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der. that motion before 1t could be placed before the House, would require suspension of the rules.
 The Presidential seems to the Chair and the Chair ruled the other day when this same question was up. that it Is competent for the Convention by a majority vote-Rufe 30 says Any mat ter may by vote of a majority of the delegates present be made the special order for any hour. which shall take precedence at that hour of any other business except a motion to reconsider" l" MT. Walker-My point of order B that the motion itself must take Its regular course on the Calendar, unless ehe rules are suspended so as to super sede the Calendar and the motion at this time is not in order. The Presidential seems to the Chair that when any matter
 Mir. Ashcraft-If the question of the Judiciary Committees report, or the Article that has just been reconsidered was before this Convention now, if 1t had an opportunity to be heard at all, then a motion might be made ao fix the consideration for another time, but that Is not a matter now before the Convention. The matter before the Convention is the report of some other Committee and you have no right to make a motion now relative to the re- port of the Committee on Judiciary until it is properly before the House. When that time arrives. If 8 postpone ment of reconsideration is desired, or a special hour Is desired. that motion may be made with reference to 1t, but now it is not before the House. No gentle eman has the right to displace the regular order except under the suspen- sion of the rules, and if he makes that motion now, he displaces the regular order.
 The President-The Chair will no, be able to hear any further discussion on th's question, but the Chair is prepared to rule. The Chair would be glad to hear every delegate on the floor discuss this question, but the time of the Con- vention is too valuable, and while the Chair has heard gentlemen speak on both sidts of ir, the Chair will an- noulce it's ruling. If the point made by the gentleman from Lauderdale were correct, that this motion could | only be made when this report cumes up, there would be nothing accomp- lishel by making it a special order. De- caus it would have been reached in the regular order. IL seems to the Chair. and such has been our practice from the beginning of the session, that
 
 set aside any matter that 1t has under consideration and take up any other matter that 1t sees fit. Rule 30 says that any matter may. by a vote of 6 majority of the delegates present, be made the special order for any hour, which shall take precedence at that hour, of any other business except a motion to reconsider" Now, if it would not be in order to take up the report of the Committee on Judiciary until it was regularly reached, this rule would be nullified. The practice here has been to take up the reports of the standing committees, when they are brought in by the standing committees and make them the special order. Un- der the rule, as soon as they are brought in and filed. they would lie over and take their place in the regular order, but under this Rule 30, the chairmen of the respective committees successive ly moved that the consideration of the,r reports be made the special order. It seems to the Chair 1t is entirely proper under the rule. The point of order will be oVerruled.
 Convention, I will change my mot Sn to make 1t the specn order for 4 O 'cl ,ck this afternoon.
 Objection was made.
 Mir. SaultorG (Pike)-I move to amend the motion of the gentleman from Chambers by making 1t the spe- cial order for 4 o'clock this aft ,r noon Mir. Rease-I move the previous ques- tion on t,ie motion and amendment The main question was ordered
 The Pres.dent-The question is oa the adoption of the amendment offered 0; the gentleman from Pike.
 MT. Peptus-I call for the ayes and noes.
 The call was not sustained.
 Mir. Graham (Talladega)-I move to lay both motions on the. table.
 MT. Pettus-Now I call for the ayes and noes.
 The call was sustained.
 Upon the call of the roll the vote re-