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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 16

II.—Rules of Debate, Divisions, Amendments

II.—Rules of Debate, Divisions, Amendments.

39. Members to address the Chair 10
40. Motions must be seconded 10
41. When read, a motion to be deemed in possession of the Council 10
42. Questions of order or privilege to supersede original motion 10
43. Interruptions 10
44. When Mr. Speaker rises, Council to be silent 11
45. Call to order 11
46. Member called upon by name, after explanation, to withdraw 11
47. Breach of order by a Member: procedure 11
48. A Member may request that any question under discussion may be read 11
49. Member not to speak twice on the same question. Exceptions 12page vii
50. Questions of privilege 12
51. Motion—"That this Council do now adjourn" 12
52. Motion—"That this debate be now adjourned" 13
53. Resumption of debate 13
54. Mover of such motion to be entitled to prcaudience 13
55. Questions superseded—1. By adjournment 13
55. Questions superseded—2. By considering Order of the Day 14
55. Questions superseded—3. By previous question 14
55. Questions superseded—4. By amendment 14
56. If previous question resolved in the affirmative 14
57. Previous question superseded by adjournment 14
58. Debates interrupted—1. Privilege 14
58. Debates interrupted—2. Words of heat 14
58. Debates interrupted—3. Points of order 14
58. Debates interrupted—4. Messages 14
58. Debates interrupted—5. Reading documents 14
59. Complicated questions may be divided 14
60. Question "put" and again stated 14
61. Question determined by majority of voices 15
62. Mr. Speaker states whether ayes or noes have it 15
63. Procedure on call for division 15
64. Divisions to be entered in journals 15
65. Casting vote 15
66. No Member to vote if personally interested 16
67. Different forms of amendment 16
68. Amendments to be seconded 16
69. Amendments to leave out words 16
70. Amendment to leave out words and insert or add others 16
71. Amendment to insert or add words 17
72. When latter part of question has been amended, or proposed to be amended 17
73. No amendment to be made to words already agreed to 17
74. Proposed amendment withdrawn 17
75. Amendments to proposed amendment. 17
76. Question as amended put 17
77. When amendments proposed but not made 18