SomessagesfromtheotherHouserespectingamendmentstobills，aretakenupassoonastheHouseisclearofaquestion，unlesstheyrequiretobeprinted，forbetterconsideration。Ordersofthedaymaybecalledfor，evenwhenanotherquestionisbeforetheHouse。SEC。XV。
ORDER。EACHHousemaydeterminetherulesofitsproceedings；punishitsmembersfordisorderlybehaviour，and，withtheconcurrenceoftwothirds，expelamember。ConstitutionI。5。
InParliament"instancesmakeorder"perSpeakerOnslow，2Hats。141。butwhatisdoneonlybyoneParliament，cannotbecalledcustomofParliament，byPrynne。1Grey52。SEC。XVI。
ORDERRESPECTINGPAPERS。THEclerkistoletnojournals，records，accounts，orpapersbetakenfromthetable，oroutofhiscustody。
2Hats。193，194。
Mr。Prynnehavingatacommitteeofthewholeamendedamistakeinabillwithoutorderorknowledgeofthecommittee，wasreprimanded。1Chand。
77。
Abillbeingmissing，theHouseresolvedthataprotestationshouldbemadeandsubscribedbythemembers"beforeAlmightyGodandthishonorableHouse，thatneithermyselfnoranyothertomyknowledge，havetakenaway，ordoatthispresentconcealabillentitled，&；c。”5Grey202。
Afterabillisengrossed，itisputintotheSpeaker'shands，andheisnottoletanyonehaveittolookinto。Town。col。209。SEC。XVII。
ORDERINDEBATE。WHENtheSpeakerisseatedinhischair，everymemberistositinhisplace。Scob。6。3Grey403。
Whenanymembermeanstospeak，heistostandupinhisplace，uncovered，andtoaddresshimself，nottotheHouse，oranyparticularmember，buttotheSpeaker，whocallshimbyhisname，thattheHousemaytakenoticewhoitisthatspeaks。Scob。6。D'Ewes487。Col。1。
2Hats。77。4Grey66。8Grey108。Butmemberswhoareindisposedmaybeindulgedtospeaksitting。2Hats。75，77。1Grey195。
InSenate，everymember，whenhespeaks，shalladdressthechair，standinginhisplace，andwhenhehasfinishedshallsitdown。Rule3。
Whenamemberstandsuptospeak，noquestionistobeput，butheistobeheard，unlesstheHouseoverrulehim。4Grey390。5Grey6，143。
Iftwoormorerisetospeaknearlytogether，theSpeakerdetermineswhowasfirstup，andcallshimbyname，whereuponheproceeds，unlesshevoluntarilysitsdownandgiveswaytotheother。ButsometimestheHousedoesnotacquiesceintheSpeaker'sdecision，inwhichcasethequestionisput"whichmemberwasfirstup？"2Hats。76。Scob。7。D'Ewes434。col。1，2。
IntheSenateoftheUnitedStates，thePresident'sdecisioniswithoutappeal。Theirruleisinthesewords:Whentwomembersriseatthesametime，thePresidentshallnamethepersontospeak；butinallcases，thememberfirstrising，shallspeakfirst。Rule5。
Nomanmayspeakmorethanoncetothesamebillonthesameday；orevenonanotherdayifthedebatebeadjourned。Butifitbereadmorethanonceinthesameday，hemayspeakonceateveryreading。Co。12，116。Hakew。148。Scob。58。2Hats。75。Evenachangeofopiniondoesnotgivearighttobeheardasecondtime。SmythComw。L。2。c。3。Arcan。Parl。17。
ThecorrespondingruleofSenateisinthesewords:Nomembershallspeakmorethantwiceinanyonedebateonthesameday，withoutleaveoftheSenate。Rule4。
Buthemaybepermittedtospeakagaintoclearamatteroffact。3Grey357，416。Ormerelytoexplainhimself，2Hats。73。
insomematerialpartofhisspeech，ib。75。ortothemannerorwordsofthequestion，keepinghimselftothatonlyandnottravellingintothemeritsofit；MemorialsinHakew。29。ortotheordersoftheHouseiftheybetransgressed，keepingwithinthatline，andnotfallingintothematteritself。Mem。inHakew。30，31。
