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
Another exception to the rule of priority is, when a motion has been made
to strike out or agree to a paragraph. Motions to amend it are to be put
to the question, before a vote is taken on striking out, or agreeing to
the whole paragraph.
But there are several questions, which, being incidental to every one,
will take place of every one, privileged or not; to wit, a question of
order arising out of any other question, must be decided before that
question.--2 _Hats._ 88.
A matter of privilege arising out of any question, or from a quarrel
between two members, or any other cause, supersedes the consideration
of the original question, and must first be disposed of.--2 _Hats._ 88.
Reading papers relative to the question before the House. This question
must be put before the principal one.--2 _Hats._ 88.
Leave asked to withdraw a motion. The rule of Parliament being, that a
motion made and seconded is in possession of the House, and cannot be
withdrawn without leave, the very terms of the rule imply that leave
may be given, and, consequently, may be asked and put to the question.
SECTION XXXIV.
THE PREVIOUS QUESTION.
When any question is before the House, any member may move a previous
question, "Whether that question (called the main question) shall now
be put?" If it pass in the affirmative, then the main question is to be
put immediately, and no man may speak anything further to it, either to
add or alter.--_Memor. in Hakew._ 28; 4 _Grey_, 27.
$The previous question being moved and seconded, the question from the
chair shall be, "Shall the main question be now put?" and if the nays
prevail, the main question shall not then be put--_Rule_ 9.$
This kind of question is understood by Mr. Hatsell to have been introduced
in 1604.--2 _Hats._ 80. Sir Henry Vane introduced it.--2 _Grey_, 113,
114; 3 _Grey_, 384. When the question was put in this form, "Shall the
main question be put?" a determination in the negative suppressed the
main question during the session; but since the words "now put" are
used, they exclude it for the present only. Formerly, indeed, only till
the present debate was over; 4 _Grey_, 43; but now for that day and no
longer.--2 _Grey_, 113, 114.
Before the question, "Whether the main question shall now be put?" any
person might formerly have spoken to the main question, because otherwise
he would be precluded from speaking to it at all.--_Mem. in Hakew._ 28.
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