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Rh The vote is as follows:

[Mr. T hands the written report as above to the chair, who reads it again, and proceeds:]

Three candidates have received a majority vote, and therefore the two, Messrs. C and D, who received the greatest number of votes, are elected. The next business in order is the election of four alternates. How shall they be elected?

I move that the alternates be nominated and elected by ballot.

[as soon as the question is stated by the chair]: I would like the chair to explain the object of a nominating ballot. From our experience with it just now in electing delegates it seems to me not only useless but a positive hindrance to business.

Mr. President, I rise to a point of order.

The gentleman will state his point.

Motions relating to voting are undebatable.

The gentleman is correct, but the member can scarcely be said to have gone any farther than he had a right to in explaining his inquiry. Because a motion is undebatable it does not follow that no one can be allowed to say a word of explanation of the