OF THE Twenty-third General Assembly WITH OFFICIAL REGISTER. 1890. PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. COMPILED BY SECRETARY OF STATE. PUBLIC LIBRARY 47051 ASTOR, LENOX AND TILDEN FOUNDATIONS. 1904 THE NEW YORK 808797 A ASTOR, LENOX AND DES MOINES: G. H. RAGSDALE, STATE PRINTER. 1890. SENATE RULES. REGULAR ORDER OF DAILY BUSINESS. The following order shall govern: 1. Presentation of petitions or memorials, addressed to the Senate or to the General Assembly. 2. 3. 4. Introduction of bills. Resolutions. Communications on the President's table, including House messages. 5. Reports of Standing Committees, in the order in which they stand in the rules, except the Committee on Engrossed and Enrolled Bills, Rules and Printing. 6. Reports of Select Committees. 1. The President shall take the chair at the hour to which the Senate is adjourned, and call the Senate to order; and if a quorum be present, he shall proceed with the regular order of daily business, unless otherwise ordered by the Senate, or unless a special order for the day shall interfere therewith. He shall preserve order and decorum, and decide all questions of order, subject to an appeal to the Senate. He shall appoint all committees, unless otherwise especially ordered. Immediately preceding the adjournment of each morning session, or, in case it cannot be done during that session, then as soon after the convening of the next following session as he may find most convenient, the President shall call for corrections of the journal of the last day's proceedings. He shall then cause any mistakes therein to be corrected by the Secretary, and the journal shall then be approved. 2. The Senate shall, at its pleasure, elect a President pro tem., who shall hold his office during the remaining portion of the time for which the President was elected; and when the President shall from any cause be absent, the President pro tem. shall preside, except when the chair is filled by appointment by the President. 3. There shall be appointed by the Lieutenant-Governor, at each session of the Senate, to hold their positions during such session, but subject to be discharged by the President of the Senate for inefficiency or continued misbehavior, or other reasons in his judgment justifying such discharge, two paper-folders and six messengers for the Senate. And the President may appoint other paper-folders and messengers in the place of any discharged. 4. One-fourth of the members may have a call of the Senate, and absent members sent for and their attendance enforced. 5. When a member is about to speak in debate, or deliver any matter to the Senate, he shall rise from his seat and respectfully address himself to Mr. President, and shall confine himself to the question under debate, avoid personalities, and the imputation of improper motives. 6. When the vote is taken viva roce, questions shall be distinctly put in this form, viz.: "As many as are of the opinion (as the case may be) say 'aye.' And after the affirmative voice is expressed: "As many as are of the contrary opinion, say 'no.' If the President doubt, or a division be called for, the Senate shall divide those in the affirmative of the question shall first rise from their seats, and afterward those in the negative. 7. Every member present when a question is put shall vote, unless he shall, for special cause, be excused by a vote of the Senate; but no member shall vote on any question in the event of which he is directly and personally interested, or in any case where he was not present when his name was called in the taking of the Provided, that any member who was absent by leave of the Senate may vote at any time before the result is announced. 8. All motions (except to adjourn, postpone or commit,) shall be reduced to writing, if required by any member of the Senate. Any motion or resolution may be withdrawn by the mover; provided, the same has not been amended by the Senate, and that no amendment is pending thereto. |