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upon. Tliey in the
rii^lit also have precedence among tlieniselves following-
asi" he order, and one ot a lower order cannot be made while one ot" a liigher
order is pending, but one of a highe)* order may be made while one of a
Ijeeii
rstood lower order is pending, and supersede it: (1) To refer to a committee
>f the (2) To amend; (:{) To lay on the table: (4) To postpone indefinitely;
tiike (5) To postpone to a certain time; ((>) To adjourn; (7) To move the
reads 2)revious (juestion.
when 184. Motions that Cannot be Amended are: (1) To adjourn
t\.
(when not to a certain time and place) ; (2) To lay on the table ; (3) To
postpone indefinitely (i) To po.'^tpone to a certain time (5) For the
;
;
previous (piestion ; ((i) An amendment to an amendment; (7) To re-
lust a
consider.
ssioii.
)ii the 185. Questions Undebatable. (1) To adjourn: (2) That the com-
strictly mittee ri.se; (3) For orders of the day: (4) To lay on the table ; (5) To
is not postpone indetinitely : ((i) To postpone to a certain time; (7) For the
previous question (.S) To reconsidi^r (!J) For the reading of papers
; :
(10) To withdraw a motion ; (11) To .suspend the rules : (12) Questions of
oi'der and decorum ; (13) For permission to continue speaking after being
pronounced out of order ; (14) To extend limit of debate.
180. Questions that Cannot be Reconsidered are : (1) To adjourn
(the House would not be in session) : (2) To lay on the Table (it can come
up under its regular order of busines.s); (3) To reconsider ; (4) That the
committee rise ; (5) To suspend rules.
("0MM1TTEE8.
It is usual in all deliberative as,semblies, in order to save time, to have
performed as much as possible by various connuittees all the preliminary
and preparatory steps of matters to be acted upon in the assembly. Such
committees are called j^ju'cinl, Sclecf, Standing, and Committee of thr.
Whole.
181. Appointing Committees. There are three modes of .selecting
inend)er;s of connuittees— by appointment of the Chair, by ballot, and l)y
nomination and vote of the House.
In legislative bodies it is usual to have a .standing rule providing that
all connuittees (e.xcept Committee of the Whole) be named by the pi-esiding
othcer, e.xcept when,' otherwi.se (jrdercd in special cases. Sometimes the
rules Hx the nundjer to compose each committee. Where such rule exists
and a committee is re(iuire(l by constitution, or one ordered by the
a.ssendjly, the presiding otHcer names the members thereof.
In Parliament, at the beginning of each session, a small committee
is appointed on motion of the Prenner to strike the standing connuittees
of the House, as "that select .stan<ling connuittees of this House for the
present session be appointed for the following ]MU*poses," etc.
Special and select coimjiittfcs arc ap]iiiiiitii| ^>^\ niotinn after imtici'.
any time duiing the session for the consideration of particular subjects.
It is usual in such case for the mover to be a member of such comnnttee,
and, if agreeable to tlie connnittee, to be the chairman of the same.