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in the motion for the previous question
which includes the entire Committee Rec-
ommendation.
DELEGATE DUKES: That is the ruling
which I wish to appeal, Mr. President.
THE PRESIDENT: For what purpose
does Delegate Bennett rise?
DELEGATE BENNETT: A point of par-
liamentary inquiry. Is a motion to suspend
the rules in order when a previous question
has been ordered?
THE PRESIDENT: You mean Delegate
Dukes's motion?
DELEGATE BENNETT: Yes.
THE PRESIDENT: His motion is a mo-
tion to lay on the table.
Very well, the Clerk will ring the quorum
bell.
May I suggest that we are wasting much
valuable time on debate on a matter of par-
liamentary inquiry that gets us nowhere?
For what purpose does Delegate Smith
rise ?
DELEGATE M. SMITH: To be bold
enough to suggest to these brethren that
if they would withdraw a couple of those
motions that we might be able to get on.
(Applause.)
THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Bennett.
DELEGATE BENNETT: Mr. Chairman,
I would be willing to withdraw my motion
if I knew what other persons with pending
motions to reconsider would —
THE PRESIDENT: I think we are wast-
ing time.
The ruling of the Chair has been ap-
pealed. The Chair will submit it.
Before submitting it, the Chair desires to
read this sentence from ROBERT'S RULES OF
ORDER, "No motion that has another mo-
tion adhering to it can be laid on the table
by itself. If laid on the table, it carries
with it everything that adheres to it." That
is the basis of the Chair's ruling.
DELEGATE DUKES: Do I understand
the Chair is debating the appeal ?
THE PRESIDENT: The Chair always
has the opportunity to state the basis for
its ruling and this is what the Chair has
done.
The question arises on the appeal from
the ruling of the Chair. A vote Aye will
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sustain the ruling of the Chair; a vote No
will be against the ruling of the Chair.
It will reverse the ruling of the Chair.
(Call for the question.)
Are you ready for the question?
This can be put to you either way. I am
putting it this way in the hope that it will
be simpler. A vote Aye sustains the ruling
of the Chair; a vote No reverses the ruling
of the Chair.
Cast your vote.
Has every delegate voted? Does any
delegate desire to change his vote?
(There was no response.)
The Clerk will record the vote.
The question arises on the motion to
order the previous question on all pending
questions. So that there will be no misun-
derstanding, if this motion is carried, there
can be no further debate —
For what purpose does Delegate Marion
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rise •
DELEGATE MARION: Mr. President,
as I understand what you are explaining,
it is Delegate Bennett's motion. I am won-
dering what happened after the Chair's
ruling was appealed as to Delegate Duke's
motion.
THE PRESIDENT: The Chair failed to
announce the results of the vote.
DELEGATE DUKES: I will withdraw it.
THE PRESIDENT: The motion has been
acted upon. The appeal from the Chair has
been acted upon.
The result of the last vote was 94 in the
affirmative and 10 in the negative. The
ruling of the Chair was sustained. The
Chair was in error in stating what the
question was.
The question now arises on the motion
of Delegate Dukes to table the motion of
Delegate Bennett.
DELEGATE DUKES: Mr. President, I
do not wish the motion in its present form.
I will withdraw it.
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you.
The motion of Delegate Dukes to table
is withdrawn.
The question now arises on the motion of
Delegate Bennett to order the previous
question on all pending questions.
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