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ken up with a large amount
I the title of a petition or
nd refer the same to the ap-
, however, any member of
r shall be read, his right is

Time for Speaking on a Question.
a of procedure in speaking to a question is as
n is made by a member.
ion is seconded by another member.
stion i then stated to the meeting by the chzir-
rther remark, as follows:
is now before the meeting, what isyour pleas-
to it."
is now in condition for debate. Every mem-
) the expression of his opinion once upon the
cor or against. He has also the privilege of
s he chooses, even adjourning to the next day,
legislative assemblies, unless by common con-
a has been imposed, restricting the time of
tai period.
HINTS TO CEASE SPEAKING.
Le person speaking fals to secure the attention
should be a sufficient evidence that his re-
itt influence and effect, and good judgment
he should resume his seat. If disorder is
:ntinuance in speaking, it is the duty of the
serve decorum in the meeting, by callina the

upon a
:ing the

I  LOSING THE RIGHT TO THE FLOOR.
A speaker having resigned his right to the floor, thereby for-
feits his privilege of speaking any more to the question then
under discussion, except by express permission of the assem-
bly, unless for the purpose of offering some brief explanation in
reference to his former remarks on the question.
The question having been put in the affirmative, and a vote
taken on the same, any member who has not yet spoken may
speak to the question before the negative is put. The coming
of other members into the room after the affirmative of the
question has been put, when the negative is under discussion,
makes it necessary to put the affirmative again.
Times of Speaking.
As a rule, no member can speak more than once to the main
question. Should the question be referred to a committee,
however, he may speak on the report of the committee, though
the question is the same as before.
Should there be an amendment, he may speak upon that,
though it may involve essentially the same principles as the
main question; and he may also speak upon an amendment
to an amendment. Thus, a member desirous of speaking
to a question again, may, by moving its reference to a com-
mittee, and the addition of amendments, obtain the floor sev-
eral times, essentially upon the.same question.
Suspension of Rules.
When it is discovered that a standing rule of the assembly
is in conflict with a question of very considerable importance,
which it is desirable should be acted upon, it has become the
custom to suspend such rule, for the purpose of passing the
question; such suspension taking place by motion, being
seconded and passed by a majority vote.*
Taking a Vote.
There are several methods of putting a question to vote;
these being by ballot, viva voce, by calling the yeas and nays,
by raising of hands, by standing, and by dividing the house,
one party going to one side of the room, the other to the op-
posite side.
The question is in all cases put first in the affirmative, and if
the chairman cannot himself determine by either of the above
methods, in consequence of there being a large number of per-
sons present, he may appoint certain members to act as tellers,
to take the vote in different divisions of the house, taking the
affirmative vote first.
The method,adopted will depend upon the number and char-
acter of the audience, and the size and convenience of the room
in which the meeting convenes.
* It is usual, In the code of rules adopted in deliberative assemblies,
and especially legislative bodies, to provide that a certain number ex-
ceeding a majority, as two thirds or three fourths, shall be competent
to the suspension of a rule in a particular case; when this is not pro-
vided, there seems to be no other mode. of disposAg with a rule tan