Motions to print to be referred. Duty of committee 24. Public Lands. 25. Indian Affairs. 26. Charitable and Religious Societies. 28. Public Printing. 29. Expenditures in the Executive Department. 30. Expenditures of the House; and 31. A Committee on the Judiciary, consisting of seven members. And it shall be the duty of each of the several committes to inquire into the matters indicated by its name, and to report thereon to the House any information, and any bill or resolution which it may deem conducive to the public good. 53. All motions or resolutions for the printing of an extra number of any document, paper or bill shall be referred as of course to the printing committee to report thereon. 54. It shall be the duty of the committee on public printing to examine and report on all questions of on printing. printing referred to them, and to state an approximate estimate of the cost in the particular cause referred, when practicable; to examine, from time to time, and ascertain whether the prices charged for printing are in conformity to the contract therefor, and whether it is done in conformity to the orders of the House, and without unreasonable delay; to ascertain and report what number of copies ought usually to be printed, and how distributed; and to report to the House, from time to time, any measure they may deem useful for the economical and proper management of the public printing. Duty of com- 55. It shall be the duty of the committee on expenmittee on ex- ditures of the House and in the Executive Department, penditures. severally to inquire into the said expenditures, and whether the same have been made in conformity to law, and whether proper vouchers exist for the same, and whether the funds provided for the purpose are economically applied, and to report from time to time such provisions, laws and regulations as may conduce to economy, and secure the faithful disbursement of the moneys appropriated by law. over. 56. Resolutions giving rise to debate (except such What resoas relate to the disposition of matters already before lutions to lie the House, and such as relate to the business of the day on which they are offered), all concurrent resolutions, and those containg calls for information from the Executive Department, shall lie over one day for consideration, after which they may be called up of course under their appropriate order of business. trenchment. 57. It shall be the duty of the committee on ways Duty of comand means to examine into all the departments of the mittee on regovernment, whether Executive, Legislative, Judicial or otherwise, where salaries or emoluments are given; to examine, ascertain and report to the House what officers can be dispensed with, and what salaries or emoluments can be reduced, and how far consistent with the public good, and to take such action in regard to section eight of article seven of the Constitution of this State as may be requisite. 58. No bill or other matter shall be made a special Special order of the day for a particular day, without the assent orders. of two-thirds of the members present. It shall not be in order to make any bill or other matter a special order of the day from day to day; nor shall more than three bills or other matters be made special orders for the same day; and no special order shall be postponed or rescinded except by a vote of two-thirds of the members present. 59. Resolutions calling for expenditure from the ExpendiGeneral Fund shall be referred to and reported upon tures. by the committee on expenditures, unless the House shall designate some other committee. 60. The clerk shall keep, in a book to be provided for The clerk to that purpose, a register of all bills introduced into this keep register House, or transmitted for concurrence from the Senate, in which he shall cause to be recorded, under appropri of bills. Excuse from voting. Chamber. ate heads, the progress of all such bills from the date of their introduction to the time of their transmission-if Assembly bills to the Governor, or if Senate bills their return to the Senate. 61. Every member requesting to be excused from voting, may make a brief and verbal statement of the reasons for making such request, and the question shall then be taken without further debate. Applications 62. All applications by societies or individuals for for Assembly the use of the Assembly Chamber shall lie over for one day, unless the Assembly shall otherwise order. The member making any such application may briefly suggest the reasons why it should be granted, but the decision shall be made without debate. Time for 63. Tuesday and Thursday of each week, immediateconsidering ly after the reading of the journal, shall be specially general order bills. set apart for the consideration of bills on the General Orders; but this rule shall not be construed to prevent the consideration of the General Orders on any day when reached in their regular order. Journals to and filed. 64. The journal of each day's proceedings of the be printed House shall be printed so that it shall be laid on the tables of the members within four days after its approval, and the Sergeant-at-Arms shall cause the printed journals to be kept on files in the same manner as other printed documents. ORDER OF BUSINESS IN THE ASSEMBLY. 1. The Presentation of Petitions. 5. Communications from the State Officers. 7. Third Reading of Bills. 8. Notices. 9. Introduction of Bills. 10. Motions and Resolutions. 11. Unfinished Business. 12. Special Orders of the Day. 13. General Orders of the Day; but Messages from the Governor, Communications from State Officers, and Messages from the Senate, may be received at any time. |