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
Disorderly words are not to be noticed till the member has finished
his speech.--5 _Grey_, 356; 6 _Grey_, 60. Then the person objecting to
them, and desiring them to be taken down by the clerk at the table, must
repeat them. The Speaker then may direct the clerk to take them down
in his minutes. But if he thinks them not disorderly, he delays the
direction. If the call becomes pretty general, he orders the clerk to
take them down, as stated by the objecting member. They are then part
of his minutes, and when read to the offending member, he may deny they
were his words, and the House must then decide by a question, whether
they are his words or not. Then the member may justify them, or explain
the sense in which he used them, or apologize. If the House is satisfied,
no further proceeding is necessary. But if two members still insist
to take the sense of the House, the member must withdraw before that
question is stated, and then the sense of the House is to be taken.--2
_Hats._ 199; 4 _Grey_, 170; 6 _Grey_, 59. When any member has spoken,
or other business intervened, after offensive words spoken, they cannot
be taken notice of for censure. And this is for the common security of
all, and to prevent mistakes, which must happen, if words are not taken
down immediately. Formerly, they might be taken down at any time the
same day.--2 _Hats._ 196; _Mem. in Hakew._ 71; 3 _Grey_, 48; 9 _Grey_,
514.
Disorderly words spoken in a committee, must be written down as in
the House; but the committee can only report them to the House for
animadversion.--6 _Grey_, 46.
$The rule of the Senate says,--If a member be called to order for words
spoken, the exceptionable words shall be immediately taken down in
writing, that the President may be better enabled to judge.--_Rule_ 17.$
In Parliament, to speak irreverently or seditiously against the King,
is against order.--_Smyth's Comw. L._ 2, _c._ 3; 2 _Hats._ 170.
It is a breach of order in debate to notice what has been said on the
same subject in the other House, or the particular votes or majorities
on it there; because the opinion of each House should be left to its own
independency, not to be influenced by the proceedings of the other; and
the quoting them might beget reflections leading to a misunderstanding
between the two Houses.--8 _Grey_, 22.
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