Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-12-17
RULES OF PROCEDURE
May Be Made a Feature of an
Evenings Programme.
State Lecturer Lowell of NV York
Submits List of Parliamentary
Questions and Answers Whici Grange
Members viii Find Instructive.


Members viii Find Instructive.
No meeting of the grange can be
conducted correctly withou some
knowledge of parliamentary rules, and
as there is, we believe, vert consid-
cradle lack Of knowledge of such rules
and in order that members may be
posted upon the more importan1 parlia-
mentary questions that arise 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 10 mem
bers at a 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:
l. Is it in order to lay an amendment
on the table?
No; it is done sometimes to Kill a ques-
ton before the house. to get some one to
vote who thinks he IS getting rid of the
amendment only. II you lay an amend
ment on the table, the main question goes
with it. 1t is not good parliamentary
form.
2. May member arise to a question Of
privilege and speak Oh the question be-
fore the house?
No.
3. How many times may one person
speak on question and not be out of
order?
If he moves the question. twice; if not.
once.
4. When 4 question of privilege is he
fore the house and motion is made 20
take up the order of the day, what be-
comes of the question of privilege?
1t is lost.
S. When a person wishes to make re-
marks on a motion of his own should It
be done before or after stating the mo-
ton?
Always before
6 Can YOU tell whether the following
questions are debatable or undebatable
or whether they require a majority or
two-thirds vote to be carried?
(a) Motion TO close debate.
Requires a two-thirds vote undebatable
CD Objection TO the consideration OF
question
Requires q two-thirds vote. cannot be
amended, is undebatable.
(c) Motion to limit debate.
Requires two-thirds vote is ut,tzs bsS.s--
BILE can be amended.
Id Motion to extend the limit of debate
Requires two-thirds vote, is undebata-
bic, can be amended.
te) Motion to take up the previous ques-
ton.
Requires a two-thirds vote, cannot be
amended, is unbeatable.
I. Can YOU tell what questions can be
amended and what cannot?
There are nineteen questions which can
not be amended. Here are some of the
most important ones: Motion to adjourn
amendment to an amendment call TO or
der, lay on table, take from the table,
withdrawal Of 4 motion, objection to the
consideration of q 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
3. Can all questions be reconsidered?
No
sion of the chair and the vote is tie,
what is the result? Why?
1t is lost because if half the voters are
with the chair he makes majority.
IL. Can presiding officer vote after
the votes have been counted?
In some cases by unanimous consent he
can cast the deciding vote.
II. 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-
ton as amended; If lost put the questions
as they come, beginning always with the
amendments.
l3. What is a point of order?
When a 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 II the chair sustains the
point of order the speaker shall sit down:
If 1t is not sustained and no appeal is
taken, the speaker may continue.
IA. Question of privilege--when made?
1T may be made when a 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-
tion-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 second
and Is in order when another has the
floor.