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Ml' N It'll' A I. LAW I8r,

imuio, l)ut to itIVt to liiiii as tin- honomhlc nn'iiil>fi' of sucli ti coiistitut'iic}',
or tlio lemlfr of tlic oj)iM)sitioii, or tlic iiiciiiIiit wlio spoki! liiMt, I'tc. 'riif
olijt'ct of this rule is to ;^uiiril iiy;Hiiist excitiiij; personal fcclinjr, cit n-r of
favor or liostility.
11. A in<'iiil)L'r iiiUHt not HpeuU twice to tin- same (luestion, except to
explain a material part of liis spi-ecli that lias heen misunderstood, l»ut he
must not introduce any new matter. The mover of the main ((uestion
may also have a reply, hut must not introduce anv new matter.
12. A niend)er must not speak disrespectfully of any other memher,
nor reflect up(»n any voti- of the House, except in moving; that such motion
he re.scinded.
]'i. A memher called to order shall immediately- sit down while tht^
point of order is heinf( stated, hut may afterwards explain. If he feels
that the rulin;; of the chair is incorrect, he ma}- appeal to the Hou.se, which
.shall decide without dehate.
14. A niend)er ayainst whom any char<.;e has heen math', after having?
liet'ii heard from his place in defence, should withdraw while the charge is
under consideration. Due notice should he {^iven a niend)er whose lan-
^nia>;e, conduct or character is the suhject (d' a motion or a statement in
the Hou.se.
110. Call to Order. It is the duty of the presiding;- officer to tnd'orce
the lules and usaj^esof thehoily in all its proceedings without (juestion, delay
or dehate, whentner a di'puiture from the same is manifest. It is also the
rij^dit of every mend)er to lise and call another mendier to onler when he
hrlicves that a rule or usa;,'e has heen violated hy a motion or in a speech.
When he interrupts n spcjiker liy i-isin^- to a |)()int of ordei', he shoidd say.
" I rise to a point of oi-dci." Tlie presidiiif^ otHcer will s>iy, " Please state
your point (tf order," when hi,- must, as succinctly as possihle, state the
]K)int without any attempt to dehate thi' matter The Speakei-, or other
liri'sjdiiin^ otlieer. may decidf thr 'piestion at once, oi' he may, if he deems
it advisahle, ask the o|)iiiion of memhei's. When he decides it should be
<i iii/inritiitii'rli/ slaf'^if, ii\\i\ iiotar^'Ued. A miMuher not satisfied may appeal
from the decision to the House hy s.iyin^, " I ap|)e,i! from the decision of
the cliair." The speakei- will tlien ]uit the ijuestion hy statin;;' tirst the
decision and the ])()int of appeal, and then adding. " The (piestion is now,
shall the decision of the chair stand as the judgment of the House :" Those
who are in favor of the niolion will say ' aye.' " Then when the "ayes"
ha\'' heen yiveii, he wdl say. "Those who are a^'ainst the motion will say
• nay.' ' If the voices are at all (hnihtful. and the names are demanded by
/i rt' iiu'inhers, he will suliinit the (|uestion and the roll he called, as pre-
viously descrihed. These motions ai''' not deliatahlc in (.'anadian asseml)iiea.
m. Breaches of Parliamentary Decorum. I. A member ha vino-
been calK'd to order by the chairiiiaii, it is his duty to bow at once to the
decision of the chcii, and to make an apology either by exjilainin^ that he
did not int .id to infriii;;!' ;iny rule of debate, or by withdrawing; the
unparliamentary laii^^uaoc used. If he should persist in his unparlia-
nieiitary conduct the speaker may nuiiie him, and submit his conduct to
the decision of the House. Tlu' member slundd theii exi)lain and with-
draw, and it would be for the House to determine \v\itii course to punsue
in the matter.
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