100            WISCON1SIN   LEGISLATIVE MANUAL.

that extreme which, and more, being within every man's wish, no one
could negative it, and yet, if he should vote in the affirmative, every question
for more would be precluded; but at that extreme which would unite few,
and then to advance or recede till you get a number which will unite a bare
majority. 3 Grey, 376, 384, 385. "The fair question, in this case, is
not that
to which, and more, all will agree, whether there shall be addition to the
question." Grey, 355.
  Another exception to the rule of priority is when a motion has been made
  t, strike out or agree to a paragraph. Motions to amend it are to be put
to the
  question before a vote is taken on striking out or agreeing to the whole
para-
  graph.
  But there are several questions which, being incidental to every one, will
  take place of every one, privileged or not, to-wit: a question of order
arising
  out of any other question must be decided before that question. 2 Hats.,
88.
  A matter of privilege arising out of any question, or from a quarrel between
  two members or any other cause, supersedes the consideration of the original
  question, and must be first disposed of. 2 Hats., 88.
  Reading papers relative to the question before the House. This question
  must be put before the principal one. 2 Hats., 88.
  Leave asked to withdraw a motion. The rule of Parliament being that a
  motion made and seconded is in the possession of the House, and cannot
be
  withdrawn without leave, the very terms of the rule imply that leave may
be
  given, and, consequently, may be asked and put to the question.
                          SECTION XXXIV.
                        THE PREVIOUS QUESTI0n.

   When any question is before the House, any member may move a previous
 question, "Whether that questlon (called the main question) shall now
be
 put ?" If it pass in the affirmative, then the main question is to
be put im-
 mediately, and no man ma3 speak anything further to it, either to add or
 alter. Memor. in Hakew., 28; 4 Grey, 27.
   The previous question being moved and seconded, the question from the
 chair shall be, "Shall the main question be now put? ' and if the nays
pre-
 vail, the main question shall not then be put.
   This kind of question is understood by Mr. Hatsell to havebeen introduced
 in 1604. 1 Hats., 80. Sir Henry Vane introduced it. 2 Grey, 113, 114; 3
Grey,
 384. When the question was put in this form, "Shall the main question
be
 put?" a determination in the negative suppressed the main question
during
 the session; but since the words, "now put" are used, they exclude
it for the
 present only; formerly, indeed, only till the present debate was over, (4
Grey,
 43), but now for that day and no longer. 2 Grey, 113, 114.
   Before the question "Whether the main question shall now be put?"
any
   person might formerly have spoken to the main question, because otherwise
   he would be precluded from speaking to it at all. Mere. in Hakew., 28.
   The proper occasion for the previous question, is when a qu6stion is brought
   forward of a delicate nature as to high personages, etc., or the discussion
of'