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sjonal Record. but that cannot be done because there Is not a printing eetap- | lisliment in Montgomery that can de | that work day by day. The fnforma- l tion your Committee received rom tue | stenographers. who were familiar Witn the printing. Is that we must tahe n | in newspaper form at last, ana potn sets of bidders for this work report to us that The Advertiser is the only newspaper that has sufficiently large facilities for doing this work every ] night so as to have 1t next morning. | So that both bidders-both sets or them. are dependent upon that news Il paper for the printing. and 1 have no doubt but it can be done. Not as the gentleman see from the report as a l newspaper, but with the heading rec commended by the Committee, an oni- cial report of the proceedings of the Constitutional Convention of Alabama, | to be printed in The Advertiser of1ce. but with that heading. and when they are brought in here, they will be ap- | portioned to alllmembers and they can send them to newspapers. and promi- nent men among their constituents, and it will give them a large circula- | ton and readers desirous of Knowing what we are doing will get hold of them and read them, and doubtless feel a deep interest in what is done.
 MT. Long (Walker)-I desire to ask Q question. Do you think it would be | advisable to start Convention Rec ord. something like The Congressional Record. so that 1t would be cheaper to print speeches. and circulate them among the people,?
 MT. Oates-It would not, and there Is no such printing establishment in Montgomery. MT. President, think the Convention and every member of | 1t Is fully in possession of the reasons given in favor of this report. and the objections that have been urged, and cannot see that in the latter there Is anything very substantial. There must be a beginning to all work of this character. Now, in this State, while we have no law requiring courts to have stenographic reports. yet ste- nographers are employed in a great many of them. Many States have a law on the subject, that provides for stenographers for the Courts. and it is found to facilitate the business very largely, and make 1t much cheaper than the old style of doing 1t. puts an end to controversies between lawyers and Courts with reference to the bills of exceptions and things of Lee has stated very clearly how this moderate expenditure will be very wise and a source of economy to this Convention. Now, sir, as do not desire to prolong the time and believ- ing that the Convention is ready for a vote, move the previous question. The President-The question is whether the main question shall be | put. (Carried.) Q
 The President-The question recurs on the motion of the gentleman from Lauderdale to substitute the minority report for the majority report, and the ayes and noes have been called for.
 MT. Brooks-I would like to have the chair state what proposition we are voting on. Probably it is misunder- stood by some of the members of the Convention. Are We voting on the question of substituting the minority report for the majority report?
 The President re-stated the question.
 The roll was called.
 MT. Burns-I would like to explain my vote. I vote not to expend the peoples money unless I think it is necessary.
 MT. Greer-I desire to change my vote from aye to no, for the purpose at the proper time of moving to recon sider this vote.
 The vote resulted 60 yeas. 80 nays.
 So the motion to substitute the mi- nority report was lost.
 The President-The question recurs on the adoption of the original resolu- tion as reported by the gentleman from Montgomery.
 | MT. Browne-I move to reconsider the vote by which the motion to substitute the minority report was lost, and now move to table that motion. (Sec- onded.)
 MT. Greer--I rise to point of order. ' move a reconsideration
 MT. Long (Walker)-After the an- nouncement of the vote, the gentleman from Talladega moves to lay the mo- | tion on the table and its comes too late.
 Mir. Browne-There is nothing in the point of order because he cannot give notice before the vote Is announced. 1 MT. Sollie-We are acting under gen. eral parliamentary rules and a motion | to reconsider under general parlia- mentary law is in order at all times, | as I read the books on the subject, without previous notice.
 MT, Jones-I think it Is in order to lay that motion on the table at any time when 1t is made and therefore the gentleman from Talladega is in order.
 The President overruled the point of order.
 The President-The question is on tn, motion of the gentleman from Tal- 1 ladega; those in favor of laying the motion to reconsider on the table say aye; those opposed no
 A division was called for.
 MT. White-It is too late to call for an aye and nay vote. because a di- vision has already been called for.
 MT. Lomax-State the question, MT. President.
 The President-The gentleman from Talladega moved to reconsider the vote whereby the Convention refused to sub stitute the minority report for the ma iority report, and thereupon he moved to lay that motion on the table. Those voting aye vote in favor of the motion to table; those voting no. vote in favor of not laying 1t on the table.
 The vote resulted 75 ayes, AS noes.
 So the motion to table was carried.
 The President-The question recurs on the adoption of the majority report of the committee.
 MT. Long of Walker-Mr. President, have a substitute to offer for the ma jorlty report.
 MT. O'Neal Gauderdale)-I hope that the distinguished chairman of the committee won't object to that until it is read; if he does, I will withdraw it.
 The resolution was read as follows: