$In the Senate of the United States, the President reports the title of the bill, that this is the second time of reading it, that it is now to be considered as in a committee of the whole, and the question will be, Whether it shall be read a third time? or, that it may be referred to a special committee.$ SECTION XXVI. BILLS, COMMITMENT. If, on motion and question, it be decided that the bill shall be committed, it may then be moved to be referred to a committee of the whole House, or to a special committee. If the latter, the Speaker proceeds to name the committee. Any member also may name a single person, and the clerk is to write him down as of the committee. But the House have a controlling power over the names and number, if a question be moved against any one; and may in any case put in and put out whom they please. Those who take exceptions to some particulars in the bill, are to be of the committee. But none who speak directly against the body of the bill. For he that would totally destroy, would not amend it.--_Hakew._ 146; _Town. col._ 208; _D'Ewes_, 634, _col._ 2; _Scob._ 47; or, as is said, 5 _Grey_, 145, the child is not to be put to a nurse that cares not for it.--6 _Grey_, 373. It is therefore a constant rule, "that no man is to be employed in any matter who has declared himself against it." And when any member who is against the bill, hears himself named of its committee, he ought to ask to be excused. Thus, March 6, 1606, Mr. Hadley was, on the question being put, excused from being of a committee, declaring himself to be against the matter itself.--_Scob._ 48. $No bill shall be committed or amended until it shall have been twice read, after which it may be referred to a committee.--_Rule_ 14. All committees shall be appointed by ballot, and a plurality of voices shall make a choice.--_Rule_ 15.$ The clerk may deliver the bill to any member of the committee.--_Town._ _col._ 138. But it is usual to deliver it to him who is first named. In some cases, the House has ordered the committee to withdraw immediately into the committee-chamber, and act on and bring back the bill, sitting the House.--_Scob._ 48. A committee meets when and where they please, if the House has not ordered time and place for them.--6 _Grey_, 370. But they can only act when together, and not by separate consultation and consent; nothing being the report of the committee, but what has been agreed to in committee, actually assembled. A majority of the committee constitutes a quorum for business.--_Elsynge's method of passing bills_, 11. Any member of the House may be present at any select committee, but cannot vote, and must give place to all of the committee, and must sit below them.--_Elsynge_, 12; _Scob._ 49.