Journal of the Senate, Volume 117Commonwealth of Massachusetts., 1896 - Massachusetts |
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12th joint rule accompanied by bill accompanying bill Albert F appropriations for salaries Bill to authorize Blodgett Board Bradford city of Boston Commissioners committee on Bills committee on Fisheries committee on Metropolitan committee on Public Commonwealth Company House concurrence Corbett Court Dallinger Day for to-morrow Derbyshire election Francis W Frederick W further consideration thereof Galloupe George George W Greenhalge gypsy moth House Bill relative House petitions House Resolve Hutchinson inserting in place introduced on leave Irwin Joseph Joseph Hooker leave to withdraw licenses Lomasney Maccabe Malone Massachusetts McMorrow Messrs Metropolitan Affairs motion o'clock P.M. ordering the bill pending the question petition with accompanying place thereof Prevaux printed as House Railroad read a second read a third read and placed salaries and expenses second reading severally read Southard Sprague Street Railway Company striking suspended thereof the words thereof was postponed third reading tion vote William H Worcester
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Page 1135 - The rules of parliamentary practice, comprised in Jefferson's Manual, shall govern the House in all cases to which they are applicable, and in which they are not inconsistent with the standing rules and orders of the House, and joint rules of the Senate and House of Representatives.
Page 1131 - A question containing two or more propositions capable of division shall be divided whenever desired by any member. When a motion to strike out and insert is thus divided, the failure of the motion to strike out shall not preclude amendment : or, if the motion to strike out prevails, the matter proposed to be inserted shall be open to amendment before the question is taken on inserting it.
Page 879 - ... is hereby amended by striking out the whole of said section and inserting in place thereof the following: Section 17.
Page 1149 - The joint assembly required to be held by the statutes of the United States, relating to the elections for Senators in Congress, shall be deemed a Convention of the two branches, and the proceedings therein shall be in accordance with the provisions of said statutes. The President of the Convention shall receive no motion on any day until one vote for Senator has been taken.
Page 1060 - ... per cent. per annum, payable semi-annually on the first days of April and October in each year.
Page 1142 - Court for want of proper notice or of a waiver thereof shall set forth this fact in its report, and no bill or resolve shall be in order as a substitute for, or amendment of, such report. Objection to the violation of this rule may be taken at any stage prior to that of the third reading.
Page 1141 - Reports of joint committees may be recommitted to the same committees at the pleasure of the branch first acting thereon, and bills or resolves may be recommitted in either branch, but no such recommittal shall be made after the fourth Wednesday in March. A concurrent vote shall, however, be necessary for the recommitment of such reports, bills, or resolves, with instructions. After recommitment, report shall, in all cases, be made to the branch originating the recommitment. [Amended Feb. 2, 1891.]...
Page 1122 - Touching the duty of the Speaker. 1. He shall take the Chair every day precisely at the hour to which the House shall have adjourned on the preceding day; shall immediately call the members to order; and, on the appearance of a quorum, shall cause the Journal of the preceding day to be read.
Page 1147 - After bills have passed both branches to be engrossed, they shall be in the charge of the Clerks of the two branches, •who shall deliver the same to the Secretary of the Commonwealth, to be engrossed in the manner prescribed by law ; and when engrossed the said Clerks shall forthwith deliver the same to the committee of the House of Representatives on Engrossed Bills ; and when the same...
Page 1145 - Committees of conference shall consist of three members on the part of each house, representing its vote, and their report, if agreed to by a majority of each committee, shall be made to the branch asking the conference, and may be either accepted or rejected; but no other action shall be had, except through another committee of conference.