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"I move that a committee of three be appointed by the chair to collect, sort, and count the votes, and report to the meeting," said Fred. "Second the motion," added Tom Greene. The motion was put and carried. "The chair appoints Frederic Harper, Thomas Greene, and Mark Leman." The votes were collected and reported. I MOVE THAT A COMMITTEE OF THREE BE APPOINTED BY THE CHAIR TO COLLECT SORT AND COUNT THE VOTES AND REPORT TO THE MEETING SAID FRED SECOND THE MOTION ADDED TOM GREEN THE MOTION WAS PUT AND CARRIED THE CHAIR POINTS FREDERICK HARPER THOMAS GREEN AND MARK LEEMAN THE VOTES WERE COLLECTED AND REPORTED
 quiet by putting the question. At last the silence was broken by a hearty laugh on the part of Captain Sedley. "Why don't you put the question, Frank?" asked he. "The debate has not taken place yet." "There are some questions which it is not necessary to debate." "Question!" said Fred Harper, who had been to town meeting. "Those in favor of calling the room Zephyr Hall, please manifest it by raising the right hand." "All up!" cried Fred Harper. "It is a unanimous vote," added the chairman. "Let the clerk record the vote," whispered Captain Sedley to his son. "We have no clerk yet." "Doing business without a clerk!" laughed his father. "The next business will be to choose a clerk," continued Frank, laughing. "Please to bring in your ballots for a clerk." There were paper and pens at the other end of the table; and Fred Harper, who seemed to have a very good idea of "the manner in which the public business is transacted," commenced writing votes. In a few moments they were all supplied. CHES MUST BE MADE ANYHOW DID NOT INTERRUPT THE DIGNIFIED QUIET BY PUTTING THE QUESTION AT LAST THE SILENCE WAS BROKEN BY A HEARTY LAUGH ON THE PART OF CAPTAIN SEDLEY WHY DON'T YOU PUT THE QUESTION FRANK ASKED HE THE DEBATE HAS NOT TAKEN PLACE YET THERE ARE SOME QUESTIONS WHICH IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO DEBATE QUESTION SAID FRED HARPER WHO HAD BEEN TO TOWN MEETING THOSE IN FAVOR OF CALLING THE ROOM ZEPHYR HALL PLEASE MANIFEST IT BY RAISING THE RIGHT HAND ALL UP CRIED FRED HARPER IT IS A UNANIMOUS VOTE ADDED THE CHAIRMAN LET THE CLERK RECORD THE VOTE WHISPERED CAPTAIN SEDLEY TO HIS SON WE HAVE NO CLERK YET DOING BUSINESS WITHOUT A CLERK LAUGHED HIS FATHER THE NEXT BUSINESS WILL BE TO CHOOSE A CLERK CONTINUED FRANK LAUGHING PLEASE TO BRING IN YOUR BALLOTS FOR A CLERK THERE WERE PAPER AND PENS AT THE OTHER END OF THE TABLE AND FRED HARPER WHO SEEMED TO HAVE A VERY GOOD IDEA OF THE MANNER IN WHICH THE PUBLIC BUSINESS IS TRANSACTED COMMENCED WRITING VOTES IN A FEW MOMENTS THEY WERE ALL SUPPLIED
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