ButiftheSpeakerrisestospeak，thememberstandingupoughttositdown，thathemaybefirstheard。Towncol。205。HaleParl。133。Mem。inHakew。30，31。Nevertheless，thoughtheSpeakermayofrightspeaktomattersoforderandbefirstheard，heisrestrainedfromspeakingonanyothersubject，exceptwheretheHousehaveoccasionforfactswithinhisknowledge；thenhemay，withtheirleave，statethematteroffact。3Grey38。
Nooneistospeakimpertinentlyorbesidethequestion，superfluouslyortediously。Scob。31，33。2Hats。166，168。HaleParl。133。
NopersonistouseindecentlanguageagainsttheproceedingsoftheHouse，nopriordeterminationofwhichistobereflectedonbyanymember，unlesshemeanstoconcludewithamotiontorescindit。2Hats。169，170。Rushw。P。3。v。1。fol。42。Butwhileapropositionisunderconsideration，isstillinfieri，thoughithasevenbeenreportedbyacommittee，reflectionsonitarenoreflectionsontheHouse。9Grey508。
Nopersoninspeaking，istomentionamemberthenpresentbyhisname；
buttodescribehimbyhisseatintheHouse，orwhospokelast，orontheothersideofthequestion，&；c。Mem。inHakew。3Smyth'sComw。L。2。c。3。nortodigressfromthemattertofallupontheperson，Scob。31。HaleParl。133。2Hats。166。byspeakingreviling，nipping，orunmannerlywordsagainstaparticularmember。Smyth'sComw。L。2。c。3。Theconsequencesofameasuremaybereprobatedinstrongterms；buttoarraignthemotivesofthosewhoproposeoradvocateit，isapersonality，andagainstorder。Quidigredituramateriaadpersonam，Mr。Speakeroughttosuppress。Ord。Com。1604。Apr。19。
Whenamembershallbecalledtoorder，heshallsitdownuntilthePresidentshallhavedeterminedwhetherheisinorderornot。Rule16。
Nomembershallspeaktoanother，orotherwiseinterruptthebusinessoftheSenate，orreadanyprintedpaperwhiletheJournalsorpublicpapersarereading，orwhenanymemberisspeakinginanydebate。Rule2。
Nooneistodisturbanotherinhisspeechbyhissing，coughing，spitting，6Grey332。Scob。8。D'Ewes332。col。1。640。col。2。speakingorwhisperingtoanother；Scob。6。D'Ewes。487。col。1。nortostanduporinterrupthim；Town。col。205。Mem。inHakew。31。nortopassbetweentheSpeakerandthespeakingmember，nortogoacrosstheHouse；Scob。6。ortowalkupanddownit，ortotakebooksorpapersfromthetable，orwritethere。
2Hats。171。
Nevertheless，ifamemberfindsthatitisnottheinclinationoftheHousetohearhim，andthatbyconversationoranyothernoisetheyendeavourtodrownhisvoice，itishismostprudentwaytosubmittothepleasureoftheHouse，andsitdown；foritscarcelyeverhappensthattheyareguiltyofthispieceofillmannerswithoutsufficientreason，orinattentivetoamemberwhosaysanythingworththeirhearing。2Hats。77，78。
Ifrepeatedcallsdonotproduceorder，theSpeakermaycallbyhisnameanymemberobstinatelypersistinginirregularity，whereupontheHousemayrequirethemembertowithdraw。Heisthentobeheardinexculpation，andtowithdraw。ThentheSpeakerstatestheoffencecommitted，andtheHouseconsidersthedegreeofpunishmenttheywillinflict。2Hats。167，7，8，172。
ForinstancesofassaultsandaffraysintheHouseofCommons，andtheproceedingsthereon，see1。Pet。Misc。82。3Grey128。4Grey328。5Grey382。6Grey254。10Grey8。
Wheneverwarmwords，oranassault，havepassedbetweenmembers，theHouse，fortheprotectionoftheirmembers，requiresthemtodeclareintheirplacesnottoprosecuteanyquarrel；3Grey128，293。5Grey289。orordersthemtoattendtheSpeaker，whoistoaccommodatetheirdifferencesandreporttotheHouse:3Grey419。andtheyareputunderrestraintiftheyrefuse，oruntiltheydo。9Grey234，312。
Disorderlywordsarenottobenoticedtillthememberhasfinishedhisspeech。5Grey356。6Grey60。Thenthepersonobjectingtothem，anddesiringthemtobetakendownbytheclerkatthetable，mustrepeatthem。TheSpeakerthenmaydirecttheclerktotakethemdowninhisminutes。Butifhethinksthemnotdisorderly，hedelaysthedirection。
