Sec. 296. Question indefinitely postponed. (Assembly rule.) Sec. 297. Division of questions. (Assembly rule.) Sec. 298. Motions to be stated by Speaker, and if desired shall be reduced to writing. or may be withdrawn. (Assembly rule.) Sec. 299. Motion to adjourn. (Assembly rule.) Sec. 300. Notice of reconsideration. (Assembly rule.) Sec. 301. Reconsideration of bills sent to Assembly. (Senate rule.) Sec. 302. Secretary, upon notice of reconsideration, not to report bill to Assembly. (Senate rule.) Sec. 303. Motion to reconsider may be debated. (Senate rule.) Sec. 304. Question of personal privilege. (Form.) Sec. 305. Point of order. (Form.) Sec. 306. Appeal from the decision of the chair. (Form.) Sec. 307. Motion to lay on the table. (Form.) Sec. 308. Notice of motion to adopt resolution. (Form.) Sec. 309. Notice of motion to reconsider. (Form.) Sec. 310. Motion to reconsider. (On day subsequent to vote.) (Form.) Sec. 314. Decorum and debate. (Senate rule.) Sec. 315. Senator entitled to floor. (Senate rule.) Sec. 316. Senator, when called to crder, must sit down. (Senate rule.) Sec. 317. Precedence of questions in debate. (Senate rule.) Sec. 318. Motion not to be debated until seconded and announced. (Senate rule.) Sec. 319. Reading of a paper, if objected to, determined without debate. (Senate rule.) Sec. 320. Form of previous question-Call of Senate. (Senate rule.) Sec. 321. Order in speaking to questions. (Assembly rule.) Sec. 322. Speaker to decide who is entitled to the place. (Assembly rule.) Sec. 326. Previous question. (Assembly rule.) Sec. 327. Questions of order after previous question is ordered. Sec. 328. Precedence of motions during debate. (Assembly rule.) (Assembly rule.) Sec. 329. Debate not allowable when. (Assembly rule.) Sec. 330. Personal explanation. Sec. 331. Voting on bills, etc. (Assembly rule.) PART III. VOTING. Sec. 332. Necessary votes on Senate actions. (Constitution.) Sec. 335. Ayes and noes-Members must answer-No vote after announcement of vote. (Senate rule.) Sec. 336. Excuse from voting. (Senate rule.) Sec. 337. Election by house. (Assembly rule.) (Assembly rule.) Sec. 338. Calling ayes and noes. (Assembly rule.) CASES NOT PROVIDED FOR, ROBERT TO GOVERN. In all cases not provided for in the rules of the two houses, the authority shall be Robert's Rules of Order. (Senate Rule No. 65. Assembly Rule No. 70.) SEC. 294. PROTEST OF MEMBERS. It shall be in order for any member or members to protest against the action of the house, and have such protest entered in the Journal. (Assembly Rule No. 73.) SEC. 295. EXECUTIVE SESSION. When a motion is adopted to close the doors of the Senate, on the discussion of any business, which may, in the opinion of the Senate, require an executive session, the President shall require all persons except the Senators, President of the Senate, Secretary and Sergeantat-Arms to withdraw, and during the discussion of said business, the doors shall remain closed. Every Senator and officer present shall keep secret all matters and proceedings concerning which secrecy shall be enjoined by order of the Senate. (Senate Rule No. 61.) SEC. 296. QUESTION INDEFINITELY POSTPONED. When a question is postponed indefinitely, the same shall not again be introduced during the session. (Assembly Rule No. 48.) 8-16821 SEC. 297. DIVISION OF QUESTIONS. Any member may call for a division of the question, which shall be divided if it comprehend propositions in substance so distinct that, one being taken away, a substantive proposition shall remain for the decision of the house. A motion to strike out being lost, shall preclude neither a motion to add to nor a motion to strike out and insert. (Assembly Rule No. 49.) SEC. 298. MOTIONS TO BE STATED BY SPEAKER, AND IF DESIRED SHALL BE REDUCED TO WRITING, OR MAY BE WITHDRAWN. No motion shall be debated until the same be seconded and distinctly announced by the Speaker; and it shall be reduced to writing, if desired by the Speaker, or any member, and be read by the Clerk, before the same shall be debated. A motion may be withdrawn, by leave of the house, at any time before amendment or decision. (Assembly Rule No. 42.) SEC. 299. MOTION TO ADJOURN. A motion to adjourn shall always be in order, except during roll call. The Clerk shall