When a question is under debate, no motion shall be received but to adjourn, to lie on the table, for the previous question, to postpone to a day certain, to commit or amend, to postpone indefinitely ; which several motions shall have precedence in the... Iowa Manual of Legislative Procedure - Page 137by Benjamin Franklin Shambaugh - 1917 - 223 pagesFull view - About this book
| United States. Congress. House - United States - 1844 - 1374 pages
...debate, no motion shall be received but to adjourn, to lie on (he table, for the previous question, lo postpone to a day certain, to commit or amend, to...indefinitely; which several motions shall have precedence In the order in which they are arranged; and no motion to postpone to a day certain, to commit, or to... | |
| New Hampshire. General Court. Senate - Legislative journals - 1825 - 732 pages
...When any question is under debate, no motion shall be received, but to adjourn, to lie on the table, to postpone to a day certain, to commit, or amend,...indefinitely, which several motions shall have precedence, in the order they stand arranged. The motion to adjourn shall always be in order. 8. Upon motion made... | |
| Parliamentary practice - 1826 - 220 pages
...amendment. 29. When a question is under debate, no motion shall be received but to adjourn, to lie on the table, for the previous question, to postpone...; which several motions, shall have precedence in fie order in which they are arranged ; and no motion to postpone to a day certain, to commit, or to... | |
| Joel Barlow Sutherland - Parliamentary practice - 1830 - 404 pages
...amendment. 32. When a question is under debate, no motion shall be received but to adjourn, to lie on the table, for the previous question, to postpone...indefinitely ; which several motions shall have precedence in the order in which they are arranged : and no motion to postpone to a day certain, to commit, or to... | |
| United States. Congress. House - United States - 1830 - 566 pages
...amendment. 32. When a question is under debate, no motion shall be received but to adjourn, to lie on the table, for the previous question, to postpone...indefinitely; which several motions shall have precedence in the order in which they are arranged: and nc motion to postpone to a day certain, to commit, or to... | |
| United States. Congress. House - United States - 1832 - 618 pages
...amendment. 32. When a question is under debate, no motion shall be received but to adjourn, to lie on the table, for the previous question, to postpone...indefinitely; which several motions shall have precedence in the order in which they are arranged: ami no motion to postpone to a day certain, to commit, or to... | |
| Massachusetts. General Court. Senate - 1833 - 806 pages
...present are in favor of it. VII. When a question is under debate, the President shall receive no motion but to adjourn, to lay on the table, for the previous...question, to postpone to a day certain, to commit, to amend, or to postpone indefinitely, which several motions shall have precedence in the order in... | |
| Pennsylvania. Young men's tract society - 1834 - 16 pages
...writing. ARTICLE VIII. Sect. 1. Whcnaquestionisunderconsideration,nomotion shall be in order unless to adjourn, to lay on the table, for the previous question, to postpone, to commit, to amend, which several motions shall have precedence in the order in which they stand. Sect.... | |
| Charles Sitgreaves - 1836 - 380 pages
...amendment. 32. When a question is under debate, no motion shall be received but to adjourn, to lie on the table, for the previous question, to postpone...indefinitely ; which several motions shall have precedence in the order in which they are arranged; and no motion to postpone to a day certain, to-commit, or to... | |
| Edward Deering Mansfield - United States - 1836 - 320 pages
...'principal motions, and the order of their precedence, is as follows: the motion to adjourn, — to lie on the table, — for the previous question, — to...to commit or amend, — to postpone indefinitely. The motion to adjourn takes precedence of all other questions ; after 4 PM it is always in order. The... | |
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