12. No person shall speak more than once on the same question without leave of the Conference, except the mover, who shall be entitled to a general reply.

13. No person shall speak more than ten minutes at one time without leave of the Conference, which shall be granted or refused without debate.

14. When any motion or resolution shall have passed, any member who voted in the majority may move a reconsideration.

15. A motion to adjourn shall always be in order.

16. Motions relating to the rights and privileges of the Conference, or individual members and orders of the day, shall be considered questions of privilege.

17. The previous question being moved, the President shall put it at once by asking, "Shall the vote now be taken?" If the previous question is carried, all debate shall cease, and the President shall proceed to take the vote on the several motions before the Conference.

18. No member shall absent himself from the sessions of the Conference without leave, unless he be sick or unable to attend.

19. No member who is not within the bar when any question is put by the President, shall be allowed to vote on such question, except by leave of Conference.

20. Before the President rises to put a motion to the Conference, he shall ask: "Is the Conference ready for the question?" No member shall speak after the President has risen to put the question; and all members present shall vote unless excused by the Conference.

21. No member shall be interrupted when speaking ex

cept by the President to call him to order when he departs from the question, uses personalities, or disrespectful language; but any member may call the attention of the President when he deems the speaker out of order, and any member may explain if he is misrepresented.

22. No business shall pass from individuals to the Committees without reference through the Conference.

23. Any member may call for the yeas and nays on any question before the Conference, provided he be sustained by twenty members. Any member may require that the number of votes for and against a resolution be announced. 24. In the General Conference fifty members shall constitute a quorum.

25. The Secretary shall provide a bulletin, upon which announcements of meetings of committees and relating to other Conference business may be made.

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The Figures denote Paragraphs, except when marked otherwise.