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be competent to a member, when ho seconds a motion or amendment before the House without speaking to it, to address the House on the subject of such motion or amendment at any subsequent period of the debate. 23. Every member shall address the chair when speaking. 24. Whenever any matter of privilege or order suddenly arises, it shall be immediately taken into consideration. 25. All motions shall be duly seconded before being put from the chair. 26. A motion, duly seconded, " that this House do now adjourn," shall be in order at any period during the course of a debate, unless while any member shall be in possession of the House, but no discussion shall be allowed upon it. 27. On any motion for adjournment, not made during the course of a debate, discussion shall be allowed; but Mr. Speaker shall confine the discussion strictly to the question of adjournment. 28. If any motion to adjourn be negatived, no new motion to adjourn either the House or the debate shall be entertained within a quarter of an hour from the pi'eceding one being so negatived. 29. The member upon whose motion any debate shall be adjourned by the House, shall be entitled to preaudience on the resumption of the debate, unless he shall have previously spoken to the question. 30. No member may use offensive or unbecoming words in reference to an member of the House. 31. When any member objects to words used in debate, and desires them to be taken down, Mr. Speaker, if it appear to be the pleasure of the House, will direct them to be taken down by the clerk accordingly. 32. In a committee of the whole House, the chairman, if it appear to be the pleasure of the committee, will direct words objected to to be taken down, in order that the same may be reported to the House. 33 Every such objection is to be taken at the time when such words are used, and not after any other member has spoken. 34. A member called to order by Mr. Speaker shall sit down unless permitted to explain. 35. If, in consequence of highly disorderly conduct, Mr. Speaker shall call upon any member by name, such member shall withdraw as soon as he has been heard in explanation; and after such member's withdrawal, the House shall at once take the case into consideration. 30. In the case of a charge against a member for any breach of the orders of the House, or on account of any matter that has arisen in debate, the charge shall be stated, and the question moved before the member accused shall withdraw; he shall then be allowed the opportunity of explaining to the House the motives of his conduct in the matter alleged against him, and after having done so he shall withdraw. 37. When Mr. Speaker is putting a question, no member shall walk oat of, r.—b.