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the wish of the delegation certainly should be considered, and these names 

 can be substituted, as requested by the gentleman in behalf of the delegation. 

 Will the gentleman please announce the name of the party who has been 

 selected by the delegation from Idaho to act on the committee on resolu- 

 tions? 



MR. BURRELL: Senator George A. Day. I will state that the Idaho 

 delegation has selected the name of James W. Webster as representative 

 on the Committee on Permanent Organization — the Executive Committee. 



CHAIRMAN DERN: We have not reached that yet. 



I will now announce the Committee on Resolutions: E. C. Chilcott, 

 Washington, D. C; H. T. Davidson, Wyoming; John T. Burns, Colorado; 

 William jMorfitt, Oregon; R. E. Twitchell, New Mexico; Douglas AVhite, 

 California; Gordon H. True, Nevada; Dr. E. R. Nichols, Kansas; D. Clem 

 Deaver, Nebraska; Samuel H. Lea, South Dakota, Alfred Atkinson, ]\Ion- 

 tana; O. W. Roberts, North Dakota; John Field, Oklahoma; E. E. Elliott, 

 W^ashington; Rev. G. H. Adams, Arizona; Sen. Geo-. A. Day, Idaho; Dr. 

 John A. Widtsoe, Utah. 



This committee is requested to meet at the room to the left of the stand. 

 This constitutes the two committees which were to be appointed by the 

 chairman. Will the Committee on Credentials meet with the president in the 

 registration office at once? 



I presume that any resolutions to be offered by members will be re- 

 ferred to the Committee on Resolutions, for their action, unless you have 

 some resolutions prepared on which it is necessary to act at once. Other- 

 wise I do not see why they should be acted on now, except for the purpose 

 of organization, and it might be well, for the purpose of organization, for the 

 committee to meet at once. 



]\IR. BURNS (Colorado): I should like to place a resolution before this 

 committee, and will preface the resolution by requesting that the suspen- 

 sion of the rules be authorized by this Convention in order that we ma}^ 

 have immediate action on this and other resolutions pertaining to the same 

 subject to be presented now. 



Resolved, That Article Four of the Constitution of the Trans-]\Iissouri 

 Dry Farming Congress be hereby amended to read as follows: "The length 

 of each session shall be determined by the Executive Committee and the 

 selection of officers and committees as provided in section 3 shall take 

 place during the first session of the second day of the Congress." 



I w^ould add that under the present provision of the Constitution the 

 Executive Committee is to be elected at the close of the Congress. 



MR. HERRINGTON (Utah): I second that motion, Mr. Chairman. 



CHAIRMAN DERN: It has been moved by Mr. Burns of Colorado 

 and seconded by ■Mr. Herrington, of Utah, that the rules be suspended and 

 the resolution just offered by the gentleman be acted on by the Convention 

 as a whole immediately. Are 3^ou ready for the question? 



(Question called for.) 



CHAIRMAN DERN: All of you who favor the motion that this reso- 

 lution be acted on immediately will signify by saying "aye"; contrary 



