The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, Vol. 9 (of 9): Being His Autobiography, Correspondence, Reports, Messages, Addresses, and Other Writings, Official and Private — John Shaqi
The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, Vol. 9 (of 9): Being His Autobiography, Correspondence, Reports, Messages, Addresses, and Other Writings, Official and PrivateJefferson, Thomas
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The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, Vol. 9 (of 9): Being His Autobiography, Correspondence, Reports, Messages, Addresses, and Other Writings, Official and Private
Jefferson, Thomas
United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783; United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1865
No person in speaking, is to mention a member then present by his
name; but to describe him by his seat in the House, or who spoke last
or on the other side of the question, &c. _Mem. in Hawk._--3 _Smyth's
Comw., L._ 2. _c._ 3; nor to digress from the matter to fall upon the
person.--_Scob._ 31; _Hale, Parl._ 133; 2 _Hats._ 166, by speaking,
reviling, nipping, or unmannerly words against a particular member.
_Smyth's Comw. L._ 2. _c._ 3. The consequence of a measure may be
reprobated in strong terms; but to arraign the motives of those who
propose or advocate it, is a personality, and against order. Qui
digreditur a materia ad personam, Mr. Speaker ought to suppress.--_Ord.
Com._ 1604, Apr. 19.
$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.--_Rule_
16.
No member shall speak to another, or otherwise interrupt the business
of the Senate, or read any printed paper while the Journals or public
papers are reading, or when any member is speaking in any debate.--_Rule_
2.
No one is to disturb another in his speech, by hissing, coughing,
spitting,--6 _Grey_, 332; _Scob._ 8; _D'Ewes_, 332, _col._ 1; nor stand
up to interrupt him,--_Town. col._ 205; _Mem. in Hakew._ 31; nor to
pass between the Speaker and the speaking member; nor to go across the
House,--_Scob._ 6; or to walk up and down it; or to take books or papers
from the table, or write there.--2 _Hats._ 171.
Nevertheless, if a member finds it is not the inclination of the House to
hear him, and that, by conversation or any other noise, they endeavor to
drown his voice, it is the most prudent way to submit to the pleasure of
the House, and sit down; for it scarcely ever happens that they are guilty
of this piece of ill manners without sufficient reason, or inattentive
to a member who says any thing worth their hearing.--2 _Hats._ 77, 78.
If repeated calls do not produce order, the Speaker may call by his name
any member obstinately persisting in irregularity; whereupon the House
may require the member to withdraw. He is then to be heard in exculpation
and to withdraw. Then the Speaker states the offence committed, and the
House considers the degree of punishment they will inflict.--2 _Hats._
169, 7, 8, 172.
For instances of assaults and affrays in the House of Commons, and the
proceedings thereon, see 1 _Pet. Misc._ 82; 3 _Grey_, 128; 4 _Grey_, 328;
5 _Grey_, 38; 26 _Grey_, 204; 10 _Grey_, 8. Whenever warm words or an
assault have passed between the members, the House, for the protection of
their members, requires them to declare in their place not to prosecute
any quarrel,--3 _Grey_, 128, 293; 5 _Grey_, 289; or orders them to attend
the Speaker, who is to accommodate their differences, and to report to
the House,--3 _Grey_, 419; and they are put under restraint, if they
refuse, or until they do.--9 _Grey_, 234, 312.
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