RESOLUTIONS. 66. All resolutions, after they have been read twice shall be printed and lie over for one day, after which they may be called up under their appropriate order of business. This rule shall not apply to the following resolutions, viz: Recalling Bills from the Governor. Recalling Bills from one House to the other. Requesting information from Heads of Departments. Those emanating from the Committee on Rules. Those relating to adjournment. Those discharging Committees. Those placing negative bills upon the calendar. PINK BILLS, CALENDAR AND SUPPLEMENT. 67. All bills as soon as introduced shall be printed on pink paper for the use of Members, and shall be numbered consecutively. At the beginning of each day's session a calendar of bills shall be placed upon the desk of the Speaker, of each Member and of each Clerk. This calendar shail be printed on pink paper and shall show for each bill introduced, up to date, the number, title, name of Member introducing the bill, the date of introduction and the committee to which each bill is referred. At the beginning of each week, a supplement printed on white paper, giving the number, status and last printer's number of each bill, shall be filed with this calendar. 68. DISPOSITION OF HOUSE BILLS ON POSTPONED CALENDAR. That any House bill placed upon the postponed calendar not called up within five days on which the House is in session, after being placed upon said calendar, shall be dropped unless the time be extended by vote of the House upon motion for cause shown. INDEX TO DECISIONS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRE- A. Page. ADJOURN: See also FINAL ADJOURNMENT; and ORDER OF BUSINESS. 1282 Motion to, not in order, when hour of adjournment is extended for a specific 1282 Not in order to entertain two consecutive motions to, 1282 Motion to, in order immediately following a motion for recess, 1282 Motion to, takes precedence over motion to adjourn to a stated time, From Wednesday until the following Monday, not in contravention of Con- ADJOURNMENT FINAL: Motion to amend resolution for, is in order, Constitution does not contemplate, House shall fix time of, ADVERTISEMENT: See CONSTITUTION, Previously refusing to consider, in order to renew motion so to do, In second degree in order, Limiting the operation of certain acts is unconstitutional, Delegating legislative powers to a third party is unconstitutional, 1283 1283 1284 1284 1284 Made in Committee of the Whole. fail when leave to sit again is refused, 1284 1284 Striking out all after enacting clause, and inserting a different bill, 1284 Not germane to the bill, out of order, 1284 Bill on final passage can only be amended by reconsideration of third read- 1284 Defeated, cannot be again offered on same reading, 1284 Defeated on secord reading. cannot be offered on third reading. 1285 1285 To Senate, amendments must be printed before Senate amendments 1285 Motion to concur in Senate, not in order after House has non-concurred, 1285 1285 1285 1285 1285 Discussion of, on third reading, not in order until unanimous consent is 1285 1285 Receding from non-concurrence in Senate, not in order after notice is also AMENDMENT; CALENDAR: COMMITTEE; CONFERENCE COM- Under control of Speaker while in the possession of the House, 1.286 Defeated in the House, not in order to consider similar one from the Senate. 1286 1286 Printing of Senate, not a question for House to decide, Subject matter which is part of a bill negatived by a committee can be con- 1288 1286 Senate, referred to committee and reported with amendments must be reprinted, 1286 1286 1287 1287 Not in order to consider Senate, when House, have been fixed as the order of 1287 -- BILLS Concluded. General appropriation, has priority over all other business, ... Appropriation, to University of Pennsylvania requires a two-thirds vote, Appropriation, to individual, two-thirds vote not required. Adoption of one section containing several articles, not sufficient to pass the bill, 1287 1287 1297 1287 1287 CALENDAR: See also CONSTITUTION; RESOLUTION; and RULES. C. POSTPONEMENT; Proceedings placing bill upon, regular, Bill carrying an appropriation is properly on appropriation, Bills must be considered in committee before appearing on, RECONSIDERATION; 1288 1288 1288 1288 1288 1288 128 1288 1286 Bills on second reading must be called up from, before action can be taken, CALL OF THE HOUSE: When quoruin present, Speaker to order vote to be again taken, COMMITTEE: See also BILLS, CALENDAR; CONFERENCE COMMITTEE; COMMITTEE 12×9 Select, in order to instruct to report at a specified time, 1289 Select, having been ordered by joint resolution to report within three days On rules, can