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Committee of the whole Houst on a Bill.

Instructions to Committee.

Committal of more than one Bill at one time.

Preamble postponed.

Amendments to clauses.

Supplementary Order Paper.

Clauses to stand part of the Bill.

Proceedings upon blanks.

Clauses postponed.

Preamble agreed to.

Proceedings in Committee not to be noticed until reported.

Report of progress.

Bill reported.

shall have ordered any further part or parts of the Bill, or the whole Bill, to be so considered. Committal. 339. On the Order of the Day being read e for going into Committee on a Bill, Mr. Speaker shall leave the Chair without putting any Question, and the House shall thereupon resolve itself into such Committee : Provided that, when the second reading has been agreed to, pro forma, without debate, the Motion for committal shall be open to be debated as though it were a Motion for second reading. 340. An Instruction may be moved to the Committee on the Bill, but cannot conveniently be moved by way of Amendment. 341. Not more than one Bill shall be referred to a Committee of the whole House at one time if objection be taken to doing so, but such objection shall be at once determined by the House without amendment or debate. 342. In Committee on a Bill, the Preamble stands postponed without question put until after the clauses have been considered seriatim. 343. Any Amendment may be made to a clause, provided the same be relevant to the subject-matter of the Bill, or pursuant to any Instruction, and be otherwise in conformity with the Rules and Orders of the House; but if any Amendment shall not be within the Title of the Bill the Committee are to amend the Title accordingly, and report the same specially to the House. 344. It shall be competent to any Member proposing to introduce Amendments in a Bill while going through Committee to place such proposed Amendments on a Supplementary Order Paper. 345. A Question is put that each "Clause stand part of the Bill," or " as amended stand part of the Bill." 346. In going through a Bill no questions are to be put for the filling up of words already printed in italics, and commonly called " blanks," unless exception be taken thereto; and if no alterations have been made in the words so printed in italics the Bill is to be reported without Amendments, unless other Amendments have been made thereto. 347. Any clause may be postponed unless the same has already been considered and amended. 348. After every clause and schedule has been agreed to, and any clauses added which are relevant to the subject-matter of the Bill, or pursuant to any Instruction, the Preamble is considered, and, if necessary, amended ; and a Question is put. " That this be the Preamble of the Bill." ' 349. No notice may be taken of any proceedings in a Committee of the whole House, or a Select Committee on a Bill, until such Bill has been reported. 350. When all the clauses of a Bill have not been considered the Chairman is directed to report progress, and ask leave to sit again. 351. Theßill having been fully considered, the Chairman is directed to report the Bill

without Amendment, or report the Bill with the Amendments, to the House. A copy of the Bill as passed through the Committee is signed by the Chairman, aud by him presented to Mr. Speaker when the Bill is reported. 352. When Amendments have been made the same are to be received without Debate, and a time appointed for taking the same into consideration. 353. On a clause being offered in Committee, or on the consideration of Report, Mr. Speaker, or the Chairman, is to desire the Member to bring up the same, whereupon it is to be read a first time without Question put; but no clause is to be offered on consideration of Report without notice. 354. A clause containing any rates, penalties, or other blank, after having been read a second time, is also to be considered in Committee before it is made part of the Bill; and if any such clause be for increasing any burden upon the people, the Bill is recommitted, and the clause proposed in Committee on the Bill. 355. On consideration of the Bill as amended, the Bill may be ordered to be recommitted to a Committee of the whole House, or to a Select Committee. Third Beading. 356. A Bill being reported without Amendment is ordered to be read a third time at such time as may be appointed by the House. 357. The Order for the third reading of a Bill may be read and discharged, and the Bill ordered to be recommitted. 358. The Order of the Day being read for the third reading of a Bill, a Motion is made, and Question put, " That the Bill be now read a third time," to which Amendment may be moved as on the second reading. 359. No Amendments, not being merely verbal, shall be made to any Bill on the third reading. Passing and Title. 360. After the third reading, a Question is put, " That this Bill do pass," after which the Title of the Bill is agreed to, or amended and agreed to. There shall be no debate on the Question, " That the Bill do pass," nor on the Title of the Bill. 361. A proposed amendment to the Title of a Bill may be moved, but may not be debated, nor may the Bill itself be debated thereon. 362. The further proceedings on a third reading may be adjourned to a future day. Miscellaneous Bules as to Bills. 363. Bills of an urgent nature are sometimes passed with unusual expedition through their several stages. 364. The precise duration of every temporary law is to be expressed in a distinct clause at the end of the Bill. 365. When a Bill has passed the House Mr. Speaker signs the same, and the Clerk

S J Bill as amended to be considered. i

. Clauses offered in Committee, or on consideration , of Report.

. 4 clause with penalties, &c.

Bills recommitted.

■ Bill reported . without Amend- ' ment.

Order for third reading discharged.

Third reading.

Amendments on third reading.

Questions after third reading.

No debate on same.

No debate on amendment to Title.

Further proceedings on third reading adjourned.

Bills passed with unusual expedition.

Temporary law.

Mr. Speaker signs the Bill.