as the Senate, when a quorum is convened, may judge sufficient; and in that case the expense shall be paid out of the contingent fund. 4. The unfinished business in which the senate was engaged at the last preceding adjournment shall have the preference in the special orders of the day. Hours of Meeting 5. The hours of meeting of the senate shall be at 10 o'clock a. m. and at 2 o'clock p. m. of each day, unless otherwise specially ordered by a vote of the senate. Calling Members to the Chair 6. The president of the senate, or the temporary president, shall have the right to name a member to perform the duties of the chair, but such substitution shall not extend beyond an adjournment. Parliamentary Rules 7. The rules of parliamentary practice comprised in Gregg's Parliamentary Law shall govern the senate in all cases in which they are applicable, and in which they are not inconsistent with the standing rules and orders of the senate, and the joint rules of the senate and house of representatives. Decorum 8. No member shall speak to another, or otherwise interrupt the business of the senate, or read any newspaper, while the journals or other public papers are being read, or when any member is speaking in any debate. 9. Every member when he speaks shall address the president, and shall speak standing in his place, and when he has finished shall sit down. Restrictions on Debate 10. No member shall speak more than twice in any one debate on the same day, without leave of the senate. 11. When two members rise at the same time, the president shall name the person to speak, but in all cases the member who shall first rise and address the president shall be entitled to the floor. When a Member Is Called to Order 12. If any member in speaking, or otherwise, transgress the rules of the senate, the president shall, or any member may, call him to order, in which case he shall immediately sit down, unless permitted, on motion of another member, to explain; and the senate shall, if appealed to, decide on the case, withcut debate; if the decision is in favor of the member called to order, he shall be at liberty to proceed, but not otherwise; and if the case requires it, he shall be liable to censure or such punishment as the senate may deem proper. 13. If a member be called to order for words spoken, the exceptional words shall be immediately taken down in writing, that the president may be better enabled to judge the matter. Motions 14. No motion shall be debated until the same is seconded, and the question stated by the chair. 15. When a motion is made and seconded, it shall be reduced to writing, if desired by the president or any member, and be delivered at the table and read before the same is debated. Debate 16. When a question is under debate, no motion can be received but to adjourn, for the previous question, to lay on the table, to postpone indefinitely, to postpone to a certain day, to omit or amend; which several motions shall have precedence in the order they stand arranged. 17. Any motion may be withdrawn or modified by the mover at any time before decision, amendment, or ordering of the yeas and nays, except a motion to reconsider, which cannot be withdrawn without leave of the senate. A motion to adjourn is always in order; that and any motion to lay on the table shall be decided without debate. Divison of Question 18. If a question in debate contains several points, any member may have the same divided; but on a motion to strike out and insert, it shall not be in order to move for a division of the question; but the rejection of a motion to strike out and insert one proposition shall not prevent a motion to strike out and insert a different proposition, nor prevent a subsequent motion to simply strike out; nor shall the rejection of a motion simply to strike out prevent a subsequent motion to strike out and insert. Reconsideration 19. When a question has been once made and carried in the affirmative or negative, it shall be in order for any member of the majority to move for the reconsideration thereof; but no motion for the reconsideration of any vote shall be in order after a bill, resolution, message, or report, amendment or motion upon which the vote was taken, shall have gone out of possession of the senate, announcing their decision; nor shall any motion or reconsideration be in order unless made on the same day on which the vote was taken or within the next three days of actual session of the senate thereafter. Ayes and Nays 20. When the ayes and nays are called for by two of the members present, each member called upon shall declare openly and without debate his assent or dissent to the question, unless for special reason he is excused by the senate. In taking the ayes and nays, and upon the call of the senate, the names of the members shall be taken alphabetically. 21. When the ayes and nays are taken on any question, in pur suance of the above rule, no member shall be permitted to vote after the decision is announced from the chair. Call of Senate 22. A call of the senate shall be seconded by seven members, and the proceedings under the call may be suspended at any time thereafter by a majority vote of the members present. Pairing 23. Whenever a senator desires to be absent he may make a pair with any senator who may agree to the same; the president of the senate to be notified of such pair. Standing Committees 24. All standing committees of the senate shall be appointed by the senate. Education, university and normal schools and library.. 