with his name; if a report of a committee, a statement of such report, with the name of the committee and Senator making the same.

(3) Senators shall not speak to each other or otherwise interrupt the business of the Senate, or read any newspaper while the Journals or public papers are being read; or walk out of or across the Chamber when the President is putting a question, or when a Senator is speaking pass between him and the chair.

(4) A Senator rising to debate or to present a petition or other paper, to give a notice, make a motion or report, shall address the President and shall not proceed further until recognized by the chair; he shall speak on the same subject but twice the same day without leave of the Senate; and where two or more Senators address the chair, the President shall name the Senator who is first to speak.

(5) Every Senator shall be present within the Senate Chamber during the sessions of the Senate, unless duly excused or necessarily prevented, and shall vote on each question stated from the chair unless excused by the Senate, or unless he has a direct personal or pecuniary interest in the event of such question. If any Senator refuses to vote, unless he be excused by the Senate, or unless he be interested, such refusal shall be deemed a contempt.

(6) A Senator desiring to be excused from voting may, when his name is called, make a brief statement, not occupying over five minutes, of the reasons for making such request, and the question on excusing him

shall then be taken without debate, and any Senator desiring to explain his vote upon a bill, may, when his name is called, be allowed a like opportunity.

(7) In case a less number than a quorum of the Senate shall convene, those present are authorized to send the Sergeant-at-Arms, or any other person, for the absent Senators.

(8) In all cases of absence of Senators during the sessions of the Senate the Senators present may take such measures as they deem necessary to secure the presence of the absentees, and in addition to suspension for a given period, may inflict such censure or penalty as they may deem just on those who shall not render sufficient excuse for their absence.

7. There shall be the following standing committees: To consist of eleven members each:

Finance.
Judiciary.

Affairs of cities.

Public service.

Internal affairs of towns and counties and public highways.

To consist of nine members each:

Canals.

Commerce and navigation.

Codes.

Insurance.

Taxation and retrenchment.

Conservation.

To consist of seven members each:

Banks.

Military affairs.

Civil service.

Public health.

Public education.

Penal institutions.

Revision.

Affairs of villages.

Agriculture.

Labor and industries.

Privileges and elections.

To consist of five members each:
Printed and engrossed bills.
Public printing.

Rules.

The committee on Public Service shall have the jurisdiction heretofore exercised by the Committee on Railroads, the Committee on Miscellaneous Corporations, and over legislation affecting the Public Service Commissions Law. The Temporary President and the Minority Leader shall be ex-officio members of the Committees on Finance, Judiciary and Affairs of Cities, but a report may be made by six members of either of such committees, with the chairman of the committee voting therefor and less than six members opposed.

8. The committee on printed and engrossed bills shall examine all bills, amendments and resolutions which are required to be printed or engrossed, before they go out of the possession of the Senate, and make report when

shall then be taken without desiring to explain his vote

name is called, be allowed a (7) In case a less numb Senate shall convene, those send the Sergeant-at-Arms, the absent Senators.

(8) In all cases of absen sessions of the Senate the such measures as they dee presence of the absentees, an for a given period, may infl as they may deem just on sufficient excuse for their a 7. There shall be the foll

To consist of eleven n
Finance.

mittee favoring such report. Every report of a ee upon a bill which shall not be considered at e of making the same, or laid on the table by of the Senate shall stand upon the general orders e bill and be entered upon the Journal.

GENERAL ORDERS AND SPECIAL ORDERS he matters referred to the committee of the Senate shall constitute the general orders, and iness of the general orders shall be taken up as viz.: When the chairman named by the Presis taken the chair, the Clerk shall announce the f each bill, with the printed number, or other as it shall be reached in its order, when it may n up on the motion of any Senator without the of any question therefor, and be considered ately, and so on until the calendar is exhausted, otion is carried that the committee arise. Any t so moved shall lose its preference for the day. Whenever any bill or other matter is made a order for a particular day, and it shall not be ted on that day, it shall, unless otherwise 1, retain its place on the calendar, as a special in the order of business in which it was con; and when a special order is under consideraIt shall take precedence of any special order for equent hour of the same day; but such subsequent order may be taken up immediately after the us special order has been disposed of.