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The American Debater :bbeing a Plain Exposition of the Principles and ... - Page 76
by James Napoleon McElligott - 1855 - 323 pages
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Journal: 1st-13th Congress . Repr. 14th Congress, 1st Session ..., Volume 2

United States. Congress. House - United States - 756 pages
...some member, or is deemed necessary by the Speaker. — December 12, 1817. 4'2. When a question is under debate, no motion shall be received but to adjourn,...indefinitely; which several motions shall have precedence in the order in which they are arranged — March 13, 1822 — and no motion to postpone to a day certain,...
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Journal: 1st-13th Congress . Repr. 14th Congress, 1st Session ..., Volume 1

United States. Congress. House - United States - 1844 - 702 pages
...(April 7, 1789.) 46. When a question is under debate, no motion shall be received but to adjourn, tn 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, (March 13, 1832 ;) and no motion to postpone to a day certain,...
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Journal: 1st-13th Congress . Repr. 14th Congress, 1st Session ..., Volume 1

United States. Congress. House - United States - 1844 - 1374 pages
...be desired by one fifth of the members present, and entered on the journal. 4-2. When a question is under 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 postpone...
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Journal: 1st-13th Congress . Repr. 14th Congress, 1st Session ..., Volume 1

United States. Congress. House - United States - 1823 - 748 pages
...of the Bouse, but may be withdrawn at any time before a decision or amendment 29.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 pnitpone to a day certain, to commit or amend, to postpone indefinitely; which several motions shall...
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Journal of the Senate of New Hampshire

New Hampshire. General Court. Senate - Legislative journals - 1825 - 732 pages
...member may call for a division of the question, when the same is divisible. 7. 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, to postpone indefinitely, which several motions...
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Manual of Parliamentary Practice

Parliamentary practice - 1826 - 220 pages
...member, delivered in at the table, and read, before the same shall be debated. 11. When a question is under debate, no motion shall be received but to adjourn, to lie on the table, to postpone indefinitely, to postpone to a day certain, to commit, or to amend; which several motions...
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Journal of the Proceedings of the Senate of the State of New Hampshire

New Hampshire. General Court. Senate - Legislative journals - 1828 - 1056 pages
...required by the President, or any member, it shall be reduced to writing. t, 9. When a question is under debate, no motion shall be received but to adjourn, to lie an the table, to postpone to a day certain, to commit, to amend, to postpone indefinitely .; which...
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Journal of the ... Annual Convention, Diocese of New Hampshire

Anglican Communion - 1845 - 378 pages
...shall be reduced to writing if so required by the President. I'Jru. When a question is under dehate, no motion shall be received but to adjourn, to lie on the table, to postpone to a certain time, to commit, to amend, or to postpone indifinitely ; which several motions...
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Journal: 1st-13th Congress . Repr. 14th Congress, 1st Session ..., Volume 1

United States. Congress. House - United States - 1830 - 566 pages
...the House, but may be withdrawn at any time before a decision or amendment. 32. When a question is under debate, no motion shall be received but to adjourn,...precedence in the order in which they are arranged: and nc motion to postpone to a day certain, to commit, or to postpone indefinitely. being decided, shall...
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A Manual of Legislative Practice and Order of Business in Deliberative Bodies

Joel Barlow Sutherland - Parliamentary practice - 1830 - 404 pages
...as to specify the questions entitled to preference. The rule is now as follows: When a question is under debate, no motion shall be received but to adjourn, to lie on the table, to postponc indefinitely, topostpone to a day certain, to commit, or to amend ; ivhich several motions...
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