Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-12-03
RULES Of PROCEDURE
May Be Made a Feature of an
Evenings Programme.
State Lecturer Lowell of New York
Submits List of Parliamentary
Questions and Answers Which Grange
Members Will Find Instructive.

No meeting of the grange can be
conducted correctly without some
knowledge of parliamentary rules, and
as there is, we believe, a very consid-
and in order that members may be
| posted upon the more important parlia-
| mentary questions that alise without
| having to take the trouble to look them
| up for themselves State Lecturer Low
| ell of Fredonia, n. Y, has prepared
| the following parliamentary questions,
with their answers, which we suggest
can be made an Interesting feature for
an evenings programme. The lecturer
might assign these questions to men,
| hers at previous meeting or call
upon members without, giving them
previous notice and ascertain how
many are capable of answering the
questions without consulting Cushing's
Manual or some other equally good
authority:
!. Is it in order to lay an amendment
on the table?
No: it is done sometimes to kill u ques-
tion before the house, 10 get some one to
vote who thinks he is getting rid or the
amendment only If you lay an amend
mcnt on the table the main question goes
with it. 1t is not good parliamentary
form.
2. May member arise to i question Of
privilege and speak the question be-
fore the house?
No.
s Flow maw times may one person
speak on question and not be out of
order
II lie moves the question, twice: If not.
once
q. When question Of privilege IS be
fore the house and 4 motion is made to
take up the order of the day, what be-
comes of the question Of privilege?
Ii is lost.
s. When person wishes to make re
marks on 4 motion Of his own should it
be done before or after stating the mo-
tioR?
Always before.
Can you tell whether the following
questions are debatahle or undebatablo
or whether they require a majority or
two-third5 vote to be carried?
(a) Motion TO close debate.
Requires a two-thrds vote undebatable
Co Objection TO the consideration Of
question.
Requires a two-thirdS vote, cannot be
amended, is undebatabe
(cJ Motion TO limit debate.
Requires a two-thrds vote, is undebata-
BILE, can be amended.
Id Motion to extend the limit of debate.
Requires a two-thrds vote is uudebata-
BILE, can be amended.
te) Motion to take up the previous ques-
tion.
Requires two-thirds vote. cannot be
amended, is unbeatable
T. Can you tell what questions can be
amended and what cannot?
not be amended. Here are some of the
most important ones: Motion to adjourn,
amendment 10 an amendment. call TO or
der, lay on table take from the table
withdrawal of motion. objection to the
consideration Of a question.
g. How and when may a question be re-
considered?
AT the meeting when the motion was
passed or the next following. The mover
must be one who voted on the prevailing
side; requires a two-thirds vote.
g. Can all questions be reconsdered?
No.
10. If an appeal is taken from the deci-
sion of the chair and the vote is a tie,
what is the result? Why?
1t is lost, because If half the voters are
with the chair he makes majority,
II. Can a presiding officer vote after
the votes have been counted2
In some cases by unanimous consent he
can cast the deciding vote.
Il. Can you correctly dispose of an
amendment to an amendment
First put the amendment to the amend
ment, If carried put the amendment as
amended; If carried, put the original ques-
tion as amended if lost. put the questions
as they come beginning always with the
amendments
1S. What is point of order?
When person is speaking and states
something wrong any one may arise and
say, Il arise to point of order" The
chairman shall say state the point Of
order" The one rising shall then cite
wherein the speaker has made a wrong
statement. and If the chair sustains the
point of order the speaker shall sit down;
If it is uot sustained and no appeal is
taken. the speaker may continue
a. Question of priVlege--when made?
1t may be made when d speaker has the
floor. AS soon as it is disposed of the
assembly resumes the consideration Of
the question which was interrupted.
Is. Objection to consideration of ques.
ton-when made?
When a question comes up which any
one thinks should not be discussed he
may object to its consideration. Cannot
be amended. is unbeatable, requires two
thirds vote. does not require a second
and is In order when another has the
floor.