members; or the Speaker may, in the first instance, submit the question to the House.On questions of order there shall be no debate, except on an appeal from the decision of the Speaker, or on a reference of a question by him to the house, when no member shall speak more than once, unless by leave of the house; all decisions upon questions of order shall be noted by the clerk, and placed at the end of the journal of each session, with a reference to the decision as stated in the journal.

4. While the Speaker is putting a question or addressing the house, none shall walk out of or across the house, nor in such case, or when a member is speaking, shall entertain private discourse, nor while a member is speaking, shall pass between him and the chair.

5. The Speaker shall appoint the members of standing and select committees, unless otherwise ordered by the House.

6. Acts, addresses and joint resolutions shall be signed by the Speaker, and writs, warrants and subpoenas, issued by the House, shall be signed by him, and attested by the Clerk.

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7. He shall have a general direction of the hall. He may name a member to perform the duties of the chair, but such substitution shall not extend beyond an adjournment.

Of the Order of Business.

8. After the reading of the journal, the order of business shall be as follows:

1st. Letters, petitions, memorials, remonstrances, and accompanying documents, may be presented and referred.

2. Original resolutions may be offered; items of unfinished business may be referred; leave of absence and leave to withdraw petitions and documents, may be asked; and motions to appoint additional members of committees may be made.

3. Reports of committees may be made: 1st, from standing committees.

2nd, from select committees.

4. Bills on a third reading.

5. Reports and resolutions may on motion be considered.

6. And motions to re-consider may be made.

7. Of bills.

1st, those in which the House has made progress on a second reading.

2nd, those reported by a committee of the whole.

Sd, those in which the committee of the whole has made progress and has leave to sit again.

4th, bills not yet considered in committee of the whole, shall be taken up.

Of Business and Debate.

9. When a member is about to speak in debate, or to communicate any matter to the House, he shall rise and respectfully address himself to "Mr. Speaker," confining his remarks to the subject before the House, and avoiding personal reflections.

10. If any member in debate trangress the rules of the House, the Speaker shall, or any member may, through the Speaker, call him to order; the member so called to order, shall immediately sit down, unless permitted to explain; the house shall, if appealed to, decide on the case, but without debate; if there be no appeal, the decision of the Speaker shall be submitted to, and if the case require it, the member so called to order, shall be liable to the censure of the House.

11. No member shall speak more than

twice to the same question, without leave of the House.

of Debate.

12. No member when speaking, shall be interrupted, except by a call to order by the Speaker, or by a member through the Speaker, or by a member to explain, or by a motion for the previous question; nor shall any member be referred to by name in debate, unless for a transgression of the rules of the House, and then by the Speaker only.

13. A member presenting a petition, or other paper to the chair, shall state only the general purport of it. The name of every member presenting a petition or other paper, or making a motion, shall be entered on the journal.

Of Motions.

14. All motions made and seconded shall be repeated by the Speaker, who shall put the question distinctly in the following form, viz.

"As many as are of opinion, (as the question may be) say Aye."

And after the affirmative is expressed, "as many as are of the contrary opinion, say No."

But the Speaker or any member may call for a division of the House, when the Speaker shall again put the question distinctly and in the following manner, viz.

As many as are in the affirmative will rise; and when he has announced the number in the affirmative, he shall put the opposite side of the question.

As many as are in the negative will rise. 15. If the Speaker or any two members require it, a motion made shall be written.

It may be withdrawn by the mover and seconder before amendment, or decision, and if withdrawn, the proceedings had thereon shall be expunged from the journal.

16. Any member may call for the division of a question, which shall be divided, if it comprehends questions so distinct, that one being taken away, the rest may stand entire for the decision of the house; a motion to strike out and insert shall be deemed indivisible. But a motion to strike out being lost, shall preclude neither amendment nor a motion to strike out or insert.

No motion can be received to postpone for the purpose of introducing a substitute.