State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1831-1836, 1836-09-13
PROPOSED RULES
Very respectfully yours, &c.

hOl CI1LD NJ LE1o
OF The Senate Of The State Of Termoni
/. The credentials of Senators shall be
presented to the Secretary or Assistant
Secretary previous to nine O'Clock in the
morning of the second Thursday of Octo-
Der, at which time the Senate shall he call
ed to order. The names of the Senators
shall he called over, and when quorum
shall have taken their seats, they shall,
having first taken the necessary oaths, on
nomination of the President, appoint can
wasting committee consisting of one Sena-
tor from each county, to join such commit
tee as the House of Representatives may
appoint, whose duty shall be 10 receive,
sort aud count the votes for Governor, 1t.
Governor and Treasurer, and make rcpor,
thereof to the Joiut Assembly of both
Houses.
2. The Senate shall meet every day
Sundays eXcepted) at o'clock in the
morning and at 2 o'clock in the afternoon,
unless otherwise specially ordered.
3. The President having taken the chair
and quorum being present, the journal of
the preceding day shall be read and all
errors therein corrected.
q. In case no quorum shall assemble
within fifteen minutes after the time to
which the Senate was adjourned, those
present-shall have power to send the Ser
geant-ut- Arms or other officer after the alb
scntees, and compel their attendance but
shall not adjourn for want of a quorum be.
fore the expiration of one hour.
S. Whenever the Senate shall assemble
according to adjournment, or ut the COM
nencement of n session, and the President
shall be absent, it shall be the duty of the
Secretary, if present, if not, of Senator,
to call TO order, and the Senators present
ifa quorum, shall by ballot, elect Presi-
dent pro tempore.
g. No Senator shall be absent without
leave, unless he is sick or otherwise ne
cessarily detained.
Z. No Senator shall audibly speak to
another, or otherwise interrupt the business
of the Senate while the journals or other
public papers arc being read, or while a
Senator is orderly speaking in debate.
6. Every Senator when he speuks shall,
standing in his place, address the Presi-
dent, and when he has finished, shall sit
down.
9. No Senator shall speak more than
twice on the same question without leave
of the Senate, and Senators, who have
once spoken, shall not again be entitled to
the floor Except for the purpose of expla-
pation) to the exclusion of another who
has not spoken.
10. In all cases, the Senator first arising
and addressing the President, Subject to
the restriction of Rule 81 shall be entitled
TO the floor, and when two or more arise mt
the same time, the President shall name
the one who is to speak.
IL. When Senator shall be called to
order, he shall sit down, and every ques-
ton of order shall be decided by the Presi-
dent without debate, subject to an appeal
to the Senate.
10. If Senator be called to order for
words spoken, the exceptionable words
shall be Immediately taken down in wri-
ting, that the President may he better ena-
bled to judge of tho matter.
10. The first hour of each mornings sit
ting may be devoted exclusively to the re-
ception and disposal of petitions, memori-
ais, reinonstrances, motions, resolutions,
notices of intentions TO ask leave to intro
duce bills, and the introduction OF bills ;
after which the orders of the day or other
proper business sliull he announced, al
ways commencing with the unfinished bu-
siness OF the Inst sitting. The first hour of
the afternoons sitting may be occupied in
the receiving and disposing of reports OF
committees and in completing the business
of the morning hour; at the expiration of
which the Senate will again take up the
orders of the day,
ia. Reporss Of committees may be signed
by any member in behalf Of the committee,
and shall be by him presented to the Sen
ate when call for reports is made. The
signer Of each repprl shall he held rcspon-