Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-02-15
THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT.
Proposed New Rules Exciting 81
Much Interest.

According to London dispatch the FIRST
OF the new rules of procedure which Mr.
Gladstone moved in the House of Commons
on Monday invests the Speaker, as Chairman
of committees, with authority to put the
proposition that the question before the
House "Be now put" This proposition
will not be debatsble; but, in order for its
adoption on division, 1t mast be supported
by more than 200, or opposed by less than
40 members
The second rule is designed to restrict the
right OF members to make dilatory motions
in committee of the whole House, and
limits such right to one time for zach mem
Der during the debate on any one question,
to move either that the Chairman do report
progress. or that the Chairman do leave the
chair. No member shall speak more than
once to each separate motion, and no mem
Der who has made one Of these motions may
make another motion on the same question.
No member shall move the adj 1urRment OF
the House before the orders of the day Cor
the motions on the paper, as the case may
be), have been reached; but provision is
made for enabling matters of extreme
urgency to be brought before the House
without notice and without delay. Rules 3,
4, and ere devoted to the same subject,
viz !: the authority of the Speaker or Chair
man to silence members occupying the time
of the House with irrelevant motions or dis
cussion.
The seventh rule limits the number OF oc-
casions on which the principle of bill NAV
be discussed. Under the present procedure
debate may be raised on the principle OF
bill on the Introduction and first reading:
the second reading, the motion to go into
committee, the report, the third reading,
and on the question that the bill do pass
The new rule is inteHded to confne the dis
cussion OF the principle to the introduction,
the second reading and the third reading
The eighth rule is intended to modify the
existing halt-past-twelVe rule, which pre-
vents official business being taken after
that hour Of night. In the future notice
OF opposition, to be eff ctive as a block,
will require TO be given by certain number
OF members, instead of one, and the half
past-twelve rule will be made inapplicable
to the report and third reading of bills.
The ninth rule provides that when mem
Der is "nsmed" by the Speaker or Chair
man for disregarding his authority or abus-
ing the rules OF the House, the Speaker
shall forthwith propose his suspension,
which, If carried, shall, on the first occa-
sion, be for one week; on the second occa-
sion for month, and on the third occasion
for the remainder of the session.
The tenth and eleventh rules are techni-
cal
The twelfth rule is intended to cut off de-
bate or amendment on the question Of
voting the Speaker out of the chair, when
the government has put down supply as the
first order of the day.
Proposals are appended fer the creation
OF large select committees, to be nominated
partly by the House and partly by a com
mittee OF selection, and bills referred to
these standing committees will not be re-
quired to be submitted to the committee of
the whole House, but the discussion and
amendment of them will be taken on the
report. The bills referable to standing COM
mittees are to be those relating to law,
trade, shipping and manufactures. The
committees are to consist of from 60 to so
members