The San Francisco call., 1898-08-18
DISCUSSED THE REPORTS.

"''= Colonel Gibson moved the adoption of : the minority report.
 *:: sThe Chair-ColoneI W NJ Gibson has Inoved. the adoption of the minority re- port.
 =. MT. Crittenden of San Luis Obispo-Mr. Chairman, l move the adoption of the
 rnaJority report and that the question of debate on this matter by the San Fran cisCO delegation be limited to half an hour ion each side Of the question.
 A Delegate-I rise to a point of order, .;Mr Chairman. The molten Is out of or ;der.. A motion is already pending before j Tie Chair-The point of order Is we'll !. MT, Deuprey-I move an amendment to .the niotion of the. delegate from San Joa- .:G5Iin County, and 1t is this: That the ;maJority report be adopted and not the .minorfty report"
 *" Seconded.
 The Chair-It is moved by the gentle man. from San Francisco and seconded by :the gentleman from San Francisco (Mr.
 1Twin). as an amendment to the motion :'of Colonel Gibson, that the majority re- port be adopted.
 :! Mir. Tarpey of Alameda-Mr. Chairman, rise to a point of order My point of order is that the report of the committee
 on credentials is now before this house;
 that the report of the minority of that .. committee Is also before this house. Both :, of. hose reports emanate from servants of this body. My point of order is : MT; Irwin (interrupting)-It is not neces- sary. for the gentleman to raise the polnt os order; when the matter Is already oe- :f0re the house in the cleareSt manner n which it can be brought to the attention of this convention
 . ..The ,Chair-You are correct. Mir Irwin. :ofl that proposition; but 1t Is absolutely . necessaEy, in order to get an expression,
 :..AIg. Tarpey-And further, sir that the 'rn1i0rity report always takes precedence in consideration of the convention.
 She Chafr-The statement by the gen .The:1isual manner is for a motion to be ::nade>~for the adoption of the majority .Teport: Then member of the minority s moves as a substitute the adoption Of
 the minority report It then comes up , on: the adoption of the minority report : .and if that is defeated, then the majoT- !: fly report It Is absolutely immaterial; it is a matter entirely for the conven- stion as to which it will take IP first ,,u
 Chairman we members of this conyen- .tfon are pretty thoroughly informed in of jus have received circulars. l have mo doubt but that every member of this *convention has received circulars in con- :: iiechon with this matter. Now; my po- :: Sition Is this: l desire to give them
 Mir. Otis of Sonoma Qnterruptingl-We desire to hear what the gentleman is go-
 -9he Chair-I thought he was going to make a motion in regard 10 limiting the .s Mir. C Crittenden-Then make this mo- = ti6n as. a substitute to the original mo- t4on. that the debate upon this question =: be limited to a half hour on each side :| of the question. and let us get through with this discussion
 . : The Chair will hold up the motion :of- Colonel Gibson as amended. and the : :*lslotaon of MT. Deuprey and proceed to . the question of time limit and recognize
 that motion as before the house, if there
 is: second to 1t.
 . The motion was seconded by several. 2: The Chair-It is now moved and sec onded that. in the discussion of the prop
 osition before the house, the debate be limited to q half hour on each side,
 ". w Foote of Alameda-Mr. Chair. man and gentlemen of the convention