Mr.  Lauterbach  —  May  it  not  be  proper  instead  of  considering
these  other  two  matters,  which  in  some  respect  might  interfere  with
the  proper  discussion  of  the  Tucker  proposition  not  to  take  these
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matters  from  the  table  at  this  time,  but  to  permit  either  Mr.  McKin-
stry  or  Mr.  Bigelow  to  appeal  to  the  Convention  at  the  proper  time
to  take  them  from  the  table.  If,  when  they  make  application,  it  shall
appear  to  be  unwise  to  discuss  the  measures  at  all,  a  majority  of  the
Convention  can  refuse  the  application.  Therefore,  there  is  no  injury
done.  It  will  not  follow  that  if  these  matters  are  left  upon  the
table  now  they  must  necessarily  be  discussed.  They  can  only
be  discussed  if  a  majority  of  the  Convention  shall  permit  them  to
be  taken  from  the  table.  If  the  Convention  shall  have  heard  these
subjects  ad  nauseam  at  that  time,  they  will  refuse  to  take  them  from
the  table.  But  is  it  not  just  to  not  impede  the  program  that  has
been  laid  out  by  such  a  course  as  is  now  suggested?  I  hope  that
the  proposition  now  to  take  from  the  table,  and  designate  as  special
orders  the  two  projects  in  question,  will  not  prevail,  and  that  the
Tucker  amendment  may,  by  itself,  remain  the  special  order  for  next
Wednesday  evening.
