New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-06
NR REEDS NEW BOOK on PARLIAMENTARY Law

From The St Louis Globe Democrat.
Washington, Nov. 3.-Ex-Speaker Reed has writ
law. Il will be a duodecimo OF about lIj pages
"a convenient :orm and size. 1t Will be known as
bantlng. but the happy suggestion come from
his publishers AS a successor N ,s sense TO
Roberts Rules of Order the name is decidedly
appropriate. The scope ot me WORK may be set
follows:
/. should be understood that this manual has
nothing to do with the political differences which have
existed a. the rules OF the Horse OF RepreScn't'
except far any treatise woiiG incidentally REFER
10 them The object this book Is to present the rules
Of general parliamentary Law in such way thet the
system can be compr,hcnded By persons who may BE-
called upon TO preside over meetings OF delibfatiye
bodies by those who may desire to participate IN
the Proceedings. The Gin has be'a TO 50 eApan each
motion that ID may understood by Itself and also In
relation to Other motions. Paragraphs also have been
Inserted To show the changes made In general parlia-
mcntary law by the rule, and u',k's oi the United
State, House Of Representatives. lE', 10 was monsh''
would be useful enable those VINO Ge,ifed 80 To do 20
cor,t.hend IN general way, ;lc practice OF that body
Forms and suggestions have been added II II should
.r, n any one vcrsed in parliamentary law that many
NJ the forms simple To need printing the author
venture, 10 suggest that beginner does 10, No" the
s',,Ia. ,hIrcs and needs them the II the stu.
dcn has ouce aNed in his mind the idea that parlia'
nentary law IS not series OF arbitrary ruics' out
Main consistent system founded on common sense and
oarones by the experience mankind, he will have
coma far toward understanding it, That this little vol
m , conpl,,e lis education is too much to hope for.
I'm, ,ha, H. Will old and assist the leafner Is the nope OF
the author.
p.-,,,nd Me- October, 1898.
t,nough Is known OF the contents 10 assure the
rrhI,c fnat n will prove a valuable ADDITION to
pis,ing nuSlications on the subjects OF parliament
$50 law ore OF its chief points or value will be
found TO be its explanation OF the history and
r.,u'nn Tor eacn rule and the modlncations that
have developed in parliamentary laws; M Reed
takss nm for instance the previous question. and
shnws how IL has changed It's nature INTO lynda
,men,siiv different motion from It's original Intent
10 has brought together many interesting facts
,rbtch may he incorporated in the form of notes
,,nr instance the Roman Senate used TO have a
,vn,ln hmt effective form OF filibusterng. and
,hat NAV he Incorporated. There VIII be dis
1asIon Of The duties OF presiding officers In sup
messing disorder and preventing nlibusterng. The
P,rina az certain rules under peculiar conditions
w iii ~ he oct forth as for instance the laying OF a
III, MI on ,ba table which In the House Of Represen
,n.,vas ia equivalent TO its defeat, there Is no
~ q, vbich II will be In order TO take n m
Thrre il a clear and succnct reason for every
H. H., Tho hook and while numerous extrscit,
,,.'S made from existing books parliamentary
IT, go Var "a the main body OF the work il CON-
ceTned Mr. Reed has used his own language and
nut The rules into the English which best ex
PRESSES the necessary idea 1t may be called a
modernizng and codication Of the body of par
liamentary law.