172 Jeanette Needham. 
The opposition replied by discussing the nature of a record. 
It was held to be merely a simple account of all the acts of an 
assembly. Consequently, the deliberation of ,the majority of 
the nobility could be inserted without any danger. Since no 
protest had been made at the time, such action could not be 
taken later. As they had referred to the electoral deputation 
from Paris and inserted its discourse, so they could, without 
any baneful results, do the same for the deputation from the 
nobility.® 
Another view was for the entry of the protests without the 
extract. Thus there would.be eliminated the eulogies of the 
nobles at the king’s innovation in saying “I will, I order,” 
instead of the customary ‘“‘we will, we order,” expressions, which 
existed, fortunately, only in words. Bailly, it seems, offered 
another solution, that of inserting the response made to the 
nobles, but even that was strongly opposed and the matter went 
to a vote. The decision was for the simple insertion of the 
nobles’ act, a settlement that was reached almost without oppo- 
sition.!2 Apparently, the majority felt strongly enough the 
fact that they did not recognize any other legislative body, 
without stating that this was their attitude. 
As soon as this matter had been disposed of, the work relating 
to the committees was taken up. The Archbishop of Vienne 
announced, it is said, that several clergy asked that an ecclesi- 
astic from each généralité be chosen to act in the committees 
formed by généralités and the assembly granted the request." 
the debate. Point du jour, I, 61; Duquesnoy, I, 141. These two show that 
there had been some discussion over inserting the act of the nobility, but 
do not trace the course of the debate. 
8 Assemblée nationale, I, 257; Duquesnoy, I, 141. 
9 Assemblée nationale, I, 258. The name of this deputy is given as M. 
Dangevillier. There is no such name in the list of deputies given by Brette. 
The names most resembling this are Dangereux, of Pondichéry, and Anger- 
ville-Lorcher (curé d’). 
10 Assemblée nationale, 1, 258; Duquesnoy, I, 141; Point du jour, I, 61. 
Only the first suggests that Bailly took the part ascribed to him. 
11 Assemblée nationale, I, 258. The committees formed by généralités were 
those of verification and food supplies. (Procés-verbal, No. 2, 3-4.) Accord- 
ing to this change, thirty-two of the clergy instead of ten, chosen June 25 to 
enter the committee on food supplies, would now serve and the same number, 
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