business as much as possible and to this end he is in favor of first appointing the Agents, and next appoint the agent number who shall go—and then the time when we will start. He proposed that the select the Agent or agents that shall be left in charge of our property and he makes this as a motion.
Coun. said the motion was out of order. It is a standing rule of the council that all motions shall be presented to the chair in writing.
Coun. said he understood that it was the s duty to make selections without a motion.
The said in regard to our views of a location, there is a large party of men figuring to find out where we intend to go. He then referred to a letter which he received some time ago over the signature [p. [101]]