Reed's Rules: A Manual of General Parliamentary Law, with Notes of Changes Made by the House of Representatives, and Suggestions for Special RulesRand, McNally & Company, 1894 - 224 Seiten |
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Reed's Rules: A Manual of General Parliamentary Law, with Notes of Changes ... Thomas Brackett Reed Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2018 |
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Seite 198 - When a question is under debate, no motion shall be received but to adjourn, to lay on the table, for the previous question (which motions shall be decided without debate), to postpone to a day certain, to refer, or to amend, or postpone indefinitely ; which several motions shall have precedence in the foregoing order...
Seite 90 - House to a direct vote upon the immediate question or questions on which it has been asked and ordered. The previous question may be asked and ordered upon a single motion, a series of motions allowable under the rules, or an amendment or amendments, or may be made to embrace all authorized motions or amendments and include' the bill to its passage or rejection.
Seite 202 - QUESTION. 1. There shall be a motion for the previous question, which, being ordered by a majority of members voting, if a quorum be present, shall have the effect to cut off all debate and bring the House to a direct vote upon the immediate question or questions on which it has been asked and ordered.
Seite 207 - I rise to a point of order. The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman will state his point of order. Mr.
Seite 181 - House, each member may present his own. A conference may therefore be a free conference though each House may have instructed its members and limited them to the terms of the agreement. This method of conference is the only one known to our parliamentary law; at least, it is the only one now in practice. When two legislative bodies in this country have a conference, it is a free conference * * * ."] REQUESTS FOR CONFERENCE.
Seite 130 - Questions of privilege shall be, first, those affecting the rights of the House collectively, its safety, dignity, and the integrity of its proceedings ; second, the rights, reputation, and conduct of members individually in their representative capacity only...
Seite 211 - Mr. Chairman, I move that the order be indefinitely postponed." "Mr. Chairman, I move that the further consideration of the resolution be postponed to the loth of next July at 10 AM" After this last motion is in possession of the assembly a member may move to amend. " Mr. Chairman, I move to amend by striking out the word ' July ' and inserting the word ' August.' " 278. Commit. — " Mr. Chairman, I move that the motion be committed to a committee of ten to be appointed by the Chair." " Mr. Chairman,...
Seite 198 - To fix the day to which the House shall adjourn. "To adjourn. " To take a recess. " To lay on the table. " For the previous question (which motions shall be decided without debate). " To postpone to a day certain. " To refer or amend. "To postpone indefinitely (which several motions shall have precedence in the foregoing order).
Seite 134 - ... Order]. A Question of Order takes precedence of the question giving rise to it, and must be decided by the presiding officer without debate. If a member objects to the decision, he says, " I appeal from the decision of the Chair.
Seite 181 - A free conference is one where the conferees meet and present not only the reasons of each House, but such arguments and reasons and persuasions as seem suitable to each member of the committee. Instead of being confined to reasons adopted by either House, each member may present his own. A conference may therefore be a free conference though each House may have instructed its members and limited them to the terms of the agreement.