Assertion: senate's senator | /r/CapableOf | request quorum calls
Facets:
value: in practice
type: OTHER
value: almost always
type: TEMPORAL
value: with the cry of numera
type: MANNER
value: rarely
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: In practice, senators rarely request quorum calls to establish the presence of a quorum.
text: A senator may request a quorum call by "suggesting the absence of a quorum"; a clerk then calls the roll of the Senate and notes which members are present.
text: Any senator could demand a quorum call (with the cry of numera), which required a count of the senators present.
text: In practice, senators almost always request quorum calls not to establish the presence of a quorum, but to temporarily delay proceedings without having to adjourn the session.
text: Any senator may request a quorum call by "suggesting the absence of a quorum"; a clerk then calls the roll of the Senate and notes which members are present.