Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-06-18

lions has appointed Mr. Bufleigh 81
Washington and myself q c1uimiltoe
to announce TO the convention that the
committee on resolutions has agreed
and can maks its report to the conven'
ton tonight Of S O'Clock, but not
earlier.
After some discussion vote was
taken on the minority report recon-
NEEDING the admission OF the Al
dicks delegation from Delaware anu II
Was lost. tApplause.)
The question REQUIRED on tho I'd.
mission of the Cuu,y delegates ffom
Texas and It also failed TO carry. ZAP.
plausU.)
The remainder Of the minority report
was rejected.
The question VI the adoption OF the
majority report was thea put, and II
was carried by large majority. The
result was euavei Win almost uOi.
vofasi cheering.
Tho Cnairman-The next order "
business Ia the rtpIft Of the committee
on rules. IL the committee tesdy with
its report? Tue char recognizes Gen,
Bingham VI Ponnsyivauin, tue chair.
mnu VI that committee.
Gen. Binghum-MT. Chairman and
gentlemen Of tEe conventiou, your
committee on rules have before them
| for consideration several Propositions
not HERETOFORE decided by the committee
/ on resolutions Of previous conventions.
Your committee therefore submits lot
/ your aCtiou tue following report ns the
rules Of procedure TO govern this c1u'
| ycutiuu!
RULES OF THE CONVENTION.
Rule Tins convention shall con,
/ sltt Oi a number % GUlrEnits if1u
/ each state equal 10 double the MUM
| Der Of it senators and Representa- Ivci
| In Congress Elk delegates from each
l VI tut terlItOriua ATzpua, | Idlnn Tor
! Titofy, New MeEivu ami OEiBhJmn, uul
from Alaska AMI wv rom the Diairc
/ OF Columbia.
Rule Zine rules Of the House oil
/ Representative Of the nNy-i ugtl
! COngtess shall TO the rules u
the convention 90 Tar n. they no o.
! piicabIC and not incOnBistsnt win thi
following rules;
Rule 3--WUon tho previous quuB
ti0n shall be drma IuVd by majority
of the delegates from any state und Oh,
demand seconded by two or m1f'
states ana the osll sustained by n ma
lority Of the convention tue question
smell then be- proceeded with aut
disposed VI according 10 tho rules o
the House VI Representatives D.
uimilaf cansr.
Rule Ill shall be In order 10 lay OF
the table a proposed amendment 70
pending measure, and such amend
munt, n adJploj, shhll not carry viii
] u or prejudice suru measure.
Rule h-Upon oil SUBJECTS before thu
convention tuc sthlUs shall be- called II
alphabetical order and next the turfl
TORIES Alaska and ID strict Of Colum
bin,
Rulc 6-rhu report OF the commilic
on crudUutial. shall be- disposed Of bo
fore the teuott OF the committee Ol
resolutions is acted upon nud the rcpoi
Of thu COMMITTEES on rosJlutious surl
bo uisposel NJ before tnu cOnyenill
procuels with tho nomination o. Va
candidate for President and We
President.
Rule 7-wheu majority Of III,
delegates OF any two states shall de
mAud that vote be recorded, tn
same ehall bB taken by states, terutorie
aud the District VI Columbia, the tei
Rotary calling the roll Of tue states NJ
territories anu the District Of ColumDi
In the way heretofore stated.
Rule SIN making tue Boniinalio
for President anu Vice President, !
no case snall thr csli Of the roll be dil
pensud witn. Where II appears NJ "a
close Of any roll call that any cand
date has received "A majority
all the votes 10 which tho col
ventlOn II entitled, the Presldel
OF the convention shsll announce M
question TO be: "5hali tho nJmini
non Of the candidate be made unhu
mous?p But II no candidate sna
nave received M 1rlly Of votes an
when Auy state has auch mnl lilty, IA
chair shall direct the vote % be take
again which shall be- repeated uni
soms candidate snail have received
majority OF tue votes, nud when Hu
s,atu has announced IL vote, u sha
, ~ stand uuless IA the case OF numer
cal error.
Rule ON the recording Of volt
b by stAtss, tue vote n eGcn state, trrl
70 !