Constitution of the United States of America, with the Amendments Thereto: to which are Added Jefferson's Manual of Parliamentary Practice, the Standing Rules, Joint Rules, and Orders for Conducting Business in the House of Representatives of the United States, and Barclay's DigestU.S. Government Printing Office, 1879 |
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... MOTIONS . When a motion has been made , it is not to be put to the question or debated until it is seconded . Scob . , 21 . It is then , and not till then , in possession of the House , and cannot be with- drawn but by leave of the ...
... MOTIONS . When a motion has been made , it is not to be put to the question or debated until it is seconded . Scob . , 21 . It is then , and not till then , in possession of the House , and cannot be with- drawn but by leave of the ...
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... motion . No motion can be made without rising and addressing the Chair . Such calls are themselves breaches of order , which , though the member who has risen may respect , as an expression of impatience of the House against further ...
... motion . No motion can be made without rising and addressing the Chair . Such calls are themselves breaches of order , which , though the member who has risen may respect , as an expression of impatience of the House against further ...
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... motion to adjourn simply takes place of all others , for otherwise the House might be kept sitting against its will , and indefinitely . Yet this motion cannot be received after another question is actually put , and while the House is ...
... motion to adjourn simply takes place of all others , for otherwise the House might be kept sitting against its will , and indefinitely . Yet this motion cannot be received after another question is actually put , and while the House is ...
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... motion is made which it will be proper to act on , but information is wanted , or something more pressing claims the present time , the question or debate is adjourned to such day within the session as will answer the views of the House ...
... motion is made which it will be proper to act on , but information is wanted , or something more pressing claims the present time , the question or debate is adjourned to such day within the session as will answer the views of the House ...
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... motion to amend . Scobell is express : " On motion to amend a bill , any one may , notwithstanding , move to commit it , and the question for commitment shall be first put . " Scob . , 46 . We have hitherto considered the case of two or ...
... motion to amend . Scobell is express : " On motion to amend a bill , any one may , notwithstanding , move to commit it , and the question for commitment shall be first put . " Scob . , 46 . We have hitherto considered the case of two or ...
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Página 17 - Constitution be laid before the United States in Congress assembled, and that it is the Opinion of this Convention, that it should afterwards be submitted to a Convention of Delegates, chosen in each State by the People thereof, under the Recommendation of its Legislature, for their Assent and Ratification...
Página 172 - If any member, in speaking or otherwise, transgress the rules of the House, the Speaker shall, or any member may, call to order; in which case the member so called to order shall immediately sit down, unless permitted to explain; and the House shall, if appealed to, decide on the case, but without debate: if there be no appeal, the decision of the Chair shall be submitted to.
Página 16 - Massachusetts Nathaniel Gorham Rufus King Connecticut Wm. Saml. Johnson Roger Sherman New York Alexander Hamilton New Jersey Wil: Livingston David Brearley Wm.
Página 17 - That it is the opinion of this convention, that as soon as the conventions of nine states shall have ratified this constitution, the United States in Congress assembled, should fix a day on which electors should be appointed by the states which shall have ratified the same...
Página 322 - He shall preserve order and decorum ; may speak to points of order in preference to other members, rising from his seat for that purpose ; and shall decide questions of order, subject to an appeal to the House by any two members — April 7, 1789 ; on which appeal no member shall speak more than once, unless by leave of the House.
Página 40 - The rules of parliamentary practice, comprised in Jefferson's Manual, shall govern the House in all cases to which they are applicable, and in which they are not inconsistent with the standing rules and orders of the House, and joint rules of the Senate and House of Representatives.
Página 291 - The previous question shall be in this form, " Shall the main question be now put ?'' It shall only be admitted when demanded by a majority of the members present, and its effect shall be to put an end to all debate, and bring the...
Página 169 - No motion or proposition on a subject different from that under consideration shall be admitted under color of amendment.
Página 23 - The electors shall meet in their respective states and vote by ballot for president and vice president, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves; they shall name in their ballots the person voted for as president, and in distinct ballots the person voted for as vice...
Página 217 - A motion to strike out the enacting words of a bill shall have precedence of a motion to amend, and, if carried, shall be considered equivalent to its rejection.