enter on the Journal the name of any member moving an adjournment, also the hour at which the motion was made and adjournment taken. When a motion is made and seconded to adjourn, it shall be in order for the Speaker, before putting the question, to permit any member to state any fact to the house relating to the condition of the business of the house which would seem to render it improper to adjourn at that time. Such statement, however, shall not be debatable, and such statement or statements shall not, in any case, occupy more than two minutes. (Assembly Rule No. 43.) SEC. 300. NOTICE OF RECONSIDERATION. On the day succeeding that on which a final vote on any bill, concurrent or joint resolution, or constitutional amendment has been taken, said vote may be reconsidered on motion of any member; provided, notice of intention to move such reconsideration shall have been given on the day on which such final vote was taken, by a Senator voting with the prevailing side; and it shall not be in order to reconsider on the day on which such final vote was taken. Said motion for reconsideration shall have precedence over every other motion, except a motion to adjourn. It shall require a majority vote to carry any motion to reconsider the vote by which any bill, concurrent or joint resolution has been passed or defeated, and a two-thirds majority to carry any motion to reconsider the vote by which any constitutional amendment has been passed or defeated. Notice of reconsideration shall not be in order on the day preceding the last day of the session. (Senate Rule No. 50. Assembly Rule No. 58.) SEC. 301. RECONSIDERATION OF BILLS SENT TO ASSEMBLY. When a bill, resolution, amendment, order or message upon which a vote has been taken shall have gone out of the possession of the Senate and been communicated to the Assembly, a motion to reconsider shall be preceded by a motion to request the Assembly to return the same, which last-named motion shall be acted upon immediately and without debate, and if determined in the negative, shall be a final disposition of the motion to reconsider. (Senate Rule No. 51.) SEC. 302. SECRETARY, UPON NOTICE OF RECONSIDERATION, NOT TO REPORT BILL TO ASSEMBLY. If a Senator gives notice that he intends to move a reconsideration, the Secretary shall not transmit the bill, concurrent or joint resolution, or constitutional amendment to the Assembly till the reconsideration is disposed of, or the time for moving the same has expired, unless the bill or resolution has already been transmitted to the Assembly. (Senate Rule No. 52.) SEC. 303. MOTION TO RECONSIDER MAY BE DEBATED. A Senator, after a notice to reconsider is given, as provided in Rule 50, may, at the reconsideration thereof, present the main question in his argument thereon, and the same may be debated by the Senate provided that the subject-matter is debatable. (Senate Rule No. 53.) Senator1 (Form.) POINT OF ORDER. raised the point of order that "The motion to reconsider had not been made, but only notice of motion to reconsider given. DECISION ON POINT OF ORDER. The President announced his decision and declared the point of order well taken. (Also): Senator1 POINT OF ORDER. raised the point of order that "The subject-matter of the. resolution, having reference to a Federal matter, could not be referred to any committee other than Federal Relations." DECISION ON POINT OF ORDER. The President2 announced his decision and declared the point of order not well taken. EXPLANATORY NOTE. 1Or Mr. 2Or other presiding officer. SEC. 306. Senator1 (Form.) APPEAL FROM THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR. appealed from the decision of the chair. The President put the question, "Shall the decision of the President2 stand as the decision of the Senate3 ?" The roll was called, and the decision of the President2 sustained by the following vote: tion No. ---- be laid on the table. The question being on the motion to lay on the table. The roll was called, and ordered laid on the table by the following vote: (ROLL CALL.) EXPLANATORY NOTE. 1Or Mr. SEC. 308. Resolu Resolution No. special order already set, he will move the adoption of the above reso lution changing the standing rules of the Senate.2 EXPLANATORY NOTE. 1Or Mr. 2Or Assembly. |