which they shall be arranged in the order in which they were introduced; which list shall be called the General Orders of the Day. And all such matters shall be taken up and acted upon in the several orders of business in which they may be, in the order in which they stand upon the General Orders, unless the Senate shall otherwise direct.

4. Whenever any bill or other matter is made the special order for a particular day, and it shall not be completed on that day, it shall retain its place in the general orders of the day, unless it shall be made the special order for another day.

5. All questions relating to the priority of business, shall be decided without debate.

6. When the reading of a paper is called for, except petitions, and the same is objected to by any member, it shall be determined by a vote of the Senate, without debate.

7. No member shall speak to another, or otherwise interrupt the business of the Senate, or read any newspaper, while the journals or public papers are reading; and when the President is putting a question, no Senator shall walk out of or across the House, nor when a Senator is speaking, pass between him and the chair.

8. The President shall have the right to name any member to perform the duties of the chair, who is hereby vested, during such time, with all the powers of the President; but such substitute shall not lose the right of voting on any question while so presiding, nor shall his power as such substitute continue for a longer time than one day, without leave of the Senate.

9. Every member, when he speaks, shall address the chair, standing in his place. No member shall speak more than twice in any one debate on the same day without leave of the Senate.

10. When two or more members rise at once, the President shall name the member who is first to speak.

11. No motion shall be debated until the same be seconded; and it shall be reduced to writing, if desired by the President or any

member, delivered in at the table, and read by the President or clerk, before the same shall be debated; but it may be withdrawn at any time before decision or amendment.

12. When a question is before the Senate, no motion shall be received, unless to lay on the table, for an amendment, for postponing it, to commit it, or to adjourn; and a motion for adjournment shall always be in order and shall be decided without debate.

13. If the question in debate contain several points, any member may have the same divided.

14. A motion for commitment, until it is decided, shall preclude all amendments of the main proposition.

15. Every bill shall be introduced by motion for leave or by order of the Senate on the report of a committee; and one day's notice at least shall be given of an intended motion for leave to bring in a bill, unless the Senate unanimously order otherwise. Such notice shall state generally the subject matter of such bill.

16. 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; which reading shall be on three different days, unless the Senate unanimously direct otherwise. No bill shall be amended or committed until it shall have been twice read; and all resolutions which propose any amendment to 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 resolutions to a committee of the whole.

17. Upon a division in the Senate, the names of those who voted for or against a question shall be entered alphabetically on the minutes, if two members require it; and each member called upon, unless, for special reasons, he be excused by the Senate, shall declare openly and without debate, his assent or dissent to the question.

18. In forming a committee of the whole Senate, a chairman, to be named by the President, shall preside. Bills committed to a committee of the whole Senate, shall, in committee of the whole, be read by sections. All amendments shall be noted, and reported to the Senate by the chairman. After the report, the bill shall still be subject to debate and amendment before the question to engross is put; but such amendments only shall be in order as were offered and decided in the committee of the whole Senate, except by unanimous consent.

19. The rules of the Senate shall be observed in the committee of the whole, so far as may be applicable, except limiting the number of times of speaking, and except that the ayes and noes shall not be taken. Such committee may strike out the enacting clause of a bill, and report that fact to the Senate; and if the report be agreed to by the Senate; it shall be deemed a rejection of the bill.

20. A motion that the committee rise, shall always be in order, and shall be decided without debate.

21. After bill or a 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; nor, in respect to a bill, shall such motio nbe in order, unless before it has had its third reading; but every bill not committed to a committee of the whole, shall be read through before it shall be ordered to a third reading.

22. When a member shall be called to order, he shall sit down until the President shall have determined whether he is in order or not; and every question of order shall be decided by the President, subject to an appeal to the Senate by any two members; and if a member be called to order for words spoken, the exceptionable words shall be immediately taken down in writing, that the President or Senate may be better enabled to judge of the

matter.

23. 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.

24. No member shall absent himself from the service of the Senate, without leave first obtained; and in case a less number than a quorum of the Senate shall convene, they are hereby authorized to send a sergeant-at-arms, or any other person, for any or all absent members, as the majority of such members shall agree.

25. Before any petition or memorial addressed to the Senate shall be received or read, a brief statement of the contents thereof shall be endorsed on the same, with the name of the member introducing it.

26. When a question has been once put and decided, it shall be in order for any member to move for the reconsideration thereof; but no motion for the reconsideration of any vote shall be in order after the bill, resolution, message, report, amendment or motion upon which the vote was taken, shall have gone out of the possession of the Senate, nor after the usual message shall have been sent from the Senate, announcing its decision; nor shall any motion for reconsideration be in order, unless made on the same day in which the vote was taken, or within the three next days of the actual session of the Senate thereafter; ǹor shall any question be reconsidered more than once; and 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 such bill shall be lost.

27. The following are the standing committees of the Senate : 1. On claims.

2. On finance.

3. On the judiciary.

4. On the militia.

5. On canals.

6. On railroads.

7. On roads and bridges.

8. On literature.

9. On state prisons.

10. On banks and insurance companies.

11. On the division of counties and towns.

12. On agriculture.

13. On commerce and navigation.

14. On manufactures.

15. On medical societies and medical colleges.
16. On privileges and elections.

17. On engrossed bills.

18. On Indian affairs.

19. On expiring laws.

20. On public expenditures.

21. On the incorporation of cities and villages.

22. On public buildings.

23. On the poor laws.

24. On charitable and religious societies.

25. On retrenchment.

26. On grievances.

27. Manufacture of salt.

28. Internal affairs of towns and counties.

29. On public printing-And every motion to print any petition, resolution, report, bill, message, or other manuscript, shall be referred to such committee. Such committee may report adversely to such printing; or they may report the number of copies which, in their opinion, ought to be printed; or they may recommend a part only of such papers to be printed; but no more than 1000 extra copies of any message from the Governor, nor more than 300 extra copies of any other document, shall be ordered to be printed, unless by a majority of all the Senators elected.

28. When an amendment to the Constitution, or any bill requiring the concurrence of two-thirds of the Senators, is under consideration, the concurrence of two-thirds shall not be requisite to decide any question for amendments, or extending to the merits, being short of the final question.

29. On motion made and seconded to close the doors of the Senate, on the discussion of any business which may, in the opinion of any member, require secrecy, the President shall direct all persons, except the members and clerk of the Senate, to withdraw; and during the discussion of said motion, the doors