2. No member shall hold conversation with another, during the reading of the journals, or while a member is speaking in de bate. 3. Every member rising to speak, shall address the President, and when he has finished shall sit down. 4. No member shall speak more than twice on the same question on the same day, without leave of the Senate. 5. More than one member rising to speak at the same time, the President shall decide who shall speak first. 6. If any member transgress the rules of the Senate, the President shall, or any member may call him to order, in which case the member so called to order shall sit down, and the Senate, if appealed to, shall decide in the case; but if there be no. appeal, the decision of the President shall be conclusive. 7. No member shall absent himself without permission from the Senate. 8. A motion shall be seconded before it is debated, and if required by the President, or any member, it shall be reduced to writing. 9. When a question is under debate, no motion shall be received but to adjourn, to postpone indefinitely, to lie on the table, to postpone to a day certain, to commit or to amend, which several motions shall fo precedence in the same order in which they are arranged. And no motion to postpone indefinitely, to postpone to a certain day, or to commit, being decided, shall he in order at the same stage of the bill or proposition until after an adjournment. ' 10. If the question under debate will admit of división, any member may have it divided, and in filling blanks, the longest time, and largest sum, shall be put first. *ན།ཎཱ 11. When the reading of a paper is called for, and the same is objected to, it shall be decided by a vote of the Senate, and without debate. 12. When the ayes and 'noes are required, each member shall declare his assent or dissent to the question, unless for special reasons he be excused by the Senate. 13. When a motion is made to shut the doors of the Senate, on the discussion of any business, which in the opinion of any member may require secresy, the President shall desire the gallery to be closed, and the doors shall remain closed until the subject is disposed of. 14. After a motion has been decided, it shall be in order for any member who voted with the majority, or if the Senate be equally divided any member voting on the side prevailing, to move for a reconsideration thereof, unless the bill, resolution, report, amendtaken, gone has the possession of the Senate; but no motion to reconsider shall be in ment, or motion on which the vote wport, u order, unless made the same day on which the vote was taken, or the day next after, on which the Senate shall be in session; but no vote shall be reconsidered when a less number of members is present than when it passed. 15. Before any petition or memorial addressed to the senate, shall be received and read, a brief statement of the contents thereof shall be made by the member introducing the same. 16. At least one day's notice shall be given before a motion for leave to bring in a bill shall be in order. 17. Every bill shall be read three times before its passage; and the President shall give notice at each time whether it be the first, second, or third reading; and no bill after it has been read a second time, shall have a third reading before an adjournment. 18. All resolutions, which may require the signature of the Governor, shall be treated in the same manner as bills. 19. When a bill or resolution shall have been read a second time, the President shall refer it to the appropriate standing committee, unless the Senate shall otherwise order. 20. The Senate may resolve itself into a committee of thei whole at any time, on motion made for that purpose; and in forming a committee of the whole, the President shall leave the chair and appoint a chairman to preside in committee: the President may, at any time, name any member to perform the duties of the chair, but such a substitution shall not extend beyond an adjournment. 21. The last question upon the second reading of a bill or resolution, shall always be, shall it be read a third time? and no amendment shall be received or discussed on the third reading of any bill or resolution, unless by unanimous consent of ten members present; but it shall at all times be in order, before the final passage of a bill or resolution, to move its commitment, and should such commitment take place, and an amendment be reported, the bill or resolution shall again be read a second time and considered as in committee of the whole. {。,。,』 22. The titles of bills and such parts thereof as may be affect ed by proposed amendments shall be entered on the Journals. 23. All bills, resolutions and addresses, after passing the Senate, shall be signed by the President; and all warrants and other processes issued by order of the Senate, shall be under his hand and seal, attested by the Clerk. 