Ifthecallbecomesprettygeneral，heorderstheclerktotakethemdown，asstatedbytheobjectingmember。Theyarethenpartofhisminutes，andwhenreadtotheoffendingmember，hemaydenytheywerehiswords，andtheHousemustthendecidebyaquestionwhethertheyarehiswordsornot。Thenthemembermayjustifythem，orexplainthesenseinwhichheusedthem，orapologize。IftheHouseissatisfied，nofartherproceedingisnecessary。ButiftwomembersstillinsisttotakethesenseoftheHouse，themembermustwithdraw，beforethatquestionisstated，andthenthesenseoftheHouseistobetaken。2Hats。199。4Grey170。6Grey59。Whenanymemberhasspoken，orotherbusinessintervenedafteroffensivewordsspoken，theycannotbetakennoticeofforcensure。
Andthisisforthecommonsecurityofall，andtopreventmistakeswhichmusthappenifwordsarenottakendownimmediately。Formerlytheymightbetakendownanytimethesameday。2Hats。196。Mem。inHakew。71。3Grey48。9Grey514。
DisorderlywordsspokeninacommitteemustbewrittendownasintheHouse；butthecommitteecanonlyreportthemtotheHouseforanimadversion。
6Grey46。
TheruleoftheSenatesays，ifamemberbecalledtoorderforwordsspoken，theexceptionablewordsshallbeimmediatelytakendowninwriting，thatthePresidentmaybebetterenabledtojudge。Rule17。
InParliament，tospeakirreverentlyorseditiouslyagainstthekingisagainstorder。Smyth'sComw。L。2。c。3。2Hats。170。
ItisabreachoforderindebatetonoticewhathasbeensaidonthesamesubjectintheotherHouse，ortheparticularvotesormajoritiesonitthere:becausetheopinionofeachHouseshouldbelefttoitsownindependency，nottobeinfluencedbytheproceedingsoftheother；andthequotingthemmightbegetreflectionsleadingtoamisunderstandingbetweenthetwoHouses。8Grey22。
NeitherHousecanexerciseanyauthorityoveramemberorofficeroftheother，butshouldcomplaintotheHouseofwhichheis，andleavethepunishmenttothem。WherethecomplaintisofwordsdisrespectfullyspokenbyamemberofanotherHouse，itisdifficulttoobtainpunishment，becauseoftherulessupposednecessarytobeobservedastotheimmediatenotingdownofwordsforthesecurityofmembers。ThereforeitisthedutyoftheHouse，andmoreparticularlyoftheSpeaker，tointerfereimmediately，andnottopermitexpressionstogounnoticedwhichmaygiveagroundofcomplainttotheotherHouse，andintroduceproceedingsandmutualaccusationsbetweenthetwoHouses，whichcanhardlybeterminatedwithoutdifficultyanddisorder。3Hats。51。
Nomembermaybepresentwhenabilloranybusinessconcerninghimselfisdebating，norisanymembertospeaktothemeritsofittillhewithdraws。
2Hats。219。Theruleis，thatifachargeagainstamemberariseoutofareportofacommittee，orexaminationofwitnessesintheHouse，asthememberknowsfromthattowhatpointsheistodirecthisexculpation，hemaybeheardtothosepoints，beforeanyquestionismovedorstatedagainsthim。Heisthentobeheard，andwithdrawbeforeanyquestionismoved。Butifthequestionitselfisthecharge，asforbreachoforder，ormatterarisinginthedebate，therethechargemustbestated，thatis，thequestionmustbemoved，himselfheard，andthentowithdraw。2Hats。121，122。
Wheretheprivateinterestsofamemberareconcernedinabillorquestion，heistowithdraw。Andwheresuchaninteresthasappeared，hisvoicehasbeendisallowed，evenafteradivision。Inacasesocontrarynotonlytothelawsofdecency，buttothefundamentalprincipleofthesocialcompact，whichdeniestoanymantobeajudgeinhisowncause，itisforthehonoroftheHousethatthisrule，ofimmemorialobservance，shouldbestrictlyadheredto。2Hats。119，121。6Grey368。
