 | Mary Mapes Dodge - Children's literature - 1885 - 506 pages
...terminate their sessions whenever they see fit, as otherwise they would be at the mercy of the minority. "to take a recess," " to proceed to the consideration of executive business," "to lay on the table," etc. The way these motions are used in filibustering would be somewhat as follows : Suppose it is five... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate - United States - 1876 - 898 pages
...adjourn, To adjourn to a day certain, or that when the Senate adjourn, it shall be to a day certain, To take a recess, To proceed to the consideration of executive business, To lay on the table, To postpone indefinitely, To postpone to a day certain, To commit, To amend ; which several motions... | |
 | United States. Congress - Interstate commerce - 1884 - 634 pages
...cannot b. made. But a confereuce report is open to all the other motions that can be made; for instance, to take a recess, to proceed to the consideration of executive business, to lay on the table, to postpone indefinitely, to postpone to a day certain, to commit, but not to amend. So the Chair is... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Rules Committee - 1886 - 504 pages
...indefinitely, To postpone to a day eertain, To eommit, To amend; whieh several motions shall have precedenee as they stand arranged; and the motions relating to adjournment, to take a recess, to proeeed to the consideration of exeeutive business, to lay on the table, shall be decided without debate.... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - Constitutional law - 1888 - 618 pages
...To lay on the table, To postpone indefinitely, To postpone to a day certain, To commit, To amend ; which several motions shall have precedence as they...to take a recess, to proceed to the consideration ofexecutii/e business, to lay on the table, shall be decided without debate. Rule IX. Immediately after... | |
 | Constitutional law - 1890 - 726 pages
...To lay on the table, To postpone indefinitely, To postpone to a day certain, To commit, To amend ; which several motions shall have precedence as they...lay on the table, shall be decided without debate. Rule IX. Immediately after the consideration of cases not objected to upon the Calendar is completed,... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate - 1890 - 90 pages
...it shall be to a day certain, To take a recess, To postpone to a day certain, To commit, To amend ; which several motions shall have precedence as they...lay on the table, shall be decided without debate. RULE XXIII. PREAMBLES. When a bill or resolution is accompanied by a preamble, the question shall first... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate - 1890 - 548 pages
...To lay on the table, To postpone indefinitely, To postpone to a day certain, To commit, To amend ; which several motions shall have precedence as they...consideration of executive business, to lay on the table, shaii be decided without debate. RULE XXIII. PREAMBLES. When a bill or resolution is accompanied by... | |
 | Constitutional law - 1890 - 684 pages
...certain, To commit. To amend ; which several motions shall have precedence as they stand arranged s and the motions relating to adjournment, to take a...lay on the table, shall be decided without debate. Rult IX. Immediately after the consideration of cases not objected to upon the Calendar is completed,... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate - 1890 - 542 pages
...adjourn, To adjourn to a day certain, or that when the Senate adjourn, it shall be to a day certain, To take a recess, To proceed to the consideration of executive business, To lay on the table, To postpone indefinitely, To postpone to a day certain, To commit, To amend; which several moti jns... | |
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To adjourn. To adjourn to a day certain, or that when the Senate adjourn it shall be to a day certain. To take a recess. To proceed to the consideration of executive business. To lay on the table. To postpone indefinitely. To postpone to a day certain.... 
