Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-09-09

| self to the question under debate, avoiding all
| personality and INDIGENOUS language. as well as
! any reflection upon the Grand Parlor or lis
members.
| Should two or more members rise to speak at
/ the same time the Chair shall decide which
| shall DC entitled to the floor.
No member shall disturb another in his
| speech, unless 10 call him 10 order for words
/ Spoben
liza member, while speaking. shall be called
To order. 1T the request Of the Chair he shall
cease speaking and take his seat until the ques
tion Of order Is determined, when, if permitted
he may again proceed.
No member shall speak more than once on
the SAME question until all the members wish
ing 10 speak shall have had an opportunity 10
dose, nor more than twice without permission
OF The 1hair. But no member shall have the
privilege of speaking more than once on QueS-
ton oforder, after appeal from the decision of
the Chair.
V-oN QUESTIONS AND VOTES.
When any communication, petition or me
mortal is presented. before il is read, or any
vote taken on it. brief statement OF its con
tents snail be made by the intrcducer or the
Chair. After II has been read, brief notice of
the purport shall be entered ON the journal.
No motion shall be subject to an action until
seconded and stated by the Chair and at the
desire Of any member, shall be reduced TO writ
When blank is to be filed, the question shall
be taken first upon the highest sum or number,
and the longest or largest time proposed.
Any member may call for division Of ques-
ton when the sense Will admit of it,
When question is before the Grand Parlor,
no motion snail be received. unless TO adjourn,
the previous question, TO lie on the table, 70
postpone indefinitely, 10 postpone TO 4 certain
time, 10 refer or 90 amend, and shall have pre-
cedenoe in the order herein arranged; the first
three of which shall be decided without debate.
After any question, except one OF indefinite
postpOncment, has been decided, any two mem
bers who voted in the majority, may, during
the same communication, move for a rcconsid-
Grafton thereof
The previous question may be called for by
two members, if seconded by q majority, ami
shall be put III this form: Shall the main qucS-
ton be now put II carried. all debate shall
cease, and the vote shall be first upon all pend
ing amendments, beginning with the one last
proposed, after which, upon the main question.
All points of parliamentary law an3 usage not
provided FOR in these rules shall be decided ac
cording TO CuShmgs Manual.
The ayes and noes shall be recorded upon the
request of four members.
Every member present shall vote on any ques-
ton before the Grand ParlOr unless he Is per
Sonaliy interested in the result. or has been
excused by The Grand Parlor, or is otherwise
iucapacitated.
No more than two amendments TO q PROPOSE
tion shall be entertained at the same tlmc-th0t
is an amendment and an amendment TO an
amendment-and the question shall be first
taken on the Latter.
When the ayes and noes are ordered, the
names OF the representatives shall be called by
parlorS.
After substitute has been accepted by the
Grand Parlor, in place of the report OF com
m.ttee. further action on the report would be
out of or Ter without first reconsiderns the vote
by which the substitute was adopted.
When 4 substitute is adopted III place of an
amendment, it is not necessary TO take action
on the amendment.
All resolutions laid on the table and not acted
upon before the close Of the session OF the Grand
Parlor at which they Were presented, expire
with the session.