 | United States. Congress. House - 756 pages
...shall only be admitted when demanded by a majority of the members present — February 24, 1812 ; and its effects shall be to put an end to all debate, and to bring the House to a direct vote upon a motion to commit, if such motion shall have been made ; and if this motion... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - 1835 - 720 pages
...always be in order; that, and the motion to lie on the table, shall be decided without debate. 35. The previous question shall be put in this form: " Shall the main question be now put?" It shall only be admitted when demanded by a majority of the members present; and, until... | |
 | Charles Sitgreaves - 1836 - 380 pages
...connected with the question, must be put before the main question. Sec. 55. The Previous Question. " The previous question shall be put in this form, " shall the main question be now put 1" It shall only be admitted when demanded by four members, and until decided shall preclude... | |
 | New Jersey. Legislature. General Assembly - 1838 - 656 pages
...yeas and nays the names of the members, including the Speaker, shall be called alphabetically. 34. The previous question shall be put in this form : — " Shall the main question be now put ?" It shall only be admitted when demanded by a majority of the members present, and shall... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - 1841 - 624 pages
...question be now put?" It shall only be admitted when demanded by a majority of the members present, and its effects shall be to put an end to all debate, and bring the House to a direct vote upon amendments reported by a committee, if any, upon pending amendments,... | |
 | Joel Barlow Sutherland - 1841 - 530 pages
...question be now put?" It shall only be admitted when demanded by a majority of the members present ; and its effects shall be to put an end to all debate, and bring the House to a direct vote upon amendments reported by a committee, if any, upon pending amendments,... | |
 | Illinois. General Assembly. House of Representatives - 1844 - 644 pages
...heretofore ordered to be printed: RULE 52. — The effect of the previous question being put and carried, shall be to put an end to all debate, and to bring the House to a direct vote upon pending amendments, in their proper order, and then upon th?; main question.... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - 1844 - 108 pages
...4 o'clock, which was abrogated on me 25th March, 1824. members present* — February 24, 1812; and its effects shall be to put an end to all debate, and bring the House to a direct vote upon amendments reported by a committee, if any, then upon pending... | |
 | 1849 - 472 pages
...previous question, until it is decided, shall preclude all amendments and debate of the main question, and shall be put in this form — " Shall the main question now be put?" XXV. Every member who shall be present when a question is put, shall vote for or against the same,... | |
 | Maryland. Constitutional Convention - 1851 - 952 pages
...put?" It shall only be admitted when demanded by a majority of the members present, and its effect shall be to put an end to all debate and to bring the Convention to a direct vote upon pending amendments and the section of the constitution then under consideration. On a motion... | |
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Shall the main question be now put?" It shall only be admitted when demanded by a majority of the members present; and its effect shall be to put an end to all debate, and to bring the House to a direct vote upon... 