designate bills as special orders of business, To report bills from, when not the order of business, a suspension of the Report from, cannot be assumed, Objection to a report of, must be made at the proper time, Proceedings of, not to be divulged on the floor of the House by Members, Not permitted to sit (without leave) during session of the House, Bill reported by, not competent for Chair to go behind records concerning Irregularly considered by, no cause for rejection, COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE: COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE: See also AMENDMENT; and PREVIOUS QUESTION. Report of, embracing subjects not appertaining to bill, Reconsideration of vote, refusing leave to sit again Motion to go into, after being dispensed with on second COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES: Resolution naming, not in order until House is organized, ATION. Motion for, not in order when re- CONSTITUTION: See also ADJOURN; FINAL ADJOURNMENT; AMENDMENT; and 1293 1294 Proof of publication of advertisement, must be exhibited, as required by, 1294 1294 Bill amending local laws, is in violation of, 1294 Amendments to, proposed by one legislature, not subject to amendment 1294 Proposing amendments to, 1294 Requires that Bill must recite acts proposed to revise or amend under 1294 To repeal a law by title is a Constitutional Act, 1295 Special or local laws in violation of Art. III, Sec. 7 of, 1295 Bill repealing local and enacting general laws, not in violation of, 1295 1295 1295 Bill exempting private property from taxation is in violation of, 1295 1295 Bill exempting private property from taxation is in violation of, Legal classification of cities, necessary to legislate for, under pro- 1296 Legislature has no power of referendum, except on amendments to, 1296 1296 Right of jury trial not limited under provisions of bill, therefore is not 1296 Payment of expenses incurred by Members for extra services not in 1296 CONTESTED ELECTION: Bill to pension individuals for military service not contrary to, DEBATE: See ADJOURN; AMENDMENT; COMMITTEE; LAYING ON THE TABLE; JOURNAL: One objection prevents dispensing with the reading of, 1297 L. LAYING ON THE TABLE: Of motion to refer, does not carry bill or amendments with it, 1297 1297 1297 M. MEMBER: See also BILLS; CALL OF THE HOUSE; COMMITTEE; CONFERENCE Expulsion of, in order to reconsider vote for, Under arrest for contempt of the House, nothing in order until purged, 1298 1298 a Of a previous session, not to be named by a committee when referring to 1298 Not permitted to speak more than twice on the same subject without consent 1298 Privileged to speak only when at his seat, 1298 Can vote on bills in which personally interested, if the fact is not 1298 0. ORDER OF BUSINESS: See also COMMITTEE; MEMBER; and POSTPONEMENT. Objections to, must be made before decision is given to proceed An amendment fixing a special order, to a resolution providing 1298 1298 1298 Bill under consideration at time of last adjournment, no quorum ORDERS OF THE DAY: Suspension of, at morning session, controls the proceedings of POINTS OF ORDER: Question for the Speaker to decide and not the House, unless sub- POSTPONEMENT: See also RECONSIDERATION; and VETO MESSAGE. 1299 1299 Bill properly on regular and not on calendar of postponed bills when Bills on postponed calendar must be called up under their regular When, moved on third reading of a bill, the final passage of same 1300 1300 and Q. QUORUM: See also CALL OF THE HOUSE; and ORDER OF BUSINESS. RECESS See ADJOURN., R. RECONSIDERATION: See also AMENDMENT: COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE; MEM- 1300 BER and RESOLUTION. Adoption of resolution to proceed to, at certain time, in order, 1300 1300 1.0. When yea and nay vote is not taken any member may move for, Members voting in minority competent to move for, when yeas a.id Bill negatived, on final passage, only those who voted in the of vote defeating bill, may be made within five days of actual of vote on indefinite postponement of motion to reconsider, not 1301 1302 1302 RESOLUTION: See also FINAL ADJOURNMENT; COMMITTEE: CONFERENCE COM- Of amendments to bill, when motion for, is in order, Motion for, of vote recommitting bill a privileged question, Motion for, having once been defeated not again in order, 1302 1302 1302 1302 1302 1302 Placing bill not reported from committee on calendar not in order, Act of Assembly cannot be repealed by, Laid upon the table by a majority vote of the House, cannot be taken 1302 1302 Act of Assembly cannot be amended by concurrent, 1503 1303 Requesting information from a department does not require unanimous 1303 1303 |