Speaker to take the chair at the hour of meeting to decide questions of order to examine the Journal to have direction over the Hall to appoint committees to name member who is to speak to have direction over unappropriated rooms may substitute a member in his place Speaker's table, mode of disposing of business 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 77 78 the Whole private discourse not to be entertain- Speak, Speaker to designate the member who is first to no member to speak more than once or Spirits not to be brought within or about the Stables, public, Clerk to take care of Stenographers, may be admitted on the floor, &c. further regulations for Strike out and insert, rules respecting motions to Substitute, for a proposition, rule respecting a of 123, 124 99 100 Tellers may be appointed to count, in certain cases Uncovered, members to sit 4 70 34 Unfinished business, to have precedence, &c. 53 Vote, no members to vote when interested, or every member present shall vote, unless 35 37 Withdrawal of motions, rule respecting the Speaker, &c. Writing, motions to be reduced to, if desired the table to be taken alphabetically 131 40 12 39 30 34 នន ននននននននននននន 78 82 78. 79 71 70 78 71 71 71 101 79 71 79 77 78 should be two conferences before vote to 200 200 212 211 184 of the session, all unfinished business falls 198 212 212 for more than three days, by concurrent votes 212 212 213 Amendment to Bills.-See also Bills. 158 discussion of the nature and coherence of Speaker cannot refuse to receive because inconsis- 177, 181 tent 177 may totally change the subject 178 if House choose to strike out a paragraph it can- not be amended 178 a new bill may be engrafted on another made in Committee of the Whole, falls by a refer- ence proposed, inconsistent with one adopted, may be Amendment, may be amended prior to adoption but not (proposed,) by striking out, and lost, the para- Page 178 178 not identical, or equivalent to one lost, may be pro- 180 by insertion, how far liable to further amendment 180 Appropriation, made by resolution Arrest, definition of privilege from terminates with the session 124 150 114, 119 147 Assault and Affrays in the House, how settled 143 Assent to bills, by the executive, regulations respecting 208 Bills, engrossed, must not be looked into to be fairly written or Speaker may refuse them 191 203 139 151 158 a particular clause may be recommitted 158 amendments, how proceeded with 153, 158-9 one House may pass with blanks and be filled in |