proceed-
ommittee

ss before time for adjournment,
residing officer will resume the
mittee will report progress and
.ve is usually granted upon mo-

REPORT TO THE MAIN BODY.
the subject be concluded, on motion the committee
the president Will resume his seat, and the committee
t its proceedings and conclusions to the main body,
motion of some member, as with other reports.
le exception that members may speak as often as
obtain the floor in committee of the whole, the same
y to the committee of the whole as govern the main

THE SECRETARY.
usually acts as secretary of the commit-
the presiding officer of the main body
te proceedings of the committee of the
other members of the assembly.
MATTER BEFORE THE COMMITTEE.
!ommunication referred to a committee,
to have it read by the clerk, section by
by paragraph, he noting such sugges-
may see fit to make, and adding such
e thought best.
riginate in the committee, erasures and
made on such paper, in such number as
though a clean copy of the same should
eted. Should the paper originate out-
e, amendments and changes should be
sheet of paper. When the amendments
amittee should rise, and report to the

Meeting.

.!es, it
inder-

the esteem and respect of his associates there, in proportion to
his worth, perhaps more nearly than anywhere else.
APPRECIATION OF EACH MEMBER'S ABILITY.
If well informed in parliamentary usage, the fact is very
dearly seen. If possessed of a high degree of intellectual
culture -if gifted with fluency of speech and readiness in de-
bate -the fact is clearly shown on such an occasion as this.
Wealth and poverty stand side by side. Eminence in position
and lowliness of condition are lost sight of for the time, and
the real worth of the speaker, and active participator in the
public meeting, is revealed in the proceedings of the as-
sembly.
The same rights being accorded to all, it therefore becomes
each member to exhibit such deportment as will, in the highest
degree, promote the harmony and efficiency of the meeting.
ORDER AND DEPORTMENT OF MEMBERS.
Upon calling the meeting to order, every member should, if
possible, become seated, with head uncovered. The member
wishing to speak will arise and address the presiding officer,
when the president, upon hearing such address, will call the
member by name, or indicate him by position, that the body
may give attention to his remarks.
It is customary for a member to stand while speaking, if able
to do so, and the rules of decorum forbid any unseemly con-
duct upon the part of other members, calculated to disturb the
speaker, such as general conversation, laughing, hissing, or
passing about the room between the speaker and the presiding
officer.
Right to the Floor.
Two or more persons arising to speak at nearly the same
time, the chairman will decide who was first up, by calling the
name or otherwise indicating such person, whereupon he pro-
ceeds, unless he voluntarily withdraws in favor of another. In
case the president is unable to decide the matter, it should be
left for the meeting to determine who is entitled to the floor.
Readiness of discernment, and promptness of decision, how-
ever, upon the part of the chairman, usually render this appeal
unnecessary.
TREATMENT OF A DISORDERLY PERSON.
In cases of persistency in any improper course of action, or
breaches of decorum, it is in order for any member of the
assembly-to make complaint of such offending member to the
chairman, who names the offender, states in presence of the
meeting the offence complained of, and offers the offender an
opportunity for explanation of his conduct.
WITHDRAWAL FROM THE ASSEMBLY.
If the offence is of such grave character as to require the ac-
tion of the meeting upon the same, the member so offending
should withdraw, though the privilege may be given him of re-
maining. It is optional with the meeting whether the member
be allowed to remain or not, while his conductis being con-
sidered by the assembly. In no case, however, should he vote
upon matters relating to himself. If he does so, the vote
should not be received, as no person has a right to act as judge
upon his own conduct.