CHAPTER XI. Of Resolutions. XXXV. The following classes of resolutions. shall lie over one day for consideration, after which they may be called up as, of course, under their appropriate order of business: I. All concurrent resolutions, except resolutions in reference to adjournments and those recalling bills from the Governor or Senate, which shall be regarded as privileged. 2. Resolutions containing calls for information on the Executive department. 3. Resolutions giving rise to debate, except such as relates to the disposition of matters immediately before the House, such as relates to the business of the day on which they were offered, and such as relates to adjournment or taking recess for a day. XXXVI. All resolutions for printing extra copies of documents shall be referred to the Committee on Printing, who shall report on each resolution within seven days after such reference. XXXVII. All other resolutions calling for or leading to expenditures for the uses of the Legislature shall be referred to, and reported on, by the Committee on Ways and Means, unless the House shall designate some othei committee. CHAPTER XII. Of the Previous Question. XXXVIII. The "previous question" shall be put as follows: "Shall the main question now be put?" and until it is decided, shall preclude all amendments or debate. When on taking the previous question, the House shall decide that the main question shall not now be put, the main question shall be considered as still remaining under debate. The "main question" shall be on the passage of the bill, resolution or other matter under consideration; but when amendments are pending, the question shall first be taken upon such amendments in their order; and when amendments have been adopted in Committee of the Whole, and not acted on in the House, the question shall be taken upon such amendments in like order, and if the previous question has been ordered, without further debate or amendment. CHAPTER XIII. Of the Assembly Chamber and the Privileges of Admission to the Floor Thereof. XXXIX. The use of the Assembly Chamber may be granted to the State Agricultural Society, the State Medical Society and such other societies as are required by law to report to the Legislature. No application for the use of the chamber for any other purposes shall be entertained without the unanimous consent of the House. XL. The following classes of persons shall be entitled to admission to the floor of the House during the session thereof, viz.: 1. The Governor and Lieutenant-Governor. 2. The Members of the Senate. 3. The State Officers and Deputies. 4. The Regents of the University. 5. The Capitol Commissioners. 6. Persons in the exercise of an official duty directly connected with the business of the House. 7. The reporters for the press, as provided by sub. division 7 of rule 2. 8. Ex-Speakers of the Assembly. No other person shall be admitted to the floor during the session, except upon the permission of the Speaker or by vote of the House; and persons so admitted shall be allowed to occupy places only in the seats in the rear of the Assembly Chamber. All permits granted by the Speaker may be revoked by him at pleasure, or upon the order of the House. CHAPTER XIV. Miscellaneous Provisions. XLI. In all cases of the absence of members during the sessions of the House, the members present may take such measures as they shall deem necessary to secure their presence, and in addition to suspending them from the service of the House for a given period, may inflict such censure or pecuniary penalty as they may deem just on those who, on being called on for that purpose, shall render not sufficient excuse for their absence. XLII. For the purpose of securing the attendance of members, a call of the House may be made, but such call shall not be in order after the main question has been ordered, nor after the voting on any question has commenced, nor after the third reading of a bill has been completed. XLIII. When less than a quorum vote on any subject under the consideration of the House, it shall be in order, on motion, to close the bar of the House, whereupon the roll of members shall be called by the Clerk, and if it is ascertained that a quorum is present, either by answering to their names or by their presence in the House, the yeas and nays shall again be ordered by the Speaker, and if any member present refuses to vote, such refusal shall be deemed a contempt, and unless purged, the House may order the Sergeant-at-Arms to remove said member or members without the bar of the House, and all privileges of membership shall be refused the person or persons so offending until the contempt be duly purged. XLIV. Whenever any person shall be brought before the bar of the House for adjudged breach of its privileges, no debate shall be in order, but the Speaker shall proceed to execute the judgment of the House without. delay or debate. XLV. When the House shall be equally divided on any question, including the Speaker's vote, the question shall be deemed to be lost. XLVI. If any question contains several distinct propositions, it shall be divided by the Chair at the request of any member, but a motion to strike out and insert shall be indivisible. XLVII. In all cases where a bill, order, motion or resolution shall be entered on the Journal, the name of the member introducing or moving the same shall also be entered on the Journal. XLVIII. The yeas and nays may be taken on any question, whenever so required, by any ten members (unless a division by yeas and nays be already pending), and when so taken. shall be entered on the Journal. XLIX. In all cases where unanimous consent is asked for advancing a bill out of its order, it shall be the duty of the Speaker to order a roll-call for the purpose of determining if such consent will be granted. L. Not adopted in 1895, 1896 or 1897. |