NomemberistocomeintotheHousewithhisheadcovered，nortoremovefromoneplacetoanotherwithhishaton，noristoputonhishatincomingin，orremoving，untilhebesetdowninhisplace。Scob。6。
Aquestionofordermaybeadjournedtogivetimetolookintoprecedents。
2Hats。118。
IntheSenateoftheUnitedStates，everyquestionoforderistobedecidedbythePresident，withoutdebate:butiftherebeadoubtinhismind，hemaycallforthesenseoftheSenate。Rule16。
InParliament，alldecisionsoftheSpeakermaybecontrouledbytheHouse。3Grey319。SEC。XVIII。
ORDERSOFTHEHOUSE。OFright，thedooroftheHouseoughtnottobeshut，buttobekeptbyporters，orserjeantsatarms，assignedforthatpurpose。Mod。Ten。Parl。23。
BytherulesoftheSenate，onmotionmadeandseconded，toshutthedoorsoftheSenateonthediscussionofanybusinesswhichmayintheopinionofamemberrequiresecrecy，thePresidentshalldirectthegallerytobecleared，andduringthediscussionofsuchmotion，thedoorsshallremainshut。Rule28。
Nomotionshallbedeemedinorder，toadmitanypersonorpersonswhatever，withinthedoorsoftheSenateChamber，topresentanypetition，memorial，oraddress，ortohearanysuchread。Rule29。
Theonlycasewhereamemberhasarighttoinsistonanythingis，wherehecallsfortheexecutionofasubsistingorderoftheHouse。Here，therehavingbeenalreadyaresolution，anymemberhasarighttoinsistthattheSpeaker，oranyotherwhosedutyitis，shallcarryitintoexecution；
andnodebateordelaycanbehadonit。ThusanymemberhasarighttohavetheHouseorgalleryclearedofstrangers，anorderexistingforthatpurpose；ortohavetheHousetoldwhenthereisnotaquorumpresent。
2Hats。87，129。HowfaranorderoftheHouseinbinding，seeHakew。392。
Butwhereanorderismadethatanyparticularmatterbetakenuponaparticularday，thereaquestionistobeputwhenitiscalledfor，whethertheHousewillnowproceedtothatmatter？Whereordersofthedayareonimportantorinterestingmatter，theyoughtnottobeproceededontillanhouratwhichtheHouseisusuallyfull，whichinSenateisatnoon。
Ordersofthedaymaybedischargedatanytime，andanewonemadeforadifferentday。3Grey48，313。
Whenasessionisdrawingtoaclose，andtheimportantbillsareallbroughtin；theHouse，inordertopreventinterruptionbyfurtherunimportantbills，sometimescometoaresolutionthatnonewbillbebroughtin，exceptitbesentfromtheotherHouse。3Grey156。
AllordersoftheHousedeterminewiththesession；andonetakenundersuchanordermay，afterthesessionisended，bedischargedonahabeascorpus。Raym。120。JacobsL。D。byRuffhead。Parliament，1Lev。165。Prichard''scase。
WheretheconstitutionauthoriseseachHousetodeterminetherulesofitsproceedings，itmustmeaninthosecaseslegislative，executiveorjudiciary，submittedtothembytheconstitution，orinsomethingrelatingtothese，andnecessarytowardstheirexecution。Butordersandresolutionsaresometimesenteredinthejournals，havingnorelationtothese，suchasacceptancesofinvitationstoattendorations，totakepartinprocessions，^c。Thesemustbeunderstoodtobemerelyconventionalamongthosewhoarewillingtoparticipateintheceremony，andaretherefore，perhaps，improperlyplacedamongtherecordsoftheHouse。SEC。XIX。
PETITIONS。APETITIONprayssomething。A
remonstracehasnoprayer。1Grey58。
Petitionsmustbesubscribedbythepetitioners，Scob。87。L。
Parl。c。22。9Grey362。unlesstheyareattending，1Grey401。orunabletosign，andaverredbyamember。3Grey418。Butapetitionnotsubscribed，butwhichthememberpresentingitaffirmedtobeallinthehandwritingofthepetitioner，andhisnamewritteninthebeginning，wasonthequestionMar。14，1800receivedbytheSenate。
