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XXX. Any member offering a resolution in the house, may read the same in his place, before sending it to the chair. shall then be read by the clerk and when so read, shall be considered to be before the house, but it shall not be acted upon by the house on the same day on which it is offered, without leave.

XXXI. It shall be competent for one-sixth of the members present, when a question is taken, to call for the ayes and noes, which shall be recorded by the clerk.

XXXII. No standing rule or order of the house shall be rescinded or changed, without one day's notice being given of the motion therefor. Nor shall any rule be suspended except by a vote of at least two-thirds of the members present. Nor shall the order of business, as established by the rules of the honse, be postponed or changed, except by a vote of at least two-thirds of the members present.

XXXIII. All bills and resolutions brought into the house by any member or committee, shall be endorsed by the member or committee bringing in the same.

XXXIV. When a member is called to order, he shall sit down, and shall not speak except in explanation, until the speaker shall have determined whether he is in order or not; and every question of order shall be decided by the speaker, subject to an appeal to the house by any member, and if a member be called to order for words spoken, the exceptionable words shall be taken down in writing, that the speaker and house may be better enabled to judge.

The standing committees of the assembly shall consist of five members each, and be as follows:

1st. On the Judiciary.

2d. On Ways and Means.

3d. On Education, School and University Lands.

4th. On Incorporations.

5th. On Rail Roads.

6th. On Claims.

7th. On Internal Improvements.

8th. On Roads, Bridges and Ferries.

9th. On Town and County Organization. 10th. On the Militia.

11th. On Privileges and Elections.

12th. On Agriculture and Manufactures.

13th. On the Expiration and Re-enactment of Laws. 14th. On Legislative Expenditures.

15th. On State Affairs.

16th. On Public Printing.

17th. On Contingent Expenditures.

18th. On Engrossed Bills.

19th. On Enrolled Bills.

20th. On State Lands.

21st. On Mining and Smelting.

22d. On Charitable and Religious Societies.

23d. On State Prison.

24th. On Medical Societies and Medical Colleges.

XXXV. The two last readings of all bills appropriating money, shall be at length; and a suspension of this rule shall not be made without the unanimous consent of the house.

XXXVI. The hour for the meeting of the assembly shall be at 10 o'clock, A. M.

XXXVII. Whenever any disturbance or disorderly conduct shall occur in the lobby, the speaker, (or the chairman of the committee of the whole) shall have power to cause the same to be cleared of all persons except members and officers of the house.

XXXVIII. Reporters for newspapers can have seats assigned them by the speaker, within the bar of the chamber, for the purpose of taking down the proceedings, but not so as to interfere with the convenience of the assembly.

XXXIX. A clerk shall be elected at the commencement of each session, to hold his office at the pleasure of the house; he shall keep a correct journal of the daily proceedings of the body, and perform such other duties as may be assigned to him; he shall superintend the recording of the journal of proceedings, the engrossing, enrolling, transcribing and copying of bills, resolutions, &c., shall permit no records nor papers belonging to the assembly to be taken out of his custody, otherwise than in the regular course of business; shall report any missing papers to the notice of the speaker; and generally shall perform under the direction of the speaker, all duties pertaining to his office as clerk.

XL. A sergeant-at-arms shall be elected at the commencement of each session, to hold his office at the pleasure of the house. It shall be his duty to execute all orders of the speaker or house, and to perform all duties they may assign to him connected with the police and good order of the assembly chamber-to exercise a supervision over the ingress and egress of all persons to and from the chamber, to see that messages, &c., are promptly executed, that the requisite fires are kept up during the appropriate season, that the hall is properly ventilated, and is open for the use of the members of the assembly from 8 A. M. until 9 o'clock P. M., and to perform all other services pertaining to the post of sergeant-at

arms.

XLI. A majority of all the members elected to the assembly must be present to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business; any ten of their number, however, can adjourn from time to time, and have power to compel the attendance of absent members.

XLII. No member or officer of the assembly, unless from illness or other cause he shall be unable to attend, shall absent himself from the sessions of the assembly during an entire day without first having obtained leave of absence; and no one shall be entitled to draw pay while absent more than one entire day without leave, except he be confined by sickness at the seat of government.

XLIII. Any committee required or entitled to report upon a subject referred to them, may make a majority and minority report; and any member of such committee, dissenting in whole or in part from either the conclusion or the reasoning, of both the majority and minority, shall be entitled to present to the assembly a brief statement of his reasons for such dissent, which, if decorous in its language, and respectful to the assembly, shall be entered at length on the journal in connection with the majority and minority reports.

XLIV. The rules observed in the assembly shall govern as far as practicable the proceedings in committee of the whole; except that a member may speak oftener than twice on the same subject, and that a call for the ayes and noes, or for the previous question, cannot be made in committee.

XLV. Two hundred and forty copies of every bill reported by a standing committee, also of every joint resolution or memorial, shall be printed, after the second reading, unless otherwise ordered. And all bills, resolutions and memorials, that shall be printed, shall remain at least one day on the files, after being printed, before being considered.

XLVI. The rules of parliamentary practice, comprised in Jefferson's Manual, shall govern the assembly in all cases to which they are applicable, and in which they are not inconsistent with these rules, and the orders of the assembly, and the joint rules and orders of the senate and assembly.

Which was adopted.

And also reported the following resolution:

Resolved, That 750 copies of the rules of this house, be printed (under the direction of the speaker,) together with such statistical matter as in his judgment, will be useful to the assembly. 100 of said copies shall be deposited with the librarian, by him to be delivered to the next assembly, and the balance to be distributed in the usual manner.

REGULATIONS FOR THE DAILY TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS.

After the Journal shall have been read, and an opportunity given to correct it, the order of business shall be as follows: 1. Letters, petitions, memorials, remonstrances and accompanying documents may be presented and referred.

2. Resolutions may be offered and considered, notices of leave to introduce bills may be given, and bills may be introduced on leave granted.

3. Reports of committees may be made and considered, first from standing committees, and next from select committees.

4. Messages and other executive communications.

5. Messages from the senate.

6. Bills and resolutions from the senate on their second reading. 7. Bills on their third reading.

8. Bills ready for a third reading.

9. Bills reported by a committee of the whole.

10. Bills in which a committee of the whole has made progress and obtained leave to sit again.

11. Bills not yet considered in committee of the whole.

12. After one hour shall have been devoted to the consideration of business under the first, second and third heads, the assembly shall proceed to dispose of the business on the speaker's table and to the orders of the day.