mittee of the whole senate, except by unani mous consent. See Appendix, under "Committee of the Whole," page 9. See Appendix, under "Motions,' page 12. See Appendix, under "Blanks," page 7. RULE 24. A motion that the committee rise and report progress on any bill, shall always be in order, and shall be decided without debate. OF BILLS. RULE 25. Every bill shall be introduced by a senator in his place, or on the report of a committee, or by message from the assembly. RULE 26. When a bill shall be reported by committee of the whole, and not otherwise disposed of, the question shall be, "Shall the report be agreed to ?" And when the report of such committee, if favorable, shall be agreed to, and the bill not otherwise disposed of, the bill shall be ordered engrossed for a third reading. Upon such question the merits of the bill may be debated, and a motion to commit or recommit, or to amend, as provided in the 23d rule, or lay on the table, or to postpone to a future day, shall be in order. If such question be decided in the negative, such bill shall be deemed lost. See Appendix, under "Committee of the Whole,” page 9. See Appendix, under Motions," page. 12 RULE 27. Every bill shall receive three readings previous to its being passed, and the president shall give notice at each, whether it be the first, second or third. No bill shall be amended or committed until it shall have been twice read, and no bill shall be read a third time out of its regular order, nor on the same day on which it is ordered to a third reading unless on a vote of two-thirds of all the senators present and voting; and all resolutions which propose any amendment of the constitution, shall be treated in the form of proceedings on them, in a similar manner with bills, except that it shall not be necessary to commit such resolution to a committee of the whole; and no bill shall be ordered to a third reading without having been acted upon in committee of the whole. RULE 28. After a bill or resolution to amend the constitution shall be ordered to a third reading, no motion to amend the same shall be in order without unanimous consent; but any such bill or resolution may be committed prior to the completion of the final reading thereof. RULE 29. When any bill requiring the concurrence of two-thirds of the senators is under consideration, such concurrence shall not be requisite except on the question of its final passage. of RULE 30. The question on the final passage every bill shall be taken by ayes and noes, which shall be entered on the journal, and unless the bill receive the number of votes required by the constitution to pass it, it shall be declared lost, except in cases provided for by the 33d rule, and such question shall be taken immediately after the third reading and without debate. See Constitution, art. 3, sec. 15. " See Appendix, under Bills," page 7. RULE 31. All bills shall be printed in the order in which they are reported by the committees, unless otherwise ordered by the senate. RULE 32. The vote on the final passage of any bill appropriating the public moneys or property, or creating, continuing, altering or renewing any body politic or corporate, shall not be reconsidered whenever any such bill shall be lost, unless by a vote of a majority of all the senators elected, but all other bills, when the same shall have been lost, may be reconsidered by a vote of a majority of all the senators present and voting; nor shall any bill be referred to a select committee with power to report complete, unless such bill has previously been considered in committee of the whole, and read through by sections. See Appendix, under "Reconsideration," page 20. The assembly only allows a friend of a proposition to move a reconsideration where the ayes and nays are called. 98 RULES OF THE SENATE. RULE 33. If, on taking the final question on a bill, it shall appear that a constitutional quorum is not present, or if the bill require a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to pass it, and it appears that such number is not present, the bill shall be laid on the table, and the final question taken thereon at such time as the senate shall order. OF MOTIONS AND THEIR PRECEDENCE. RULE 34. When a question is before the senate, no motion shall be received, except as herein specified; which motions shall have precedence in the order stated, viz.: 1. For an adjournment. 2. To lay on the table. 3. To postpone indefinitely. 4. To postpone to a certain day. 5. To commit to a standing committee. 8. To amend. The motion to adjourn and to lay on the table shall be decided without debate, and shall always be in order. See Appendix, under "Motions," page 9. RULE 35. All motions shall be reduced to See Appendix, under "Order in Debate," page 14. RULE 36. If the question in debate contains several points, any member may have the same divided, provided the division called for embodies a distinct principle or statement of fact. See Appendix, under “Question," page 19. RULE 37. A motion to postpone, commit or refer, until it is decided, shall preclude all debate of the main question. See Appendix, under "Postponement," page 16. RCLE 38. When a blank is to be filled, and different sums or time shall be proposed, the question shall be first taken on the highest sum and the longest time. See Appendix, under “Blanks,” page 7. RULE 39. When a question has once been put and decided, it shall be in order for any senator to move for the reconsideration thereof; but no motion for the reconsideration of any vote shall |