Theavermentofamember，orofsomebodywithoutdoors，thattheyknowthehandwritingofthepetitionersisnecessaryifitbequestioned。6
Grey36。Itmustbepresentedbyamember，notbythepetitioners，andmustbeopenedbyhim，holdingitinhishand。10Grey57。
BeforeanypetitionormemorialaddressedtotheSenate，shallbereceivedandreadatthetable，whetherthesameshallbeintroducedbythePresidentoramember，abriefstatementofthecontentsofthepetitionormemorialshallverballybemadebytheintroducer。Rule21。
Regularlyamotionforreceivingitmustbemadeandseconded，andaquestionputwhetheritshallbereceived？ButacryfromtheHouseof"received，"orevenitssilence，dispenseswiththeformalityofthisquestion。
Itisthentobereadatthetableanddisposedof。SEC。XX。
MOTIONS。WHENamotionhasbeenmade，itisnottobeputtothequestionordebateduntilitisseconded。Scob。21。
TheSenatesaynomotionshallbedebateduntilthesameshallbeseconded。Rule6。
ItisthenandnottilltheninpossessionoftheHouse，andcannotbewithdrawnbutbyleaveoftheHouse。Itistobeputintowriting，iftheHouseorSpeakerrequireit，andmustbereadtotheHousebytheSpeakerasoftenasanymemberdesiresitforhisinformation。2Hats。82。
TheruleoftheSenateis，whenamotionshallbemadeandseconded，itshallbereducedtowriting，ifdesiredbythePresident，oranymember，deliveredinatthetable，andreadbythePresidentbeforethesameshallbedebated。Rule7。
Itmightbeaskedwhetheramotionforadjournmentorfortheordersofthedaycanbemadebyonememberwhileanotherisspeaking？Itcannot。
Whentwomembersoffertospeak，hewhorosefirstistobeheard，anditisabreachoforderinanothertointerrupthim，unlessbycallinghimtoorder，ifhedepartsfromit。Andthequestionoforderbeingdecided，heisstilltobeheardthrough。Acallforadjournment，orfortheorderoftheday，orforthequestion，bygentlemenfromtheirseats，isnotamotion。Nomotioncanbemadewithoutrisingandaddressingthechair。
Suchcallsarethemselvesbreachesoforder，whichthoughthememberwhohasrisenmayrespect，asanexpressionoftheimpatienceoftheHouseagainstfurtherdebate，yet，ifhechuses，hehasarighttogoon。SEC。XXI。
RESOLUTIONS。WHENtheHousecommands，itisbyan"order。”Butfacts，principles，theirownopinions，andpurposes，areexpressedintheformofResolutions。
AResolution，foranallowanceofmoneytotheclerks，beingmoved，itwasobjectedtoasnotinorder，andsoruledbythechair。ButonanappealtotheSenatei。e。acallfortheirsensebythePresidentonaccountofdoubtinhismindaccordingtoRule16。thedecisionwasoverruled。Journ。Sen。June1，1796。Ipresumethedoubtwas，whetheranallowanceofmoneycouldbemadeotherwisethanbybill。SEC。XXII。
BILLS。EVERYbillshallreceivethreereadings，previoustoitsbeingpassed；andthePresidentshallgivenoticeateachwhetheritbethefirst，second，orthird；whichreadingsshallbeonthreedifferentdays，unlesstheSenateunanimouslydirectotherwise，or，unlessbyajointvoteofbothHouses，ortheexpirationoftheirterm，thesessionistobeclosedwithinthreedays。Rule13。SEC。XXIII。
BILLS，LEAVETOBRINGIN。ONEday'snoticeatleastshallbegivenofanintendedmotionforleavetobringinabill。Rule12。
Whenamemberdesirestobringinabillonanysubject，hestatestotheHouseingeneraltermsthecausesfordoingit，andconcludesbymovingforleavetobringinabillintituled，&；c。Leavebeinggiven，onthequestion，acommitteeisappointedtoprepareandbringinthebill。Themoverandseconderarealwaysappointedofthiscommittee，andoneormoreinaddition。Hakew。132。Scob。40。
Itistobepresentedfairlywritten，withoutanyerasureorinterlineation，ortheSpeakermayrefuseit。Scob。41。1Grey82，84。SEC。XXIV。