The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-01
RULES OF PROCEDURE
May Be Made a Feature of an
Evenings Programme.

State Lecturer Lowell Of New York
Submits q List Of Parliamentary
Questions and Answers Which Orange
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-
erable lack Of knowledge of such rules
and In order that members may be
posted upon the more important 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 parlia amentary 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,
bers 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:
l. Is 1t in order to lay an amendment
| on the table?
No: 1t 10 done sometimes to kill q 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 1t. 1t is not good parliamentary
| form.
Q May . r,erohar .ri.. +o . nu..ttor -
privilege and speak on the question be-
fore the house?
No.
Q. How many times may one person
speak on a question and not be out Of
orderr
II he moves the question, twice; II not.
once.
L. When a question Of privilege 10 be-
| fore the house and q motion ie made to
take up the order OF the day, what be-
comes of the question Of privilege?
1t is lost.
s. When person wishes to make re-
marks on motion of his own should It
be done before or after stating the mo-
| ton?
Always before.
8 Can you tell whether the following
questions are debatAble or unbeatable
| or whether they require q majority or
two-thirds vote to be carried7
(a) Motion to close debate.
Requires two-thirds vote, unbeatable.
(b) Objection to the consideration Of
question.
Requires a two-thirds vote. cannot bs
amended, 10 unbeatable.
(c) Motion to limit debate.
Requires two-thirds vote. 10 undebata-
BILE, can be amended.
(d) Motion to extend the limit Of debate.
Requires a two-thirds vote, is undebatA-
ble can be amended.
ts) Motion to take up the previous aues-
tion.
Requires two-thirds vote. cannot bs
amended. is unbeatable.
7. Can you tell what questions can bl
amended and whet cAnnotH
There are nineteen questions which can.
not be amended Here are some Of the
most important ones: Notion to adjourn
amendment to an amendment, call to or.
der, lay on table. take from the table
withdrawal Of q motion, objection to the
confederation Of question.
8. How and when may a question be re.
| considered?
At the meeting when the motion wa.
passed or the next following. The mover
I must be one who voted on the prevailing
side; requires Q two-thirds vote.
9. Can all questions be rsoonsidered7
No.
10. II an appeal is taken from the decl
sion of the chair ana the vote 10 q tie
1t IL lost. because II half the voters art
with the chair no makes q majority.
II. Can q presiding oficer vote after
\ the votes have been counted?
In some cases by unanimous consent h,
can cast the deciding vote.
II. Can you correctly dispose OF al
amendment to an amsndment7
First put the amendment TO the amend
mont. II carried, put the amendment ai
amended: II carried, put the original Ques
tion as amended; IL lost, put the question:
AZ they come. beginning always with th'
amendments.
IL. What is q point OF order?
When q person is speaking and states
something wrong any one may arise ant
say. II arise to a point Of order" Ths
chairman shall say. State the point o
order" The one rising shall then cite
wherein the speaker has made q wronl
statement, and II tho chair sustains thu
point OF order the speaker shall sit down
II II 10 not sustained and NO appeal II
taken, the speaker may continue.
II. Question OF privil0go-when made?
It may be made when q speaker has the
floor. AZ soon a. II II disposed OF thl
assembly resumes the consideration Of
the question which was interrupted.
Is. Objection to consideration OF queS
tion-when made?
When o question comes UP which any
one thinks should not be discussed hl
may object to its consideration. Canno
be amended, IL unbeatable, requires two
thirds vote, does not require q second
and II in order whom another has tn,
floor.