Committee of the Whole, Speaker may resume chair if great disorder__ manner of doing business in, in Senate_____ Page. 123 proceedings in 143, 144 185 124 176 Whole, may be referred to a special com- in which case the amendments made to it fall. Communications, confidential, to be kept secret Common fame a ground for proceeding -- Conferences, common, to have two, before vote to adhere must be asked by the House possessed of the papers Co-existing questions discussed__ Counsel may be heard on private bills and law points 176 175 176 176 176 176 176 162 125 118 133 D. Debate, no one to speak impertinently, superfluously, or tediously the Speaker not allowed to engage in, except on points of order. the Speaker may call a member by name for persistent viola- 130 indecent language against the proceedings of the House not 130 reviling, nipping, or unmannerly words against a member not 130 a member may speak at every reading of a bill. 129 where warm words or an assault has passed between members 131 Page. Debate, proceedings of the House not to be censured.... a member not to be called by his name in personalities to be prohibited. motives not to be arraigned violation of order in, to be suppressed by the Speaker 130 130 130 130 130 131 131, 132 132 132 the Speaker to interfere promptly to arrest disrespectful lan- 132 where the private interests of a member are concerned in a 133 Decorum, (see Debate).......... 128-133 Defamatory publications breach of privilege 110 Disorder in Committee of the Whole, Speaker to resume chair if great. Doors, rule respecting their being closed_. should not be shut, but be kept by persons appointed Duel, challenge to, breach of privilege E. Elections, time, place, and manner of holding of members to be judged by each House. Engrossed bills not to be looked into while in Speaker's hands order of the committee may be corrected by a clause in another bill, or by a new bill.. Equivalent questions discussed Execution of subsisting order. A member has a right to insist on the Felony, mode of proceeding on charge of treason, breach of the peace, or 113 Impeachment, sketch of the law of Parliament respecting.... 189, 192 157 124 174, 175 174 on execution of a subsisting order. A member may............ 133 133 to contain a brief statement of every petition, paper, &c., 181 titles of bills and parts affected by amendments to be inserted either House may notice and inspect Journal of the other____ 182 182 L. Largest sum, question first put, in filling blanks. Lie on table, may be called up at any time, matters that.. M. Majority decides on general questions.......... 154 150 170 Members and officers of one House not amenable to tl.e other____ not to vote unless present when question was put.. may be heard, but must withdraw before a question is moved. Messages cannot be received in Committee of the Whole..... between the Houses-subject of, discussed. forms in receiving.... errors in their delivery may be corrected.. bills not acted on, the House may be reminded of them.......... Minority protected by adherence to rules Mistakes, (see Errors). Motion not to be put or debated until seconded. to be read for information as often as desired by a member .. removed from before House by adjournment, &c., (see Ques- N. Newspaper publications, defamatory, breach of privilege Nipping, reviling, or unmannerly words not permitted in debate.. O. Officers of either House, forms of nomination or election....... Onslow, Mr., his opinion of importance of rules Order, violated by Speaker by not putting question in Parliament "instances make order". respecting papers, (see Papers) - in debate, (see Debate)----- 127 128 disorderly words in committee to be taken down and reported 132 a member's name may be called by the Speaker for disorder 130 questions of, may be adjourned....... 133 decision of the Speaker on points of, may be controlled....... 133 Order, motives of members not to be called in question..... if point arise while question is putting, Speaker to decide it per- Page. 130 145 170 125 126 134 134 Papers and journals not to be removed from Clerk's table Papers, rules respecting their preservation reading of, how far they may be called for reading of, to be put before the principal question. referred, usually read by title to be left with conferees of the House granting the conference. Petition to be presented by a member-its form, &c.. to be subscribed or written by petitioner must go to committee through the House question as to receiving ____ Postpone indefinitely, quashes a question for the session.. Postpone beyond session, effect of Preamble last considered President of the Senate provided by the Constitution. President pro tempore to be chosen in the absence of the Vice-President. at what time his office shall determine..... President of the United States, forms in presenting bills to Previous question, its intention and effect.... 127 127, 128 146, 147 155 147 177 173 182 135 135 135 135 135 150 150 140, 141 119 119 121 180 155, 156 |