Page. Decisions of the House of Representatives. NEGATIVE recommendation of bills, two-thirds vote re- 590 585 NON-CONCURRENCE, a motion to recede from, after notice, 568 motion to discharge committee of conference, and recede 569 OFFICERS elected for the session, cannot be discharged by resolution, 585 Orders of the day, motion to suspend, 576 refusal to suspend, 576 special hour for, 584 suspension of, . 585 Original resolutions, hour appropriated for, consideration of, 593 POSTPONE indefinitely, does not preclude previous ques- 573 a motion to reconsider, not in order, 578 precludes a motion to amend, . 593 Previous question, call for, in order during pendency of an 569 not precluded by motion to postpone, 573 called and sustained, motion to adjourn not in order, 573 576 576 call for, can be made while a member occupies the floor, 582 call of the roll under the call for, in order, a bill requires a suspension of rule when, motion to, with instructions to change subject of, not in *586 592 Reconsider, a second motion to, in order, ceed to, at a certain time, in order, . 574 577 Reconsideration of a bill, adoption of a resolution to pro- 569 Decisions of the House of Representatives. Page. Resident Clerk to make calendar exclusively for Senate bills on second and third reading, 597 Resolutions, consideration of, under Rule XIII, 589 593 581 Rules of last House continue in force until otherwise or- 582 motion that they be adopted, not in order, 592 574 printing of, after first Monday of February, 590 on second and third reading, calendar exclusively for, 587 Session for considering particular bills, division of ques- 591 573 continued after 12 P. M., to proceed with business before TIME fixed for special consideration, the bill cannot be 595 Transmission of bills, joint rule relating to, cannot be dis- 568 UNANIMOUS consent required to expunge regular pro- ceedings of Journal, 568 VETO of Governor, vote had on, can be reeonsidered, 576 the House ordering member to, abrogated rule relative 575 575 refusing of, by member in his seat, is contempt of the 575 had on bill returned by the Governor can be reconsidered, 577 577 member cannot vote after Speaker, 580 Voters, qualification of, an amendment to a bill relating YEAS AND NAYS, members calling for must vote, 575 Page. Legislative Practice, AMENDMENTS to bills, . amendment of an amendment to an, not entertained, "recede, insist, or adhere to, Auditor General, convention to count votes for, BILLS, action on, by standing committees, action on, after reporting, amendments to,. amending of, by committees, committee of conference on, endorsement on back of, form of, 598 604 . 604 . 613 606 607 604 606 606 613 601 602 reading of, at length on three separate days, reported by committee, disposal of, Senate, action on, in House, veto of, passed over, certificates attached to, 615 608,609 608 605 605 607 608,609 609 608,609 Convention to count votes of Governor, &c., 617-619 DEPARTMENT, heads of, resolutions calling on, to lie over one day, 605 FORM of bills, 602 Forms of message from one house to the other, 610-614 GOVERNOR, Counting of votes for,. 617-619 HOUSE of Representatives, organization of, 598 598 oath administered to members of, 599 returns of election of members of, presented, 599 599 Legislative Practice. JOINT resolutions, time when, LAWS, forms used when bills have become, Legislative business, importance of regularity in, Legislature, organization of, Letters, petitions, &c., amendment of, form of, presentation of, Lieutenant-Governor, counting of votes for, MESSAGES from one House to the other, forms of, . President of the Senate, powers and duties of, pro tem., of the Senate, Public officers, administering oath to, RESOLUTIONS, call for, joint resolutions, time to offer, manner of presenting, reading of, . second reading and consideration of, to be written in a plain, legible hand, when amendments can be made to, Returns of the election of members presented, Roll of members called, Rules, resolutions to alter, to lie over, . Page. 604 614 598 605 601 602 602 601 610-614 606 599 616 616,617 598 602 600 600 616 603 604 603 604 603 603 604 599 599 605 SECRETARY of Internal Affairs, counting of votes for, 617-619 Senate, organization of, election of President pro tem., tie vote in, Lieutenant-Governor to vote, when President pro tem. is elected, TIE vote in Senate, Lieutenant-Governor only votes when, 601 VETO, certificate to bills passed over, 614 617-619 YEAS and nays to be taken on final passage of all bills and joint resolutions, 608 |