Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-07-29
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.


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
eli 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 mem
bcrS 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, IL Is uOne sometimes TO XIII QueS-
ton before the house, TO get some one to
vote who thinks he is getting rid of the
amendment only. If 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 question of
privilege and speak on the question be-
fore the house?
No
8. 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 a question of privilege is be
fore the house and a motion is made to
take up the order Of the day, what be-
comes of the question of privilege?
1t is lost.
5. When a person wishes to make re-
marks 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 debatabie or unbeatable
or whether they require a majority
two-thirds vote to be carried?
ta) Motion TO close debate.
Requires a two-thirds vote undebatable.
(b) Objection to the consideration Of
question.
Requires two-thirds vote, cannot be
amended, is undebatabe
(CJ Motion to limit debate.
Requires two thirds vote, is undebata-
BILE, can be amended.
I'D Motion to extend the limit of debate.
Requires a two-thirds vote is undebata-
bic, can be amended.
te) Motion to take up the previous ques
ron
Requires two-thtrds vote, cannot be
amended, is undebatable
Z. Can you tell what questions can be
amended and what cannot?
Thee are nineteen questions which can
NOS be amended. Here are some of the
most important ones: Motion TO adjourn,
amendment to an amendment call to
der. lay table, take from the table,
withdrawal OF a motion, objection to the
consideration of a question.
s. How and when may Il question be
considered?
Al the meeting when the motion was
passed or the next following. The mover
must be one who voted the prevailing
side; requires a two-thrds vote
g. Can all questions be reconsldered?
No.
10. II 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 counted?
In some cases by unanimous consent he
can cast the deciding vote
l.. Can you correctly dispose OF an
amendment to an amendment?
First put the amendment to the amend
ment. IL carried put the amendment as
amended; II carried put the original ques-
tion as amended; If lost, put the questions
as they come, beginning always with the
amendments.
13. What IS a point OF order?
When a person is speaking and states
something wrong any one may arise and
say, Il arise to a 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 il the chair sustains the
point of order the speaker shall sit down:
il ii 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 II Is disposed of the
assembly resumes the consideration OF
the question which was interrupted.
10. 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 a second
and is in order when another has the
floor
New England Grange Excursion.
The Patrons Of New England will en-
JOY an excursion to Washington to at
tend the national grange on Nov. IL in
that city. The party will be large