thirty-seventh and forty-first rules, in order that the bill entitled "An act," etc. (insert the title), may be referred to the Standing Committee on with power

to report complete.

On any subsequent day, a motion may be made, under the order of "Motions and Resolutions," to suspend the rules and refer the matter as desired. For this purpose the following form is applicable:

Pursuant to previous notice,

Mr. Smith moves that the thirty-seventh and forty-first rules be suspended, in order that the bill entitled "An act," etc. (recite the title), may be referred to the Standing Committee on with power to report complete.

This motion requires for its adoption sixtyfive votes, being a majority of all the members elected. (See rule 65.) If it is carried, it must be followed by another motion, which is put in the following manner:

Mr. Smith moves that the bill entitled "An act," etc., be referred to the Standing Committee on with power to

report complete.

Should this motion be adopted, the bill may be reported by the committee to the House in

a condition for its final passage, and if ordered to a third reading, is read in its order on any subsequent day, when the proper order of business third reading of bills is reached.

When it is desired to have a bill ordered directly to a third reading, without consideration in Committee of the Whole, or being reported complete by a standing committee, the same course must be pursued in regard to the notice. The following is the proper form, in a case where it is desired to order a bill which is on the General Orders to a third reading:

Mr. Smith gives notice that he will, at some future day, move to suspend the thirty-seventh rule, in order that the bill entitled "An act," etc. (give the title), may be ordered to a third reading without being considered in Committee of the Whole.

On a subsequent day, the motions may be made to suspend the rule, and order the bill to a third reading in the manner previously described.

If the bill which it is proposed to order to a third reading has not been considered either in a standing committee or in Committee of the Whole, the notice should be as follows:

Mr. Smith gives notice that he will, at some future day, move to suspend the

thirty-seventh, fortieth, forty-second and forty-third rules, in order that the bill entitled (here recite the title), may be ordered to and have its third reading forthwith, without previous reference.

The motion to suspend the rules and order to a third reading may then be made on any subsequent day, under the proper order of business, as in the cases before mentioned.

In all cases where the suspension of a rule is required to forward a bill, the same object may be obtained by unanimous consent.

If it is desired to have a bill taken up in Committee of the Whole, out of its proper order, it is necessary to make a motion therefor in the House, under the order of business entitled "General Orders." The motion requires for its passage the assent of two-thirds of the members present.

The same object may be attained in a different form by one day's notice of a motion to suspend the twenty-fifth rule, specifying the object thereof, followed on a subsequent day, by the proper motions to suspend and take up. The motion to suspend requires the assent of a majority of the members elected, but the motion to take up a bill out of its order, after the rule has been suspended for that purpose, requires only a majority of those voting.

These directions are in accordance with the rules adopted at the session of 1876. Of course

they would have to be varied if the rules cited should be materially amended.

Any bill or resolution may be taken up and acted upon out of its order, to any required extent, without previous notice, by the unanimons consent of the House being obtained therefor.

FORMS AND PROCEEDINGS IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.

As each member is liable to be called to the chair, when the House goes into Committee of the Whole, it will be useful to those who have not previously occupied that position, nor have had practice as presiding officers, to familiarize themselves with the forms of proceeding on such an occasion. For this purpose, the following forms and instructions are given:

When the House has resolved to go into Committee of the Whole on one or more bills or subjects, the Speaker requests some member, calling him by name, to take the chair.

By the twenty-fifth rule, three bills are to be referred to the same Committee of the Whole. This is to save the time which is lost by reporting so frequently as is necessary where but one is referred.

On taking his place, the Chairman says:

The House is now in Committee of the Whole on the bill entitled "An Act," etc.

(here read the title from the copy which the Clerk furnishes).

The Chairman will then say:

The Clerk will read the bill by sections.

If, however, the Committee so direct, the Chairman says:

The Clerk will read the bill through.

The Clerk having read the bill through, the Chairman says:

The Clerk will read the bill by sections. After the Clerk reads the first section, the Chairman says:

Are there any amendments to be proposed to the first section?

If none are proposed, after waiting a proper time, the Chairman says:

If not, the Clerk will read the second section:

The same process is gone through with until all the sections have been disposed of, when the Chairman announces:

Amendments generally are now in order.