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telligent and effective support, I believe you will solve this problem, and 

 solve it intelligently. 



At the conclusion of Judge Pugh's argument, it was moved and 

 seconded that the resolutions be adopted as a whole. 



The President. A motion was made that the report should be taken 

 seriatim. A substitute is now offered that it be adopted as a whole. 



I want to announce now, as your Chairman, that gentlemen making 

 speeches should confine themselves to the subject that is before us for 

 discussion. The Chairmen of Committees necessarily have latitude ; but 

 I shall call gentlemen to order unless they confine themselves to the sub- 

 ject that is to be discussed. 



Mr. W. L. Foster. Mr. Chairman, as the maker of the motion to have 

 the resolutions re-read, and accepted section by section, I am speaking to 

 the substitute, in order indirectly to speak to my motion. I do not know 

 that I have one single objection to raise to one single paragraph or sec- 

 tion of that series of resolutions. But, as I understand, this is a con- 

 vention of the cotton planters of Louisiana. Having discussed and 

 listened, we have now arrived at the point of asking that legislation be 

 adopted. This set of resolutions is not the act of our State Legislature, 

 which we expect to have called into extra session, soon, by his Excellency, 

 the Governor. Then it seems to me that if this set of resolutions is to 

 go up for final action, as the consensus of opinion of this body, it is cer- 

 tainly worth our while to consider these resolutions section by section. I 

 cannot see the need of any hurry or haste ; and I cannot see the necessity 

 or wisdom of swallowing a whole plate full of good things at once, when 

 it can be chewed and digested spoonful by spoonful. 



Mr. Pugh. Mr. Chairman, I can see no objection to reading these reso- 

 lutions section by section. 



The first section of the resolutions was then read by Mr. Dougherty, 

 the Secretary, and after some discussion by Mr. J. D. Williams who spoke 

 in favor of it, it was unanimously adopted. 



The Secretary then read section No. 2, of the resolutions, and Mr. Pugh, 

 moved its adoption. 



Mr. T. P. Sullivan, moved that it be amended so as to insert the words 

 "seed cotton and hay and other farm products/' after the word "cotton- 

 seed;" observing that as Professor Morgan has remarked, these articles 

 might be the means of introducing the pest into this State. 



Another member of the Convention, moved that the words "baggage and 

 cotton -seed meal" be inserted immediately after the words suggested by 

 Mr. Sullivan. 



Mr. Pugh accepted both amendments and moved the adoption of the 

 resolution as amended, which motion being duly seconded was carried. 



Upon reading f the third section, Mr. Pugh moved its adoption. 



Mr. W. L. Foster. What would be the scope of this Advisory Board? 



