THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LITRARY

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ASTOR, LENOX ANO
TILDEN FOUNDATIONS.

1904

ADVERTISEMENT.

This work contains the Constitution of the United States, and of Pennsylvania, the whole of Mr. Sutherland's Manual, corrected up to the present session, the Rules of both Houses of Con. gress, and the Manual of Mr. Jefferson. It will therefore be a very useful assistant to old as well as new members of our State Legislatures ; embracing, as it does, a mass of important Parliamentary Practice, worthy the attention of every Representative, desirous of serving his constituents with ability and fidelity.

PREFACE.

HAVING for several years occupied a seat in the House of Representatives of Pennsylvania, and having presided over that body and since served as State Senator, it occurred to me, that a work on the Practice and Method of proceeding adopted in the two branches of the General Assembly would not be unacceptable to the members. The excellent Manual of Thomas Jefferson contains the landmarks of order, and must always be a useful guide; but it is well known to all conversant with the business of public bodies, that it does not supply all that is wanting to State Le. gislatures, The Manual I present is intended as far as practicable to explain the detail so necessary to a new member, and to note the exaot words which custom has sanctioned in the order of bu. siness.

INDEX

OF THE

LEGISLATIVE MANUAL OF PENNSYLVANIA.

Absence, no member to be absent without leave

mode of asking leave of
Adhere,
Assembly, meeting of

opening of
Amendments,

to amendments
on third reading
between the two houses
concur
non-concur
recede

insist on
Bills, proceedings on

Págc.
83, 213

87
113
68
70
108
113
108
112
113
113
114
115
96
83
99
102
106
107
122
67
67
133
84
80

Census,
Committees, standing

reports of
reports of select
additional members added to
reports of, amended
of the whole
of the whole, quorum of
of the whole, of conference
of the whole, report of

to compare bills
Constitution, Pennsylvania
Debate, freedom of
Documents, withdrawal of
Elections, contested

of governor
of representatives
of senators
of state treasurer
of United States senator
of representatives to Congress

opening returns of governor's
Electors of president and vice-president
Impeachment,
Preamble,
Privilege of members
Postponement,
Question, privileged

previous
Recede,
Reconsideration,
Representatives, election of

qualification of
number of

privilege of Representation, census of

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92 61, 127

128 117 117 120 13 69 88 134 134 135 134 137 139 16% 141 144 15% 101

68

126 49, 124

124 114 94 63 63 63 68