not they
sho0ld attend any mora sessions of the
conventions. A few miDntes before ii,
<he temporary chairman called the con-
xeutfon to order and announced that