7 Public institutions (including insane hospitals, reform Railroads Revenue and taxation Rules School lands and funds 7 5 Sifting Committee 26. A sifting committee consisting of seven senators may be elected by the senate, who shall have charge of all bills on general file, and report such bills as are deemed most important for consideration, and bills so reported and recommended shall take precedence in preference to other bills before the senate, except appropriation and claim bills, which shall be subject to special order at any time. 27. Each standing committee shall give notice in writing to this body through its chairman, at least twenty-four hours in advance, of the time and place of meeting and of the bills to be considered by it, so that all persons interested may appear and request a hearing, subject to such limitations as the committee may impose. Members Excused on Committee Work 28. All members of the senate shall be reported present by the secretary when absent on committee work, except when the ayes and nays are called. At such time absentees shall be notified to appear. Amendatory Bills 29. If a section is to be amended, the formula should be, after the enactment clause: .of chapter.. That section.. ..........of the code of civil procedure of the State of Nebraska (or the statute, as the case may be) be amended so as to read as follows: (Then follow the sections desired as amended, full and complete in themselves, and the last section of the new act should repeal the section which has been amended.) Amendatory bills shall be so prepared and printed as to show the new matter proposed, old matter to be retained and old matter to be omitted from the statutes. Bills-Reading, Printing, Recommitment 30. Every bill shall receive three readings previous to its being passed, and the president shall give notice at each whether it be first, second or third, which readings shall be on different days. All resolu-. tions to which the approbation and signature of the governor may be requisite, or which may grant money out of the contingent or any other fund, shall be treated in all respects, in the introduction and form of proceedings on them in the senate in a similar manner with bills; all other resolutions shall lie on the table one day for consideration. Reference of Bills 31. No bill shall be committed or amended until it shall have been twice read. It shall then be printed, unless otherwise ordered by the senate, and then referred to its appropriate standing committee or to special committee. All amendments recommended by the committee to which it was referred shall be printed. After which it may be amended in committee of the whole or otherwise, and all amendments thereto shall be printed before the vote is taken on its final passage. Committee Meetings 32. Schedules of committee meetings shall be printed so arranged as to secure full committee meetings without conflict. 33. Record shall be kept of votes in committee meetings. Report of Bills by Committees 34. Every bill and resolution referred to any special or standing committee shall be reported to the senate by such committee within four days after such reference unless further time is especially granted by the senate, and if the committee desire to report favorably upon any bill or resolution, with amendments or otherwise, their recommendation shall be that it be placed upon the general file. 35. Final action in reporting bills shall be taken only in the regular daylight hours of committee meetings. Memorials and Petitions 36. Every petition, or memorial, or other paper, shall be referred, of course, without putting a question for that purpose, unless the reference is objected to by a member at the time such petition, memorial or other paper is presented. Before any petition or memorial addressed to the Senate is received and read at the table, whether the same be introduced by the president or a member, a brief statement of the contents of the petition or memorial may verbally be made by the introducer. Reference 37. When motions are made for reference of the same subject to a select committee and to a standing committee, the question on reference to the standing committee shall be first put. Committee of the Whole 38. All bills or joint or concurrent resolutions, after they have been referred to their appropriate standing or special committees, and have been reported back to the Senate and printed, shall be placed on general file or calendar in the order in which they are reported back to the senate, and be considered by the senate in the committee of the whole before they are taken up and proceeded on by the senate, agreeably to the standing rules, unless otherwise ordered, and no bill shall be considered in committee of the whole on the same day it is placed on general file unless the senate by majority vote otherwise directs. When a bill or resolution is considered in committee of the whole, it shall be read section by section, and the amendments recommended by the standing committee shall first be considered for adoption or rejection, after which any other amendment may be offered; and the chairman of the committee of the whole shall report the action of said committee upon the several bills before it, back to the senate; and if the action of said committee upon any bill or resolution, originating in the senate, be favorable, then the recommendation of said committee shall be that such bill be engrossed for a third reading, with or without amendments, as the case may be. When the senate considers a bill or resolution, as a committee of the whole, the president or temporary president shall call a member to fill the chair during the time the senate remains in committee of the whole; and the chairman so called shall, during such time, have the power of a temporary president. 39. In filling up blanks, the largest sum and longest time shall be first put. 40. The rules of the senate shall be observed in the committee of the whole, so far as they may be applicable, except limiting the time of speaking and providing that the yeas and nays shall be taken upon the request of five members of the senate. When so taken the result shall be recorded and made a part of the report of the committee of the whole proceedings. 41. A motion that the committee rise shall always be in order and shall be decided without debate. Bills on Third Reading 42. No amendment shall be offered or considered at a third reading of any bill, resolution or motion, unless by unanimous consent of the members present; but it shall, at all times be in order before the final passage of any bill, resolution or motion, to move its commitment to the committee of the whole for specific amendment or to a standing committee, and such motion to commit shall be subject to discussion; and should such commitment to the standing committee take place, and any amendment be reported by the standing committee, the said bill, resolution or motion shall be again considered in committee of the whole. Emergency Clause 43. When an emergency is expressed in the preamble or body of an act, as a reason why such act should take effect from and after its |