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Rh rise. Be seated. Those opposed will rise. Be seated. There being two-thirds in favor of the motion, the affirmative has it and the previous question is ordered on all pending questions. The question is now on the motion to refer the pending motion to a committee of five to be appointed by the chair. As many as——— [interrupting]. Mr. President, it is nearly noon and it is evident that we cannot complete our business this morning. I therefore move "that we take a recess to 2 P. M." [Seconded, stated, put, and adopted.]

The ayes have it and we stand in recess until 2 P. M.

[At 2 P. M. the president takes the chair, raps on the desk or table, calls the meeting to order, and when the room is quiet, he proceeds as follows:]

The questions pending when the recess was taken are first, a motion "that a reading room for juniors should be a part of our public library"; and second, "that the motion be referred to a committee of five to be appointed by the chair." The previous question was ordered on these questions. The