24. The following standing committees, to consist of three members each, shall be appointed at the commencement of any session, with leave to report by bill or otherwise: A committee on the Judiciary. "A committee on Manufacturing Establishments. A committee on Banking Institutions. A committee on Elections. A committee on Schools and Seminaries of Learning. A committee on Unfinished Business. h **25. All committees shall be appointed by the President, unless a member requests that the appointment shall be by ballot, in which case it shall be so done. " 26. When the Senate shall concur with theHouse of Representatives in the appointment of a joint committee, consisting of not more than five members of the House, one ineinber shall be added on the part of the Senate; but when more than five, two members of the Senate shall be added. 27. Messages shall be sent to the House of Representatives by the clerk of the Senate. 28. Messages from the Governor, or House of Representatives, may be received at all times except when the Senate is engaged in putting a question, in calling the ayes and noes, or in counting ballots. 29. All questions shall be put by the President, and each meinber of the Senate shall signify his assent or dissent by answering aye or no. י. 30. No person except the members of the executive, or mem bers of the House of Representatives, and their officers, shall be admitted within the bar of the Senate, except by invitation of the President, or some member with his consent. 81. The Senate shall adjourn to meet at nine o'clock in the morning and three o'clock in the afternoon of each day, unless the Senate shall otherwise order. 32. A motion to adjourn shall be decided without debate. 1 1. When a Convention of the two Houses is to be formed, whether by requirement of the constitution, or by a vote or 'resolve of the two Houses, a message shall be sent from the House of Representatives to the Senate, giving notice when the House will meet the senate in Convention. As soon thereafter as the 'convenience of the Senate will permit, they will attend in the House. The Speaker of the House shall be Chairman of the convention, and shall state the reason for forming the Convention. When the House and Senate are thus formed in Convention, the Rules adopted as the Rules of the House, shall be considered the Rules of the Convention, so far as they may be deemed applicable, and the convention shall accordingly be governed thereby 558 Resolved, That the Senate now proceed to meet the House of Representatives in convention to proceed in the elections, agreeably to the provisions of the constitution. IN CONVENTION.T The Senate and House of Representatives being met in convention in the Representatives' Hall, in order to proceed in the elections, On motion of Mr. Farrington of the Senate The convention proceeded to ballot for a Secretary of State for the ensuing political year, and Ralph Metcalf, Esq. was elected.to !!}s« *ལྦུ On motion of Mr. Bruce of the House of RepresentativesThe convention proceeded to ballot for a Treasurer for the ensuing political year, and Abner B. Kelley was unanimously elected. On motion of Mr. Sawyer of the House of RepresentativesThe convention proceeded to ballot for a Commissary General for the ensuing political year, and Joseph Hill was unanimously elected. On motion of Mr. Clements of the House of Representatives, The convention rose and the Senate returned to their chamber. VAIN SENATE. 99556 5 The Senate met according to adjournment. "Mr. Barton gave notice, that, to-morrow, he will ask leave to introduce a Bill entitled "An act to incorporate the President, Directors, and Company of the Mechanics' Bank in Concord." Mr. Corbins from the joint committee appointed to procure three hundred printed copies of the Rules of the Senate, together with the Rules of the House of Representatives, the Constitution of the State of New-Hampshire and of the United States→→→ reported that the Committee had attended to the duty assigned them, and that the said Rules are now ready for distribution. A message from the House of Representatives by their clerk: "Mr. President The House of Representatives have accepted the Report of the Select Joint Committee appointed to audit the accounts of the Treasurer of this State. On motion 967 Said Report was read and is as follows, viz. "The Committee appointed to audit the accounts of the Treasurer of this State nj That they have carefully examined the following accounts from June 1, 1882, to June 1, 1833. 1-An account of notes and bonds due this State, viz!, to A note signed by Moses Foss, Jr. and others in favor of the Treasurer dated Oct. 9, 1818 Due for principal A note signed by Stephen P./Webster in favore: of the State of New-Hampshire dated June 1829, principal $262,80 150 *། $100, 70 $363,50 Discharged by balance, due on said notes, of 363,50 m $482,00) $ 582,00 T 2. An account of stock in the United anylow no. of tourasil 70 $93,700,87 By 50 Shares in New-Hampshire, Bank and dividends on same gerate ། 3 A general cash account embracing the following items of Credit. $67,450,5707 than? Balance of Cash in the Treasury as found by $93,700,57 nze" grib sin0 the Committee on Settlement with the Tream did surer, June 1, 1832 Tares outstanding at that time >$6,2083,15,20) 479 2,739,491 Biw Cash received of the Selectmen of Bristol, 20,00 247,00 $20,000,000 110 ID 1,250,06 złoco For interest on United States' 3 per cent. 1,160,060 |