Reeds Rules a Manual of General Parliamentary Law With Suggestions for Spec
Reeds Rules a Manual of General Parliamentary Law With Suggestions for Spec
Thomas B Thomas Brackett Reed
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By special rules the motions to fix a day to which the House shall adjourn, to adjourn, and to take a recess have precedence of all other mo- tions, and are always in order, the first and third being amendable and all not debatable. In the Fifty-first Congress all three motions were relegated to their normal places under general parliamentary law. In all other Congresses of late years except the Fifty-first, the rules have been so con- strued that an infinite succession of these motions can be ...had, and the public busi- ness be made to cease at the will of a small minority of the House. 178. Questions of Privilege. Ques- tions of privilege are defined by the House of Representatives in a rule which is declaratory of general parliamentary law as, " first, those affecting the rights of the House collectively, its safety, dignity, and the integrity of its proceedings. Second, the rights, reputation, and conduct of mem- 179 PRIVILEGED MOTIONS. 131 bers individually in their representative capacity.
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